THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 SEPTEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967877
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 7, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
7 SEPTEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
7 SEPTEMBER 1965
1. India-Pakistan
The exact nature of the fighting
is hard to establish from the welter of
exaggerated accounts coming out of the
two countries.
Indian
forces are making "steady headway" in
the move to invest Lahore. The Paki-
stani say that this effort has been con-
tained by an effective counterattack.
In reality, there was probably little
change in the situation on the ground
in either the Punjab or Kashmir today.
Reports of an Indian ground attack
into East Pakistan are still unconfirmed.
Air activity over both countries was
widespread but here again the press re-
leases appear to have outrun the actual
extent or destructiveness of the air
raids which did take place.
There is no sign of give on either
side. Ayub has said he wants no cease-
fire. The Indians are propelled by a
felt need to refute allegations of their
military impotency.
Pakistan has addressed an appeal
for help to its allies in the Central
Treaty Organization. There are hints
that, if only moral support is fotthcom-
ing. Pakistan may turn elsewhere.(
China, while condemning Indian ag-
gression, has, so far as we know, limited
itself to vague propaganda threats. Mos-
cow has again appealed to both sides to
cease their war and has offered Soviet
good offices.
U Thant is scheduled to leave for
the subcontinent tonight.
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2. USSR
3. USSR
4. Indonesia
our economic in-
telligence experts concludes that the
Soviet Union is making no progress to-
ward its fundamental economic goal of
catching up with the US.
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Soviet growth rate, double that of the
US in the 1950s, has been slowing down
in the 1960s and may reach only 3% this
year (compared with an expected 4% in
the US). Since the US gross national
product is twice the Soviet, the abso-
lute gap between the two economies has
been widened by some $60 billion since
1960.
The Soviet slowdown is the result
of intractable economic forces and is
not likely to be reversed in the next
five years.
Even if the Soviet growth rate
averages 4 1/2% over the next five years
and the US averages only 4%, the Soviet
national product in 1970 would still be
half the US. The absolute gap would have
widened by another $60 billion.
Positioning of Soviet instru-
mentation and space support ships is
unique. One possibility is that the
Soviets are aiming for a space rendez-
vous, perhaps timed to precede next
month:' .S Gemini flight.
A mob of 3-5,000 shouting leftists
blocked off all entries to the US Con-
sulate in Surabaya this morning. Al-
though US officials were later able to
enter the building, the action is prob-
ably the Opening phase of the expected
left-wing campaign to force the consu-
late's closure.
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5. Dominican Republic
6. Congo
7. South Vietnam
Concessions by provisional presi-
dent Garcia Godoy seem to have softened
the hostility of the military, at least
for the moment. Among other things,
Garcia Godoy told them that the present
armed forces heads would be retained.
He now has hopes of enlisting their help
in engineering the removal of General
Wessin. To the extent that Garcia Go-
doy's relations with the military grow
warmer, his difficulties with the rebels
are apt to multiply.
President Kasavubu has called the
new parliament into session on 20 Septem-
ber and this promises to bring matters
between him and Tshombe to a head.
Kasavubu has said he will demand
Tshombe's resignation as premier prior
to the meeting with a promise to reap-
point him shortly thereafter. Tshombe
is leery of this arrangement, and while
he has suffered a number of tactical
setbacks recently, he retains a larger
following than any other Congolese fig-
ure.
Our embassy in Saigon fears some
kind of Buddhist reaction to the impres-
sive "Martyrs' Day" observations put on
by the Catholics on Sunday. Some 50,000
participated in what the embassy described
as an obvious Catholic show of force.
Many soldiers in uniform were among the
participants and government assistance
was conspicuous. In general,however, the
government continues trying to avoid
identifying itself with either the
Catholics or the Buddhists.
Premier Ky continues his effort to
reduce graft in government. He warned
the military last week that officers
found guilty of corrupt practices face
dismissal.
Today he publicly warned senior civil
officials--and their wives--in a similar
vein. He added that corruption is one of
the reasons why civil servants are in such
disfavor with the people. Thus far, this
widely publicized drive against graft has
had little positive effect.
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