THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 28 SEPTEMBER 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959450
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 28, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BYTHE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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28 SEPTEMBER 1964
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1. South Vietnam a. The case of the Rhade
tribesmen is far from settled today.
b. Yesterday things were
looking up when several Vietnamese
hostages were snatched from a Rhade
camp at Bon Sar Pa by US helicopters
In addition, Rhade units had agreed
to resume fighting the Viet Cong
after officers of Rhade extraction
were put in command.
c. This favorable trend was
reversed when government forces
today occupied Bon Sar Pa at Khanh's
express orders. This was done
against US advice, with Khanh agree-
ing only to delay long enough to
get some US special forces out of
the camp.
d. Now, we understand, Khanh
intends to arrest certain Vietnamese,
French,and Rhade personalities
alleged to have instigated the
mutiny.
e. If he so proceeds, he
could well provoke a further out-
burst of trouble with the armed
tribesmen.
(Cont 'd)
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, Congo
f. Saigon seems still to be
in the grip of the latest coup scare.
Extra troops are in evidence in the
city though no move has yet been
made by any of the many disgruntled
military elements.
g. In the face of all this,
"Big" Minh's High National Council
has begun work on the selection of
a provisional assembly which by
1 November is supposed to install
a new civilian government.
a, Red Cross officials who
flew into Stanleyville last Friday
were unable to bring out any Euro-
peans or Americans.
b. They did not see the five
US consular personnel, but heard
that the Americans were in good
health although under house arrest.
c. The near-term prospects
for getting them out do not look
bright. The rebels evidently con-
sider them an insurance policy
against bombing raids.
(Cont'd)
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d. The officials found that
the rebel leaders had little con-
trol over their troops. There was
evident bitterness between civilians
and the rebel troops. Food was in
short supply. Near chaos reigned
outside the city.
e. The OAU Congo commission
is due to arrive in Leopoldville
on Thursday. Kasavubu is willing
to receive it but insists that it
must not in any way give legality
or equality to the rebels. He
feels the commission has already
gone dangerously far along this road.
,f. Ambassador Attwood says
that Kenyatta, the commission chair-
man, has decided that Tshombe must
go. Kenyatta seems convinced that
the rebels are reasonable men with
whom a political bargain can and
must be struck.
g. Though rebel representa-
tives talk in Nairobi of a cease-
fire, we see no rebel disposition
for a ceasefire on the scene. On
the contrary, they seem to think
they can win a military victory.
(Contyd)
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3. UAR - Yemen -
Saudi Arabia
h. Kasavubu, for his part,
says that the only way to get the
Congo back on the tracks is to
defeat the rebels militarily.
i. There has been no change
in the military picture.
a. Although the atmosphere
following the Arab summit has been
conducive to a settlement in Yemen,
Nasir and Faysal have made little
progress in arranging one.
b. There is no sign that the
necessary first step, a ceasefire
between warring Yemenis, will be
achieved soon. Power struggles
and tribal disputes on the republi-
can side, which Nasir has been
unable to stop, appear to be the
most immediate obstacle.
c. Something may yet be worked
out, however, since Faysal gives
every indication of being willing
to accept the exclusion of the Imam
Badr from any subsequent government.
He may even be willing to subsidize
the Imam's exile.
(Cont'd)
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4. Cyprus
d. Nasir is certainly willing
to sacrifice ineffectual President
Sallal.
e. If all of this can be
settled and a joint republican-
royalist commission set up, Nasir
might even be willing to pull out
some of his troops.
a. Gab-Plaza, about to begin
his first round of talks as UN
mediator on Cyprus, seems to think
that more attention must be paid
to Makarios if his mediation is to
succeed.
b. He thinks the archbishop
is by far the dominant figure on
Cyprus, beyond the reach of signifi-
cant influence or action by Cypriot
political movements, Grivas, or
the Greek Government. He is con-
vinced that Makarios
does not want enosis.
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5. De Gaulle in
Latin America
a. US observers in Bogota
and Quito report that De Gaulle
looked fit and, to all appearances,
bore up well under the rigors of
his schedule.
c. Ambassador Bohlen, point-
ing out that De Gaulle customarily
introduces his chief themes early
on, finds that he has not so far
been blatantly anti-American.
d. De Gaulle is, however,
suggesting to his South American
hosts that they could profit by
joining a trans-Atlantic Latin Club
with him and conducting their
affairs with Washington as he does,
e. He is due in Cochabamba,
Bolivia today and security arrange-
ments are extensive,
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6, Laos
Communist China
a. Pathet Lao leader Souphan-
nouvong, who is due to leave Paris
on his way back to Laos today, has
been taking a harsh line with rep-
resentatives of the Laotian co-
chairmen, the ICC,and the press.
b. He has brushed aside sug-
gestions about a ceasefire and has
intimated that a new round of
fighting may come if Pathet Lao
demands are not met.
c. Back in Laos, the military
situation has been relatively quiet,
and the government has been generat-
ing what little action there has
been.
a. Sihanouk is in Peiping,
exuding pro-Chinese sentiments.
He appears to be the stellar attrac-
tion for the celebration of the
Peiping regime's 15th anniversary
on 1 October.
b. As far as we know, the
only other chiefs of state in
attendance will be Massamba-Debat
from the Congo (Brazzaville) and
Modiba Keita of Mali. Rumania's
Premier Maurer is also due to show.
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NOTES
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B. Argentina Peronist labor leaders, who have
been conducting a campaign of sporadic anti-
government agitation for several months now,
are pressing for a 24-hour general strike. To
get the maximum mileage, they would like to
set it off during De Gaulle's 3-6 October visit.
C. Morocco-Algeria The Moroccans have been tell-
ing us that Algeria is getting ready to attack
them again and point to the 8 October anniver-
sary of last year's fighting as a likely jump-
off date. We have no evidence to support this.
Indeed, the bulk of the Algerian Army seems
now to be tied down in parts of Algeria removed
from the border.
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