THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 JUNE 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973848
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 10, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
10 June 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
10 JUNE 1967
1. Arab States -
Israel
The Security Council convened at
4:00 AM this morning in response to an
urgent Syrian plea which emphasized
that Israeli forces were pushing on
toward Damascus. We know that the
Israelis have captured a town on the
main highway. 40 miles south of the
Syrian capital. Bombing of military
installations around Damascus has been
going on since noon yesterday. A late
press item from Tel Aviv claims that
Damascus is encircled.
We have no confirmation of a
story in the Washington Post this
morning which says that .1-617 400
Russian advisers are participating on
the Syrian side.
On the Egyptian front, the cease-
fire remains in force.
There were mass demonstrations in
Cairo last night aimed at urging Nasir
to stay on as president. Other Arab
heads of state have joined the appeal.
The matter is still scheduled to be
discussed today in the Egyptian National
Assembly.
There was a statement out of Moscow
last night on the Middle East follow-
ing a hastily called Communist "summit
meeting" in the Soviet capital. The
statement was essentially propaganda.
It contained no specific commitments
and provided no indications that in-
creased aid to the Arabs is being
planned.
No major problems in the evacua-
tion of US citizens from the Middle
East were reported over night.
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. Yemen
3. North Vietnam
4. South Vietnam
5. Cuba
Ho Chi Minh's unusual absence
from the public scene is leading to
speculation that North Vietnam's aging
president may be ill.
The 77-year-old Ho has been seen
only once in the past three months--
the longest he has been off-stage in
seven years. Ho may be ill, but it is
quite possible he is taking a lengthy
vacation. He has done this in the
past.
General Thieu is still reluctant
to climb down off the fence and make a
decision one way or the other on his
presidential candidacy. Several medi-
ators are now working between Thieu
and Ky trying to find a face-saving
way for Thieu to retreat. Thieu re-
mains noncommittal on what sort of job
his ego requiresi
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6. Nigeria: A federal military move against
the East may take place this weekend.
7. Haiti:
The government radio has announced
that 19 military officers arrested
late last month for "high treason"
were executed on Thursday. Some of
these people had been close to Duvalier
for years. This latest example of the
regime's ruthlessness could well back-
fire if other military aides--distin-
guished in the past solely by their
loyalty--now begin to have doubts about
their future.
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