THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967975
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 2, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENTS
DAILY BRIEF
2 NOVEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
2 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Indonesia
The army continues to intensify its
anti-Communist campaign while taking
care to avoid a direct confrontation
with Sukarno.
Indicative of the lip service army
leaders still feel required to give the
president was army commander Suharto's
recent public assurance that the army
would "unreservedly" respect Sukarno's
decisions on a "political settlement."
Even those army leaders who no longer
revere Sukarno seem to regard him as an
essential symbol of Indonesian unity.
There are continuing reports of
armed clashes between the military and
the Communists in various regions. In
Djakarta itself, the army is now taking
a direct hand for the first time in purg-
ing Communists and Communist-front members
from the governmental bureaucracy.
There was new action against Commu-
nist Chinese interests this morning when
an army-supported mob in the North Suma-
tran capital of Medan demonstrated before
the Chinese Consulate. The crowd, esti-
mated at 100,000, tore down and destroyed
the Chinese flag and consular shield.
The demonstrators also demanded the ouster
of Foreign Minister Subandrio and of the
pro-Communist North Sumatran governor.
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2. India
3. North Vietnam
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The government of India has perhaps
never enjoyed more widespread internal
support in pursuit of a policy than it
does today on its policy toward Pakistan.
Ambassador Bowles points out that
even moderates in the Indian Government
now state unequivocally that there can
be no question of Kashmir going to Paki-
stan, becoming independent, or having a
plebiscite. The only realistic ,possi-.,
bility at present, in the Indian view,
is the negotiation with the Kashmiris of
a somewhat greater degree of autonomy
for Kashmir.
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believed to be associated with the sur-
face-to-air missile program.
Opposition elements are said to be
hoping that some incident during the fes-
tivities will spark violent anti-US and
antigovernment street demonstrations.
This could happen, but the govern-
ment's precautions and the waning of the
opposition's campaign on the Canal issue
encourage hope that violence will be
minimal this year.
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5. Dominican Republic
6. Congo
There have been some hopeful devel-
opments during the past 24 hours.
Last night president Garcia Godoy
broached his plan for changes in the
military high command to Navy chief
Jimenez.
Garcia Godoy is still planning to
remove some of his most objectionable
appointees as part of the "package,"
In another positive development,
the commercial banks in the former rebel
zone opened this morning after having
been closed since the insurrection began
more than six months ago. The country's
two leading newspapers also began pub-
lishing again today.
Movement toward rapprochement be-
tween Leopoldville and the radical re-
gime in neighboring Brazzaville seems
to be going rapidly.
The foreign minister of the Brazza-
ville regime was in Leopoldville last
weekend.
Joint opposition to their common
enemy, former prime minister Tshombe,
seems to be the basis for the meeting
of minds between the Kasavubu-Nendaka
team in Leopoldville and the Brazzaville
radicals.
These developments raise the possi-
bility of resurgent radicalism in Leo-
poldville, but some strong figures
are wary of this.
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