THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 25 JULY 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005958966
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 25, 1961

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
25 JULY 1961
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1, Tunisian developments
3. EastGerman refugees
to West Berlin
a) The Tunisian Defense Minister
describes the present situation in
the Bizerte area as still "dangerous"
and claims the French are using the
cease-fire to improve their position.
\b) Some French troops are reported 50X1
to have arrived on a warship whose
amain mission was to repatriate to
France 300 families of French soldiers.
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aid offers of men and military 50x1
advisers were being received from
"many countries" and lgover5aoxi
ment has decided to "accept in prin-
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In addition to the tightening of
controls on the East-West Berlin
sector border as well as along the
border between East Germany and East
Berlin, which has reduced the refuge0X1
flow, the East German regime Is paring to stage an all-out propaganda
campaign against the "slave trade?
allegedly organized by West German and
American "h ad hunters" and also to
show there is no food problem in East
Germany.
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3. Tribal fighting flares
up in Iraq
A sizeable Iraqi military force was
ordered to move into the northeastern
part of the country on 24 July to
assist the local gendarmerie in
suppressing violent clashes among
Kurdish tribes in the area. The 50X1
fighting thus far has not taken on
an anti-government character. The
Kurdish leader Barzani, who has close
Moscow ties, seems to be winning over
rival tribes. MAP 550X1
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A. Communist China is trying to_get Ottawa's OK for a trade pro-
motion mission to visit Canada next month. Peiping wants increased
sales of Chinese goods and hopes to renegotiate its grain imports
credits. A trade mission left Peiping yesterday for Melbourne
where it will conduct similar negotiations With the Australians
B. The FBI reports that Moscow is planning to stage a World Peace
Congress (time and place not yet firmed up) with the purpose
of blaming the US for responsibility for world tensions.
C. The Cuban television industry is suffering a critical shortage
of spare parts which the Sino-Soviet bloc cannot alleviate before
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TV is Castros principal domestic propa-
ganda medium.
D. The Soviet mission touring Latin America is now in Brazil and
has offered to supply Soviet tractors and heavy machinery to
Brazil. The Agriculture Minister has indicated that the offer
will be accepted.
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