THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 21 AUGUST 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996516
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 21, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
. ISSUED BYTHE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
21 AUGUST 1963
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1. Israel-Syria
a. 'Pension is growing in Israel
amidst the repeated Syrian and Israeli
charges and countercharges of border
attacks.
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2. Finland-USSR
a. Ambassador Rowan has been
told categorically by Max Jakobson,
Chief of Finnish Foreign Office po-
litical section, that Finland is
not negotiating with the USSR for
the purchase of any type of Soviet
missiles.
b. Jakobson also told Rowan
that a written guarantee has been
given to the British that at least
half of any surface-to-air missiles
purchased by Helsinki would be bought
from them. Jakobson added that
Kekkonen had told MacMillan Finland
was interested in Bloodhound I, but
was short of money.
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a. Diem's regime seems deter-
mined to repress forcefully the ris-
ing Buddhist agitation, despite
strong advice from US representatives
and an urgent plea from Saigon's
ambassador to Washington.
b. Police and army personnel
raided Buddhist pagodas in Saigon and Hue
yesterday using arms, grenades and
tear gas.
c. A number of Buddhists were
reported killed and wounded, and
many others were arrested. The fate
of key Buddhist leaders is not yet
known.
d. Martial law has been de-
clared throughout the country
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4. Cuba
e. These harsh measures may
only serve to further alienate the
Vietnamese public and will further
damage Diem's image throughout the
world.
f. Some senior Vietnamese of-
ficers may have agreed with this
action as necessary to prevent the
spread of unrest.
a. Yesterday's Cuban govern-
ment communique concerning Sunday
nights raid on industrial installa-
tions may signal a sharper propagan-
da campaign against the US and pos-
sibly a new offensive in the UN.
b. Havana blamed the raid on
the US government and claimed this
was proof of a US plan of aggression.
World opinion was warned of "the
danger that this policy entails for
peace less than a year after the
October crisis."
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c. The communique also accused
the US of taking advantage of the
more relaxed "international situa-
tion" resulting from the test ban
treaty and warned the US against
underestimating the "solidarity of
the Soviet Union" toward Cuba.
d. Havana again demanded that
the US accept Castro's "Five Points."
The reference to the "Five Points"
in this context suggests that the
Cuban government may be considering
an appeal to the UN.
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NOTE
Communist China - Burma Peiping has proposed Keng
Piao, one of its vice foreign ministers and a career
diplomat, as its new ambassador to Rangoon.
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