THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 APRIL 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: DIF-DUP
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967633
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 19, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
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DAILY BRIEF
19 APRIL 1965
1. Vietnam
There is still no direct evidence
of major new Soviet hardware shipments
to North Vietnam.
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In addition,- preliminary analysis
of U-2 photography taken Saturday indi-
cates that four of the six launch posi-
tions at the SAM site southeast of Ha-
noi may be completed. Other important.
work at the site remains to be done.
The Soviet - North Vietnamese com-
muniqu?ssued over the weekend suggests
that the stage has been set for announce-
ment of the dispatch to Hanoi of Soviet
military personnel, including SAM experts.
Hanoi has publicly rejected both
the 17-nation appeal and the "UN media-
tion offer." It once again insists that
Pham Van Dongis four-point program must
be "recognized" before conditions fa-
vorable to talks can be created. These
points include a US withdrawal and an
end to air strikes in the North. Both
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dorsed the plan.
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BULGARIA
ALBANIA
MEDITERRANEAN
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ISRAEL
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2. South Vietnam_
3. Cyprus
4. UAR
Viet Cong military, activity remains
at a reduced level. South Vietnamese
ground forces, sweeping the Viet Cong
base area which was given a saturation
bombing last week, have captured sub-
stantial quantities of abandoned mate-
riel,foodstuffs, and documents. Sev-
eral permanent camp sites were destroyed.
Premier Quat's C-47 made a forced
landing Saturday. Both engines suddenly
went out, but the pilot succeeded in get-
ting one restarted. (
A Greek freighter, Eleni sailed
from Alexandria this morning, appar-
ently carrying additional SAM equip-
ment to Cyprus. (See map.) Warheads
may be included this time, since the
ship had been berthed near some war-
head crates.
The Eleni was at Limassol, in south-
ern Cyprus, last Tuesday and was unloaded
amidst unprecedented security precautions.
President Makarios told Ambassador Bel-
cher last week that the Greek Cypriots
had "no choice" but to bring the Soviet
SAMs to the island.
This action will surely alarm the
Turks who are already concerned about the
new quarantine placed on the TurkiSh
Cypriot quarter of Nicosia. Ankara is
trying to bring counterpressures to bear
on the Greeks and has announced the ex-
pulsion of all Greek nationals still in
Turkey.
Nasir yesterday assured Assistant
Secretary Talbot that Cairo is not "now"
sending arms to the Congo rebels./
Nasir was conciliatory on other
matters. He appeared reconciled to the
US-Israeli arms deal and indicated that
withdrawals from the Jordan headwaters
would not greatly exceed those called for.
in the Johnston Plan.
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5. USSR
6. Rumania
7. Burma
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The Rumanians have apparently con-
cluded that little progress is possible
just now in bilateral relations with
the US.
The collapse of the protracted
negotiations with Firestone for a much-
wanted synthetic rubber plant has added
to Rumanian frustrations over delays in
other commercial deals with US firms;
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