THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 DECEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968068
• 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 27, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
27 DECEMBER 1965
TO SECRE-
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DAILY BRIEF
27 DECEMBER 1965
1. Soviet Union
2. Soviet Union
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In particular, Moscow feels that
the US has "gone too far" in Vietnam,
thus giving the Chinese a "trump card"
to hold over the Soviets. The official
also implied that the growing US involve-
ment in Asia can only lead to a diminish-
ing US role in Europe and a consequent
increase in West German influence.
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Cuba
4. Zambia
5. Thailand
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The emergency airlift of petroleum
into Zambia may fail to meet the country's
minimum needs, let alone fulfill the in-
flated expectations of local officials.
Airlift planes from Dar es Salaam may be
grounded tomorrow when they run out of
oil drums.
In addition, movement by rail through
the Congo is uncertain, while the Portu-
guese have been dragging in conditions
on use of the railroad through Angola
which are unacceptable in Lusaka.
A serious oil shortfall could call
into question Zambian cooperation in the
campaign against Smith.
The Zambians are emotionally com-
mitted to take countermeasures against
the recent Rhodesian surtax on coal.
They have already demanded payment in
dollars for all exports to Rhodesia and
are considering a ban on all coal imports,
even though they have no ready alternate
source of supply.
Should they take this step, the cop-
per mines would close down, the white ex-
patriates would start to leave, and the
country would be near chaos.
A 12-man raiding party struck a
small police station in northeast Thai-
land last week. This marked the first
attack by Communist guerrillas on a Thai
government installation.
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3.? Vietnam.
7. North Vietnam
Japan
Hanoi is attempting to discredit the
standdown in US air operations over North
Vietnam. The North Vietnamese today com-
plained to the International Control Com-
mission that "many formations" of US planes
conducted "reconnaissance and provocative
activities" in North Vietnamese airspace
on 25 and 26 December.
Hanoi also cited two instances, on
23-24 and on 25 December, in which it .
said "warships of the US and its/agents"
had "intruded" into North Vietnamese
territorial waters.
The Japanese Communists plan a march
tomorrow to protest the arrival of Vice
President Humphrey and the "Vietnam war."
The Japanese Government has assured our
embassy in Tokyo that the demonstrations
will neither embarrass nor endanger the
Vice President.
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9. Common Market
There are some indications that the
French may next try to turn the attention
of their Common Market partners to the
possibilities for a wider European group-
ing to include Britain, Spain, and others.
10. Dominican Republic
Christmas passed peaceably enough
on this strife-torn island. The auguries
for the future are not good, however.
Both the military and the Caamano
armed group have put out separate and
self-serving versions of the Santiago
incident, and this will make it more
difficult than ever for Garcia Godoy to
work a miracle by reintegrating the
rebels into the regular military forces.
In this situation, with two antago-
nistic armed groups cbexisting at fairly
close quarters, a small incident could
all too easily become one of major pro-
portions.
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