THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 AUGUST 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967819
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 4, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
4 AUGUST 1965
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DAILY BRIEF:
4 AUGUST 1965
1. South Vietnam
There are rumors in Saigon of im-
pending political trouble and possibly
an attempted coup.
The speculation has been fed by the
news that the ruling military directory
is scheduled to meet this week. Pre-
mier Ky has told Deputy Ambassador John-
son that the meeting is a long-planned,
routine session and will deal with the
appointment of ambassadors and unspeci-
fied "important problems."
Ky admitted he was aware of the
rumors, but said he anticipated no move
to unseat him. Defense Minister Co ex-
pressed similar assurances.
Meanwhile, Ky continues preparations
for trips this month to Taipei and Bang-
kok. He has denied that he plans to dis-
cuss the introduction of Chinese National-
ist troops to South Vietnam.
The relative inactivity of Viet Cong
main force units continued for the third
week, with only one battalion-size attack
reported. The scale and intensity of
Viet Cong terrorism and harassment was
at approximately the same level as the
previous week.
2. Dominican Republic The top loyalist military and police
officers yesterday restated their gen-
eral support for the Organization of Ameri-
can States' efforts to set up a provisional
government. However, they still insist on,
the exile of rebel military leaders.
Former president Juan Bosch has
sent his party leaders a*letter'.saying
he will not return to the Dominican Re-
public while the Organization of Ameri-
can States is there. This will further
split his already weakened party and im-
prove former president Balaguer's chances
of winning the election which may come
next year.
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3. Greece
4. Yemen
5. Congo
Anti-Papandreou parliamentarians are
trying to delay the vote of confidence on
the Novas government, probably to give
the King time to plot his next steps. No
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considering turning to Defense Minister
Kostopoulos to form a successor regime,
or, failing that, trying to organize a
coalition government under a nonpoliti-
cal prime minister. As a last resort,
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a military dictatorship with a civilian
figurehead.
US officials in Athens feel that the
establishment of a military government .
would encourage the Communists to begin
armed resistance. Papandreou supporters
have made thinly veiled allusions to such
a possibility.
Cairo has launched a new campaign
to pressure Saudi King Faysal into ac-
cepting the sort of agreement on Yemen
the Egyptians want.
Egyptian officials have been drop-
ping broad hints that, otherwise, the
Yemeni fighting might be extended into
Saudi territory.)
Reports of bombing raids remain un-
confirmed, but the Egyptians are known
to have been hitting very close to the
border. If, as seems likely, Faysal
remains firm ,Nasir may well order attacks
on Saudi bases.
Communist-supplied munitions are
flowing across Tanzania and Lake Tan-
ganyika to the Congo rebels in record
quantities
increasing numbers of foreign advisers
are also crossing the lake to join the
rebels.
The stepped-up aid may be timed to
allow the rebels below Uvira to consoli-
date their hold and set up a "liberated
area" before a planned government offen-
sive against them materializes. It now
seems likely that the offensive will not
get under way until next month.
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6. Indonesia
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8. USSR
Sukarno has issued orders for In-
donesia's withdrawal from the World
Bank.
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Djakarta also intends to default
on repaying the $65 million it owes the
International Monetary Fund.
The moves are designed for politi-
cal effect. Sukarno has little patience
with economic matters and apparently does
not fully appreciate the damage this will
do to his country's credit rating.
Besides Indonesia's withdrawal from
the UN, it has left a number of other in-
ternational organizations. Sukarno has
lately been making admiring speeches
about Cambodia's "bravery" in breaking
relations with the US.
There is a new spate of rumors on
another shake-up in the Soviet leadership.
Some of this talk apparently originates
within the Soviet party itself.
It is said that Brezhnev is inef-
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younger and more aggressive man, is
spoken of as the most likely replacement.
Soviet Union suggests that experi-
mental work is in progress on an over-
the-horizon radar. Among the uses to
which such a radar could be put would
be in an early warning system against
ballistic missiles. It could also pro-
vide intelligence on US missile and
space activities.
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