THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 DECEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968029
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 3, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
3 DECEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
3 DECEMBER 1965
1. Rhodesia
Foreign ministers of the Organiza-
tion of African Unity met in Addis Ababa
today on the Rhodesian question.
Even normally moderate Africans,
like the Ethiopians, seem agreed that
something must be done quickly "to res-
cue" the black Rhodesians. The Soviet
Union has promised its "fullest, support"
for whatever course the meeting decides
upon.
At present, the clamor rising from
the Africans in Addis Ababa and else-
where seems designed largely to force
the British hand in deposing Smith. An
example of these pressures was the threat
this afternoon that all African states
would break relations with London if
Smith is still in office on 15 December.
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2. Congo The new government under Mobutu and
his premier, Colonel Mulamba, is likely
to move more effectively against rebel
a
i9/e-a-1.1'141P elements still operating in the eastern
3. Vietnam
Congo than ex-President KaSavubu would
have. Just before he was ousted, Kasa-
vubu seemed inclined to reach an accom-
modation With the rebels.
Although the threat of a broad, Com-
munist-backed rebellion has been consider-
ably reduced, the rebels in the Lake Tan-
ganyika area are still numerous and ac-
tive.
Soviet press treatment of British
Foreign Secretary Stewart's Moscow tele-
vision address has been scant, and Mos-
cow radio's domestic service has omitted
Stewart's reference to Vietnam in its
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version of his speech.
A preliminary account of Stewart's
private
talks, given our embassy
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dicates
position
no change at all in the
on Vietnam.
Soviet
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4. Communist China
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5. Indonesia
Sukarno has called the leaders of
his "consultative assembly" into session
Monday. This will give him still another
platform to expound his views on the cri-
sis with the generals.
Whether or not he uses it to an-
nounce a ban on the Communist Party,
the Communists clearly expect the blow
will come and are preparing to continue
activity through various front organi-
zations. On the other side, the Muslims,
too, are organizing for more intense po-
litical action.
6. Soviet Union Another Soviet probe is on its way
7. Dominican Republic
0 the moon
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TASS says OW"
that its mission is a "further refine-
ment" of
soft-landing
techniques.
Garcia Godoy seems pleased at the
way his program for rolling up the rebel
military is going. He hopes that the
actual reintegration of former rebel
soldiers into the regular military can
still begin this week.
The arms purchasing scheme has been
paying off. The embassy believes that
up to 20 percent of the arms in rebel
hands have now been collected.
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8. Brazil
Military hard?liners have appar?
ently decided to stand aside and let
the controversial Negrao de Lima be in?
augurated peaceably in Rio Sunday.
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