THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05974127
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: April 26, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: November 18, 1967

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DAILY BRIEF
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1. Cyprus
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Athens has recalled Grivas (whom
Ambassador Belcher considers an "un-
guided missile") for "consultations,"
and he is expectedto leave the island
tomorrow. Even this, however, may not
mollify Ankara in the face of reports
of Greek Cypriot atrocities and the
distribution to the Cypriot polic-e of
- the Czech arms which have been in
storage since last November. Makarios,
however, "appreciated" President
Johnson's letter and said he will call
off patrols for the "next few days."
The Demirel government
is still under intense pressure to take
firm military action.
2. Middle East Recent developments in the area
are somewhat disquieting.
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Israeli accusations that Husayn is
condoning terrorism in occupied Jordan
are becoming a crescendo.
The Arabs, for their part, are
alarmed by Israeli troop "rotations"
now going on.
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One difference, however, is that the
Soviets do not now seem to be feeding
Arab :fears to the � extent they did in
May. Rather, they may be trying to
worry us with the possibilityof a new
crisis.
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3. Singapore
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4. Greece
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The junta has twice within a week
renewed pressure on the King to make
strongman Papadopoulos a deputy prime
minister. One of these days the King
will have to knuckle under.
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5. Cambodia
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6. Soviet Union
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Opposition parties are already
jumping on Sato for "capitulating" on
the Okinawa issue. They are generally
characterizing the return of the Bonins
as a sop to Japanese feelings. The
press, however, after some initial dis-
appointment is taking the view that
Sato's visit was .a "step forward."
The opposition will continue to
bore in. Its success in arousing
popular feeling about Okinawa will
hinge on how effectively the govern-
ment publicizes the concessions made
to Japan during the visit.
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
Bomb Damage to the Hanoi Diplomatic Quarter:
press sources in Hanoi re-
port that the offices of the Soviet military
attache, the International Control Commission, and
the British Consulate were hit during yesterday's
air raids on targets near the city. Limited
damage was reported at the Soviet and British in-
stallations, while at the ICC quarters one Indian
sergeant was killed and another wounded.
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firms these casualties.
in Hanoi, in reporting this damage, stated it was
not clear whether it was caused by US aircraft or
by defensive fires.
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Hanoi's Comment on Postponement of Executions
in South Vietnam: Hanoi broadcast in Vietnamese
to South Vietnam yesterday that the Liberation
Front's "severe warning" had caused "the US rulers
in Saigon to exert great pressure behind the scenes
to force the Thieu-Ky clique" to suspend the
scheduled execution of "the three patriots."
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Soviet Newsmen Have Trouble Getting In and Out
of North Vietnam:
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Injured:
charg�n
Hanoi describes injuries which he suffered recently.
The charg�aid he hurt the muscles of his right
leg while descending to his bomb shelter one night
during a bombing raid on Hanoi. This is the man
who was recently cited for bravery in re-
maining at his post in Hanoi.
II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
There was nothing of significance to report
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