THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 JANUARY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967463
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 12, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
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12 JANUARY 1965
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LAOS
CHINA
VIETNAM
BURMA
HANOI
Sam Neua
Luang Pr
Nor"
Ban Ban
ayaboury
Muong
Kassy
GULF OF TONKIN
ommarat
Col de
Thakhek
0
S'v
Nrchepone
an Nong?
ua Lao
Saravane
Road
Track or trail
Railroad
, STATUTE MILES 100
Attopeu
CAMBODIA
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DAILY BRIEF
12 JANUARY 1965
. South Vietnam
2. Laos
3. West Germany
4. Greece
5. Communist China
The government is working on a
draft election law, to be ready for
signature by Chief of State Suu by 20
January. Elections would be scheduled
as early, as 21 March. While this plan
is in accord with the agreements re-
cently reached by Premier Huong and
the military, the immediate outlook re-
mains murky, partly because much mis-
trust persists on both sides.
Road watch teams on Route 12 are
reporting numbers of empty trucks mov-
ing east, presumably returning to North
Vietnam. It is not clear whether the
trucks are returning to pick up more
troops and supplies or whether a level-
ling off is taking place in the build-
up of Communist - North Vietnamese forces
we have noted in the Nhommarath area
east of Thakhek. (See Map)
The US Embassy in Bonn reports -
that Erhard and company are experienc-
ing a near crisis of confidence regard-
ing their foreign policy. 'The embassy
also indicates.that some German offi-
cials are feeling "let down" by the US,
particularly regarding MLF. De Gaulle,
who has acceded to Erhard's request
that their 19-20 January Meeting: be a
.purely private one, iS'probably aware
Of these German anxieties.
Prime Minister Papandreou has put
a stop to an intra-party rebellion by
threatening to resign. The episode
will add to public uneasiness over the
political outlook. Jockeying for posi-
tion among Papandreou's would-be suc-
cessors is likely to continue.
The government's highest military
body met last week to discuss a report
on the build-up of national forces, and
presumably to endorse new policy, deci-
sions. We have nothing specific as yet
regarding what decisions may have been
endorsed, but before this meeting, the
regime publicly pledged to increase its
support of "national liberation" strug-
gles.
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