THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968484
• 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 22, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
22 AUGUST 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
22 AUGUST 1966
1. Communist China
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3. South Vietnam
4. Syria-Israel
Both Buddhists and Viet Cong are
stepping up preparations to disrupt or
discredit the September constituent as-
sembly elections.
The Buddhist Institute's communi-
qu?irectly urging the faithful not to
vote has been transmitted as an order to
Buddhist representatives outside of Sai-
gon. Today, one of the more radical
monks told a Saigon press conference that
the Buddhists have no intention of aban-
doning their boycott of the elections.
Recent Viet Cong broadcasts have
made plain an intention to use all the
traditional methods of terror and in-
timidation in the Saigon area. All can-
didates are being warned to withdraw,
since their lives will not be "insured,"
and all voters are urged to stay away
from the polls.
Syrian military forces on the Is-
raeli border have been substantially re-
inforced in the last few days
The immediate dispute is over salvaging
a grounded Israeli patrol boat and a
downed Syrian MIG-17 in the Sea of
Galilee. Both were casualties of the
incident on 15 August.
United Nations officials are trying
to head off a major clash. However, the
Syrian chief of staff has refused to
withdraw his threat of military action
if Israel persists in its apparent inten-
tion to salvage the boat without allow-
ing Syria to retrieve the plane.
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