THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 24 APRIL 1962

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992314
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 24, 1962

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
24 APR.. 1962
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1, Soviet Space activity
2. Argentina
a. An earth atp11ite Snutnik XV,
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information indicates it is similar to
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b. A test vehicle--probably a
Category C ICBM--was successfully
launched from Tyuratam yesterday, the
second success in three tries in the
last six days.
Guido has withdrawn his legislative
proposals for modifying the law on
presidential succession and announced
that elections for a new president and
vice president will be held within 90
days. This action ends the extra-
ordinary session of congress, but only
postpones the next moment of crisis
until Thursday when congress will re-
convene in regular session. At that
time, congress must decide whether or
not Peronists who won election last
month will be permitted to take their
seats.
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3. Algeria
. Laos
The struggle for leadership in
the post-independence era is shaping
up as a fight between the political
and military wings of the nationalist
movement. The most striking manifesta-
tion of this in recent weeks has been
the aggressive efforts of Vice Premier
Ben Bella to entice the military 'nto
his corner.
a. During Ambassador Brown's
audience with King Savang yesterday
(at which time Savang received but
did not read the President's letter),
the King delivered himself of some
unpromising comments on the political
situation. He said that the tragedy
of Laos is that the country has so
few competent people and these few
would not cooperate in forming a
government of national union. He?
was as equivocal as ever about the
possibility of his assuming personal
control of his government.
b. Sarit, when informed of the
outline of the President's message,
took the line that no one should
expect satisfactory results from
diplomatic efforts to bring the Laotian
government around. The Lao, he said,
seem to have "gone wild."
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5_ Indonesia
a. Indonesian impatience with
Dutch foot-dragging on West New Guinea
is waxing again and may be given stem-
winding expression when Sukarno
addresses the nation on Thursday. The
Speech may also provide some tip off
on Sukarno's attitude to the recom-
mendation
to break off negotiations
with the Netherlands and launch large-
scale infiltration operations against
West New. Guinea.
b. Foreign Minister Subandrio
told Ambassador Jones yesterday that
the assurances he had received that
Pope's family would avoid publicity
would greatly strengthen his position
in urging Sukarno to grant his release.
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A. Adoula,
his cabinet.
plans a major Shakeup of
13. South Korea
undercurrent of anti-government sentiment
developing among middle grade army officers.
C. Niger is under pressure to become the first member of the
francophile "Brazzaville Group" to establish diplomatic rela-
tions with the bloc. To this end, the USSR and Poland ?are said
to be dangling substantial loans for economic development before
President Diori who may find it hard to resist pressure from
his leftist advisers.
D. Prince Sihanouk will probably interpret the publicity given in
South 'Vietnam to the reported massacre of Vietnamese villagers
by Cambodian raiders as a deliberate breach of A tacit under-
standing that such incidents were to be treated on aconfidential,
government-to-government basis, Saigon-Phnom Penh relation's,
which have been improving lately,' are therefore bound to be thrown
for a loss.
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