THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 4 DECEMBER 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996701
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 4, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
4 DECEMBER 1963
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1. Iraq
a. Sharp competition for power
is hampering the new regime which
seized power on 18 November.
b. Anti-Baathist army officers
are still unhappy over the role that
Baathists play in the regime. A
non-Baathist faction in the govern-
ment is pressing for reduction of
the party's influence and for the
arrest and trial of leaders of the
extremist faction.
c. Probably as a result of
this pressure, Baathists are being
eliminated from key positions in the
intelligence and security services,
a new army deputy chief of staff has
been appointed, and a number of army
officers retired.
d. There has also been some
reshuffling of troops to put those
units not under Baath influence where
they can intervene in Baghdad.
e. On the other hand, Baathists
in the government, headed by Defense
Minister Hardan Tikriti and Vice
President Bakr, are pressing for
gradual resumption of Baathist con-
trol and for continuation of the
party's policies. Tikriti is also
said to be protecting arrested
Baathists.
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f. President Arif and Premier
Tahir Yahya are trying to maintain
a neutral position. Yahya believes
that the present situation may even-
tually lead to yet another coup.
2. Laos a. Right-awing and neutralist
forces continue clearing operations.
b. North of Vientiane, the
neutralist forces which last week
captured yang Vieng have moved about
16 miles farther north along stra-
tegic Route 13.
c. In central Laos, regular
army troops have captured Kam Keut,
at the western end of Route 8, a
village which has been a Pathet Lao
strong point since early 1961. They
have also advanced toward Lak Sao,
a depot on the Communist supply
route to the Nhommarath region.
d. The Communists have not
yet reacted but, going by past prac-
tice, we would expect them to counter-
attack shortly.
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5, Chinese
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6. Communist
China
a. Communist China's annual
parliamentary session ended yester-
day on the same cautious and defen-
sive note that has characterized all
Chinese public statements this fall.
b. A press communiqu?epeated
a two-year-old claim that the economy
"has begun to take an all-around turn
for the better," insisted that China's
policy of relying on its own efforts
has proved successful, and asserted
that China has won "tremendous suc-
cesses" in international affairs.
c. The evidence cited to sup-
port these claims is vague and un-
convincing.
d. An interesting sidelight
on this is
that politi-
cal indoctrination campaigns are
disrupting government operations and
causing production delays in some
Chinese provinces.
e. In southeast China, for
example, output of a chemical plant
suffered because workers and bosses
alike were tied up in political in-
doctrination. In Canton, a province-
wide diphtheria prevention campaign
went understaffed for the same reason.
Similar problems were reported in
Inner Mongolia.
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f. the
authorities are aware of the dis-
ruptive effects of such political
drives. The fact that they continue
without letup is a measure of the
regime's concern over public apathy.
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NOTES
A. Venezuela A Time-Life correspondent was taken by
the FALAI to see Colonel Chenault Monday evening.
The newsman, who was blindfolded en route, reported
that Chenault said he was being well treated. The
reporter took some photographs and has since left
the country to file a story.
B. Jordan /
C. Egypt-Yemen Approximately 1,200 Egyptian troops
left Yemen last Wednesday. This is the first sizable
movement of troops out of Yemen since late October,
when Nasir stated he would attempt to withdraw 5,000
by January. If no replacements are sent for these
troops,Egyptian strength in Yemen would be reduced
to slightly over 31,000.
D. Indonesia For the last three weeks a clandestine
radio station calling itself the "Voice of Free
Indonesia" and believed to be located in West Java
has been broadcasting antigovernment propaganda
several hours nightly. Our embassy reports that
such attacks are bound to nettle Sukarno, who would
be quick to suspect US involvement in view of
Sihanouk's recent charges along this line.
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