THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 APRIL 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968250
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 9, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
9 APRIL 1966
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1. South Vietnam The government still has not imple-
mented yesterday's Directorate decision
to force its authority on Da Nang. Two
Ranger battalions that were supposed to
reinforce the Saigon marines at Da Nang
are now "not scheduled" to leave the
Saigon area.
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DAILY BRIEF
9 APRIL 1966
Some move against Da Nang may yet
come, however. General,Dinh, the new
I Corps commander, and General Vien, who
is in command of the marines, have left
Hue for Da Nang. Ky, however, told Am-
bassador Lodge today that he favors
limited measures, since all-out force
would produce much bloodshed. Over 200
US and third-country civilians have been
evacuated from Da Nang without incident.
In Saigon, the Buddhist leadership--
whom the government had hoped might
split--has issued a communiqu?nnouncing
an all-out fight against the government.
This communiqu?o longer seeks conces-
sions but announces formation of a
country-wide "Buddhist Struggle Force."
Ambassador Lodge sees "clear and
evident" indications that ,the Viet Cong
are attempting to exploit the turmoil
in Saigon. He notes that many of the
demonstrators are by no stretch of the
imagination "students," but obviously
experienced and hardened ruffians. Ky
says that last night Buddhist leaders
told him they could no longer control
the mobs, as men "who were not Buddhists"
are taking over.
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2. Vietnam
The number of North Vietnamese
Army troops in South Vietnam continues
to grow at a significant rate.
Ten units of regimental strength
and four separate battalions, totaling
some 18,500 men, are now confirmed. Other
suspected units could raise this figure
to over 30,000.
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Large-scale infiltration appears
to be continuing, probably in prepara-
tion for increased activity during the
rainy season.
3. Dominican Republic Bosch now says he has changed his
mind and that he will be a candidate
for the presidency. He claims that he
is under heavy pressure from his party
to make the race. US assurances--re-
layed to him yesterday--that we would
support any elected government, were ,
probably another factor leading to his
turnabout.
4. Bolivia
Antonio Guzman is Bosch's choice
for vice-presidential running mate. A
Bosch-Guzman ticket will be a strong
one, since Guzman will have some appeal
to the middle-of-the-road voters.
La Paz has been quiet this morning,
but members of the Nationalist Revolu-
tionary Movement still plan to mount a
major demonstration sometime during the
day. Late reports say that these people
will try to avoid a fight with the se-
curity police, but this could change
quickly when the free-flowing liquor be-
gins to take effect.
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5. Soviet Union
6. Indonesia
Those parts of the downed YAK-28
Firebar that have been recovered will
be turned over to Soviet officials early
this evening, Berlin time.
As of yesterday afternoon, large
sections of the plane, including both
engines, had still not been raised.
The generals have been encouraging
Sukarno to take a trip and he may give
in and visit Cambodia within the next
few days.
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