THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 JUNE 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967736
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 17, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
17 JUNE 1965
PSEGEL
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DAILY BRIEF
17 JUNE 1965
1. South Vietnam
2. Communist China
The Saigon generals are falling be-
hind schedule in setting up a new govern-
ment. They appear to be having trouble
getting qualified civilians to serve.
In addition, General Ky,-who has
been charged with the task, hasAmisgiv-
ings about leaving:the air force for the
uncertain future of a civilian official.
There are signs of uneasiness :in
both Buddhist and Catholic circles over
.the nature of the emerging regime. The
Buddhists in Hue threaten to demonstrate
if General Thieu emerges as Chief of
State.
The major five-day battle at Dong
Xoai this week probably sets the pattern
for the expected Viet Cong summer cam-
paign. A brief description of the gen-
eral military picture as it seems to be
taking form is at Annex.
For the past several months the
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to make a convincing impression of their
determination to intervene in Vietnam,
under certain conditions.
The determining factor, as the Chi-
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China or the establishment of US power
on China's frontiers.
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3. North Vietnam
4. Dominican Republic
5. Cuba
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may have shot down a third MIG fighter
in this morninl's action south of Hanoi
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No reports of further fightihg in
Santo Domingo today have come in. Else-
where, the situation is quiet.
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6. USSR
7. Indonesia
8. South Arabia
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The press and radio in Indonesia
are loudly, condemning ficticious US and
British naval exercises in the Indonesian
waters.
Such charges, like last week's stories
about a British shelling of an Indonesian
island near Singapore, are part of an In-
donesian attempt to portray themselves as
under immediate threat of "imperialist"
attack. They, help keep the home front
quiet while Sukarno attends the Afro-
Asian conference.
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ANNEX
The Viet Cong's Emerging Summer Campaign
Since 14 June, friendly clearing and evacuation
operations have made no further contact with the ele-
ments of two Viet Cong regiments that attacked Dong
Xoai.
In future engagements this summer the Viet Cong
is likely to attempt to repeat the pattern of the
Dong Xoai operation. Its chief characteristics
were:
- The Viet Cong committed a heavily armed
attacking force, large enough to elicit
a major response.
- The Viet Cong deployed numerous ambush-
ing forces at all likely helicopter land-
ing zones and around all likely avenues
of approach.
- The ambushing forces
were able to inflict heavy
casualties on government relief forces
which were once again committed piece-
meal by helicopter.
The objective of the operation appeared to be
to undermine the will to fight of the government
forces by inflicting heavy losses. Another Viet
Cong objective discernible in recent operations
is to isolate the major cities--especially Saigon--
by inflicting permanent damage on communications.
This is a new development. Until affew weeks ago,
the Viet Cong seemed content to inflict largely
temporary or readily reparable damage.
Over the last few weeks Viet Cong attacks Ion
roads and bridges have cut and made unusable long
stretches of main highways, both those along the
coast and those leading into the interior. The
often-cut coastal railroad is now operable only
from Nha Trang southward for a distance of about 35
miles. (Map)
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