THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 OCTOBER 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005974082
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 25, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
25 October 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
25 OCTOBER 1967
1. Israel-Egypt
2, Israel-Jordan
3. Soviet Union
Israel's shelling of the two Egyp-
tian oil refineries at Suez yesterday
probably will not satisfy Israeli de-
sire to avenge the sinking of the Eilat.
The Israeli decision to shell the
refineries, however, was almost certainly
in part a response to the attack on the
Israeli destroyer. The refineries turned
out an estimated 114,000 barrels per day,
two thirds of Egypt's daily output of
petroleum products.
Extensive damage to these facili-
ties would force Egypt to spend scarce
foreign exchange to buy refined prod-
ucts. This would be a severe blow to
its already weakened economy. No assess-
ment of the actual damage, however, is
yet available.
There is no evidence to confirm
Egypt's claim of shooting down an Is-
raeli Mirage fighter.
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.4. India Pakistan -
Soviet Union
5, France
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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25 October 1967
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
25 October 1967
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
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Coal Exports: Coal shipments from Hon Gai north
of Haiphong continue. Although the export cargoes tend
to fluctuate from month to month, they have averaged
11,200 tons each month since the first of the year.
Some problems are apparently being encountered in
processing coal for shipment.)
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Shipments from Cam Pha, North Vietnam's other
major coal-loading point, have dropped off steadily
this year. From a January figure of 62,000 tons,
they were down to just over 1,000 tons at the end
of September. The port, however, probably could
handle more.
This year coal has accounted for 75 percent of
North Vietnam's seaborne exports.
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II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
Hanoi Continues to Play Up US Antiwar Demonstra-
tions: A 23 October Hanoi international service broad-
cast in English reported that 200 American youths held
a demonstration in front of the White House on Sunday
and clashed with police sent to quash their demands.
The broadcast quoted an Associated Press article to
the effect that at least 400 people were arrested
during the weekend demonstrations. Hanoi also cited
"foreign news agency reports" of "desperate acts of
repression" by the administration against the demon-
strators. The broadcast claimed that in addition to
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nightsticks, bayonets, and rifle butts, the adminis-
tration ordered the use of tear gas and a temporarily
blinding chemical liquid to "repress" the demonstra-
tors.
Another 23 October Hanoi international broadcast
in English stated that a committee for "solidarity"
with the American people held a mass meeting some-
where in South Vietnam on 21 October. The meeting was
called to welcome the antiwar demonstrations in the
US. According to Hanoi, it passed a resolution
praising the "staunch spirit of struggle" of the Amer-
ican people.
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