THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 APRIL 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968272
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 22, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
22 APRIL 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
22 APRIL 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
No further trouble has been reported
from Dalat since the grenade incident at
the police station earlier in the day.
The city will stay under tight military
control until tomorrow morning. The I
Corps area has been quiet today.
General Chieu, the secretary gen-
eral of the military directorate, said
yesterday that the directorate has no
intention of relinquishing control of the
government until constitutional processes
are completed. He doubts, however, that
there will be any sharp confrontation
while preparations for election get un-
der way.
The North Vietnamese may be prepar-
ing for a possible call-up of veterans
with military service prior to 1954.(
/There were
earlier signs that this move was being
considered.
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3: Laos
4. Communist China
5. Japan
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air force, has apparently again angered
his nominal superiors in the Laotian
military establishment. They are think-
ing of removing him for exceeding his au-
thority and disregarding instructions
from the general staff.
The Chinese continue to find many
little ways to irritate the Soviets.
A Peking broadcast this week carried
new regulations for foreign vessels ply-
ing border rivers. The rules, clearly
aimed at the Soviets, prohibit passen-
gers and crewmen from sketching, fish-
ing, or swimming from the boats.
Prime Minister Sato is concerned
over the threat to Japan inherent in
Peking's accomplishments in the nuclear
and missiles fields.
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6. Poland
7. Soviet Union
8. West Europe
US military attaches in Poland have
recently been severely harassed by the
secret police and even threatened with
loaded firearms. The Polish response to
our protests has been highly unsatisfac-
tory.
The most likely explanation lies in
the regime's domestic problems. Gomulka
is under the strong influence of the
secret police and their influence tends
to become dominant during periods of do-
mestic difficulties.
The current church-state confronta-
tion and the subversive activities of a
small dissident faction on the fringes
of the Polish party are presently caus-
ing some nervousness in Warsaw.
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lier this week that Moscow has increased
its armed forces personnel strength to
"keep pace" with the US. He refused to
give a strength figure, but said that
three million was "realistic."
Early last year the Soviet armed
forces were estimated to number between
2.8 and 2.9 million. There has been
evidence of an increase since then.
British talk of withdrawing from
the European Launcher Development Organi-
zation, largely for financial reasons,
will be a major issue during the organiza-
tion's meeting next week in Paris. Un-
certainty over the prospects for joint
European space efforts may delay agree-
ment on US proposals for cooperative
US-European arrangements.
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9. United Nations
10. Dominican Republic
U Thant's term as secretary general
expires next fall, and his associates
feel he will probably decide by June
whether he will try for re-election.
His wife is said to be thoroughly un-
happy in the US and violently opposed to
her husband's remaining.
Sunday will begin a week of observa-
tions to mark the first anniversary of
the eruption of the civil war. Some of
the events are likely to be provocative
and trouble could develop quickly.
Bosch has publicly warned his parti-
sans against taking part in any demonstra-
tions, but groups further to the left are
preparing to agitate on a variety of is-
sues, particularly against the US.
Dominican troops are to be restricted
to quarters beginning tomorrow. This will
keep them off the streets and out of the
way of leftist demonstrators, but readily
available in case trouble erupts.
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