THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 21 JULY 1964

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July 21, 1964
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST ISSUED BYTHE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 21 JULY 1964 50X1 Declassified - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 BULGARIA LBANIA IT LY 1,3REE AT8ENS cP S. ? .0r, a , 0 ,o KOS 1 RHODES ? ETE 4s, *ANKARA TUR KEY Antalya Mersin MEDITERRANEAN SEA z LEBANON ISRAEL UAR ( EGYPT ) CAIRO JORDAN STATUTE MILES Rizoka La ithos tima hos .1o.3" S?'MT- e". Larnaca assol CYPRUS r---1 Principal British sovereign base area Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CrX-TZP79'-F00936A002900030001-2 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 1. Cyprus a. More arms and ammunition for the Greeks were offloaded at Limassol c. The Greek prime minister has acknowledged the presence of Greek troops but has cited no num- bers. He would have us believe that their purpose is to prevent violence from within or without. For The President Only - Top Secret? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 2. USSR-Japan 3. Congo a. Moscow has contracted for the purchase of two Japanese chem- ical plants worth $52 million. Terms of the sale call for 15-20 percent down and the balance over seven to eight years. ? b. This is the first long- term credit Khrushchev has been able to arrange in his campaign to build up the Soviet chemical indus- try. a. Tshombe is undertaking to deal personally with the dissidence in eastern Congo. b He is flying to Bukavu today/ c. While Tshombe is far from popular with all the tribal satraps involved, this approach is at least realistic in recognizing that a military solution could elude him for some time. For The President Only - Too Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 50X1, 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 4. Communist China - North Vietnam 5. Pakistan a. Still reacting to US mili- tary aid to India, Ayub has taken an even more neutral stance toward Southeast Asia. b. The most recent manifesta- tion of this was a remark to the press in London that he sees no reason for Pakistan to become in- volved in a US-China confrontation over Indochina. (Cont'd) 50X1 50X1 For The President Only - Too Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 6. Cuba a. The timing of the staged incident at Guantanamo involving the alleged shooting of a Cuban sentry suggests it may have been aimed at the OAS foreign ministers' meeting which opens today. b. Havana's propagandists were in high gear in near record time turning out inflammatory material about the US. 50X1 50X1 50X1 For The President Only - Too Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2 NOTES A. Argentina Serious friction between the Illia government and the military could develop out of the OAS foreign ministers,' meeting. Illia still wants to temporize while the military insists on an Argentine vote against Castro. B. 50X1 50X1 Cuba-Trade 50X1 Cuba was still buying on credit that there is no mora- 50X1 last week, suggests torium at present on such commitnents 50X1 5uAl C. Laos Pathet Lao forces last night were still holding positions on the northern and eastern slopes of strategic Phou Kout hill after being pushed off the summit by a well-coordinated neutralist action.1 50X1 50X1 For The President Onlv - Too Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900030001-2