THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 JULY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968412
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 11, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
11 JULY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
11 JULY 1966
1. Vietnam
2. West Germany
Peking has once again emphasized
that the Vietnamese and not the Chinese
must carry the primary responsibility for
conducting the war. A People's Daily ar-
ticle yesterday declared that "the people
can and should rely only on themselves to
make revolution and wage people's war in
their own country" and "be prepared to
carry on the struggle by themselves should
all material aid from the outside be cut
off."
Chinese propaganda has long stressed
the theme of !'self-reliance"; it dates
from 1957 and originates with Mao. This
theme is coupled with the assertion that
Peking will always aid "people's revolu-
tionary struggles" as part of its social-
ist obligations."
The appearance of the People's Daily
article at this time, however, is further
indication that Peking does not view the
recent US bombing of petroleum installa-
tions as requiring any change in their
policy toward the war.
The Chinese will, however, undoubtedly
continue their present level of support
and will probably assist the Vietnamese
in developing new and alternative methods
for importing and distributing POL sup-
plies.
Chancellor Erhard took a sharp per-
sonal setback in Sunday's election in
North Rhine - Westphalia, the most popu-
lous and industrialized state in the
country. Despite the chancellor's ex-
tensive campaign effort, the opposition
Social Democrats scored an upset and came
very close to winning a legislative ma-
jority. This is going to encourage Er-
hard's opponents within his own party,
and he may feel under pressure to improve
his vote-getting record in other state
elections later on.
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3. Indonesia
4. Indonesia
The next three months or so will be
a period of reorganization and consolida-
tion for the Indonesians. The US Embassy
in Djakarta believes that Suharto will
remain the key figure and that his strength
will grow. Sukarno will probably still
be around in September, but with a nar-
rowing field of action.
In foreign policy, the new regime
will be seeking at least a formal end
to the confrontation with Malaysia.
It will return to the
UN before the September session of the
General Assembly. It will try to re-
build the country's other ties with the
non-Communist world, mainly in quest of
substantial foreign aid. Cordial ges-
tures will also be made toward Eastern
Europe and the Soviet Union in order to
blunt the offense given by the regime's
rejection of Marxism-Leninism.
The economy will remain in serious
shape, but can rock along. The embassy
doubts that economic troubles will pre-
cipitate a political disturbance.
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5. Communist China
6. East Germany
More personnel changes in the party
leadership have come to light. In typi-
cal Chinese fashion, these have not been
formally announced: new faces have sim-
ply appeared in old jobs.
It appears that the party has a new
propaganda chief, Tao Chu, formerly a re-
gional chief in the party apparatus. He
is associated with a very tough atti-
tude toward intellectuals and cultural
figures. Tao is now a member of the
powerful party secretariat which actually
runs the party day-to-day.
The secretariat also has another
new member, Yeh Chien-ying, a senior
military training expert. Yeh's appoint-
ment suggests that he has replaced the
military incumbent on the secretariat,
who has up to now also been chief of
staff.
It is still too early to tell what
the real pecking order is in Peking. In-
deed, the shake-up that began early last
month may not have run its course.
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7. Cuba
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