THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968011
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 23, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
23 NOVEMBER 1965
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South Chtna Sea
Djakarta DM" R
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
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DAILY BRIEF
23 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Rhodesia
2. Indonesia
Acts of defiance by black Africans
against the Smith government are on the
increase. These are still sporadic,
however, and African nationalist attempts
to keep workers off the job have been
largely unavailing. The few nationalist
leaders still at large are said to be
demoralized.
Although the white regime still
sits firmly in the saddle, US represen-
tatives in Salisbury detect inklings of
a "whistling in the dark" atmosphere
within the divided white community in
Salisbury.
The South Africans and the Portu-
guese, who promise to be the main ex-
ternal props of the Smith regime, are
playing their cards close to the chest.
The South Africans indicate they may
give limited economic and some military
support. The Portuguese say that they
will continue their "past cooperation."
There has been no essential change.
The generals persist in their campaign
against the Communists, while Sukarno
tries to deflect them and line up sup-
port for himself. Neither seems able
to force an advantage.
No matter how the struggle in Dja-
karta comes out, Indonesia's confronta-
tion against Malaysia is likely to go
on pretty much as it does now. All In-
donesian leaders, the generals included,
talk in terms of continuing the fight
against Malaysia.
? That fight is being waged in a low
key. In the past few months Indonesia
has limited itself to routine patrolling
and minor probing actions near the bor-
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3. Vietnam
4. Communist China
Soviet Premier Kosygin followed
Moscow's standard line in talking about
Vietnam with Senator Mansfield last week.
Kosygin condemned US actions in Vietnam
and, like" other Soviet spokesmen, seemed
determined to avoid showing any diver-
gence from Hanoi's position.
A total of 49 surface-to-air mis-
sile sites in North Vietnam have now
been confirmed by photography. The
three latest sites to be spotted are
part of a complex of ten covering the
vital port city of Haiphong and nearby
naval anchorages.
Photography earlier this month also
shows that the Chinese Communists are
continuing to develop road connections
between the province of Yunnan and north-
western North Vietnam. Since last Jan-
uary two new north-south roads and one
lateral connection have been opened,
and an old main road is being substan-
tially improved. All this seems more
than is required for _commercial pur-
poses.
Intercepted military communications
indicate that Chinese units in Tibet are
on a modified alert status.
A Chinese regiment which moved to
forward positions opposite Sikkim as
backing to Peking's 16 September ulti-
matum to New Delhi is still there.
There have been two border inci-
dents in the area so far this month.
More threaten since both sides are send-
ing out more frequent and aggressive
patrols.
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5. Pakistan
6. Congo
7. Argentina
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ar as we can tell, Pakistan's
recent attempts to diversify sources of
military hardware have not been very
successful. There is no solid evidence
yet that Peking has come through with
meaningful amounts. Some equipment may
have arrived from Indonesia, but Karachi
probably sees it as a one-shot effort.
The authorities in Leopoldville
have opened a shrill campaign against
the Belgians.
The real target of the campaign is
not the Belgians but former rime min-
ister Tshombe.
A sticky situation could be brewing
in Buenos Aires. Army strong man Ongania
resigned in a huff when one of his former
subordinates was made his nominal superior.
President Illia has not yet grasped
this hot potato
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8. Dominican Republic
The country was quiet today follow-
ing the collapse of yesterday's inept
attempt at a coup.
The rapidity with which the effort
was broken denied the extreme left an
opportunity to capitalize on it. The
stock of the military got a boost.
The question now is how Garcia
Godoy will react. Military leaders have
again called on him to remove his pro-
Communist Attorney General, Morel Cerda,
and the provisional president has once
again indicated that he will do so, pos-
sibly tomorrow.
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