THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968149
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 11, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
11 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
11 FEBRUARY 1966
1. Vietnam
. South Vietnam
A Chinese Communist antiaircraft
division has moved into North Vietnam.
Communications of the 103rd Anti-
aircraft Division indicated late last
month that the division was moving to-
ward the Vietnamese border (Brief of
28 January). These communications now
show that the division crossed the
border opposite Ningming into North
Vietnam,perhaps today (see map).
This marks the first time a Chi-
nese Communist tactical unit has de-
ployed into North Vietnam. Previous
Chinese units were engineer and logis-
tic, although some of them may have
had antiaircraft elements attached.
The 103rd is one of 12 antiaircraft
divisions attached to Peking's air force.
It would have, at a minimum, three regi-
ments for a total of just over 3,100
men. It would have at least 32 medium
or heavy and 20 or more light antiair-
craft pieces.
? North Vietnam has at least 2,150
light, medium, and heavy antiaircraft
guns, so the division's weapons would
not add significantly to the total.
They could, however, substantially in-
crease air defenses in a limited area
such as those occupied by some of China's
own units.
A Viet Cong tactical command which
has been involved in all major Communist
campaigns in the area north and east of
Saigon has taken Up positions 'near the
capital of Phuoc Long Province (see map).
While indications of this type do not al-
ways pan out, this could foreshadow a ma-
jor Viet Cong move since all units have
been directed to intensify activity by
army day, 15 February. ?
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3. Communist China
4. Communist China
5. France
The leading Chinese Communist theo-
retical journal today gave the men in
the Kremlin another violent tongue-lash-
ing.
It was in fact Peking's harshest
denunciation yet of the Soviet call for
united Communist action on Vietnam. The
journal asserted that the Chinese "will
.never take any united action with the
leaders of the Soviet party so long as,
they continue their collusion with the
US."
With an eye cocked at Hanoi, .the
journal argues that the only way to be
successful in the struggle against the
US is to operate independently of Mos-
cow.
The Chinese Communists are making
steady progress in beefing up their in-
ternational shipping facilities. They
now have nearly 190 free world merchant-
men under time charter--an increase of
more than 50 ships within the past year.
This,of course, is a reflection of Pe-
king's booming trade with the free world,
up about 25 percent in 1965, ?to over
$2.5 billion.
The Chinese are also acquiring more
ships of their own. They have just
bought a new cargo ship from East Germany
and two used merchantmen from Norway.
Last year they bought at least ten
merchant ships and some eight more are
on order from British, French, and East
European shipyards. In all, China now
has 24 ships, about three times the num-
ber in 1964.
The French satellite launch attempt
was postponed this morning because of
minor technical troubles. Another try
is scheduled for early tomorrow.
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6. Dominican Republic Colonel Perez y Perez was sworn in
as Minister of Defense this morning.
After repeated postponements, Rivera is
scheduled to leave the country tomorrow.
7. Bolivia
This development is the result of
a lengthy meeting last night between the
president and: the military chiefs at
which it was decided that Rivera would
depart even though the rebel camp is
not immediately dismantled.
Garcia Godoy is supposed to give
the military chiefs a public guarantee
that no further command changes are to
take place as long as the chiefs remain
"obedient and politically impartial."
Late reports indicate, however, that
the president is under heavy pressure
to push for further removals.
The general strike continues to
spread, but no major disturbances have
been reported since daybreak. The
director of the government-owned sugar
corporation, the country's largest in-
dustry, says that all the corporation's
mills are now shut down.
Bo-
livia and the Soviet Union have started
talks leading to the establishment of
diplomatic relations. Bolivia recog-
nized the Soviets in 1945, but an ex-
change of personnel did not follow.
Presidential candidate Barrientos appar-
ently sees this move as a way of increas-
ing his popularity with the leftist-
inclined Bolivian populace.
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8. Indonesia
9. Pakistan
10. Mauritania
Sukarno continues to inch back into
authority. The latest illustration of
this comes from a behind-the-scenes an-
nouncement that the Supreme Operations
Command will be disbanded within the next,
few days. The army tried briefly to
build this organization into a super
cabinet their move failed but the com-
mand retained symbolic importance never-
theless as a sort of "shadow government,"
Sukarno has also arranged to have
the trials of the coup plotters next
week, held secretly rather than in pub-
lic as the army had announced. This
will deflate the army's plans to use the
trials as a means of further discredit-
ing the Communists.
The American consul-in Peshawar
reports that good rainfall in the key
agricultural areas of northern West
Pakistan during the past few days has
staved off a disaster in winter grain
crops.
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