THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 JANUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968080
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 4, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
4 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
4 JANUARY 1966
1. Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
? A spokesman of the foreign ministry
in Hanoi today put an official imprimatur
on North Vietnam's tough, unyielding pub-
lic stand in the face of current US in-
itiatives for peace.
These US moves are a "trick," the
spokesman insisted, designed "merely to
soothe public opinion" at home and abroad.
In the statement Hanoi takes note
of the US bombing pause for the first
time. It says the US has no right to
call for any concessions in return and
asserts that the US must instead "for-
ever and unconditionally" end its bomb-
ings and other acts of war against North
Vietnam.
The statement reiterates Hanoi's
four points, just as Pham Van Dong set
them out last April. In the present
case, however, Hanoi says that the US
must prove it accepts them by "actual
deeds" before a "political solution can
be dealt with." In April Pham Van Dong
had called only for their "recognition."
Chinese Communist Foreign Minister
Chen Yi last Thursday added a new di-
mension to Peking's charges that the So-
viets are shortchanging. the North Viet-
namese. Chen pointed out that the So-
viets have failed to take "all kinds of
measures to immobilize US forces," thus
enabling.Washington to concentrate them
against Vietnam.
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3. South Vietnam
4. Thailand
5. India-Pakistan
A recent statement marking the first
anniversary of the Peking-based Thai Pa-
triotic Front provides a further indica-
tion that the Communists intend to step
up subversive activity in Thailand.
The statement calls on Thai Commu-
nists to expand their "armed struggle"
into a "people's war." Moreover, the
Communists put more emphasis than in
the past on the expanding US presence
in Thailand, apparently trying to por-
tray their movement as a struggle for
independence from the US.
A Chinese official echoed these
themes at a reception on 1 January in
Peking, and today Hanoi's official party
newspaper chimed in with a long editorial
pointing to Thailand as a "typical case
of US neocolonialism." Hanoi says the
anti-US struggle in Thailand is a part
of the "national liberation movement" in
Southeast Asia.
First reports from the Tashkent
talks indicate that nobody has upset
the applecart yet, but neither have
the opening statements in favor of peace
shown any sign of retreat from basically
irreconcilable positions. Ayub and Shas-
tri reportedly have had at least one pri-
vate meeting, results unknown.
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6. Panama
Next week's anniversary of the anti-
US rioting two years ago is likely to
bring student demonstrations in memory
of Panama's "martyrs." 'Things could
quickly get out of hand, but the govern-
ment seems in a somewhat better position
to keep the lid on than it was even a
year ago.
The president's determination to
maintain order has been repeatedly demon-
strated and the national guard is now
better equipped for mob control. It is
clear, too, that the government is act-
ing responsibly on the explosive issues
relating to Canal negotiations with the
US.
Nevertheless, there still are very
real popular dissatisfactions on which
the ever-present assortment of ultra-
nationalists, demagogues, and Communists
can feed. Serious unemployment in the
main cities at either end of the Canal
is especially worrisome. Moreover, the
Robles government has been unable to en-
gender any significant popular support
for itself.
7. Dominican Republic . Garcia Godoy finally made his radio-
broadcast last night, announcing that -
certain unnamed military would leave
"within a few hours" for the good of the
country. As of last report today,how,
ever, none has left.
On the credit side, Garcia Godoyls
talk did not, as had been feared, imme-
diately bring the factions into the
streets, and the Santo Domingo populace
seems to have reacted quietly. This
may only be a calm before the storm.
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. Upper Volta The military took over this land-
locked former French West African colony
last night, but it is still not clear
who is really coming out on top. Labor
union organizers brought out crowds in
the capital again today, apparently to
pressure.the military and to make sure
that ex-President Yameogo is really'out.
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. Rhodesia
10. Turkey
The US Consulate General in Salis-
bury reports that so far outside pressure
has had the effect of drawing the white
population closer together. Significant
disaffection may develop as the economic
situation tightens, but this still looks
some distance off.
The Africans are engaged in new ma-
neuvers to prod the British and, presum-
ably, the US as well. A special "Commit-
tee of Five" of the Organization of Af-
rican Unity is to meet Thursday in Ghana.
A meeting of British Commonwealth
members has now been officially called
for 11-12 January in Nigeria. It is not
yet certain, however, that Prime Minister
Wilson himself will attend, and a few
other Commonwealth states are holding
aloof for their own reasons.
Another parliamentary debate on the
Cyprus issue begins tomorrow. Anti-US
elements will use the occasion for propa-
ganda, and may again try to promote demon-
strations against US facilities in Ankara
and Istanbul. The Turkish police have
effectively blocked attempts of this
kind recently, however.
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