THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 5 AUGUST 1964

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August 5, 1964
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':,11.? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 ' THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 5 AUGUST 1964 113P-SECREL___ 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 26 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 2. Laos 3. Cyprus a. Yesterday Vientiane was alive with conflicting reports of coup and counter-coup plotting among the rightists, with Koupra- sith and the Sananikone faimly on one side and Phoumi on the other. b. Security chief General Siho indicated last night to Ambas- sador Unger that he was attempting to iron out the situation. This means Siho is trying to keep a foot in both camps. c. There have been some indi- cations of stepped-up Pathet Lao military pressures in several ctanarni-garl argaa 50X1 50X1 a. Makarios now says that no agreement reached in Geneva could be binding without his personal approval and that the Greek Govern- ment cannot speak for Cyprus. b. A Greek Army officer has told Ambassador Belcher that Greek troops are on Cyprus not only to defend the island, but as "insurance" against Makarios "getting out of hand." (Contyd) For The President Conk, - Ton Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 4. USSR d. still exercising in the Iskenderun area would require 24 to 48 hours to prepare for any amphibious opera- tion and that this could be 50X1 50X1 50X1 a. We are seeing preparations 50X1 for another space launch, possibly soon. For The President Only - Too Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 50X1 50X1 For The President Only - Ton Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 NOTES C. Congo Army troops in Stanleyville repulsed, but did not pursue, a group of rebels yester- day in fighting which swirled around the US Consulate. The action may resume today. (Contid) For The President Only - Ton Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 bUAl Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 ? E. Indonesia The US official community in Djakarta has a "premonition" that Indonesia's 17 August independence celebration could feature a blast by Sukarno against the US. This "visceral feeling" is based on signs of growing suspicion among Indonesian officials about lagging US assistance. F. UAR - West Germany The Egyptians are appar- ently to continue to take advantage of West German technical and scientific knowledge. H. Communist China an Italian heart specialist was en route yesterday to Peiping to treat Mao Tse-tung 50X1 Few Tha Pnaciriaant Clniv - Tnn carrAt Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A002900210001-2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X6 50X6