THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 OCTOBER 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968595
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 25, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
25 OCTOBER 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
25 OCTOBER 1966
1. West Germany
2. Belgium
3. Nigeria
Erhard has been hit hard again.
His coalition partners, the Free Demo-
crats, have flatly refused to go along
with his plan to raise taxes. They in-
sist that the prospective budgetary
deficit, which may exceed $1 billion,
can be avoided by cutting the budget.
Even as it stands, the budget does not
provide for sufficient funds to meet
US offset obligations.
The economy-minded Belgian Govern-
ment is considering a major slash in
defense expenditures. This would re-
quire withdrawal of two of the six bri-
gades Belgium now has in Germany. A
final decision may await the defense
minister's trip to Washington next week.
The trend toward anarchy in Nigeria
is causing deep anxiety in London. There
is mounting pressure to do something,
but equally strong sentiment against
risking a long and expensive entangle-
ment.
London is now thinking of sending
some high-level political troubleshooter
to Nigeria. The British have also made
preliminary soundings with Canada, Aus-
tralia, and New Zealand on the notion
of a Commonwealth mission.
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4. Dominican Republic
5. Haiti
Juan Bosch has announced that he
will be leaving for an extended trip
to Europe after his party's convention
next weekend. His announcement was ac-
companied by petulant blasts at Presi-
dent Balaguer for refusing to tolerate
a "creative opposition" and at the US
for "openly continuing its occupation"
of the country. He hinted, not for the
first time, that he may withdraw from
party activities altogether.
Bosch's hopes of playing an effec-
tive role as opposition leader have
been repeatedly frustrated in recent
months and he could this time really
be on the point of throwing in the
sponge.
Duvalier's normally tight grip on
Haiti has slipped a little in recent
weeks. Seemingly spontaneous outbreaks
of open public resistance have taken
place in three outlying cities so far
this month. These have coincided with
a period of more than usual restiveness
in the military establishment, brought
on partly by delays in salary payments.
Duvalier is reacting characteris-
tically.
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