THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 MARCH 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967550
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 2, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
2 MARCH 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
2 MARCH 1965
1. Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
There is so far no information on
changes in Communist military disposi-
tions which might constitute reactions
to today's air strikes on North Vietnam
Intercepts indicate that North Vietnam-
ese military units had been alerted to
the possibility of air attacks several
hours before the event. It cannot be
determined whether this was based on
specific information or on general ap-
prehension over the increasing pace of
US air action.
Communications intelligence shows
continuing but gradual measures in south-
ern China and in North Vietnam toward
bettering air and coastal defense capa-
bilities.
In reaction to this morning's air
strike, Hanoi and Moscow radios accuse
the US of new aggression. Moscow's do-
mestic radio said that the US has cast
aside "all legalistic pretenses based
on the notorious doctrine of retalia-
tion." The initial Chinese Communist
domestic report recited the facts, and,
in reporting US losses, suggested that
"US imperialism" was "once again punished."
Buddhist leaders continue to make
equivocal public statements which couple
calls for an end to the fratricidal strife
with the suggestion that those prefer-
ring Communism go north and those pre-
ferring the "free nationalist ideology"
come south.
However, before today's action, ?
Tri Quang and several Buddhist laymen
said privately they hoped to see the air
strikes on North Vietnam continue, as
well as those on Viet Cong bases inside
-South Vietnam.
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3 USSR
4. Cyprus
V.S. Yemelyanov, Soviet represen-
tative at the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency in Vienna, told the US rep-
resentative last Saturday that "in his
opinion" Moscow would "do anything pos-
sible" to "avoid conflict with the West."
Yemelyanov--probably exaggerating to
prove his point--claimed that Soviet eco-
nomic problems were too acute, finances
too weak, and the government organiza-
tion insufficiently vigorous.
Yemelyanov is not regarded as an
authoritative Soviet spokesman outside
the nuclear field. In any event, his
remarks do not exclude the possibility
that Moscow may provide significant mil-
itary aid to North Vietnam.
The Turks are putting off their
rotation of the Turkish.military con-
tingent on Cyprus, originally sched-
uled for tomorrow, until at least 20
March. This will help keep the per-
sistent tensions simmering on the back
burner for a while.
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