THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968468
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 12, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
12 AUGUST 1966
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OW\ I
DAILY BRIEF
12 AUGUST 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
3. United Kingdom
The leader of a dissident "Montag-
nard" tribal autonomy movement is threaten-
ing to call for a boycott of the elections
if Saigon does not meet the movement's
demands by Monday. Government officials
have reached tentative agreement with the
tribesmen, but Prime Minister Ky has gone
off to Manila without giving his approval.
An election boycott by tribal groups
would be embarrassing to the central
government, but the response would prob-
ably be limited. The tribesmen have been
allocated a block of seats in the new
assembly.
Prime Minister Ky is due to return
this weekend, and Ambassador Lodge will
seek to discuss the matter with him.
Heavy coastal defense artillery
which is being installed at key points
along the North Vietnamese coast could
be used against ships up to twenty miles
offshore. Most of the batteries so far
detected are grouped in important port
areas, including the approaches to Hai-
phong. (See map.)
There is no evidence so far that the
coastal defense system includes missiles
of any type.
The ink is barely dry on the agree-
ment ending the confrontation between
Malaysia and Indonesia, and Britain is
already preparing to withdraw its troops
from border operations in Malaysian Bor-
neo.
For economic and political reasons,
the British would prefer to get out of
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sion will probably lead her to withdraw
over a period of six to nine months, as
British units can be replaced by Malaysian
troops.
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4. Dominican Republic Balaguer, in a speech last night,
leaned over backwards to scotch rumors
that any major military command changes
were contemplated.
5. Africa
6. Nigeria
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Rumblings from the military hier-
archy are likely to continue, however,
as long as the president retains his
controversial military adviser, whom
the generals distrust.
The African group at the UN, gear-
ing up to raise the South-West Africa
issue, has sent a letter to the secre-
tary general requesting priority considera-
tion of the problem when the General As-
sembly convenes on 20 September. The
Africans will probably demand revoca-
tion of South Africa's mandate and some
sort of UN supervision of the territory.
Efforts to work out a new basis for
the future relationship of the country's
four regions are under way. However, a
first round of talks between the "supreme"
military commander and civilian regional
representatives ended inconclusively, and
further negotiations will probably be
lengthy and involved.
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7. United Kingdom
The shift of Michael Stewart from
foreign .to economic affairs appears to
be the key appointment in the unspec-
tacular cabinet reshuffle. He has Wil-
son's respect and confidence, and the
prime minister probably, hopes that Stew-
art can persuade labor and industry to
swallow the wage-price freeze. George
Brown, the former economics minister,
had about used up his credit with both
sides.
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