THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 JANUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968090
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 10, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
10 JANUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
10 JANUARY 1966
India
LATE ITEM
Prime Minister Shastri's death
again disrupts decision-making in Delhi
at a time when major political and eco-
nomic problems face the Indian leader-
ship.
Home Minister G. L. Nanda, the
second-ranking cabinet member, presum-
ably will assume the prime ministry tem-
porarily. However, Nanda has a very
slim political base, is not widely liked,
and will almost certainly be replaced as
soon as the Congress Party bosses can de-
cide on an acceptable successor to Shas-
tri.
The essence of the bosses' problem
will be to achieve a balance among In-
dia's regional forces. Relatively lit-
tle consideration is likely to be given
to foreign affairs aspects in the selec-
tion process.
Sanjiva Reddy, the present steel
minister, and Defense Minister Y. B. Cha-
van would appear to be leading candidates.
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DAILY BRIEF
10 JANUARY 1966
1, India-Pakistan
The Tashkent declaration signed to-
day by Shastri and Ayub appears on its
face to be a considerable success for
Soviet diplomacy. The terms go consid-
erably beyond what either India or Paki-
stan seemed prepared to concede when the
meeting began a week ago.
This result is not likely to be af-
fected immediately by Shastri's death,
although this event probably complicates
implementation.
The key section of the nine-point
declaration is a pledge that each side
will withdraw its troops to positions
held on 5 August, when the Pakistanis
began their massive infiltration of
Kashmir. The withdrawal is scheduled
for "not later than" 25 February, which
leaves seven weeks for new difficulties
to arise.
The agreement to a withdrawal may
well come under heavy fire from hard-
liners in Delhi. Ayub too must face
the critics, since he has in effect
agreed to bury the hatchet without get-
ting concessions on Kashmir.
The Soviets,however, should be
well satisfied. Kosygin seems to have
demonstrated skill as a mediator, and
Moscow can point to itself as an Asian
peacemaker in contrast to the "incendiary"
role played by Peking.
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2. Vietnam
3. Burundi
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This morning the US ambassador and
two members of his staff were "invited"
to leave the country within 24 hours.
As of last report, the government has
rejected the ambassador's request for an
extension of the 24-hour deadline.
There are some hints that the radi-
cal groups behind the anti-US move may
also have in mind some action against
the moderate but ineffectual Burundi
king. The king is reported about to re-
turn from Europe, and the radicals seem
to have looked on our embassy as one of
his mainstays.
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4. Rhodesia
5. Colombia
G. Venezuela
The British have shown us their
scenario for the Commonwealth confer-
ence opening in Nigeria tomorrow. It
indicates that Wilson hopes to get
through the meeting without giving in
to African pressure to announce stronger
action against Rhodesia. Wilson flew to
Lagos today.
Wilson's host, Prime Minister Balewa,
has drafted an opening speech containing
relatively firm demands on the British.
For example, Balewa wants Wilson to an-
nounce at the conference a date when Rho-
desia can become independent under black
African rule. In the face of this sort
of thing, Wilson could well come to feel
that he has to make some more concessions.
In Lagos, the government is worried
by threats from its local opponents to
stage serious disturbances to coincide
with the convening of the conference.
The Lagos airport is situated in an area
where dissident elements are especially
active.
A scandal over the purchase of jet
fighters from West Germany could bring
to a boil the long simmering discontent
among dissident rightist military officers.
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7. Dominican Republic The,situation began to slide down-
hill more rapidly today.
The general strike gathered strength
late in the morning as government employ-
ees who had come to work,left their of-
fices and street disorders multiplied.
Heavily armed Dominican police and
Inter-American Peace Force troops are
patrolling downtown Santo Domingo.
Shortly after noon, a firefight broke
out in one section of the city when a
security patrol tried to arrest some
agitators and was ambushed.
In Santiago, tanks have
been arrayed on the airfield apron, and
fighter planes have been armed with
rockets.r
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8. Indonesia
Various reports again point to the
end of the Muslim fasting period, two
weeks hence, as the time for another
turn in the political situation.
Most of the talk is that Sukarno
will then issue his much-heralded "po-
litical solution." Our embassy com-
ments that if in fact Sukarno has some-
thing drafted, it clearly has not been
approved by the army or by the revived
non-Communist political parties.
A number of newspapers, including
those controlled by the army, are still
calling for the appointment of a vice
president. This makes it look like Na-
sution is really a candidate for that
job, despite his public disavowal.
Student demonstrations, such as
one in Djakarta today against Sukarno's
third deputy premier, seem designed to
build up more pressure for such a reor-
ganization.
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