THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 29 JANUARY 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996802
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 29, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
29 JANUARY 1964
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1. East Germany
a. We still have no word from
the Soviets of the fate of the three
crew members of an air force T-39
jet trainer which they shot down
over East Germany yesterday.
b. There are reports of para-
chutes being sighted.
C. officers observed
the wreckage from a distance: but
were denied permission by Soviet
authorities at the scene to come
closer than 300 meters.
e. Allied aircraft frequently
stray into East German air space,
and Soviet radar and ground control-
lers keep a constant watch on air-
craft approaching the zonal bound-
aries and in the air corridors. In
this case, the penetration was sub-
stantial and gave the Soviet air
controllers time to locate and inter-
cept the target.
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2. China Recogni-
tion Issue
a. Peiping and Paris have fallen
into open disagreement over the terms
of their "understanding" on recogni-
tion.
b. This boon to the Nationalists
may give them added confidence in
their decision so reluctantly reached
not to break yet with France.
c. De Gaulle now appears on
the spot. He must either try to
force the Nationalist to break by
more offensive statements or actions,
or give the appearance of caving in
to Peiping by taking the initiative
himself to break with the Nationalists.
d. He could, of course, let the
situation simmer along on dead center
for some time, waiting to see what
might turn up.
e. There has so far been no
great rush by other nations to get
on De Gaulle's bandwagon, and those
that may be so inclined have been
given pause until they see how the
present Paris-Peiping round is resolved.
f. The Ethiopians have assured
us that although Chou will visit there
beginning tomorrow, they will defer
recognition "for a few months" and
plan to make no reference to the
matter in the communiqu?
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3. Cyprus
a. The Turks meet again today
with Foreign Minister Butler who
will be making a last ditch effort
to hold the London conference to-
gether.
b. The Turks announced yester-
day they had already decided "in
principle" to quit the talks, but
would stay around through 30 Jan-
uary. Their basic problem is that
they feel the British have been
siding with the Greeks, particularily
in their reluctance to consider any
arrangements by which Turkish forces
in Cyprus can be increased.
c. Ankara insists this must
be done.
d. Both the Greeks and Turks
continue preparing for the worst
and seem increasingly ready to
accept it as inevitable.
e. The situation on the island
has not improved.
f. Turkish Cypriots continue
to consolidate themselves into
separate communities, a process
which the Greek Cypriots feel must
be halted lest de facto partition
result.
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4. South Vietnam
Coup talk
a. New coup talk has found a
fertile breeding ground in Saigon
in recent days.
b. Dissatisfaction with
Premier Tho continues to grow and
there is general expectation of
further changes in the military
high command and provincial govern-
ment.
?c. Against this background,
French recognition of Peiping has
magnified concern and confusion
over the question of neutralism.
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5. Congo
a. There is little likelihood
that Leopoldville will be able soon
to quell the banditry now festering
in Kwilu Province, despite the
stronger measures now planned by
Adoula to deal with it.
b. Congo Army troops being
readied for dispatch to the scene
have not previously distinguished
themselves in the kind of brush
fighting necessary to restore
order.
c. The chances are better that
anti-Adoula dissidence will grow,
aided and abetted by left-wing groups
operating out of Brazzaville.
d. Leftist led "Jeunesse" ad-
herents have had free rein to demon-
strate this past week in Stanleyville.
There has been no violence yet, but
Congo Army troops who are supposed
to be in control of the city have
not been in evidence.
e. Gizinga lieutenant Mulele,
who probably has some Chinese and
perhaps Soviet financial support,
leads the "Jeunesse" movement, and
he has made no secret of his inten-
tion to overthrow Adoula.
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. Saudi Arabia ? a. The Saudis would like to
Egypt?Tunisia have Tunisia's Foreign Minister
Mongi Slim take a hand at trying
to improve relations between Cairo
and Jidda.
. Zanzibar
a. Late word from
Zanzibar is
the security situation on the
land is not basically changed
the first days following the coup.
b. Cuban-trained gunslingers
retain their weapons and range freely;
the Tanganyikan police force, origi-
nally reported sent to disarm them,
apparently have not done so.
that
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c. With his power thus un-
diminished, the flamboyant, trouble-
man "Field Marshal" Okello
remains strongman.
d. Otherwise, the factional
struggle for ultimate control
continues, with the comparatively
moderate Afro-Shirazi leaders, in-
cluding President Karume,on the
one side, and the pro-communist,
Peoples Party adherents on the
other.
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NOTES
A. South Vietnam As it has done before, the National
Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam has ordered
a seven-day cease-fire throughout South Vietnam,
beginning February 11, inobservance of TET, an
annual Buddhist holiday.
? B. Bolivia Paz' party convention finished up its
work yesterday by expelling Lechin from the party
and nominating a Paz crony, Federico Fortun, as Paz'
vice presidential running mate. The party's extreme
left-wing will probably now hold its own convention
in order to nominate Lechin for President.
C. Ecuador Today could see a breakdown in public
? order in Ecuador as police and, presumably, army
units try to enforce the junta's ban on public
? demonstrations. The order has brought shouts ,of
defiance from the organizers of the "patriotic
? march," ostensibly scheduled to observe today's
? anniversary of the unpopular Rio Treaty but
actually intended to provoke the government into
? rash action.
D. Greece ? Runaway inflation threatens in Greece.
Volitioal turmoil, pending elections, and Cyprus
fears have added to slackening confidence in the
currency. This could quickly turn to panic in
Greech with its recent history of ruinous inflation,
especially as no one seems disposed at the moment
to do anything about it.
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