THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 28 OCTOBER 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968601
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 28, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
28 OCTOBER 1966
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1. Vietnam A knowledgeable Polish official
at the UN says that Warsaw will soon
send a party delegation to Vietnam as
part of a continuing effort to persuade
Hanoi to negotiate.
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DAILY BRIEF
28 OCTOBER 1966
2. North Vietnam
When asked if the recent visits
to Hanoi by a number of East European
delegations should be viewed as a com-
petitive effort or as part of a master
plan, the Pole replied neither; they re-
sult from a common agreement among the
East Europeans and the Soviets that
this is the best way to proceed.
The Polish official said he will
provide more details when available.
An appraisal of the bombing of
North Vietnam through 11 October con-
cludes that although air strikes against
transport facilities continued at a
high rate, the over-all capability of
the transport system to move supplies
to and within North Vietnam seems to
have improved. This has been accom-
plished largely by expansion of rail
and road networks and increased trans-
port on the inland and coastal waterways.
The campaign against North Vietnam-
ese POL continues to chip away at the
country's storage capacity, but there
is no evidence yet of actual shortages.
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3. Soviet Union
4. Israel
Luna 12 has been i around
the moon since Tuesda
Israeli authorities are now likely
to feel less restrained in undertaking
reprisals for the continuing terrorist
actions by Syrian-backed terrorists.
The UN Security Council was to complete
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action today on the Israeli complaint.
Yesterday there was another terrorist
incident.
5.
West Germany
Chancellor Erhard
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is showing a
strong determination to hang on with
his minority government. The constitu-
tion confers considerable job security
on the chancellor and, conceivably, he
could ride out the storm.
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6. Panama
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, Burma
S. France
Ne Win's trip to Washington last
month is already having its effect in
Burma. Before he went to the US, Ne Win
feared that somehow we would try, to do
him in. More confident now, he has re-
leased from jail the two most prominent
members of the regime he ousted in 1962.
Ambassador Byroade feels more political
prisoners will soon be coming out.
The releases could be the first
step toward more significant changes.
The terms under which former Premier
U Nu and his deputy were released may
well have involved assurances by Ne Win
that, in return for their cooperation,
he would revise some domestic policies.
A reading of the first available
portions of De Gaulle's press confer-
ence today indicates that it contained
no surprises. He presented the picture
of a peaceful France, serenely above
the mundane quarrels in which other
nations have become involved.
He specifically stated that he
was not offering now to mediate in the
Vietnam war. He left the impression,
however, that he would be available when
the contenders are ready for him to
play the mediator's role.
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