THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 28 JULY 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959323
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 28, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
28 JULY 1964
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1. Laos
a. So far there has been
nothing to indicate that Operation
Triangle has been fully launched.
b. The first contact with
Pathet Lao forces during the opera-
tion seems to have occurred yester-
day north of Vang Vieng. The
Pathet Lao decamped, presumably to
take a better position farther
north.
c. The main diplomatic activ-
ity is in Moscow, where Butler
continues his talks today. We
expect the Soviets will tell him
once again that the US has made
it impossible for the Geneva co-
chairmen to do, and that another
big conference is needed.
d. Moscow has for some time
displayed its distaste for all
things Laotian, probably because
it has little real influence in
the situation.
2. Malaysia a. The riots in Singapore
have tapered off.
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b. The episode, however, has
strained relations--always delicate--
between the Chinese-dominated
Singapore government and the Malay-
run central government in Kuala
Lumpur.
c. The Singapore-leaders
think Kuala Lumpur should have
clamped down on its Malay extrem-
ists before they got out of hand,
d. They also fear their polit-
ical support among the Singapore
Chinese has been seriously weakened.
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3. Congo
a. Tshombe is back.in Leo-
poldville after a stop in 'Stanley-
yule. He apparently glad-handed
everyone he met on his eastern trip,
including UN representatives, trying
to give the impression of a man in
charge of an effective government.
b. More towns in the Kindu
area are reported in rebel hands.
It is not clear how close the rebels
have come to Stanleyville.
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4, South Vietnam
c. According to a
journalist who arrived in Bujum-
bura from Albertville last Friday,
would-be rebel leader Soumialot,
for reasons that are not clear, has
decided that Americans in the
eastern Congo are to be "punished."
d. We doubt that the rank-
and-file rebels make much distinc-
tion as to nationality among whites
they choose to molest.
a. The pace of the Viet Cong's
latest drive may be slackening.
There has been no large-scale attack
since last Thursday.
b. Attacks in company and
battalion strength, coming almost
daily in the past week or so, have
taken a heavy toll in government
casualties and weapons. Enemy
losses have also been quite stiff.
c. Viet Cong terrorists,
however, continue very active in
the countryside.
d. So far this month, 25
rural officials have been murdered
by the Communists, and more than
70 kidnapped, the worst record to
date in 1964.
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5. Cyprus
a. Makarios is in Athens to
discuss the situation and renew
the "common line," as he said on
leaving Nicosia yesterday.
b. What he meant by "common
line" is not clear. He also said
he does not believe an "agreed
solution" is possible. As far .as
we know, his own line still calls
for independence and self-determina-
tion for Cyprus.
c. It may be that he is sus-
picious of what Athens has been up
to in the Geneva discussions. In
any case, his leaving Nicosia
indicates belief on his part that
no one will try to double-cross him
while he is away.
d. The Greeks are putting
pressure on Turkish villages in the
Famagusta area, and another situa-
tion may be building up in which
the guns could start going off by
themselves. We see no signs at
the moment, however, of an intent
to launch the general attack that
Makarios has threatened.
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NOTES
A. Iraq The regime placed its security forces
on alert in Baghdad during the weekend because
of unrest among Moslem factions opposed to
its nationalization policy. An unknown num-
ber of arrests were made. Despite the obvious
signs that Arif has succeeded in arousing
widespread opposition, he seems determined to
stick to his guns.
B. India Port workers on the Bombay docks are
threatening a strike which would slow unload-
ing of desperately needed P.L. 480 food supplies.
This is part of an increasingly tense situation
resulting from maldistribution of food, especially
grains, and rising prices. Protest demonstra-
tions are becoming increasingly vigorous and
frequent.
C. Algeria Ben Bella has slipped badly in public
esteem, according to the US Embassy in Algiers.
/Ben Bella4s
posters are deliberately defaced, and the locals
are everywhere ready to say unpleasant things
about his "socialism."
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