THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 11 APRIL 1962

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992294
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 11, 1962

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
11 APR. 1962
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There appears to be at least some truth in rumors
circulating in West Germany that Ulbricht is seriously
ill. The East German press has responded by a statement
that he "will recover."
earlier this week.
information on his condition.
His aircraft flew to Moscow
We have no direct
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1. Nuclear test develop-
ments
a. The Soviet Foreign Ministry
has promised a formal reply today.to
the US-UK appeal. Moscow's hard
propaganda reaction notwithstanding,
we suspect that the Soviets will
come forward with a proposal giving
lip service to the principle of
international verification of unexplained
seismic events, coupled with a call for
a test moratorium pending negotiations.
Gromyko, on receiving Macmillan's
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2. Argentina
a. Guido has called a special
session of congress to revise the
presidential succession law to legitimize
his position as well as to obtain greater
flexibility in calling elections. There
is a good chance, however, that the gov-
ernment will also press for legislation
to deprive the Peronists of their electoral
victory. Such action, particularly, if
Frondizi's supporters in congress refuse
to go along, could touch off civil
disturbances.
b. The new regime is planning an
austere economic program featuring a
drastic reduction of imports and in-
creased taxation. Exports are to be
encouraged by various fiscal methods,
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the peso which was announced yesterday.
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3. Communist China-Laos
4. Chinese Communist
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current trends in Laos evolving in favor
of the Communists, and therefore prefers
the present no war,nopemoe situation.
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separated areas, have either curtailed
production or shut down altogether.
Included were plants producing ball-
bearings, radios, chemicals and textiles.
b. Doubt about the communes con-
tinues to show. The Communist sare re-
portedly conducting "experiments" to
see whether production can be stepped
up by turning land over to family groups
rather than to communal teams.
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5. USSR expanding over-
seas air routes
Congo
Moscow's air route agreements with
Morocco, Guinea and Mali pave the way
for regular service to West Africa,
and ultimately. to Central and South
America. A high-level delegation
will visit Sudan later this month to
negotiate an extension of Aeroflot's
Cairo route to Khartoum and for the
right to carry passengers on to the
Congo. A draft agreement is now being
worked on in Khartoum.
The Adoula-Tshombe talks drag
without noticeable progress toward
agreement.
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NOTES
A. Two small convoys dispatched from Berlin to West Germany on 9
and 10 April without priOrnotifidation to Soviet authorities?
completed their trips with only short delays at checkpoints.
One was held up, however, until a Soviet escort vehicle arrived--
a new wrinkle.
B. The Moroccan Foreign Minister has denied that current deliveries
of Soviet military equipment 'include aircraft, but admits to
the receipt of tanks, trucks and artillery. Our observers think
aircraft probably were delivered, but they could be consigned to
Algeria rather than Morocco.
E. Algerian leader Ben Bella has accepted an invitation to visit
Cuba. No date has been set.
F. Turbulence continues among students in Ecuador.
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