THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 20 NOVEMBER 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996673
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 20, 1963

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A00200031000170-2
THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
20 NOVEMBER 1963
TOP-SEGREI
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001 0
-11-1 r it I=Ei r i i [ 1 =I
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
1. Iraq-Syria
a. Although sporadic gunfire
continued through the night in Bagh-
dad, the army,is in control.
b. Arif has plans to announce
the make-up of his cabinet today.
It will probably contain some "mild"
Daathists.
c. He permitted Syrian strong-
man Hafiz and Michel Aflaq, the
founder of the Baath Party, who were
caught in Baghdad by the coup, to
fly back to Damascus yesterday after
the Syrian radio suddenly stopped
vilifying the newest Iraqi regime.
d. Arif and his colleagues
obviously hope to reach an under-
standing with the Syrian regime. We
doubt very much if they are interested,
however, in the meaningful political
and military unity the previous re-
gime was aiming for.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
50X1
50X1
r
1 ?A 1=1 1-1r 1 1 r"--1 1=3 1=1 1==1 1=1i. 17=1-17771 (--=1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
2, Venezuela
3. South Vietnam
a. The Communist effort to
frustrate the presidential election
(1 December) continues.
b. An illegal transmitter was
heard yesterday in Caracas calling
for a 48-hour general strike and
urging listeners to arm themselves
against the Betancourt government.
c. Roving bands of Communist-
led terrorists sought to enforce the
generally unsuccessful strike with
gunfire. There were at least nine
deaths (some reports go as high as
19). Guerrilla activity in rural
areas is also being stepped up.
d. The government has jailed
an added 200 extremists in the wake
of yesterday's violence and plans
are afoot to detain 1,500 more.
a. Ton That Dinh, whom we had
earlier identified as the least re-
liable of the generals' group, is
trying to use his position as security
minister to build himself an independ-
ent political base.
(Coated)
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
cl
Li
ri rn i r7-1 r.ir_ ca
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
b. He has been visiting provin-
cial cities to "explain" the military
takeover and receive expressions of
loyalty. He has continued to spread
the idea that the coup was largely
his own doing.
(Cont'd)
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/06/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
50X1
50X1
L I
1=1 Declassified in Part-Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06: CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-CTD C=1
Egypt
a. Pamphlets and posters
bitterly lampooning Nasir, espe-
cially for his involvement in Yemen
and Algeria, have appeared on the
streets of Cairo and Suez.
b. Such public expression of
anti-Nasir sentiment is highly
unusual.
c. It is still in a very low
key, however, and there is no sign
of organized opposition.
d. We do not consider Nasir
to be in any immediate danger of
overthrow, though he could be forced
to modify unpopular policies if the
discontent spreads.
r _ r1 ? I . I -r .
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
I li.:1 r r--771 1 1 1 4 r=71 r.777-1 r_-=1 r--71 r-=
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
? ?
6. Bolivia
7. Cambodia
a. The return last week of
Vice President Lechin, who has been
on ice as Bolivia's ambassador in
Rome, will heat things up in La Paz.
b. The city has already wit-
nessed four minor demonstrations
which Embassy La Paz attributes to
left-wingers encouraged by Lechin's
presence.
a. Sihanouk may have finally
painted himself into a corner on US
aid.
b. He has followed up yester-
day's emotional public renunciation
with an official request to our embassy
for talks on the subject.
(Cont'd)
Tka Dr.ei,lora? _ cc.e.rraf
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
r-i
1_1 U 1 C1 I ir:777-4 1- 1=
. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06: CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
c. We are always reluctant to
predict just what Sihanouk will do
next, but ?he may hope, perhaps ex-
pect, that the US will press him to
retain some of our aid, even on his
terms.
For The President Only - Top Secret
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06: CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
r=3
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
. ,
A.
NOTES
Congo Adoula
1/Ur-finally announce this morning the expulsion of
all personnel of the Soviet and Czech embassies.
This move has been hanging fire ever since security
officials turned up evidence several weeks ago im-
plicating personnel of these embassies in antigovern-
ment activities.
C. Sino-Soviet Peiping has been quick to exploit the
opening provided by Barghoorn's release. To the
Chinese this affair is an object lesson in how
Khrushchev knuckles under to US pressure without
getting a thing in return.
D.. USSR-Cuba
passenger ships
have docked and
in rotational troops
personnel.
Some of them brought
them took out Soviet
departed,
and all of
_it is
came in.
Dossible that as many Soviets went out as
(,Cont'd)
50X1
Fr That Proaciriebni. (Ink/ - Tnn caarrat
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
bUAl
50X1
5uxi
?
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
F. Japan Ikeda does not appear to be in any particular
Tr-Fitile in tomorrow's elections. The long-range trend
toward the left in popular vote will probably be ap-
parent, but Ikeda's Liberal Democratic Party should
retain a safe majority in the next Diet. The leftists
have tried to turn rising prices and last week's twin
disasters into election :ammunition, but without
marked success.
G. Indonesia Djakarta is trying to round up support
for making Sukarno's little Olympics, the "Games of
the New Emerging Forces," a permanent thing./
Brazil A new round of army promotions and shifts
TE-F6Emand are due Anti-
Goulart elements
ranks will be further thinned. Congeni-
tal plotters on the far right are talking coup
50X1
50X1
For The President Only - Top Secret
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/08/06 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002000310001-0
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1
50X1