THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 AUGUST 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973974
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 23, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
23 AUGUST 1967
1. Hong Kong
2. South Vietnam
3. NATO
The British stuck to their guns
and ignored Peking's 48-hour ultimatum
to lift the ban on Communist newspapers
in Hong Kong. The initial Chinese re-
sponse when the ultimatum expired yes-
terday was relatively low-risk, but
highly emphatic. Red Guards were loosed
on the British Embassy in Peking, which
was burned and is out of radio contact.
So far, the uproar in Peking has
not sparked new outbursts in Hong Kong.
Final voter registration figures--
5.85 million--are up eleven percent over
the total for last year's Constituent
Assembly election. The biggest increases
are in II Corps where better security and
a substantial refugee flow into govern-
ment-controlled areas have helped. There
is little change in the populous Delta
provinces, however, and the Saigon area
shows a small decline.
A NATO exercise may be cancelled
because of Italy's dislike for the Greek
military regime. The exercise is sup-
posed to begin in Greece this Saturday,
but the Italians refuse to let their
forces operate from Greece. The British
and Belgians may drop out if the Italians
do.
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4. Nigeria
5. Saudi Arabia
6. Nonproliferation
Treaty
Major General Gowon, who heads the
federal government, yesterday gave Ambas-
sador Mathews a list of the Soviet equip-
ment federal Nigerian forces have or will
receive. For just over $5 million, Lagos
has bought:
- 8 MIG-17s
- 2 MIG-15s (trainers)
- 3 patrol boats
- assorted munitions, commu-
nications gear, and radar.
Also, as part of the deal, the So-
viets will put the jets together and
train Nigerian pilots to fly them. While
the MIGs are not likely to see action
right away because of the pilot situation,
the Nigerians apparently have hired some
British and South African mercenaries to
fly their other aircraft.
The Saudis are considering a com-
plete break with the other Arab states
on the oil embargo. They are fearful,
however, that such a move would trigger
an Egyptian-sponsored campaign of terror-
ism and sabotage.
Saturday a close adviser to King
Faysal asked Ambassador Eilts what US
support the Saudis could count on if
they made the break. He seemed to have
in mind moral support and some technical
help in keeping the refineries running
should they be hit by sabotage.
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