THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 JANUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968724
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 10, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
TT-Stele-a. 10 January 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
10 JANUARY 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. Vietnam
There is likely to be some rather
rough jockeying ?among the top generals
in Saigon before the question of who is
to be the constitutional president is
decided later this vpsr
?Ky made it very clear that he wants
to be president and that he considers
Chief of State Thieu his principal com-
petitor. Ky went on and on to explain
why Thieu could not win an election and
why, even if he did, he would be a poor
president. The whole problem, Ky con-
cluded, requires "considerable thought."
In the same conversation, Ky re-
vealed that he intends "very soon" to
move against General Co, deputy prime
minister .and minister of defense. Co
is to be accused of profiteering ,and
brought to trial. There is certainly
plenty of dirt that can be used against
the corrupt Co, but Ky may not find this
prominent southerner a pushover.
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3. Dominican Republic
4. France
5. Jordan
10 Jan 67
The formation of a "National Cen-
ter for the Fifth Republic" was announced
in France over the weekend. This is. a
group ;which hopes to unite 'a motley crew
of Gaullists who for one reason or
:another have fallen out :with De Gaulle
personally or with his -administration;
,it says its goal is to give the elector-
-ate another choice besides the present
:"sterile" opposition and the "absolutist"
(Gaullist) majority.
Ambassador Bohlen believes this
could be one of the most promising de-
velopments for the real opposition in
quite some time because it will show
that the General's followers are not as
organized and united as they boast.
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6. Ethiopia
7. Egypt
8. Macao
10 Jan 67
Emperor Haile Selassie will have
a fairly impressive shopping_list,when
he comes to Washington next month.(
The Emperor hopes in particular to
impress President Johnson with the
seriousness of Ethiopia's military prob-
lems. ,He will concentrate on the Soviet-
assisted military and guerrilla threat
from Somalia.r
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9. -Panama
10. Communist China
10 Jan 67
Panama has been quiet today. The
various patriotic groups which have
been planning demonstrations to commemo-
rate the 1964 riots failed to hit the
streets.
-Posters vent up in Peking today
railing-at Chou ?En-lai for 'tgoing soft"
in the campaign against Liu Shao-chi
and company. This is .the second such
attack against Chou; last week posters
calling for the "burning" of Chou were
torn down almost at once. If the new
posters stay, it would suggest a break
between Chou and the Mao Lin Piao
group.
,Monitored radiobroadcasts indicate
the struggle also continues in Shanghai
-and Foochow. ,Few details of the situa-
lion in either city:are available/
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