THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 11 APRIL 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959087
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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 11, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BYTHE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
11 APRIL 1964
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1. South Vietnam
a. Former junta leader
General Doung Van Minh is still
unreconciled to General Khanh's
seizure of power.
b. He told a US observer
that Khanh is making the same
mistakes as Diem and that Khanh's
government lacks the support of
the military and the people.
C. He says he regrets
launching the 1 November coup,
which only exchanged one dictator
for another. He also claims that
the generals from his regime who
are now under detention have a
considerable following in the
military.
d. Mink's remarks, although
no doubt colored by bitterness
over his own loss of power, prob-
ably also reflect his genuine
concern. As a widely popular
officer, he could conceivably
become a focal point for dis-
contented military elements.
e. Khanh, of course, is
aware of the potential for dis-
affection among the military and
continues to take steps to further
consolidate and safeguard his
position.
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2. Zanzibar
a. All US representatives
may soon be expelled from the
island.
b. On Thursday a Zanzibar
delegation told Tanganyikan
leaders that Zanzibar proposed to
break relations with the US and
order the immediate closure of the
US Embassy.
c. The Tanganyikans say they
believe that they dissuaded the
Zanzibar leaders for the moment.
d. That same day some 3,500
Zanzibaris led by government
officials demonstrated before the
US Embassy. Their posters called
for closure of the embassy and
stated "the Americans are our
greatest enemies."
e. President Karume, in
addressing the crowd, guaranteed
that the NASA space tracking
station would be expelled within
17 days; he had previously assured
our charge that a 60-day time
limit set earlier in the week for
the station's removal still held.
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3. Yemen-Egpt-UK
b. Nasir now has more troops
in Yemen than ever before, yet the
rebels have not been unusually
active lately.
c. It is possible that some
of the Egyptians will be rotated
out after transport is freed from
its current preoccupation with
ferrying pilgrims to Mecca.
d. On the other hand, Nasir
conceivably may have in mind some
additional deployment to forestall
any assistance reaching Yemen
from the federation.
e. He may further reason
that the additional insurance is
necessary to guard against any
British-sponsored harassment that
might be triggered by his own stepped
up terrorist activity in Aden.
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4. Indonesia
5. North Vietnam
a. The government is trying
to crack down on chronic dis-
sidence in the South Celebes, an
area traditionally hostile to
Djakarta's rule.
b. Irritated by a recent
ambush of a regional commander's
party, and by the fact that Sukarno
was forced to cancel a trip there
earlier this month, Djakarta has
ordered troops and planes into
the area.
c. -This particular dissident
movement--part bandit and part
separatist--has been active since
1950. It resumed its activities
in the fall of 1962 after a year's
peace with the government.
d. At that time, it was
thought to number about 800 ad-
herents most of whom were Moslems.
e. The government claims the
group now totals about 2,000 troops
and has charged that the British
have had a hand in their resurgence.
a.
the drive to
unify Vietnam dominates all other
policy considerations in Hanoi.
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the North Vietnamese party
is divided into pro-Chinese and
pro-Soviet wings.
C.
the influence of the Soviets can
only decline if they withhold
support for North Vietnam's policy
toward South Vietnam.
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NOTES
A. Brazil Congress will vote for the new president this
afternoon. Castello Branco appears almost certain of
election. Ambassador Gordon reports that in Branco's
character and convictions rests the greatest hope for
the avoidance of undemocratic excesses.
B. Cyprus UN-sponsored negotiations for opening the
Turkish-held Kyrenia road have not succeeded and UN
officials on the spot are described as "genuinely
pessimistic." The Turkish Cypriots say it is impos-
sible for them to consider opening the road and allowing
Greek Cypriot forces to patrol the area. They fear the
Greek Cypriots would arrest the Turkish Cypriot police.
C. USSR-China Radio Moscow has announced that beginning
today it will increase its broadcasts in Mandarin to
China. Seven new programs are being added, presumably
to give the Chinese people more on the Soviet side of
the argument. Last October, Radio Peiping increased
the number of its broadcasts to Moscow. Peiping now
puts out 63 hours of propaganda in Russian a week
while, with the new increments, Moscow should be beam-
ing 66 1/2 hours in Mandarin.
D. India Left-wing leaders walked out of the Indian
Communist Party meeting Thursday, thus paving the way
for an open split. They left after an unsuccessful
attempt to unseat party chairman S. A. Dange as the
first order of business. Their efforts were shouted
down in a stormy scene ending with Dange's demand that
the "splitters and dogmatists" should leave the meeting.
They did.
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F. Colombia Embassy Bogota reports Thursday's terrorist
incidents there were probably planned to take advantage
of the anniversary of the massive disturbances that
occurred in 1948 on the occasion of the second Inter.
American conference.(
G. Sino-Soviet Dispute Khrushchev has scheduled a TV
broadcast for tomorrow following his return from Hungary.
In it we would not be at all surprised if he came down
harder than ever on the Chinese. He does not have much
alternative.
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