THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 APRIL 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973760
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 20, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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20 April 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
20 APRIL 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
3. Greece
Recent intelligence assessments
conclude that the Viet Cong have lost
momentum in the southern Mekong Delta
provinces, but government forces have
not been making much progress either.
Despite some ambitious plans for Revolu-
tionary Development, the situation in
these eight southernmost provinces ap-
pears to be stalemated.
The government may be getting ready
to arrest left-wing leader Andreas
Papandreou, the ex-premier's son.
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4. Sino-Soviet
5. Nigeria
There may be some truth to the
story that Moscow and Peking have made
a deal which will make it easier for
the Russians to get their military ship-
ments across China to North Vietnam.
Much of the heat seems to have gone out
of the transit issue since last February,
when Moscow was charging the Chinese
with serious obstruction.
It is not clear just what arrange-
ment has been made
A transit agreement would appear
to have more psychological than mili-
tary significance. Its importance has
in fact been ballooned by the press.
For instance, despite
ganda charges, there is no
that Soviet shipments have
delayed. There also is no
to support stories
that an agreement has opened
the way to greatly increased arms ship-
ments.
Soviet propa-
evidence
been seriously
evidence yet
In any case, it would suit the
Russians and North Vietnamese if they
could get it across that the Sino-Soviet
problem is not so serious as to under-
mine North Vietnam's defenses.
The Eastern Region has come still
closer to de facto secession by taking
over the management and assets of all
federal services in the East, such as
power, transport and communications.
This puts the ball in Gowon's court.
When it has been there before, he has
talked tough but done little.
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6. Bolivia
7. Soviet Union
8. Soviet Union
We now have good evidence that the
guerrilla activity in southeast Bolivia
is--as La Paz has claimed--Communist sup-
ported and directed. Both the pro-Soviet
and pro-Chinese Communist parties of
Bolivia are involved
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All our usual indicators point to
a major space launch--probably another
test in the-Soviet manned space program--
within the next few days. It could be
a third test of the new capsule, possibly
with cosmonauts on board, or a further -
test of a new upper-stage propulsion sys-
tem for boosting a spacecraft into a
much higher orbit.
An unmanned flight around the moon
(with return to earth) is also a possi-
bility. The best opportunity for such a
flight during April will come up next
week.
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