THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 JANUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968732
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 14, 1967

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DAILY BRIEF
14 JANUARY 1967
1. Communist China
2. South Vietnam
Mao's "cornerstone of proletarian
dictatorship," the People's Liberation
Army, has developed some cracks.
The latest evidence of divided
loyalty within the military establish-
ment ?provided today in the army's
own journal. An editorial admits there
are Mao opponents in the military leader-
ship--"their influence permeates every-
where"--and describes the struggle be-
tween the army's pro and anti-Maoists
as "acute and complicated."
The spasms of the cultural revolu-
tion continue to disrupt the national
economy. Rail 'service is out or re-
duced in many areas and many factories
are closed.
Tension remains high in Nanking and
Shanghai. Mao's forces appear to have ,
the upper hand in Shanghai, but there
are continued indications of trouble in
the city. There are suggestions that
Nanking may be held by Mao's opponents.
The Saigon embassy reports that
talk about the ouster of General Co may
well be producing a closer alliance be-
tween Co and Chief of State Thieu aimed
at blocking such a move. In any case,
the embassy doubts that any attempt
against Co is likely before Ky's tour
of Australia and New Zealand, which be-
gins on the 18th.
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3. France
. Nicaragua
5. Israel
14 Jan 67
De Gaulle's edict that his cabinet
ministers will run for election to the
National Assembly in March could back-
fire in Couve de Murville's case.
The French foreign minister is a
Protestant running in a heavily Catho-
lic Paris district. He also is up
against an experienced old war horse
who, if he is not bought off, will give
Couve a close race indeed. The day
will be decided on local issues alone,
but a loss for Couve might look to the
rest of the world like a repudiation
of De Gaulle's foreign policy.
The elections scheduled for 5 Feb-
ruary seem to be nicely rigged in favor
of General Somoza, but his opponent, Dr.
Aguero, may try some last-minute theat-
rics. There are some indications that
Aguero will try to promote civil vio-
lence near the end of the campaign in
hopes of intervention by the Organiza-
tion of American States. The national
guard can probably control the situa-
tion, even though it would be rather
heavy-handed about it.
If the Israelis are looking for an
excuse to go on another raid against
Syrian terrorists, they may have it now.
An Israeli civilian was killed today
when he stepped on a terrorist-planted
landmine. The Israelis claim Syrian
terrorists also tried to blow up a
water-pumping station last night. Both
incidents took place near Israel's bor-
der with Lebanon.
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