THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 FEBRUARY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967509
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 8, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
8 FEBRUARY 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
8 FEBRUARY 1965
1. Vietnam
2. USSR
In Saigon, there has so far been
no significant public reaction to the
weekend air strikes or to the announce-
ment that US dependents are to be with-
drawn. No agreement on a new military-
civilian government was reached in the
Armed Forces Council meeting on Sunday.
One problem seems to be that the Bud-
dhists are reluctant to be represented
unless the Catholics are.
In Hanoi, Kosygin today made an-
other speech in which he said a situa-
tion "fraught with serious complica-
tions" is taking shape because the US
has extended hostilities in Indochina.
The speech, while full of denunciations
of the US actions, contains no indica-
tion that the Soviets have given any
further commitment to North Vietnam be-
cause of the US air strikes. Kosygin's
statement on Soviet aid to Hanoi was
in fact less explicitly phrased than
that in his speech made the previous
day before the US strikes.
The Chinese have been taking a
cautious public line. Chief of Staff
Lo Jui-ching issued a statement today
condemning the action and asserting that
the Chinese people "will not sit idly
by without taking any action." Accord-
ing to press reports, the air strikes
were given second precedence in today's
Peiping papers to reports on the Chinese
agricultural situation. The Chinese
press has given no coverage of Kosygin's
visit to Hanoi.
No significant military develop-
ments have been reported since this
morning.
Recent satellite photography shows
that a new launch site at the Tyuratam
missile rangehead may be ready for use.
The missile for which this installation
is intended could be the first Soviet
solid-propellant ICBM.
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4. Congo
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The Thais have assured Premier
Souvanna Phouma that they will keep the
fugitive Generals Phoumi and Siho out
of mischief. Souvanna, however, is
not satisfied, since he suspects the
Thais of having been in league with
Phoumi. (Phoumi has had close connec-
tions with Thai leaders.)
Vientiane is quiet, but a number
of neutralist and rightist leaders are
unhappy at the victory of the rightist
faction led by military strong-man Gen-
eral Kouprasith. Kouprasith's destruc-
tion of the rival Phoumi faction has up-
set the delicate balance of Vientiane
politics. Also, the extent of Kouprasith's
loyalty to the Souvanna government is
not clear.
Tshombe and the Belgians have set-
tled their financial problems, which
will further enhance Tshombe's stand-
ing at home and remove an irritant from
Congolese-Belgian relations.
There has been no significant change
in the security picture during the last
several days, and sporadic small-scale
rebel activity continues widespread.
After several postponements, a strong
mercenary-led government column has
left Stanleyville to clean up rebel con-
centrations near the Sudanese and Ugan-
dan borders.
Radical African efforts to shore up
the rebels continue unabated. Ugandan
involvement in particular is increas-
ing.
The coup forecast in Saturday's
Brief is still expected, but the po-
litical parties seem to be honoring
their promises to avoid trouble dur-
ing Queen Elizabeth's visit.
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6. Yemen
Vietnam ,
The Egyptians may shortly start a
propaganda campaign charging that the
US and Saudi Arabia are responsible for
the mess in which the UAR finds itself
in Yemen. /
LATE ITEM
Since the Vietnamese item on Page
one went to press we have begun to re-
ceive the text of a Soviet Government
statement issuecLtoday. This is the
first really authoritative comment from
Moscow. Our first hasLy reading, of the
portions we have suggests that the USSR
still intends, as had previously been
expected, to supply defensive military
equipment to Hanoi. There is also a
hint that US-Soviet bilateral relations
may be affected by the US strikes this
weekend. We expect to provide a fuller
analysis tomorrow.
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