THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 27 APRIL 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959137
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 27, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BYTHE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
27 APRIL 1964 50X1
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1. Laos
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Committee is meeting: With Souvanna
this morning to urge him to act
now to reform the government and
army.
c. As a first step, :the
generals want Souvanna to recall
his entire cabinet to Vientiane.
:In fact, even before meeting with
him, they announced that Souvanna
would do this.
They reason that if the
.left-wing boycotts the meeting,
this will open the way for new
cabinet appointments without
destroying the continuity of the
government.
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2. Cyprus
e. Phoumi will try
to curb any rash action by the
coup group which might destroy
the fabric of the Geneva agreements,
and some members of the coup
group, as well as Souvanna, are
looking to him as a moderating
influence.
f. His Ability to exert
pressure is limited, however, He
still controls the purse strings
as finance Minister, but he commands
little military support in Vien-
tiane and the impetuous Siho is
no longer in his grasp.
a. Greek Cypriots are
apparently preparing for a final
assault on Turkish Cypriot
positions in the Kyrenia pass
area.
b. If they succeed, they
will cut the Turkish regiment's
access to the sea and will make it
almost impossible for the regiment
to assist any Turkish landing in
that area.
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3. Zanzibar
a. It is too early to say
that the situation has been wrapped
up.
b. The Zanzibar regime has
yet to announce formally its
approval of the articles of union,
and Babu may be attempting to
water down the terms.
c. He has returned to Zanzi-
bar proclaiming his support for
the union, but the US consul
believes that he and his followers
will make every effort to block
implementation.
(Cont td)
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4. Egypt-Yemen
d. Nyerere and Kambona
believe that some of Babu's fol-
,lowers are willing to fight and
are being urged to do so by the
Chinese.
f. Kambona told the US
ambassador in Dar-es-Salaam that
he would take up the British offer
for troops in the first "four or
five hours" if fighting broke out
in Zanzibar.
g. The first contingent of
an Ethiopian air transport wing
has arrived in Dar-es-Salaam to
replace the British who were moved
out in January. This will give
the Tanganyikans an airlift capa-
bility they have lacked since that
time.
a. The dominant theme of
Nasir's speechmaking in Yemen has
been that the British must be forced
out of Aden and that all Arabs
should join in this holy cause.
This bluster has not been followed
by significant redeployment of
Egyptian troops in Yemen toward
Aden.
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b. The US Embassy in Cairo
feels that the primary purpose of
Nasiris visit is to bolster the
morale of Egyptian troops and
Yemeni republicans.
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a break in relations
with Cuba
France-Cuba
The French Government has approved
a three-year credit guarantee to Cuba for the
sale of 30 locomotives costing $6 million. In
justification, the
locomotive firm is operating below capacity and
laying off workers in an area where the govern-
ment iS politically weak. Also, France was
influenced by the fact that the British had
made a similar offer.
C. Malaysia Rahman's Alliance Party, running on
a "to hell with Sukarno" platform, picked up an
additional 15 seats in the Malayan elections
this weekend. By latest count, it controls at
least 89 Of Parliament's 104 seats.
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