THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 NOVEMBER 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005974099
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 2, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
2 November 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
2 NOVEMBER 1967
1. Congo
2. Nigeria
3. South Vietnam
An excited Bomboko called in Ambas-
sador McBride in the middle of last night
to say that Congo army units and "mercen-
aries" were fighting along the Katangan-
Angolan border. Fragmentary reports in-
dicate that there has in fact been some
fighting, but apparently only in one
small area.
This could be the beginning of the
"invasion" mercenary leader Denard has
been dreaming up. The "mercenaries" could,
however, merely be-Angolan nationalists
chased across the border by the Portugues5oxi
The Cambodians are protesting the
decision taken by Saigon in mid-October
to close the Mekong River to convoys
bound for Phnom Penh. These convoys are
made up of ocean-going ships and deliver
a good share of Cambodia's imports.
On Monday the South Vietnamese de-
fense minister said the river would be
opened shortly, but we think the Viet-
namese are stalling.
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4. Panama
5. Soviet Union
6. Soviet Union
Four of the eight parties in Presi-
dent Robles' ramshackle coalition are
most unhappy over his choice of a presi-
dential candidate for next May's elec-
tion. They are threatening to form an
alliance with opposition leader Arnulfo
Arias, a shift which could produce an
Arias victory. Robles may yet try to
salvage the situation by settling on
another candidate.
All this infighting has forced the
canal treaty issue into the background,
where it will probably stay during the
final months of Robles' administration.
The Soviets continue to move for-
ward on the Moscow antiballistic missile
defense system. The second of the two
large early warning and tracking radars
in the northwest USSR apparently became
operational last month (see map).
These radars could detect and
track intercontinental ballistic mis-
siles coming over the North Pole from
the US, and feed the data to the Mos-
cow complex. The full system could be
operational by 1971, although it would
have but limited effectiveness against
a sophisticated ballistic missile attack.
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7. Egypt
8. Ecuador
The central government is trying
to remain aloof from the mounting dis-
orders in Guayaquil, which are aimed
at forcing the mayor to resign. If
the situation continues to deteriorate--
army tanks have already been called in
to protect the municipal palace--it
could cause some headaches for Presi-
dent Arosemena.
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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2 November 1967
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
2 November 1967
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
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Hanoi VIPs to Moscow: The North Vietnamese
fielded a top-drawer delegation for the Moscow anni-
versary celebrations. Headed by Party First Secre-
tary Le Duan, the delegation included General Vo
Nguyen Giap and Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh.
This group was met by Soviet brass at the airport--
Brezhnev, Kosygin, and President Podgorny.
All this display of senior personalities is in-
tended to dramatize the close relations between
Hanoi and Moscow. Behind the show of,solidarity,
however, have been some pretty clear indications
that the North Vietnamese do not want to get caught
in any Moscow-Peking crossfire during the festivities.
II. .NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
.ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
Nothing significant to report.
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