THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968133
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 3, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
3 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
3 FEBRUARY 1966
Soviet Union
LATE ITEM
Luna 9 made
a successful soft landing on the moon
near the Sea of Storms this Afternoon
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almost certainly wish to measure lunar
temperatures and surface conditions as
well.
The first US attempt at a soft
landing is scheduled later this year.
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DAILY BRIEF
3 FEBRUARY 1966
. North Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
3. Communist China
Retail prices in Saigon, which rose
as usual during the Tet holiday, jumped
further last week instead of moving back
down. The index prepared by the Agency
for International Development showed re-
tail prices on 24 January up 18 percent
over the previous month.
The embassy notes that rice deliv-
eries from the delta are not improving
and that the January deliveries were
probably the lowest since 1958.
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. 4. Communist China
5. Indonesia
Sukarno has been making some head-
way in his efforts to exploit divisions
and rivalries within the armed forces
and between the army and its civilian
supporters. His principal antagonists,
Generals Nasution and Sukarto, seem now
to regard the maintenance of law and
order as their central occupation.
The two generals continue to hang
back from a direct confrontation with
Sukarno, evidently because they are un-
sure of the loyalty of the key regional
commanders. Sukarno, for his part, does
not have a firm and unquestioned hold on
enough armed strength for an outright
military challenge to the generals.
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6. France
7. France
8. Great Britain
An official at the Quai d'Orsay
confides that De Gaulle will be leaving
for his state visit to the Soviet Union
on 20 June. Sometime prior to his visit,
the French will be trying to work out
more concrete arrangements on such mat-
ters as the joint use of Soviet communi-
cations satellites.
There is a good chance that Wilson
will call a general election in late
March or April'
A decision may
be postponed until after Wilson's Mos-
cow trip late this month.
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9. Dominican Republic Defense Minister Rivera Caminero
has laid down a series of conditions for
his departure from the country. Most
of the defense minister's conditions
may prove acceptable to Garcia Godoy.
One possible sticking point may
be the demand that the ex-rebel mili-
tary camp on the outskirts Of Santo
Domingo be disbanded. It is not, how-
ever, known how intransigent Rivera
will be on this point.
It also remains to be seen whether
hard-line elements in the military will
accept his departure or whether the
clamorous left will be satisfied with
the sacking of only one of the military
chiefs.
10. Costa Rica
Costa Ricans vote Sunday on a suc-
cessor to moderate President Orlich who
cannot by law succeed himself. By back-
ing Odtlber, a leader of the ruling party's
liberal wing, Orlich is bucking a tradi-
tion that no candidate from a ruling
party has won since the 1948 revolution.
The vote will be close, but the outcome
is not expected to affect US interests
seriously.
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