THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 JANUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968712
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 3, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
'3 JANUARY 1967
1. Communist China
2. Guatemala
3. North Vietnam
In a year-end look at the internal
security situation, the US Embassy notes
the Guatemalans have been doing somewhat
better in operations against guerrillas
in rural areas. This is largely because
of more aggressive patroling by govern-
ment forces. The picture is not so rosy
in Guatemala City, however. Terrorists
still operate there pretty much at will.
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Soviet shipping to North Vietnam
picked up in December after a slacken-
ing of deliveries from September through
November. This increase may reflect de-
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concluded with Moscow in September.
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4. Congo
5. Finland
6.. Cuba
3 Jan 67
Union Miniere struck back today
by threatening legal action against any-
one buying copper from the mines Mobutu
confiscated on Sunday. The big Belgian
company also demanded the Congolese pay
some $784 million for the seized assets.
Mobutu does not have that kind of money
and would not pay it if he did. Indeed,
he is going to have trouble finding any
money, at all unless he can work out some
way of selling the copper.
Prime Minister Paasio may be look-
ing for a new job unless he trims his
sails .a little closer to the prevailing
winds from Moscow.
Geography dictates the facts of
political life--the Finns avoid unduly
antagonizing their big neighbor. But
Paasio has done just that by opposing
closer relations between his Social
Democratic Party and the Soviet Commu-
nist Party. If Paasio continues his
independent course, Finnish President
Kekkonen is likely to replace him with
a more cooperative individual.
Fidel Castro had little to say for
a man who talked almost three hours.
His traditional 2 January speech was
generally humdrum with no startling
revelations of new policies. Those in
the audience able to concentrate on
-the-speech--it was pouring rain--would
have noted Fidel's vague reference to
sharing leadership. Despite these re-
marks, we see little prospect that
Castro will reduce his own role in run-
ning the country.
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7, Laos
3 Jan 67
Premier Souvanna Phouma appears to
have done well in the National Assembly
elections this weekend. A first check
of still incomplete returns shows Sou-
vanna's slate looking good for 40 of
the 59 assembly seats. However, some
of Souvanna's candidates owe their basic
loyalty to various military commanders
and it remains to be seen how long he
can keep them in line.
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