THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 JANUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968740
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 19, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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-DAILY BRIEF
19 JANUARY 1967
1. Communist China
2. Nationalist China
3. France
Today's most interesting develop-
ment was the sensational poster charge
that several important victims of the
cultural revolution were spying for the
Soviets.
Outside Peking, the blackout of
local news broadcasts has spread.
Thirty-seven of the 80 regional radio
stations are now broad-
casting only programs originating in
Peking. This suggests these are areas
where there is trouble.
An attack on the international po-
sition of the US dollar features promi-
nently on De Gaulle's list of ?things to
do in 1967, Ambassador Bohlen believes.
Bohlen came to this conclusion after
being lectured Tuesday night by Premier
Pompidou on the evils of US financial
strength in the international monetary
system. If De Gaulle steps out for ex-
treme monetary reform, he is likely to
find it a lonely march for there are
few other Europeans willing to follow
that banner.
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. Australia
5. Burma
6. South Korea
7. Israel
19 Jan 67
Ky's visit is off to a good start.
In the first 24 hours, demonstrations
were minor and subdued, and the press
attitude toward the visit has already
:begun to mellow. .Ky's first speech on
Australian television favorably im-
pressed many, viewers.
The Burmese Government wants to
get modern US aircraft and naval vessels.
This recent development is a marked .shift
for Ne Win, who has always kept a care-
ful eye cocked toward Peking. The type
of equipment being discussed would be
useful in Burma's persistent struggle
with Communist and tribal insurgents.
The South Koreans could retaliate
for the sinking of their gunboat this
morning with hit-and-run raids across
the Demilitarized Zone. They have done
this sort of thing in the past and Presi-
dent Pak, who faces elections this spring,
has called publicly for "strong counter-
measures."
There is little prospect for re-
duced tension along the border even
though the Israelis and Syrians have
agreed to meet under the aegis of the
United Nations armistice commission. .
When the meeting does come off--no ex-
act date has been set--it will not deal
with the real core problem of Syrian-
based terrorism, but with farming in
the Demilitarized Zone.
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8. Belgium
9. Bolivia
19 Jan 67
.The-Belgian Government is in _trouble
over its -fiscal policies and a political
crisis of serious dimensions has blown
up almost overnight.
The trouble stems largely from a
far too optimistic budget picture painted
last fall. Now.it looks.as if the gov-
ernment cannot make good and the coalition
cabinet could come unstuck.
This domestic situation is likely to
preoccupy cabinet members who have been
trying to mediate between the Union
Miniere and Mobutu.
There could be more flare-ups like
yesterday's attack on the US consulate
in Cochabamba, but, for the moment, the
government seems to have things under
control. The Cochabamba incident actu-
ally was the outgrowth of a .purely Bo-
livian problem--student protests over a
recent decree--but got out of hand when
Communist agitators moved .in and started
eggingjile-students on to the cbrisullate.
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