THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968460
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 8, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
8 AUGUST 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
8 AUGUST 1966
1. North Vietnam
2. Soviet Union
3. Rhodesia
British officials will return to
Rhodesia this week for another round of
almost certainly fruitless talks. We
think Smith will turn down any proposals
they are empowered to make.
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4. Iran
5. Bolivia
Tehran, exasperated over Moscow's
slow response to its request in early
July for arms, is now accusing the So-
viets of "evasion and procrastination."
Tehran thought its request was crystal
clear and that Moscow was eager to oblige.
President Barrientos was inaugurated
Saturday. His speech reiterated Bolivia's
determination to find an outlet to the
sea, and outlined an ambitious industrial
development program, increased oil pro-
duction, and improvements in agriculture
and communications. He promised guaran-
tees for foreign private capital invested
in these areas.
He also announced a cabinet of "na-
tional reconciliation," which included
the leader of a party that had not sup-
ported him and abstained from the elec-
tions. All the members seem basically
friendly to the US.
Barrientos said that the military
men dropped from the cabinet would return
to the barracks "to continue receiving
their modest emoluments."
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6. Uruguay
Heber has decided to resume his du-
ties as president of the National Coun-
cil of Government. His walk-out last
week--he called it a "provisional resig-
nation"--did not attract much popular
support for his crusade in favor of gov-
ernmental reform. It did, however, rile
the politicians within his own party who
oppose reform and may have increased
their chances of keeping his proposals
off the ballot in November.
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