THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 MARCH 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968186
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 4, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
4 MARCH 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
4 MARCH 1966
1. Vietnam
2. Communist China
North Vietnamese fighters have been
active against US strike aircraft for
the past two days. Yesterday, there
were no actual engagements, but today
four MIG fighters unsuccessfully at-
tacked a flight of US aircraft striking
the Hanoi - Lao Cai railroad. We ex-
pect North Vietnamese fighters to be-
comes increasingly active, especially
if US planes attack more important
targets.
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3. Rhodesia
4. Ghana
British Foreign Minister Stewart
has called in the Portuguese ambassador
and expressed concern that the Portu-
guese colonial authorities in Mozam-
bique are in effect winking at activ-
ities which threaten a major break in
the oil embargo against Rhodesia.
There is no indication that the Portu-
guese intend to interfere.
Some 250 Chinese Communists have
been flown out of Ghana in the past two
days, and the Chinese phase of the re-
moval of Communist "experts" from Ghana
seems virtually complete.
Large numbers of Soviets are still
in the country awaiting transportation.
Many of them may be moved out over the
weekend. The Soviets, however, hope to
salvage something from the situation.
The Soviet ambassador has been talking
softly to the new authorities. This is
in contrast to the Chinese, who have
sent loud protests over mistreatment of
Chinese assigned there.
Meanwhile, seven delegations have
left the meeting of the Organization of
African Unity because of its failure to
recognize Nkrumah's continued legiti-
macy.
So far, at
least 15 states have recognized the
new regime in Ghana.
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5. Sudan
6. France
7. Soviet Union
Many of the ingredients that might
cause the Sudanese Army to seize power
again are at hand. The delicately bal-
anced coalition government has been
largely inactive, and little progress
is being made. On top of this the army
has suffered heavily from the fighting
against Negro rebels in southern Sudan
which many officers feel is an aimless
struggle benefiting only the politicians
in Khartoum.
The elaborate stage play which De
Gaulle is putting on before he sends out
his letters on NATO seems designed to
stimulate reactions which would help him
transfer part of the onus for French with-
drawal elsewhere.
Paris has also let it be known that
harsh and abrupt treatment awaits those
who refuse to enter into the bilateral
defense talks favored by De Gaulle. As
part of the pressure play, Paris has
floated rumors that De Gaulle may pro-
pose a nonaggression pact with the So-
viet Union when he goes to Moscow in
June.
France has been progressively with-
drawing its forces from NATO over the
past seven years. Left now are two army
divisions in Germany, five submarines,
16 air squadrons, and a clutch of offi-
cers assigned to NATO commands. De
Gaulle would like to keep French troops
in Germany, and, while a legal argument
exists, there are signs that Bonn may
take a stiff attitude.
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