THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 1 APRIL 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996271
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 1, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
1 APRIL 1963
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1. Guatemala
a. The military junta which
forced Ydigoras out of office in a
bloodless coup late Saturday night
is headed by Defense Minister
Peralta--a fairly honest, straight-
forward officer who has the support
of important military commanders
and is likely to retain it.
b. Ydigoras was flown to Nicar-
agua yesterday. He has promised the
press a full statement today which
could be strongly critical of the
US. Nevertheless he may seek to
come to this country.
? c. Arevalo
left Guatemala again and
probably is back in Mexico. His
popular appeal has probably been
boosted, but his leading supporters
are being rounded up.
d. So far the situation is
quiet, and we believe the junta will
be able to keep control. The anti-
Arevalo campaign has been fairly
successful in Guatemala City, and,
with constitutional guarantees sus-
pended, large public demonstrations
will not be easy to organize.
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2. Cuba
e. The junta's plans are not
yet well formulated. A "national
unity" cabinet, probably to include
representatives of center and right-
wing parties, may be set up soonr
a. Western observers report
seeing some 300 Russians aboard the
Soviet passenger ship Baikal as it
departed Havana shortly afternoon
on Saturday.
b. The passenger ship Nikolaevsk?
arrived in Havana yesterday.r
c. Tents of the non-Soviet
type previously observed at Artemisa,
have now been observed at Holguin
as well. Six were spotted in a
preliminary scan of yesterday's high
altitude photography. In addition,
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3. South Korea
construction is evidently proceeding
rapidly at two non-Soviet encampments
adjacent to the Soviet camp at Hol-
guin.
a. Today may see the last of
talks between Pak and civilian op-
position leaders. Pak is under
strong pressure from the clique be-
hind him to quit treating with the
civilians and is both unwilling and
unable to grant them any concession.
b. The civilian leaders remain
united in their mistrust of Pak and
opposition to any prolongation of
military rule. They are willing to
see the talks break down, believing
the junta will be unable to main-
tain effective government and will
sooner or later crumble.
c. Ambassador Berger says he
is "pessimistic that matters can be
worked out without a Korean explosion
at some stage." He anticipates Kim
Chong-pil's hoods and organized
gangs will take to the streets to
demonstrate against our role in op-
posing military rule. This in turn
will bring on counter demonstrations
and presumably martial law.
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d. The lives of all the prin-
cipals, including Ambassador Berger,
have been threatened and bodyguards
are the order of the day.
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NOTES
A. West Germany Adenauer's party has lost its absolute
majority in the traditionally conservative Palatinate
yesterday. The Christian Democrats will now, for
the first time, have to work with Free Democrats to
control the state assembly. The major gains went
to the Social Democrats, who went from 37 to 43 seats
in the 100 seat assembly.
B. India India say the MIG-21s they got
TFEE-the USSR are hard to handle and poorly suited
and equipped for India's needs.
C.
Syria Yet another crisis in Syria is in the off-
ing. Large pro-Nasir demonstrations swept both
Aleppo and Damascus over the weekend and more are
exoected today. Anti-Nasir elements in the army,
had planned a coup
Pro-Nasir
elements are also preparing to take over, and it is
only a matter of time before one or the other gives
it a try.
D. Congo With two Belgian residents murdered by Congo-
IFFe-within a week, tempers in Elisabethville are
again near the boiling point. The atmosphere had
already become heavily charged by the central govern-
ment's crack-down on gendarmerie remnants. Under the
circumstances, the movement now under way of two
more Congo army battalions into South Katanga can
only mean more trouble.
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E. Haiti - Dominican Republic The Haitian Foreign
Minister has refused to give assurances that the
Trujillos will not be admitted to Haiti.
G. Israel-VAR The Israelis have given notice that
they have begun major military maneuvers along the
frontier in Sinai. The UAR will interpret this as
an attempt to stir up trouble while it is preoccupied
in Yemen.
H. Brazil-Bidault Bidault has been granted asylum
in Brazil and will leave Portugal for Rio in the
next few days.
I. Brazil Although the Cuban solidarity conference
is over (it stayed in Niteroi), Federal troops are
still patrolling Rio. They will probably continue
to do so for a while in an effort to give substance
to Goulart's contention on Sunday that the inter-
vention was not linked to the congress in the first
place. State troops are back in barracks.
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