THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 OCTOBER 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005974042
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 2, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
'2 OCTOBER 1967
1. South Vietnam
Both Vietnamese and American offi-
cials now feel there is a good chance
that the full assembly will give its
approval to the election by today's
deadline (noon Washington; midnight Sai-
gon).
Thieu and Ky were active over the
weekend in their somewhat belated cam-
paign to get out the vote for valida-
tion. .Main efforts have been directed
at the Democratic Alliance Bloc, whose
members :have been the principal hold-
outs. In what amounts to outright
blackmail, the bloc has been trying to
barter its votes in exchange for posi-
tions in the new government and other
concessions, including money. One ap-
proach was actually made to US offi-
cials asking that Ambassador Bunker
carry, the bloc's demands to Thieu.
Both Thieu and Ky talked with mem-
bers of the bloc on Saturday and, while
they, apparently made no promises, noted
that a vote for rejection would threaten
grave consequences. At last report,
bloc leader Le Phuoc Sang was reported
urging validation.
Yesterday Thieu told an American
official that he thought about 50 of
the estimated 90 deputies who will be
present for the final vote would ballot
in favor of validation.
This morning police broke up a stu-
dent march. Two US newsmen were roughed
up in the melee.
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2. Indonesia
3. Communist China
4, India
The students who ransacked the
Chinese Communist Embassy in Djakarta
yesterday have done nothing to help
the lot of the four Indonesian diplo-
mats still in Peking. The Chinese have
been holding the Indonesian representa-
tives as hostages refusing to give them
exit visas. If the Chinese follow
through true to form, the Red Guards
will now be loosed on the Indonesians
in Peking.
National Day celebrations in Pe-
king yesterday reflected an effort by
the leadership to present a facade of
unity while continuing to throttle back
the Cultural Revolution.
Except for nine men clearly in dis-
grace, the entire Politburo turned out
for a rally that, by past standards, was
a relatively, tame affair. Lin Piao was
the speaker of the day--Mao was there,
but silent--and his ten-minute speech
was cast in tones of general moderation.
So were the editorials in major news-
papers.
The turn toward normalcy seems to
be taking hold outside the capital.
Reports from the provinces indicate
order is being restored in major trouble
spots.
Local tension between Chinese and
Indian troops facing each other across
the Sikkim border probably was respon-
sible for yesterday's clash. This is
the same situation that led to a more
serious firefight last month. The site
of this latest shooting is a little over
three miles from the location of the
earlier fight. No further firing has
been reported overnight.
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5. South Korea
6. Soviet Union
President Pak is moving to break
the political impasse which has para-
lyzed the National Assembly since June.
He intends to go ahead with legis-
lative business, particularly the budget,
in hopes this will force the opposition
party to end its boycott and take its
assembly seats. If that tactic does not
work, Pak seems determined to proceed
without the opposition. Such a move
would generate a very considerable hue
and cry and holds some danger for poli-
tical stability.
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SPECIAL DAILY REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAM
FOR THE PRES I DENT'S EYES ONLY
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Special.Daily Report on .North Vietnam
.For the:President's:Eyes Only
2 October 1967
.Reaction to the President's Speech:
there has been no press comment by Hanoi
o far.
Reaction elsewhere in the world has
followed generally predictable lines. The Czechs
provided an interesting note when they remarked
"the only different aspect in the speech was its
more accommodating tone."
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Chinese National Day: The 1 October Chinese
National Day celebrations in Hanoi were marked by
standard Communist oratory. The Chinese, on the one
hand, continued to pledge all-out support for the
struggle of the Vietnamese against "US imperialism,"
while the Vietnamese stressed the deep friendship
.and militant solidarity that unite both peoples.
As expected, Chinese attacks on Soviet "modern
revisionism" caused Soviet and blocl diplomats to
walk out of the reception. The walkout immediately
preceded a speech by Premier Pham Van Dong, who ig-
nored the incident. The North Vietnamese premier
voiced Hanoi's profound gratitude for China's aid
while at the same time mentioning the aid and vigor-
ous support received "from the fraternal socialist
countries."
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Soviet Trade: Recently released figures for 1966
indicate that Soviet trade with North Vietnam showed
an over-all decline of 11 percent from 1965. The
Soviet trade figures, however, do not present a com-
plete picture since grant aid is excluded and most of
the Soviet aid is believed to be in the form of grants.
A comparison of shipping indicates that during 1966,
122 Soviet ships carrying commercial cargoes called at
ports in North Vietnam--an increase of 54 percent over
1965--and the high volume of Soviet shipping into North
Vietnam continued during the first six months of this
year.
Bloc Aid: Since 1954 the Communist countries
have supplied an estimated $1.4 billion in economic
aid to North Vietnam. From 1954 through June 1967,
the bloc countries are estimated to have supplied a
nearly equal value of military aid.
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