THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 21 OCTOBER 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959497
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 21, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
21 OCTOBER 1964
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1. South Vietnam
a. The High National Council
yesterday promulgated its new pro-
visional charter, replacing the
version rejected by Khanh last week.
b. The charter provides for
a chief of state, expected to be
General Minh, with watered-down
powers. An as yet unnamed prime
minister will frame and execute
policy.
c. The council will act as
the legislative authority until
elections are held.
d. The only bone thrown to
the military appears to be repre-
sentation on a National Security
Council, which will approve defense
policy and recommend declarations
of emergency.
e. Earlier yesterday Khanh
had told Ambassador Taylor that
he favored the new charter in its
draft form. Taylor is not sure
that Khanh has really read and
understood all the provisions of
the version adopted and is keeping
his fingers crossed.
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2. Eastern
Europe - USSR:
a. East European leaders
apparently still hope to remain
semi-independent of Moscow and
dampen the domestic effect of
Khrushchev 's ouster.
b. None of them has given
solid backing to Pravda's 17 Octo-
ber denigration of the former
Soviet leader. Rumania has not
published the article, and Hungary
and Yugoslavia have printed only
partial texts, omitting references
to Khrushchev.
c. Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Poland, and Yugoslavia praised
him, and even East Germany men-
tioned his "merit."
d. Nearly all of the East
Europeans are singling out the new
Moscow regime's avowed dedication
to the policies approved at the
20th and 22nd Soviet party con-
gresses. These included de-Stalin-
ization and recognition of the
sovereignty of each Communist party.
e. Only Zhivkov of Bulgaria
has made a strong pledge of loyalty
to the new regime. He owes his
job to Khrushchev, and opponents
in his own party are in a position
to threaten his control.
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3. Congo
4. France-Brazil
a. Rebel "defense minister"
Soumialot, in the absence of
"president" Gbenye,has agreed to
receive a Red Cross plane.
b. He has also asked for a
representative of the OAU Commis-
sion on the Congo to come and dis-
cuss the lot of foreign citizens.
a. De Gaulle's 13-16 Octo-
ber visit to Brazil was probably
a disappointment to the French.
b. The Brazilians went out
of their way to show good will, but
were cold
toward De Gaulle's "third-force"
concept.
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c. The US Embassy comments
that even in the more promising area
of cultural relations, the French
probably made less of a gain than
might have been expected.
d. De Gaulle was guilty of
a startling gaffe in refusing to
visit the Brazilian Academy of
Letters, home of Brazil's most
influential Francophiles.
e. Commercially, the an-
nounced agreement to continue coop-
eration in nuclear energy develop-
ment could eventually lead to the
French sale of reactors.
f. However, the embassy
believes that the obvious in-
ability of France to provide sub-
stantial economic assistance
pointed up Brazil's heavy depend-
ence on US support.
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NOTES
. Algeria Ben Bella has once again scored
heavily against Algerian dissidents. Rebel
leader Ait Ahmed and four aides were arrested
in the Kabylia mountains over the weekend and
are probably destined for a firing squad.
First, however, there may be a public trial
to show that Ait Ahmed had received "imperi-
alist," possibly including US, backing.
B. USSR-Turkey Turkish Foreign Minister Erkin's
upcoming visit to Moscow is unlikely to result
in any significant improvement in Soviet-
Turkish relations. Moscow probably hopes that
the visit, pending for a year, will illustrate
the new Soviet regime's continued dedication
to "peaceful coexistence." For its part, An-
kara probably looks on the trip as a demon-
stration that, although solidly pro-Western,
Turkey still follows an independent foreign
policy.
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D. Mozambique Rebel raids from Tanganyika are
affecting the morale of European sugar estate
operators in northern Mozambique and causing
local laborers to quit their jobs out of fear.
Widespread damage to communication lines is
also reported. Local opinion so far appears
to be that the Portuguese military can handle
the situation, but a sterner test will come
if terrorist activities spread to urban centers
in the area.
E. Bolivia The heat appears to be off the Paz-
Barrientos feud for the present. In a meeting
on 15 October both are reported to have made
concessions that could lead to at least a
temporary accommodation of their differences.
It remains to be seen whether either one will
follow through, however.
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