THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 JUNE 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968360
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 11, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
11 JUNE 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
11 JUNE 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. Dominican Republic
Government forces moved further to-
day to strengthen their authority in Hue.
In Saigon, Ambassador Lodge sees some
tentative signs that the leaders of the
Buddhist Institute may be thinking of
moderating the demand that Ky and Thieu
must go.
Whether these encouraging trends
will be sustained may be determined in
part by the outcome of demonstrations
planned for tomorrow in Saigon. Both
Catholics and Buddhists have scheduled
demonstrations, and the latter are billing
theirs as another "massive" one. Buddhist
leaders are said to be prepared to make it
a counterdemonstration if, as they sus-
pect, the Catholics concentrate on anti-
Buddhist themes.
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President-elect Balaguer and Garcia
Godoy have agreed on the timing for with-
drawal of the Inter-American Peace Force,
beginning shortly after the 1 July inaugu-
ration. The force would leave gradually
over a 90-day period.
Balaguer has reserved the right, how-
ever, to slow or speed up the process as
he sees fit.
Formal action to get the withdrawal
moving now lies with the Council of the
OAS. The US Embassy indicates that if
this goes quickly, it might be possible
to withdraw some less essential US unit
before 1 July.
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3. Argentina
4. Congo
Under increasing pressure from the
military, Illia called an unprecedented
meeting of his full cabinet yesterday.
The meeting produced a press release
asserting the government's intention to
deal with the country's most pressing
problems. The cabinet is to meet again
on Monday, 13 June, to take action on a
long-drawn-out labor crisis in one of
the provinces.
The military will be watching with
interest to see whether the civilians
actually follow up these good resolutions
with positive action. If Illia can do
so, he may be able to stave off a move
by the military to oust him.
The Belgian military, assistance
program is encountering increasing hos-
tility from the Congolese./
/there has
been a slowdown in aid and no new Bel-
gian personnel are arriving for the
time being. Nor are new Belgian funds
being made available for the purchase
of military equipment by the Congolese
Government.
Matters may become even more un-
pleasant for the Belgians in Leopold-
ville between now and the independence
celebrations on 30 June.
The US 'Embassy thinks that the po-
sition of the Belgian cadres in the long
run is going to become tougher and
tougher. On the other hand, Mobutu still
relies on the Belgians and the mercenaries.
Relations could, as they have before,
once again simmer down.
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