THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 AUGUST 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973958
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 14, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
14 AUGUST 1967
Congo
LATE ITEM
A demonstration against the Bel-
gian Embassy in Kinshasa began this
morning A crowd of about 1,000, in
an ugly mood, broke into the chancery
building, Ambassador McBride
has re-
ports of attapks on Europeans else-
where'in.Kinshasa, and a few rocks
were thrown at Or embassy.
Both Mobutu and Bomboko knew of
the planned demonstration last night,
but claimed preparatiOns!had gone too
far f0 it to be called off. Bomboko
also hinted that the Congo is con-
sidering breaking diplomatic relations
with Belgium "to satisfy Public opinion,
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DAILY BRIEF
14 AUGUST 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. Communist China
The civilian presidential candidates
decided to resume the campaign only after
receiving a letter from the special com-
missioner for administration which met
most of their demands. The government
agreed to order local police chiefs to
provide security for the candidates and
preserve order at meetings, and to place
an Air Vietnam plane at the candidates'
disposal. Also, local government authori-
ties have been told to cooperate with
local campaign committees to provide fa-
cilities for public speaking appearances
if these are requested.
Various groups are beginning to dis-
close their attitudes toward the elections.
The militant Buddhists plan to announce
today their intention to boycott unless
Thieu and Ky resign their government posts.
The Catholic Church intends to remain
neutral, but will urge citizens to vote.
The Vietnamese Confederation of Labor will
support the Thieu-Ky ticket.
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showing new concern over the loyalty of
military men.
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Maoists are trying to shift to milder tac-
tics. Red Guards besieging the compound
where Liu Shao-chi is being held have dis-
persed, and last Friday a scheduled mass
meeting to denounce Chen Yi apparently did
not materialize.
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3. Nigeria
4. Sino-Soviet
Relations
5. Congo
Biafran forces and their Mid-
Western allies are now pushing into
Northern Nigeria. Most towns in their
path--including the key river city of
Lokoja--appear to be defended only by
police units. Federal reinforcements
have not yet arrived in the area.
The Soviet ship Svirsk has been
permitted to leave the Chinese port
where'it was harassed over the weekend
by mobs of Red Guards. In his brisk
protest to the Chinese, Kosygin made
the point that the Chinese behavior
could jeopardize Sino-Soviet trade
agreements, virtually the only remain-
ing tie between the two countries with
any practical significance. Moscow
will probably continue to exploit the
incident for propaganda purposes, but
is unlikely to let it lead to any formal
break in relations.
Our embassy in Kinshasa, assessing
the effects of the mercenary rebellion,
believes it has so far not shaken Mobutu's
internal position or caused much short-
term economic distress. It has, however,
had devastating effects on the morale of
the Europeans in the country, scared off
desperately needed foreign investors, and
lowered the Congo in the eyes of other
African nations.
?The mercenaries, still holed up in
Bukavu, appear to have no immediate plans
for leaving.
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