THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 29 JANUARY 1962

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992165
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 29, 1962

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1. LAOS:
A. SOUVANNA PHOUMA IS REPORTEDLY READY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
COALITION TALKS WITH BOUN OUM ? SET FOR LUANG PRABANG FRIDAY.
SOUPHANNOUVONG, NOW IN PEIPING, IN LESS LIKELY TO SHOW. WITH BOTH
SIDES HARDENING THEIR STAND AND MILITARY TENSION RISING, WE REMAIN
PESSIMISTIC FOR ANY EARLY POLITICAL SETTLEMENT.
B. PNOUMI HAS SARIT'S PROMISED "LETTER." HE SUSPECTS IT WAS
SENT UNDER PRESSURE AND SAYS IT SIMPLY STATES OUR POSITION ON
CEDING DEFENSE AND INTERIOR PORTFOLIOS AND CONTAINS NO THAI ADVICE.
AMBASSADOR YOUNG BELIEVES FOREIGN MINISTER THANAT IS HAVING ROUGH
GOING ARGUING OUR CASE WITH SAR1T. HE NOTES THAI OFFICIALS REMAIN
"SHOCKED AND FEARFUL" OVER CONSEQUENCES IN LAOS AND RECOMMENDS WE
CONTINUE CONVINCING AND REASSURING THE GOVERNMENT "WITHOUT LET?UP."
C. VIENTIANE REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED AT NAM THA IN NORTHWEST
LAOS BUT THE ENEMY NOW IS REPORTED WITHIN 6 MILES OF THE TOWN AND IS
CAPABLE OF TAKING IT SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE. THE SITUATION IN SOUTH
CENTRAL LAOS IS FLUID. KONG LE FORCES ARE BUSY ESTABLISHING AMBUSHES
Alip CLAIM TOILAVELSURROUNDED 400 GOVERNMENT Tgopps,
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2. CONGO:
A. STRONG MOSCOW PROPAGANDA ATTACKS ON THE UN CONGO ROLE SET
THE STAGE FOR A BITTER SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE TUESDAY. OUR DELEGA?
TION IS ACTIVELY LINING UP PROCEDURAL WEAPONS TO FORESTALL OR AT
LEAST BLUNT THE SOVIET ATTACK. IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY,
HELD AT OUR URGING, ADOULA SHARPLY CONDEMNED THh SOVIET MOVE AND
STATED HE WILL ACTIVELY OPPOSE IT UPON HIS NEW YORK ARRIVAL THIS
WEEK.
B. ADOULA ALSO PROMISES US ACTION AGAINST RAMPAGING TROOPS IN
THE INTERIOR. OUR MILITARY ATTACHE EXPECTS DEPRADATIONS TO CONTINUE
UNTIL THE ROVING BANDS ARE BROUGHT TO HEEL.
C. THE CONGO FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS INFORMED GULLION THAT TSHOMBE'S
ADMISSION TO THE US WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN "UNFRIENDLY GESTURE."
TSHOMBE MEANWHILE BASKS IN UN KUDOS FOR HIS MERCENARY DISMISSALS,
AND A MOOD OF UN?KATANGAN RAPPROCHMENT IS IN THE AIR. OUR AMBASSADOR,
HOWEVER, REMAINS SUSPICIOUS OF TSROMBE'S MOTIVES AND INTENTIONS.
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3. PUNTA DEL ESTE S I DEL IGHTS
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PUTTING DOWN AN ATTEMPTED LEFTIST COUP YESTERDAY, APPEARS TO HAVE 50X1
THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL FOR THE MOMENT.
B! GUATEMALA, INCENSED AT HAITI'S STAND, IS PREPARING TO BREAK
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS . THE BRAZILIAN DELEGATION BOAS r..5 ?xi
OF ITS INFLEXIBLE POSITION AGAINST DRASTIC ANTI ?CUBAN MEM URES
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4. INDONESIA:
A. PRE?NEGOTIATION MANEUVERS WITH THE DUTCH CONTINUE IN NEW YORK
WITH LITTLE PROGRESS APPARENT. BOTH SIDES CLAIM DISAPPOINTMENT OVER
THE OTHER'S ADAMANT STAND.
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C. EMBASSY DJAKARTA REPORTS INDONESIAN COMMUNISTS AND BLOC
REPRESENTATIVES ARE VIGOROUSLY EXPLOITING SUKARNO'S PRESENT HIGHLY
NERVOUS AND IRRITABLE MOOD TO AROUSE HIS SUSPICIONS OF WESTERN
INTENTIONS.
5. USSR:
POSTPONEMENT OF THE PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM
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pcIAT,IT_IippR.sHI.p:psip4c:IpIoN. WE SUSPECT THE SESSION,.: OSTENSIBLY
INVOLVING ONLY AGRICULTURE, WILL ACT ON MOLOTOV AND .COMPANY'S PARTY
EXPULSION AND WRESTLE WITH THE CHINA-ALBANIA_pROBLEM4
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6. NOTES:
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A. INDIA APPEARS CERTAIN TO REJECT BLACK'S MEDIATION AND NEHRU'S
REPLY IS ON THE WAY TO WASHINGTON. /
B. MORE ADZHUBEI MEXICO QUOTES: "THE USSR PREFERS PEACE BUT
WOULD GO TO WAR TO DEFEND CUBA"; A US CUBAN BLOCKADE OBSTRUCTING
SOVIET BLOC SHIPS WOULD BE CONSIDERED "AS AN ACT OF WAR"; PLUS A
REPEAT ON MEXICANS ARE POORER BECAUSE WE EXPLOIT THEM FOR OUR OWN
BENEFIT. TODAY'S PRAVDA CARRIES HIS CASTRO INTERVIEW.
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D. EMBASSY TEHRAN BELIEVES PRIME MINISTER AMINI'S FORTHRIGHT
HANDLEG OF THE RECENT CRISIS HAS STRENGTHENED HIS POSITION AND EXPECTS
HIM TO BE AROUND FOR "QUITE AWHILE YET."
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? F, WE HAVE OBTAINED A COPY OF A "CHAIN LETTER" GOING THE ROUNDS
IN EAST GERMANY CALLING FOR ORGANIZED PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO ULBRICHT'S
REGIME. WE BELIEVE IT GENUINE AND? ARE utprmsgp BY THE FEASIBILITY
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ITS PROPOSALS ,CAPITALIZING ON EVERYDAY ACTS OF ECONOMIC SABOTAGE--
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