THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 18 OCTOBER 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005991993
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 18, 1961

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
18 OCT 1961
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1. Congo situation
2. Violence in Algeria
a) UN authorities in Leopoldville
and New York are said to be dis-
concerted over terms of the Katanga
cease-fire and Adoula regards it
as a damaging blow to prospects
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for reintegration. They are
troubled by the provision that
Tshombe is free to defend himself
if Katanga is invaded by the central
government;
b) although Tshombe has indicated
his readiness to begin negotiations
with the central government, his
"victory" over the UN is not likely
to make him more tractable;
c) Gizenga, who is virtually AWOL
from his post in Leopoldville, is
attempting to put together a new
"Lumumbist" coalition in Stanley-
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Moslems have so far been fairly
restrained in the face of the
European mob attacks of the last
few days--probably inspired by the
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likelihood of a worsening in the
situation is strong, however,
particularly in view of the nation-
wide Moslem demonstrations schedulqam
for 1 November which will probably
provoke widespread clashes.
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3. Brazilian financial
difficult' s
4. South Vietnamese assess-
ment of Viet Cong
rural strength
Faced by a deteriorating short-
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in the flow of US aid under commit-
ments made to the Quadros government.
Goulart is quoted as saying that
President Kennedy thought he might
be ?a Cohmunist but this wasn't so
and he would prove it, by changes
in his government if necessary.
Pro-American Finance Minister Salles;
on Goulart's urging, may come to
Washington to outline Brazil's
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fully controls 10 percent of the
country's 2700 villages; 30 percent
of the villages back the DiQM
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though generally anti-Communist,
are susceptible to economic,
political and propaganda pressures
from the ...VietCong. We have no
comprehensive check on this estimate,
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NOTES
A. The South Vietnamese government today declared a state of
emergency, in effect until further notice.
B. Our UN delegation believes that .a. Security Council meeting on
Outer Mongolia can be postponed until next Monday or Tuesday.
The Chinese Nationalist delegate has indicated that such a
schedule is suitable to him.
D.
Soviet nuclear test t Semipalatinsk yesterday
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E. Anti-Castro elements in Argentina have lost ground in their 50X1
efforts to force a break with Havana. Frondizi's case has beer50xi
strengthened by the refusal of Cuban exiles to allow the
Argentine government to examine the documents which they
claim prove Castro-directed subversion.
F. Neither Moscow nor Kabul has announced a figure for the credit
agreement which they signed on. Monday, but we expect the Afghans
to receive at least $300 million spread over the 5-year term
of their economic plan.
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