THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967977
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 3, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
3 NOVEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
3 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Indonesia
2. South Vietnam
The army's anti-Communist actions
are being increasingly emulated by ci-
vilian elements, some of whom seem to
be moving for the first time to wean
themselves from Sukarno and his palace
coterie.
The chairman of the Indonesian par-
liament, for example, has "temporarily
expelled" 57 Communist representatives,
while the education minister, who long
abetted Communist penetration, has or-
dered all books produced by the Indo-
nesian Communist Party or its affiliates
withdrawn from the curriculum.
Sukarno's circle is still working,
however. Their target of the moment
seems to be to regain influence over
the press, which has been predominantly
pro-army ?in recent weeks..
The Viet Cong kept the military
pressure on last week. They were out
in battalion strength or more on four
separate occasions. Casualties were
high on both sides.
Recent infiltration of additional
North Vietnamese regulars plus other
measures to beef up Viet Cong main force
units points to a Communist determina-
tion to keep the fighting going. There
has been a sizable build-up in enemy
striking forces in the north central
part of the country.
On the political side, Premier Ky
will fly to Seoul next week for an of-
ficial visit. He may stop off in Tokyo
for informal talks prior to returning
to Saigon.
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3. USSR,
4. Burundi
5. Israel
Soviet missilemen seem to be push-
ing fairly hard to bring their two new-
est intercontinental ballistic missile
systems to operational readiness.
The King decamped to Kenya yester-
day with a few
aides.
Before he left
he made cabinet changes
?which would open the way for a radical
anti-Western faction to gain control.
Our embassy in Nairobi has been
instructed to join the Belgians in an
effort to persuade the King to return.
In yesterday's elections, Prime
Minister Eshkol's two-party alliance
beat off ex-Premier Ben Gurion's assault
fairly handily. Eshkol may have to make
some concessions to left socialists in
domestic matters when he comes to form
a new coalition government, but Israel's
attitudes toward the US and the Arabs
will not be affected.
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6. Bolivia
7. Dominican Republic
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The leaders of the Bolivian junta
are floundering about in a political
mess that could have serious consequences.
The two co-Presidents, Generals
Barrientos and Ovando, disagree over
whether they should announce at this
time a date for elections. Pressure is
on them to make an announcement tomor-
row, the anniversary of Bolivia's most
recent revolution.
Last evening Barrientos asked the
US Embassy in La Paz to fly him out of
the country; in effect leaving Ovando
holding the bag. Barrientos evidently
hoped he could later play the returning
hero.
This morning, however, when the em-
bassy checked to firm up the flight with
the junta leaders, it became obvious that
all this was news to Ovando, who vetoed
the trip. A deflated Barrientos agreed
that he would stay in Bolivia.
The net effect of these comic opera
maneuvers will be at least to increase
the tensions among Bolivia's present
? leaders, who already have more than
their share of troubles with the coun-
try's various dissident groups, includ-
ing the strongly leftist tin miners.
A "united anti-imperialist front"
has called for a two-day general strike
in Santo Domingo starting tomorrow. It
remains to be seen how "general" this
will be. Leftist elements have been
talking of such a strike for at least a
week.
There has been no further word on
Garcia Godoy's negotiations to ease out
both rightist and rebel military leaders.
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8. India-Pakistan
9. Cyprus
10. France
Diplomatic efforts to move toward
a settlement are still stalled. For
three days in a row, the Security Coun-
cil has canceled its scheduled meetings
on the subject because of disagreement
over a Soviet proposal to put a three-
month time limit on the United Nations
observer mission along the cease-fire
line.
Firing and patrolling across the
lines meanwhile .continue,
U Thant has issued a report expressing
concern that military activity of this
kind is increasing.
A new round of incidents between
the Greek and Turkish Cypriots may have
begun.
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fight broke out near the town of Fama-
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The trouble seems to stem from an
attempt by General Grivas, the Greek
Cypriot commander, to push Greek posi-
tions forward at various points on the
island. United Nations troops there can
really exercise only moral suasion.
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