THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 JANUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968760
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 31, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
31 JANUARY 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. Communist China
Chief of State Thieu continues to
act very much like a candidate. Last
night he threw a reception for 200 news-
men and, speaking without notes, prom-
ised to shorten the war, bring peace
and prosperity, and generally, square
things away. He stressed that the
?sacking of General Co was a move against
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Recent letters from the mainland
convey some idea of the fear and con-
fusion gripping China.
The view from Peking may not be any
less murky. Editorials are acknowledging
divisions in the pro-Mao ranks and urging
the "revolutionaries" not to attack each
other.
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3. Rhodesia
4. Malta
5. El Salvador
31 Jan 67
It is too early, for the UN's man-
datory sanctions to have affected Rho-
desia's imports and exports. A large
number of countries .say they will en-
force the UN actiom and the British
appear determined to-track down viola-
tors. We believe, however, that eva-
sions, will be widespread, largely
, because of the failure of South Africa
and Portugal to cooperate, and that the
sanctions will not hurt Rhodesia very
much.
In a world where troops of a
colonial power are usually urged to
get out of a former colony within
hours of that colony's independence,
Malta stands unique.
The Maltese, whose economy is cen-
tered almost entirely, on the British
forces based on the island, are seething
over London's plans to reduce those
forces. To cap this topsy-turvy situa-
tion, the Maltese are now threatening
to throw the British off the island--
unless they promise to stay in full force.
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