THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JULY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973904
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 13, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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LATE ITEM
Congo A Red Cross plane has landed at
(As of 5:15 AM EDT) Kisangani (Stanleyville). Initial
reports from it tend to confirm that
the mercenaries, presumably with at
least some of their European and
American hostages, have departed from
the airport area. There appears to
be some fighting elsewhere in the
city, however, raising the possibility
that revenge-seeking Congolese troops
may get out of control and molest
the remaining Europeans.
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DAILY BRIEF
13 JULY 1967
1. Vietnam
2. Nigeria
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There is a bit of good news at
hand about the road watch teams in Laos
and North Vietnam. One of the chief
problems in this effort has always been
that of getting their information out
quickly and accurately to those who can
use it effectively. This problem is
now being licked.
The military stalemate continues,
amid signs that failure to achieve a
quick breakthrough may be telling on
the morale of Gowon's federal forces.
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3. Middle East
4. Hong Kong
5. Burma
The radical and moderate Arab
states are still divided over whether
to move toward .a settlement with Israel.
Algeria and Syria, the fire-eaters,
are opposing Nasir's plan to call an
Arab summit meeting, pointing out that
King Husayn and other moderates might
have a majority. Nasir will probably
back off from the scheme.
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The economic chaos caused by the
war, along with the problem of caring
for refugees and war prisoners, has
heightened chances for serious epi-
demics in the area. Cholera is the
most immediate threat, with widespread
outbreaks likely this month. Malaria
has already reached epidemic propor-
tions in Iran and Iraq.
The British, after using troops
for the first time against local agita-
tors yesterday, appear determined to
rout out Communist leaders operating
from leftist controlled buildings.
Rangoon continues quietly but
firmly to resist pressure from Peking
over the recent anti-Chinese outbreaks.
A note handed the Chinese on Tuesday
flatly rejected charges that the in-
cidents were government instigated.
The uproar with China has, inci-
dentally, boosted Ne Win's stock sky
high at home, and diverted popular
attention from the country's economic
problems. Whether the government will
jump at this chance to make some basic
economic policy changes, however, is
problematical.
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6. Communist China
7. Soviet Union
The Soviets are playing a delay-
ing game on anti-ballistic missile
talks, but keeping the lines open.
Just the other day in Geneva, a
Soviet official talking to Senator
Gore urged that the Disarmament Sub-
committee of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee withhold any early re-
port which might result in further
pressure on the Administration to be-
gin deployment of anti-ballistic
missiles.
The official told the Senator that
while the Soviets had been impressed
with Secretary McNamara's arguments,
Kremlin military leaders needed a little
more time to think them over. When the
Senator noted he was under pressure to
publish a report within perhaps two
weeks, the Soviet spokesman responded
that a further delay would be helpful.
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