THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 JULY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973932
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 29, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
29 JULY 1967
1. Soviet Union
2. Soviet Union
3. Egypt
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Four high-ranking air force and
navy officers are said to have been
arrested on charges of "high treason"
(and alleged CIA connections), sugges-
ting that a purge may be underway.
Nasir could use a few scapegoats, and
may have decided on a purge--and sub-
sequent show trials--of those "respon-
sible" for the June 'debacle.
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4. South Vietnam
5. Communist China
6. France
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Press censorship ended a week ago,
but Saigon editors are not altogether
pleased. One of them complains that he
is now burdened by having to decide
himself what is and is not dangerous to
print.
Another editor notes apprehensively
that personnel in the government censor-
ship office are now working "twice as
hard." He thinks they are compiling
evidence for future use against offend-
ing papers.
Despite these worries, criticism of
the government has grown in the press.
Some papers have openly called for the
disqualification of the Thieu-Ky ticket.
Sharp fighting now seems to be going
on in the Wuhan area, with military units
involved on both the Mao and anti-Mao
"sides." There is still no confiAation,
however, that forces from outside the
province have been alerted or deployed,
despite the seriousness of the situation.
The French press has been unanimous
in pinning responsibility for the Cana-
dian fiasco on De Gaulle personally,
although "authorized sources" say it
was Canada's fault. Phrases such as
"irreparable mistake," "scandal," and
"catastrophe" reflect the also unan-
imous opinion that the government has
been hurt both at home and abroad.
The government controlled radio-tele-
vision has made no attempt to hide
this overwhelmingly unfavorable press
reaction.
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7. Panama
8. Congo
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The Foreign Relations Council,
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President Robles' influential advisory
board, held its first discussion of the
Canal treaties this week.)
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