THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 12 DECEMBER 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996717
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 12, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
12 DECEMBER 1963
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Bolivia
LATE ITEM
a. Press reports this morning
that the government has ruled out
the use of armed force and is with-
drawing troops are misleading.
b. We think they are probably
based on the fact that the government
has ceased sending patrols close to
the mines in order not to provoke the
miners into an armed clash while
"negotiations" continue.
c. Paz, who a few days ago
thought Lechin was in a dilemma,now
admits to being in one himself.
d. He says if he bows to the
demands of Lechin and the miners,
he will suffer serious political
defeat. On the other hand,if he
risks a direct attack on the mining
areatit might well mean the death
of the hostages.
e. The President seems to
feel he must eventually attack in
force. ?His minister of government
thinks that if Paz does not act
vigorously during the next few days
he will lose mass support.
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g. As far as we know, the gov-
ernment's ultimatum to the miners
to release the hostages by mid-day
tomorrow or face the use of military
force still stands.
h. There may be demonstrations
favoring Lechin in La Paz today.
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2. Kenya a. The country becomes inde-
pendent today.
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British released Prime Minister Ken-
yatta from detention, he has become
an effective political leader. But
he will have a tough job keeping
diverse tribal and racial antagonisms
from boiling over.
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c, The most pressing security
problem facing the new government is
the status of the Somali-inhabited
Northeastern Region, an isolated,
semidesert area claimed by the Somali
Republic.
d. Kenyatta takes a neutralist
line toward international affairs.
3. Czechoslovakia a. It seems fairly obvious
that somethin is amiss in the Czech-
oslovak regim
b. Our best guess is that Mos-
cow is concerned over Czech leader
Novotny's inability to keep his house
in order and is trying to get things
back on the right track.
c. The party leader has been
dragging his feet on de-Staliniza-
tion.
era e emen s
in the party will be satisfied only
with Novotny's ouster, and it may come
to that.
(Cont'd)
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4. Congo
d. The country has been faced
with serious economic problems which
have contributed to popular dissatis-
faction. Moscow may be upset over
Czechoslovakia's inability or un-
willingness to meet its economic
commitments to the bloc.
e. If Novotny has to go, the
only bloc leader likely to be sorry
is Walter Ulbricht, who might read
Novotny's departure as the handwrit-
ing on the wall.
a. The exiles across the river
in Brazzaville continue plotting
against the Leopoldville government.
c. Embassy Leopoldville is
worried about the danger of Tshombd s
possible return to the Congo to the
detriment of US policies and interests,
perhaps with Belgian encouragement.
It sees no obstacle in the way of
Tshombd's cooperation with opposition
elements in Brazzaville.
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5. Dominican
Republic
6. Cambodia
a. The outlook for the internal
political situation is still far from
bright.
b. Several moderate leaders,
favoring a return to constitutional
government, have already concluded
that growing far right influence
among the armed forces, cabinet and
wealthy class will prevent the re-
gime from conducting an impartial
election.
c. There are also signs that
the conservative parties participat-
ing in the new administration will
cooperate in this direction.
d. If fears of rightist domi-
nance continue to grow, the scattered
antigovernment guerrillas now in the
mountains might well be reinforced
by substantial numbers of new recruits
from normally democratic elements.
a. The government has issued
a communique stating that the depart-
ment of information never alluded to
the death of President Kennedy in
crowing over Marshal Sarit's demise.
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b. Nevertheless the communiqu4
manages to get in a nasty swipe at
the US. It concludes that "Cambodia
has no lesson of decency to learn
from the so called civilized countries
where racial discrimination periodi-
cally gives rise to manifestations
of violence."
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B. Italy The press reports pro-Communist leaders of
the minority wing of Italy's Socialist Party walked
out of a meeting last night to protest the party's
participation in Premier Moro's center-left govern-
ment.
C.
D. USSR-Iran Moscow has made an unusual gesture in
agreeing to pay half the damages resulting from its
shoot-down of an Iranian plane in the border area
recently. The USSR contends
that the plane was in Soviet territory.
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E. USSR-Hungary We have no information to substantiate
rumors currently circulating that the Soviets
are preparing to withdraw their troops from Hungary.
F.
G. UK-Aden Tuesday's bombing incident directed against
the British High Commissioner will produce a harden-
ing of the British attitude toward Yemen, Egypt, and
self-government in Aden,in the opinion of our consu-
late there. The border with Yemen had been closed
and air and land traffic with that country suspended.
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