THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 AUGUST 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967843
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 18, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
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DAILY BRIEF
18 AUGUST 1965
1, South Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
The communiqu?ssued on Premier
Ky's departure from Taipei today refers
only vaguely to "strengthening military
cooperation" between South Vietnam and
Nationalist China. We suspect, however,
that arrangements may have been made to
expand relations
The Vietnamese avoided endorsing Chiang
Kai-shek's thesis that peace. in Asia can
only be obtained.by destroying the Pei-
ping regime.
possibly two Viet Cong regiments
are in the general area of the new US
Marine operations south of Chu Lai. The
Marines have reported they are engaged
with at least a regiment.
We have received the first indica-
tion that elements of a battalion of the
North Vietnamese may now
be in South Vietnam.
four men from this unit,who were captured
in mid-March by Laotian Government troops,
said that they had been told they were
going to South Vietnam.
.Another new radar type has been
identified at one of the surface-to-air
missile sites southwest of Hanoi.
The possible new surface-to-air mis-
sile site referred to in yesterday's
Brief has been identified in photography
as a truck park.
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3. Kashmir
4, Malaysia
India has sent some additional forces
into the Kashmir area, but the military
situation is largely static.
A brigade has reportedly been moved
up from the Bombay area and more armed
police have been flown in. Neither side,
however, is known to have taken major
steps to improve its alert position.
Karachi Radio today said that :Paki-
stan regrets Shastri's decision to can-
cel high-level Indian-Pakistani talks
on the Kutch cease-fire, but "acquiesces"
in this suggestion.
Malaysian leader Tunku Abdul Rahman
is trying to conciliate the disaffected
leaders in Sabah and Sarawak, but there
is a real question as to Malaysia's in-
terest in retaining ties with these back-
ward Borneo states.
In Sabah, moderate elements so far
have been successful in preventing a
breakaway, but the State Council is still
debating the question. The secessionist
leader, Donald Stephens, has followed
through with his threats and has resigned
his cabinet post.
Sarawak's powerful opposition par-
ties have begun clamoring for a plebi-
scite, which they apparently believe
would favor withdrawal.
5. Dominican Republic The .rebels have agreed "in princi-
ple" to let the provisional president
handle the military leadership problem
after the new government takes over.
However, the rebels are still trying to
get prior agreement from Garcia Godoy
to permit all rebel military to rejoin
the armed forces. They also want a com-
mitment from Garcia that the present
high command will be ousted.
Another issue--the length of the
time the Inter-American Peace Force will
remain in the country--is far from set-
tled.
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6. USSR
7. Greece
The USSR will apparently have to
make heavy withdrawals from its gold re-
serves to finance wheat imports.
Sales of $100 million have now
been reported and the Soviets are con-
tinuing their activities in the market.
As a result, reserves may well drop be-
yond the 1964 all-time low of $1.5 bil-
lion.
Wheat production is now tentatively
estimated to be between 10 and 20 per-
cent less than last year's 58 million
tons. Additional imports--beyond the
7 million tons already contracted for--
may be necessary.
The King called on Elias Tsirimokos
today to try to form a new government.
It would seem to be touch and go, how-
ever, whether he will be able to muster
enough support to win a vote of confi-
dence.
Tsirimokos, 58, is one of the leaders
of the left wing of Papandreou's Center
Union party. A socialist, he has long
had ties with various Communist-front
organizations.
Over the years, Tsirimokos has
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his political line to meet the needs of
the moment without departing too far
from his leftist orientation.
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