THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 SEPTEMBER 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973998
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 6, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
6 SEPTEMBER 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. Communist China
Thieu, after some hesitation, is
now said to have approved Nguyen Van
.Loc (who was originally to have been
the vice-presidential candidate on Ky's
ticket) as prime minister for the new
government. Under the new constitution,
however, the prime minister will not
have anywhere near Ky's present power.
He will in effect be chief administrator
for the president.
Thieu and Ky will continue to run
things, although they may have trouble
dividing the power among themselves.
As for the new cabinet, the senior
generals intend to reserve four impor-
tant posts for military men. Thieu and
Ky may offer positions in the new gov-
ernment to some of the principal losing
candidates, but we doubt that any of
them will accept.
We hear some grumbling from field
grade officers over the power exercised
so far by the senior generals and their
evident intention to keep wielding this
power. There is no sign, however, that
this dissatisfaction has taken on any
threatening tones.
The death toll is climbing.
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the
rising casualty count in Canton, and be-
lieve conditions in Shanghai and Canton
are probably similar to those in a num- .
ber of other large Chinese cities.
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3. Arab States-
Israel
4. Thailand
5. Greece-Turkey
King Husayn has told the US Ambas-
sador that he believes Nasir has had a
real change of heart and is now sincerely
supporting a moderate approach to an
Arab-Israeli settlement./
It is almost certain, according to
Husayn, that the Arab states can agree
amongst themselves on some formula for
ending belligerency with Israel. The
Arabs, however, are skeptical about Is-
rael's desire for a negotiated peace.
They believe the Israelis prefer occupy-
ing the captured territories instead.
Husayn also says that Syria is now
isolated. She is being blamed as most
responsible for provoking the hostili-
ties.
One net gain from the conference
was the departure of Palestinian fire-
brand Shuclayri. He left in a huff after
his proposals for terrorism were rejected
out of hand.
The government has arrested a num-
ber of important members of the Thai
Communist party. This means that Com-
munist operations in and around Bangkok
will be temporarily crippled, but the
effect on the guerrilla movement in the
northeast is not yet altogether clear.
The meeting of the Turkish and Greek
prime ministers this weekend could open
the way for a major diplomatic effort to
resolve the Cyprus problem. While the
two prime ministers are likely to concen-
trate on this one issue, they will also
discuss what they regard as an increasing
Soviet presence in the Arab world and
eastern Mediterranean.
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6. Cambodia
Cambodia's leftists still pose a
real problem for Sihanouk despite his
efforts to curtail their activities.
the political situation is
deteriorating and may even be reaching
"critical" proportions. Although this
may be somewhat overdrawn, it does re-
flect the growing concern within Sihan-
ouk's entourage over the increased
boldness of the Cambodian left.
Sihanouk himself is also worried,
but he believes the leftists are con-
trolled by the Communist Chinese and
fears that a real crackdown would bring
a further deterioration in relations
with Peking.
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