THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 MARCH 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967562
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 9, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
9 MARCH 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
9 MARCH 1965
1. Cyprus
2. UAR
3. Communist China
There are growing indications that
Cyprus is receiving Soviet surface-to-
air missile equipment via the Egyptians,
probably with Athens' blessing under
some arrangement providing for Greek con-
trol of the SAMs. There is no indica-
tion that any of the equipment has been
emplaced or that Greek or Greek Cypriot
crews are yet qualified to man it.
From Nicosia Ambassador Belcher has
warned that availability of such air de-
fense weapons could serve to upset the
"precarious balance" on Cyprus by reduc-
ing the threat of Turkish air attack as
a major restraint on Makarios and the
Greek Cypriots. (See map.)
There are persistent reports that
Cairo, fearing some Israeli military ac-
tion during the present tension, has
during the past week alerted Egyptian
forces and called up reservists.
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4. Vietnam
5. USSR
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In Saigon, the generals continue to
snipe away at each other. Premier Quat,
in seeking ways to end this, is still
exploring the possibility of a joint US -
South Vietnamese military command as one
means for keeping them in line.
Information is developing on the
presence of a major Viet Cong tactical
command headquarters in western Kontum
Province. On past Viet Cong performance
this could presage a major Viet Cong
effort in this and neighboring provinces.
(See map.) Viet Cong propagandists have
been active in Kontum, Pleiku, and Darlac
provinces forecasting attacks on the
towns.
This tactic is also reported from
the area around the Danang air base.
The Viet Cong are said to have warned
inhabitants to leave before attacks
start against military installations.
The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
continue to voice an intransigent and
confident line, most recently at Sihanouk 's
Indo-Chinese People's Conference in Cam-
bodia. They claim the Viet Cong are on
schedule and that they will soon announce
a "victory" in central Vietnam.
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6. Indonesia
Sukarno reiterated publicly yester-
day that he "will not withdraw one guer-
rilla" before there is a political solu-
tion to the "Malaysia problem." There
appears to be no further progress toward
negotiation, and his statement will not
help. Sukarno, protesting the US mili-
tary credit to Malaysia and "insults"
by the US press, also seemed to be en-
couraging more anti-American demonstra-
tions.
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