THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 15 JULY 1968

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976251
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 15, 1968

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
15 JULY 1968
1. Czechoslovakia
2. France
Broadcasts
from Prague continue to report that So-
viet troops are leaving, but give the
impression that the withdrawals will take
several days.
There is still no word out of the
Communist summit meeting in Poland.
Brezhnev, Kosygin, and Podgorny were
joined in Warsaw yesterday by top-level
delegations from East Germany, Poland,
Hungary and Bulgaria. The Poles, East
Germans and Bulgarians in their party
dailies have already backed the Pravda
attack of last Thursday on the Czechs.
The Hungarians, however, are apparently
advocating somewhat more restraint.
In a move which could be a sign
that the tension is lifting a bit, the
Soviets announced this morning that their
defense minister, Marshal Grechko, is
leaving today for an official visit to
Algeria.
The second French nuclear test in
the current series did not come off Sat-
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3. Middle East -
Africa The locus situation is now begin-
ning to reach crisis proportions.
4. Bolivia
Major swarms have accumulated in
Saudi Arabia and Eastern Africa. Ethio-
pia and the Sudan are so far the most
heavily hit countries in Africa, and
some swarms have already moved into Iran
and Pakistan.
Crop damage will unquestionably be
extensive if strong countermeasures are
not taken soon. The countries involved,
however, are generally unequipped to
handle the problem.
On Saturday, in his first press
conference since returning home, Presi-
dent Barrientos was frank and to the
point. He said that the US has serious
problems of its own and therefore has
a lessened capacity to help Bolivia.
He added that since the Communist coun-
tries are likewise not going to assist,
the Bolivians must work out their prob-
lems for themselves.
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
1.) Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
2.) North Vietnamese Reflections of U S
Political Attitudes
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
15 July 1968
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
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II. .NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
?ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
There is nothing of significance to report today.
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