THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 FEBRUARY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967522
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 13, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
13 FEBRUARY 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
13 FEBRUARY 1965
1. Vietnam
No new Communist military deploy-
ments related to the situation in
Southeast Asia have been detected.
Intense Viet Cong guerrilla and
sabotage activity continues. No further
developments indicative of fresh attacks
on US facilities have been noted.
The Armed Forces Council, in cir-
cumstances which are still obscure, has
apparently reversed field and designated
Phan Huy Quat as the new premier. In-
terior Minister Vien had seemed to have
the inside track yesterday.
Quat, who served as foreign minister
in General Khanh's government, has been
favored by the Buddhist faction led by
Tri Quang. He is considered to be rela-
tively competent and friendly to the US.
North Vietnamese and Chinese Com-
munist propaganda has become more belli-
cose than ever. Hanoi warns of "blood
debts" to be collected from the "US im-
perialists."
Peiping also promises blows by
Viet Cong forces in reprisal for new
US air strikes against North Vietnam.
Peiping draws a clear distinction be-
tween air attacks and "invasion," which
it has declared it would be duty-bound
to resist. The Chinese have carefully
avoided any commitment to intervene in
response to air attacks against selected
military targets.
Vietnam Confederation of Workers
President Tran Quoc Buu says he has
gained agreement from political and re-
ligious groups to cooperate in stabiliz-
ing the political situation. If Buu has
in fact gained such cooperation, his in-
fluence could be significant. Buu fur-
ther says he is coming to the US shortly.
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2. Malaysia
The rock throwing by youthful demon-
strators at the USIS library in Kuala
Lumpur today seems to have been a by-
product of a protest rally by the Social-
ist Front party. The Socialist Front
is pro-Indonesian, and several of its
leaders have recently been detained by
the police. The demonstrators carried
banners protesting the detentions, high
prices, Malaysia, and "imperialists."
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