THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 JUNE 1968

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976222
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 27, 1968

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
27 JUNE 1968
Soviet Union
LATE ITEM
Gromyko, addressing the Supreme
Soviet in Moscow this morning, an-
nounced that the Soviet Union is ready
to exchange opinions with the United
States on limiting the development of
both offensive and defensive rocket
systems.
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THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
27 JUNE 1968
1. South Vietnam
2. Middle East
3. Communist China
The Jarring Mission is now essen-
tially in recess. Jarring has left New
York for a vacation in Sweden, but hopes
to submit his report to U Thant by the
end of July.
Procedural questions are still over-
shadowing substance in the search for a
settlement. Neither the Arabs nor the
Israelis have bridged the question of
how the talks should be staged. The Is-
raelis still insist on face-to-face talks
with the Arabs before any implementation
on the November Security Council resolu-
tion can be accomplished.
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4. Communist World
5. Warsaw Pact
Sejna, the Czech general who de-
fected last winter, has reinforced our
thinking that Warsaw Pact doctrine calls
for a pre-emptive nuclear strike against
the West in the event a NATO nuclear at-
tack is thought imminent. Sejna says
the Soviets would hope to hit the US
"some hours" prior to a strike from the
West.
Sejna brought out a top secret docu-
ment on the question of a surprise NATO
attack during a period of relatively low
tensions. It shows that the Czechs do
not anticipate receiving even a hint of
this more than ten minutes before the
launch of NATO missiles. At that time,
unusual communications or aircraft ac-
tivity might give some warnifig:',
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6. Berlin
In its first assessment of West
Berlin morale since the East German re-
strictions, the Berlin Mission comments
that much of the population seems re-
signed about the city's future; many
people are questioning whether to move
or remain. Informed Berliners so far
are more critical of Bonn than Washing-
ton for what they see as a lack of suf-
ficient countermeasures.
Pan American and British European
Airways meanwhile have reached tentative
agreement on shuttle service between
Hannover and Berlin beginning 1 August.
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7. Bolivia
8. Brazil
President Barrientos' finance min-
ister intends to resign rather than
sign the $4.5 million special assist-
ance loan now being negotiated with Wash-
ington. The minister believes the terms
of the loan are too stringent and that
this would have serious political reper-
cussions.
Barrientos himself fears the "hu-
miliating" conditions attached to the
loan more than the long-range economic
effects of failing to get the money.
He will undoubtedly discuss this prob-
lem with President Johnson next week.
The Costa e Silva administration
managed to squeak through yesterday's
major protest demonstrations without
excessive violence, but dissatisfaction
among the military with the President's
inept handling of the student problem
is bound to increase. In fact, there
is already talk of a plot by "hard-
liners" to push Costa e Silva out of
office.
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
.) Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
.) North Vietnamese Reflections of U S
Political Attitudes
Top Secret
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27 June 1968
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
27'::June 1968
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
"Go And Fight In South Vietnam": These were
the words of a resolution passed by Hanoi's Central
Military Affairs Committee according to notes found
in the diary of a North Vietnamese soldier who fol-
lowed these instructions. The notes apparently were
taken during a briefing last fall. The resolution
?has never been made public.
As described in the diary, the resolution jus-
tifies Northern participation below the Demilitarized
Zone on the grounds that "Vietnam should no longer
be divided . . . there will be only one country."
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Wandering Vice Minister Returns: Hoang Van Loi,
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, returned to Hanoi
Tuesday after a prolonged road show in Africa and
the Middle East. Loi was explaining Hanoi's position
to national leaders in Algeria, Mali, Brazzaville
Congo, Guinea, Egypt, Syria, and Tanzania.
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II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
day.
There is nothing of significance to report to-
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