THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 17 DECEMBER 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996725
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 17, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
17 DECEMBER 1963
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1. Bolivia
2. USSR
a. Release of thkhostages
marks a significant climb-down for
Lechin.
b. He is already attempting a
recovery by making inflammatory, state-
ments against the government.
c. the
administration, for Its part, will
seek immediate congressional approval
to outlaw the Communist Party and
is considering breaking relations
with Cuba.
a. The new budget is out
A general retrenchment of the economy
in support of the chemical program
seems to be in train.
b. Allocations for the chemical
industry are planned to increase 44
percent in 1964 Fid 31 percent in
1965. These figures are high com-
pared with what has been earmarked
in the last three' years.
c. Steel production, which has
been a symbol of the resource debate,
is planned to increase at only about
five percent a year. It is probably
one of the activities from which re-
sources will be shifted to chemistry.
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d. Gross industrial output is
scheduled to increase at about the
same rate as last year with consumer
industrie to grow at a rate slightly
higher than in 1963 but still below
that of heavy industry.
e. The allocation for military
expenditures in the 1964 budget is
about four percent below last year's.
However the TASS summary does not
provide enough data to determine the
real change in total military outlays.
3. Communist a.
China
all is not monolithic
within the party leadership.
b.
Mao
Tse-tung is no longer always able
to hold the line against an "even
more fanatic" group in the leadership.
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factionalism within the Chinese
hierarchy. Liu Shao-chi
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erally regarded as the leader of
the more radical faction.
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A. France-Mexico De Gaulle is keeping the door open
for a visit to the Western hemisphere.
B. West Germany The Social Democratic Party has moved
swiftly, following the death of 011enhauer, to name
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt Acting Party Chairman
until the party convention in November 1964.
C. Laos General Phoumi claims he is not planning a
ERTUr military effort in southern Laos to cut the
Ho Chi Minh trail thus risking a.North Vietnamese
riposte. He told Ambassador Unger his plan had been
to increase intelligence activities, harassing actions
and interdiction of routes in the rea.
D. Turkey Inonu has been called upon to form a new
coalition government after Justice party leader
Gumuspala was unable to do so.
E. Afghanistan Former Prime Minister Prince Daud is
back in the political picture trying to exert pres-
sure on the King to forestall adoption of Prime Min-
ister Yusuf's more liberal constitution. If Daud suc-
ceeds it may mean the beginning of the end for Yusuf.
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F. ,USSR Khrushchev will be on the go quite a bit in
-1964. He is scheduled to visit Egypt in January and
India in February. The Soviet Premier may also include
Pakistan .on the same trip as well as CeylowAnd-
Nepal. In June he is scheduled for a Scandinavian
Visit.
G. Berlin West Berlin and East German representatives
have signedan agreement clearing the way for West
Berliners to visit relatives on the other side of
the wall during the Christmas holidays.
H. Saudi Arabia King Saud and Crown Prince
seem to be having their. showdown.
Favsal
We think Faysal has the backing of the most impor-
tant elements of the family but are not sure which
way the various elements of the military will throw
their support.
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