THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 5 SEPTEMBER 1961

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September 5, 1961
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 5 SEPTEMBER 1961 -1-017-5C-CREL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 r- I - 1 (;? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04: CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 I -I I 1 L I- 1 I- I 1. Brazilian extremists delay Goulart's inaugura- tion 2. Berlin developments I Armed air force officers have cleared Brasilia airfield and? apparently have succeeded in postponing Goulart's return to the 50X1 capital. The inauguration had earlier been postponed because of an outbreak of fighting in the south, which has since subsided. Goulart's own more extreme backers are still 50X1 not reconciled to a reduction in presidential powers. 50X1 a) The Soviet commandant in Berlin has charged that West Berlin "row- dies" had interfered with Soviet 50X1 vehicles en route to the Berlin Air Safety Center. He said any? further incidents might affect operations of the center. b) Ulbricht has mentioned unspecified "further measures" to safeguard East German borders. c) The refugee flow has averaged slightlyaver100 a day since 12 August. d) 50X1 the Polish Party Central Committee has reversed its position and ordered journalists to create a greater atmosphere of crisis. The latter was told to expect ahigh degree of tension from 10 to 14 September; we suspect a draft peace treaty ma be published at this time. 50X1 50X1 For The President Only?Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 I ---1 1:;?1 Declassifiedin Part l-- Sanitizetd C4opy I-ApprovedI for Release 2015/05/04: CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 E I F 11-1 3, Belgrade Conference winding up 4. Congo developments The subcommittee drafting a statement On Berlin and disarmaments badly split with the Indians and Egyptians 'bloc50X1 ing a Yugoslav effort to force through a statement essentially supporting the Soviet position. On the "peace appeal", however, the conference appears agreed. Nehru and Nkrumah will go to Moscow with it, while Sukarno and Keita (Mali) will come to Washington. 50X1 a) Soviet recognition of Adoula's government will probably produce similar action by the other states which had recognized Gizenga. 50X1 b) The UN appears to be preparing for vigorous action against recalcitrant Gizenga supporters remaining in Stanleyville. c) Heavy UN pressure on Tshombe con- tinues; the UN representative in . Elizabethsville "broke relations" with the Katanga government on 1 Sept. d) There is considerable fear that the Katangan forces, deprived of their white officers, may mutiny and turn against Belgian nationals in the area. Such an event would strengthen the -political right in Belgium-at the expense of Spaak, the US and the UN. 50X1 For The President Only?Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 I I '1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04: CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 C-1 5. Afghan-Pakistani relations Although some Pakistani units along the border have been alerted, there appears to be no great danger of an 50X1 attack by regular Afghan forces. Ambassador Byroade reports a growing belief among Afghan officials that recent Pakistani moves against Afghanistan had US concurrence. For The President Only?Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 50X1 I .c=). ?1 1- 1 1 3-1 3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04: CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 NOTES A, We have a number of indications that a high-level Chinese COmmunist party meetine is underway, probably to deal with economic policy. B. Since, late August Communist forces in Laos have stepped up their efforts to eliminate Meo guerillas from strategic posi 50X1 50X1 50X1 C. The Chinese Communists have approached a British aircraft manufacturer on the possible purchase of Viscounts. 50X1 D. Artillery firing by US troops on the Fuji range in Japan is scheduled for today and may result in incidents. 50X1 For The President Only?Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 EZa MEI B E=2! l=! 4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04: CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST I. De Gaulle's views on Algeria and Tunisia. THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE For The President Only?Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/05/04 : CIA-RDP79T00936A000200210001-1 50X1