THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968482
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 20, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
20 AUGUST 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
20 AUGUST 1966
1.
North Vietnam
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Almost all the
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North Vietnamese politburo have been out
of sight recently, but a Western corre-
spondent in Hanoi has reported that Giap
and Dong were on a trip to Moscow.
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2. South Vietnam
3. Vietnam
The Viet Cong, who clearly missed
the boat in last spring's Buddhist insur-
rection, apparently are laying plans to
increase their influence in non-Communist
groups opposed to the government. A
recent Viet Cong broadcast outlined a
program for proselyting among religious,
student, and labor groups which show any
potential for fomenting trouble.
The Japanese plan to approach the
North Vietnamese in Moscow and urge a
positive response to the Asian peace in-
itiative proposed recently by Thailand's
foreign minister. The Japanese doubt
the meeting will be a warm one but are
willing to try.
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4. Indonesia
5. Burma
6. NATO
Foreign Minister Malik has directly
and publicly contradicted Sukarno. In
a press statement yesterday Malik said
Indonesia would be back in the UN in
time for the September General Assembly
session. Sukarno had said two days ear-
lier that Indonesia would not rejoin the
UN now. Sukarno's position, Malik told
a reporter, is not Indonesian policy.
Army-inspired anti-Sukarno demon-
strations continue in Djakarta.
A dragnet is out for one of Ne Win's
political enemies who got into this coun-
try early this month. The man is con-
sidered potentially dangerous although
Ne Win himself seemed reasonably relaxed
when told of the affair yesterday.
Belgium stands firm on its take-it-
or-leave-it offer of a relocation site
for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
Europe (SHAPE). Yesterday the Belgians
suggested that, if everyone got going,
it might be possible to have minimum fa-
cilities ready by next April. General
Lemnitzer still feels the site is too
far from Brussels--some 30 miles--but
sees little alternative in view of the
political complexities involved.
7. Nigeria There are some signs of incipient
anti-American sentiment in Northern Ni-
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