THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JUNE 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968362
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 13, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
13 JUNE 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
13 JUNE 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. Haiti
The Buddhist demonstration in Sai-
gon today--the first in more than a week--
was dispersed by police. Much smaller
than Sunday's huge Catholic rally, the
Buddhist procession featured the usual
banners denouncing the Ky government
and its works.
In Hue, the standoff between the
government and the "struggle'! forces
continues, but without further violence:
Buddhist altars Are still in the streets.
Various sources continue to report
that Ky is about to make sweeping changes
in his cabinet. The ministers most
likely to be replaced are those who
threatened to resign back in March and
April if the government used force
against dissidence in Da Nang.
The so-called "baby Turks," a loose
faction of young officers, who have wanted
strong government action, would applaud
such all overhaul if the replacements
prOved willing .to deal firmly with the.
Buddhists. The latter, however, would
probably become more, not less, obstrepe-
rous.
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3. Soviet Union
4. Warsaw Pact
that
the Surveyor and Gemini missions had
demonstrated that the US is now clearly
number one in control, landing, and
docking techniques.
The Soviet officer noted that the
US had maintained constant command and
control of the Surveyor to the moment
of landing, whereas Soviet control of
Luna 9 was only periodic and totally ab-
sent during the touchdown phase. He
also said that Surveyor's pictures of
the moon were technically superior to
the Luna 9 shots.
The marshal's remarks are in line
with what seems to be an increasingly
painful realization by knowledgeable
Russians: that whenever the Soviet Union
and the US have attempted the same space
mission, the US performance has excelled.
Virtually the entire top command
of the Soviet armed forces has gathered
in East Berlin with counterparts from
?East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.
The purpose of this meeting has not been
announced, but we believe that Moscow
and these key "northern tier" countries
of Eastern Europe are attempting to work
out a more closely integrated military
arrangement in the face of Rumania's
desire for a decreased role in Warsaw
Pact affairs.
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5. Panama
A number of the student agitators
arrested last week have been released
and are now calling for more attacks
against the security forces. Handbills
circulating in Panama City are urging
the students to keep the pressure on by
staging around the clock raids on govern-
ment installations.
6. Dominican Republic
The full text of Bosch's radio
speech this afternoon is not yet trans-
lated. A brief summary, however, indi-
cates that he had nothing startling to
say.
Bosch said that he and his party
accept the election results. He said
that he wants no part of a government of
unification or coalition but an "honest
opposition" which his party will provide
for the good of the country.
Bosch ended his speech by promising
to speak often.
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