THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968476
• 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 17, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
17 AUGUST 1966
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17 AUGUST 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. Soviet Union
Public concern over high prices has
not abated and worry over the high cost
of living still seems to be the dominant
issue in most areas, and especially so
in the Delta.
There was a moderate rise in Saigon
retail prices during the first week of
this month. This followed a period in
which prices had seemed to be leveling
off. US experts in the field are confi-
dent, however, that inflationary pres-
sures can be kept within bounds for the
remainder of this calendar year.
Public concern may be raised fur-
ther by a recent report drafted by Pro-
fessor Vu Quoc Thuc, a member of the ci-
vilian-military advisory council and
generally regarded as one of his coun-
try's most eminent scholars and econo-
mists. The professor is very critical
of Saigon's economic policies and blames
the US for many of the difficulties.
Ky's minister of economy has taken to
the rostrum 'in an attempt to answer some
of Thuc's points.
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3. Soviet Union
4. Iraq
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The Soviets seem to have finally
made the grade in weather satellites.
Moscow announced today that data from
Cosmos 122, launched 25 June, would be
provided to weather services in other
countries. The Soviets have had an agree-
ment to exchange satellite weather infor-
mation with us since 1962 but, until
Cosmos 122, none of their experimental
weather satellites had worked properly.
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5. Indonesia
6. Ethiopia
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In marked contrast to the enthusi-
asm of years gone by, half a million In-
donesians stood in stony silence today
to hear President Sukarno's speech mark-
ing the nation's sixteenth year of inde-
pendence. The speech was less of a
blockbuster than we had anticipated
although he did his best to sow some
seeds of discord.
Sukarno castigated the US on Viet-
nam and said now was not the time for
Indonesia to rejoin the UN--the latter
a direct challenge to one of the ruling
triumvirate's key foreign policy objec-
tives. Ambassador Green believes Gen-
eral Suharto will overrule Sukarno on
the UN issue and that today's speech
may prompt the military to move more
forcefully against the president.
There is likely to be some tough
bargaining ahead as we begin another
round of negotiations with Addis Ababa
on military aid. The Ethiopians are
most uncomfortable about the Soviet arms
going into Somalia, and Ethiopian offi-
cials have warned that they expect us
to be forthcoming.(
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