THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 DECEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968056
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 18, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
18 DECEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
18 DECEMBER 1965
1. Rhodesia
2. South Vietnam
The Smith regime has cut off oil
supplies to Zambia, with a statement
that supplies will be resumed as soon
as Rhodesia has "countered the effects"
of the British embargo. A form of Volun-
tary oil rationing apparently has been
put into effect in Salisbury.
The Zambian Government, in response
to London's informing it of the oil
sanctions move, has repeated that it re-
gards the British as wholly responsible
for any damage to Zambia resulting from
the Rhodesian situation. The Zambians
say they expect that the British will
assure them 14,000 tons of oil a month
while cutting off oil to Rhodesia from
any source.
The British oil action may well
have come too late to assuage the emo-
tions of the Africans for very long.
Unless diverted by other developments,
the Africans are likely to press for
United Nations action which would threaten
Britain's position as the principal mover
in the situation.
In London, there are more signs
that bipartisanship is wearing very thin
over Rhodesia. A motion to censure
Wilson, and by implication the Tory lead-
ers who have given him support, has been
signed by 100 Conservative members of
Parliament.
The Montagnard uprising in the cen-
tral highlands late yesterday now seems
to be dying down, at least temporarily.
The government hasreasserted control
of Gia Nghia, capital of Quang Due Prov-
ince, and reoccupied Phu Thien, the district
capital of Phu Bon Province. However, the
situation at the three Vietnamese Special
Forces camps which also came under Monta-
gnard pressure yesterday is still unclear.
The embassy cautions that more flare-
ups are possible.
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3. North Vietnam
The International Red Cross rep-
resentative in Saigon says that he has
received confirmation from Hanoi that
unaccompanied visits to US prisoners,
will be permitted and that the North
Vietnamese will provide lists of prison-
ers to the International Red Cross.
4. Dominican Republic Santo Domingo was quiet at last
report this morning, and there were
only a few isolated incidents during
the night.
5. Colombia
The strike picture is somewhat
brighter also. A settlement has been
reached in the sugar industry. Garcia
Godoy says this will make it possible
for Dominican sugar shipments to reach
the US by 31 December and thus permit
the country to fulfill its quota.
The minister of war yesterday
warned our ambassador of reports that
the Communist-backed National Army of
Liberation plans raids and terrorism
against "prominent foreigners" during
the next six weeks.
The first anniversary of the Com-
munist terrorists' most effective raid
is 7 January. US Embassy personnel
have been alerted.
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6. Guatemala
7. Jordan
8.. France
Chief of State Peralta denies that
there is any real cause for worry about
a coup overthrowing him. He told the
US ambassador yesterday that Guatemalans
are simply nervous, "like nuns in a con-
vent," and that terrorism in the country
is no worse than elsewhere in Latin
America.
Peralta notwithstanding,/
/it remains to be seen whether
recent shifts in the police command will
bring more effective measures against
the recent spate of kidnapings and killings.
King Husayn says he has nearly reached
the "end of the line" in his attempts to
obtain Western supersonic fighter aircraft
instead of the Soviet fighters which the
United Arab Command wants him to take.
Husayn has been negotiating for
months with the French and British. The
cost of their aircraft still substantially
exceeds the amount allotted by the United
Arab Command to expand Jordan's air force.
Husayn is sending a mission to Wash-
ington in a final effort to persuade the
US either to make up the cost difference
or to provide Jordan with US F-104 Star-
fighters, the planes he really wants.
He has already been told that F-104s are
unavailable.
On the eve of the second-round elec-
tion, the US Embassy in Paris reports
that the general assumption is that De
Gaulle will win, but not by the "massive
victory" he called for in opening his
campaign six weeks ago.
Regardless of the precise outcome,
a number of French political analysts
are predicting a shift to the left in
domestic policy as a result of the elec-
tions. The popular mood, according to
the embassy, is one of relief that the
election affair will soon be over.
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