THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 1 JULY 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996429
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 1, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST--1 JULY 1963
1. USSR - COMMUNIST CHINA:
A. THE CHINESE HAVE ISSUED AN ICY COMMUNIQUE SAYING THAT,
NO MATTER WHAT THE SOVIETS DO THEY WILL SHOW UP FOR THE 5 JULY
TALKS IN MOSCOW,
B. THEY ADD, HOWEVER, THAT THEIR DELEGATION IS UNDER
ORDERS TO "EXPOUND OUR PARTY'S VIEWS ON THE GENERAL LINE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT AND ON SOME RELATED QUESTIONS
OF PRINCIPLE."
2. UAR -YEMEN:
A. CAIRO IS AGAIN UPPING THE ANTE IN YEMEN.
C. THE EGYPT/ANS HAVE ALSO SCHEDULED FURTHER OPERATIONS
USING GAS BOMBS-MHICH THEY CLAIM ARE NOT PO/SONOUS--SHRUGGING
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OFF PROTESTS_ AS "ISRAELI MACHINATIONS."
D. THE UN MISSION IN YEMEN WILL LOW INTO THE GAS SITUA-
TION,:BUT9NLY INFORMALLY. WE DOUBT THAT THE SMALL MISSION CAN
COVER ENOUGH OF THE DIFFICULT TERRAIN TO PUT THE FINGER ON THE
EGYPTIANS.
3. SOUTH VIETNAM:
A. DIEM'S BROTHER NHU, BITTER OVER THE PRESIDENT'S CONCES-
SIONS TO THE BUDDHISTS, GIVES THE IMPRESSION HE WOULD MOVE
AGAINST HIS BROTHER IF CONVINCED THE REGIME HAD BECOME "SERVILE"
TO THE US,
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C.
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MILITARY PLOTTING AGAINST DIEM
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D.
BUDDHIST
LEADERS HAVE APPARENTLY NOW DECIDED THAT THE
GOVERNMENT HAS NOT SHOWN SUFFICIENT GOOD FAITH, BUT WILL HOLD
OFF THE NEXT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
E, THIS, HOWEVER, WILL BE ANOTHER SPECTACULAR WITH A MONK
PUBLICLY DISEMBOWELING HIMSELF.
4. CUBA - MILITARY:
A. CUBANS HAVE STARTED FORMAL TRAINING IN THE OPERATION
OF THE SOVIET SAM SYSTEMS.
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C.
D.
5. ,NOTES:
A. VENEZUELA:
VENEZUELAN COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERS ARE
REPORTED ON THEIR WAY TO THE USSR FOR
GUERRILLA WARFARE TRAINING.
B. USSR: KHRUSHCHEV'S SPEECH TO THE RECENT CENTRAL COM-
MITTEE MEETING--PUBLISHED FRIDAY--STRUCK A NOTE OF DISCOURAGE-
MENT ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. BE REVIEWED A NUMBER OF OLD
PROBLEMS, AND THEN PROPOSED OLD SOLUTIONS.
C. SYRIA: A COMPROMISE BETWEEN BAATHISTS AND ARMY CHIEF
OF STAFF HARIRI APPEARS TO HAVE HEADED OFF A CRISIS FOR THE MOMENT.
THIS COMPROMISE STILL REQUIRES SOME TICKLISH IMPLEMENTATION,
HOWEVER
D. BRITISH GUIANA: THE TRADES UNION COUNCIL IS TO MEET
IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION TODAY, APPARENTLY IN A MOOD TO DISCUSS
SERIOUSLY TERMS FOR A RESUMPTION OF WORK.
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E. INDIA - COMMUNIST CHINA:
F. LAOS: PREMIER SOUVANNA AND SOUPHANNOUVONG HAVE FINALLY
AGREED ON THE PLAINE DES JARRES AIRFIELD AS THE SITE FOR THE
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WHICH ARE TO LEAD TO NEW TALKS BETWEEN
THEM. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN?OR IF--THEIR MEETING WILL FINALLY
COME OFF.
ITALY:
LATE NOTE
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