THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 APRIL 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968280
• 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 27, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
27 APRIL 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
27 APRIL 1966
1. North Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
Articles in the provincial press
some months back show that the diversion
of young, able-bodied men to the armed
forces and time-consuming militia tasks
was having a noticeable impact on the
local labor market. Subsequently, the
call up of more young men and the recall
of veterans of the war against the French
have magnified the problem.
There is, however, no hard evidence
that the problem is serious enough to
deflect the men in Hanoi from their
single-minded pursuit of the war. The
major regime spokesmen, including Ho
Chi Minh, assured the National Assembly
last week that the "holy war" against
the US was going well. Victory, they
intoned, was inevitable.
Therefbre, the regime and the en-
tire people, were to be rededicated to
fight on until the US agrees to Hanoi's
"four points."
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3. Soviet Union
4. Communist China
During the next few days, conditions
will again be favorable for a lunar
probe, and the Soviets may attempt an-
other lunar operation. Luna 10, in orbit
around the moon since 3 April, has prob-
ably provided them with much useful data
on the lunar surface and environment.
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5. Dominican Republic Students, probably aided and abetted
by the pro-Castro 14th of June Revolu-
tionary Movement, are planning a demon-
stration at the US Embassy tomorrow--
the anniversary of the landing of US
troops. The agitators plan to burn flags
and stone personnel and property.
There are indications that various
leftist groups will try to turn the
demonstrations into all-out anti-Ameri-
can violence. The accidental killing
of a Dominican boy this afternoon by an
American sentry has increased tensions.
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6. Colombia
. Congo
. Canada
The candidate of the governing Na-
tional Front, Carlos Lleras Restrepo,
appears to have Sunday's presidential
election sewn up. His only opponent is
a follower of ex-dictator Rojas Pinilla.
The campaign has been uneventful,
however, and possibly no more than a
third of the electorate will bother to
vote, thus giving Lleras a weak mandate.
There may be some disturbances, but the
army and police appear ready to preserve
the peace,
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