THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 AUGUST 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973978
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 25, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
25 AUGUST 1967
1. Vietnam
2. Hong Kong
3. Thailand
Local Communists have been in-
structed to fight their own battles
and not expect military support from
the mainland. This decision seems to
have been reflected in yesterday's
events at the border, when Chinese Com-
munist troops turned back a howling
anti-British mob and prevented it from
entering the colony. Peking evidently
regards small groups of screaming dem-
onstrators as permissible but is still
reluctant to run the risk of letting
a major brawl develop.
Communist guerrillas in the north-
east have become less aggressive re-
cently. They now are concentrating on
strengthening their organization at the
village level and trying to remedy
supply difficulties that have created
morale problems within their ranks. We
believe that while they may solve their
immediate problems, their long-range
potential is still low because of poor
organization and lack of grass roots
support.
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4. Congo
5. Nigeria
Mobutu is scrapping the move for
a negotiated settlement of the mercen-
ary problem and is now saying that a
military "solution" is the only way out.
Just what plans he has in mind in this
regard are unclear. His military forces
are still outclassed and outgunned by
the mercenaries, and he has been unable
to wangle significant military assist-
ance from Western countries.
There are also indications that
Colonel Schramme's mercenaries might
get some help and reinforcements from
other mercenaries now gathering in
Angola. The timing and nature of such
help are still obscure, however.
In addition to their military push
into the West, the Biafrans have infil-
trated agents there to stir up the
Yorubas and encourage them to take the
region out of the federation. Other
Biafran volunteers may be in Lagos in
hopes of assassinating General Gowon
and other leaders.
The military situation is still
murky, but it is clear that both sides
are still building up their arms sup-
plies. The federal government may soon
use some new armored cars it received
from France..(
The Biafrans,are also now receiv-
ing:a fair amount Of heavy military
equipment from commercial European arms
dealers.
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6. Arab States
7, Aden
Tito has completed his peace-
making sortie into the Arab world
and is generally pleased with the
results. We believe his efforts re-
sulted in no real progress, however.
Tito's next move may be to try to
get India to chime in and urge the
Arabs toward a peaceful settlement
with Israel and then to seek a new
United Nations General Assembly go-
around on the whole affair.
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