THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 3 OCTOBER 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005991980
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 3, 1961

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
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1. Syrian developments
2. Syrian repercussions
A. Prime Minister Kuzbari is attempting
to avoid having the reactionary label
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his regime with Syrian nationalism. He
has announced that UAR-decreed social-
welfare measures will be retained and
has told the press Syria will be "non-
aligned." Damascus requested UN member-
ship yesterday.
B. The Egyptian forces which had
loaded in Alexandria are apparently
still standing by there; we have no
further evidence of any Egyptian moves
to overthrow Kuzbari.
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cancelled Sixth Fleet visit to Beirut
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A. There have apparently been no fur,ther
announcements of recognition. The USSR
continues noncommittal.
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instability in Lebanon may follow.
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may take the opportunity to grab for
Kuwait, but we doubt that he plans to do
so in the face of the considerable UK
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Souvanna as cabinet formateur,
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negotiating diStance of the
discussed with Souvanna,
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that this is the right course. The
three princes will meet again on Friday.
Ambassador Harrim n reports further
progress in his talks with
Pushkin.
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Brazilian Congress
The program, which is slightly
more con-
reluctantly accepts
servative than that of Quadros, is under
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attack from the right for its foreign
policy and from the left for its -
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resents Neves' f'ilure to oppose Goulart's
reclaiming of powers which Congress
intended to take from the Presidency by
constitutional amendment.
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5. East Germany-Berlin
A. Preparations for removal of un-
reliable residents from a zone 5
kilometers east of the East German-
West German border are well advanced,
a New York Herald Tribune story that
West Berlin residents are leaving
the city at the rate of 2,000 a week.
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NOTES
A. President Diem has asked the US for a bilateral defense treaty
"like the one with Taiwan."
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B. President Velasco of Ecuador is preparing to take strong measures
against a general strike called for Wednesday by Communist-dominated
labor unions in protest against his economic stabilization program.
He appears to have postponed his trip to Washington for fear that
his opposition will move against him in his absence. 50X1
C. Although both sides in Katanga are trying to avoid a renewal of
fighting, rioting by anti-Tshombe tribesmen spread into Elizabeth-
yule yesterday.
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D. Withdrawal of troops in Bizerte by both sides is proceeding on
schedule.
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E. Some of the South Korean regime's military leaders may be trying
to force nationalization of industry by demanding exorbitant taxes
and fines for illegal profiteering.
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