THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967995
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 13, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
13 NOVEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
13 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Indonesia
2. South Vietnam
3. India
4. Communist China
There has been no significant
change in the power struggle during
the past 24 hours.
Sukarno continues to play for time
in order to benefit from the likely
erosion of the still-militant public
feeling against the Communists. He is
probably covertly telling Communist
Party members to lay low and wait for
a better day.
Premier Ky returns to Saigon to-
day from a visit to South Korea and an
overnight stop in Taiwan. Ky bypassed
Tokyo
There are more gloomy crop reports
from India, suggesting that a difficult
or even a dangerous food shortage is
imminent.
The problem is countrywide. Regions
which are normally surplus areas for
the fall crops have been hardest hit by
drought. Normally deficit areas will
require more assistance than usual.
A military encounter occurred to-
day between Chinese and Indian troops.
Peking issued a blast charging the
Indians with another "grave armed provo-
cation" on the Sikkim frontier. New
Delhi confirmed the incident, claiming
that one Indian and two Chinese soldiers
were killed. At last report there has
been nothing to add to the official In-
dian and Chinese statements.
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5. United Nations
6, Guinea
7. Rhodesia
The outcome of the General Assembly's
consideration of the Chinese representa-
tion issue is uncertain. The issue is
likely to come to a vote early next week.
The sponsors of a resolution to seat
Peking are apparently considering a text
which does not explicitly call for Taipei's
exclusion. This "softer" formulation,
which would appeal to those favoring the
"two Chinas" approach, would have a good
chance of getting a simple majority. As-
sembly president Fanfani has not yet
committed himself on whether he will rule
that a two-thirds majority is required to
seat Peking.
Peking would probably not accept an
invitation to join which is not based on
Taipei's expulsion. But the vote this
year could bring Peking closet to Ultimate
membership and might be a significant
psychological victory.
Discontent over the country's eco-
nomic decline is posing growing security
problems for President Sekou Toure's one-
party regime.
Toure told a US Embassy officer this
week that there are at least three groups
plotting against him, including among
them some ranking members of the govern-
ment. The President seemed confident,
however, and said the culprits would be
dealt with before the end of the month.
Conditions remain generally quiet in
Rhodesia and Ian Smith confidently left
Salisbury for a weekend in the country.
Some dissension has been reported among
civil servants, some of whom are resigning.
Black market currency operations were ini-
tiated in Salisbury almost as soon as inde-
pendence was declared.
Rhodesian authorities are distributing
a printed message in the interior warning
African rural dwellers that the authorities
are prepared to quell all opposition.
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punitive measures against Rhodesia and has
announced that relations will continue as
before. [
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8. Dominican Republic There is another upsurge in rumors
of an imminent rightist coup, but the
US Embassy has found no indication of
any involvement by the military. Such
connivance would be necessary for a
rightist coup to succeed.
The embassy points out, however,
that rightist politicians might try
something dramatic next week in an at-
tempt to gain a hemisphere-wide forum
at the Rio Conference.
Extremists on the left also con-
tinue active. The staff of the banned
Communist newspaper has called for a
march today to its downtown offices,
shut down by the Inter-American Peace
Force.
Yesterday the government announced
plans for a new and much more promising
method of collecting weapons still in
civilian hands. For 15 days beginning
Tuesday, it will pay generous prices
?for all weapons turned in to government
collection teams--and no questions will
be asked. After the 15 days, all those
found illegally in possession of weapons
will be prosecuted.
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