THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF - 1967/12/06

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• Document Creation Date: July 27, 2018

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The President's Daily Brief
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
6 December 1967
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
Ho's Health: Hanoi has responded to persistent
rumors in the West that Ho is ill by issuing through
an authoritative source a statement to the effect
that his health is not causing any concern to the
Hanoi leadership. This was reported by the French
Press Agency correspondent in Hanoi and so far is
Hanoi's only reaction to the Western speculation.
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Liberation Front to Open Press Office in France:
The head of the Liberation Front's office in Hanoi,
who has been in Denmark attending the Russell War
Crimes Tribunal, stated in an interview yesterday
that the Front "would set up a press office in Paris."
He gave no date for the opening of the installation,
nor did he indicate if the French Government has
agreed to it. So far, there is no official word from
the French, but earlier reports indicated that agree-
ment eventually would be forthcoming.
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Incidents Involving Chinese Ships: In connec-
tion with the recent incident in which Peking claims
US aircraft damaged a Chinese ship in a North Viet-
namese port, it is worth noting that Peking's ships
have long been firing on US aircraft. /
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North Vietnamese Needs: The North Vietnamese
have told some French Communist Party officials that
if the latter wish to help the cause, they should
collect cash to buy essential supplies on the inter-
national market. Items needed, according to the Viet-
namese list, included electric generators, diesel and
electric motors, small motors for boats, and all kinds
of electrical appliances. Because the North's indus-
try has been dispersed, there are shortages of elec-
trical wire, spare parts, electrical plugs, and other
such items. On the bottom of the list were such
items as woolen material, blankets, clothing, and
finally foods and canned goods. A similar order of
priorities was provided to some Japanese supporters
recently.
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II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
Still More on McNamara and His Replacement: A
Liberation Front broadcast on 3 December claimed that
no matter who the "Washington warmongers" may desig-
nate to replace Secretary McNamara, he will be "doomed
if the US imperialists still refuse to renounce their
aggressive policy." The broadcast claimed that
McNamara's "dismissal" indicated that the President
no longer felt the Secretary was capable of the job.
The statement also pointed out that McNamara had dedi-
cated all his ability to serving the President "like
a dog or a horse," but he has not been able to achieve
success in the "piratical war" and was thus doomed.
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