THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 APRIL 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968264
• 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 18, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
18 APRIL 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
18 APRIL 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. France
The military directorate met in
Saigon today to discuss preparations for
elections and to review the problems in
the I Corps area. The members seemed to
agree that the situation in I Corps was
worsening and the majority spoke in fa-
vor of taking "firm action" to restore
Saigon's authority there. Ky was equivo-
cal, however, and no decisions were
reached.
Tri Quang spoke to Buddhist groups
both in Hue and Da Nang today. In Hue,'
he advised a group of about 5,000 to
cease their demonstrations and live with
the Ky government until elections for a
constituent assembly are held. He also
announced that he would stay in I Corps
until the assembly is established.
Tri Quang apparently repeated this
line in a speech later in the day at Da
Nang.
There has been no decisive response
yet by antigovernment elements in I Corps
to these appeals. The struggle group
in Hue has somewhat toned down its radio
commentaries, but there have been no
changes noted in Da Nang. A meeting of
struggle group representatives was sched-
uled for tonight in Hue to discuss "im-
portant problems."
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3. Dominican Republic Juan Bosch collected endorsements
over the weekend from two smaller parties.
He now has or is likely to receive sup-
port for his presidential candidacy from
the entire spectrum that backed the "con-
stitutionalist" cause during last year's
civil war.
4. Brazil
The extremist-led 14th of June
Group, however, conditioned its endorse-
ment of Bosch in terms which will be
very difficult for him to accept. It
insists, for instance, that Bosch re-
pudiate all dealings with any agencies
of the US Government.
The coalescence of leftist parties
around Bosch has increased pressures for
a union between Balaguerlsmiddle'of the
road and Bonnelly's conservative forces.
A union agreement between these two
would be very hard, though not impossi-
ble, to come by.
It is now all but certain that War
Minister Costa e Silva will be the gov-
ernment's candidate to succeed President
Castello Branco. The nominating conven-
tion is set for next month.
Castello Branco might have preferred
a successor with more political experi-
ence, but Costa e Silva seems to meet
most other requirements. Castello Branco
has thus far avoided giving Costa e Silva
his personal endorsement, but he has
promised to back any candidate nominated
by the progovernment party.
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5. Pakistan
6. Guinea
As expected, the welcome Liu Shao-
chi got in East Pakistan last weekend
was unimpressive compared to that given
him in West Pakistan a few weeks earlier.
The Chinese are still finding it profit-
able, however, to picture themselves as
Pakistan's only reliable ally.
A Guinean delegation in Moscow re-
cently brought back some sobering thoughts
which have caused Toure's advisers to coun-
sel a more restrained course. Soviet of-
ficials are said to have told the Guineans
that Conakry can expect no help from Mos-
cow if Toure's policies should provoke
an attack from the Ivory Coast or a
French-backed coup.
In recent days almost all TourO's
close advisers have been forcefully urg-
ing him to back down from the extreme po-
sitions he took after the coup in Ghana.
He is stubborn, but he may be softening
a little. Special missions are being
sent out to several African countries in
an attempt to head off the isolation of
Guinea.
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