THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 AUGUST 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968464
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 10, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
10 AUGUST 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
10 AUGUST 1966
1. North Vietnam
2. Soviet Union
Hanoi has obliquely admitted to
some difficulties in trying to evacuate
a large portion of the urban population
while maintaining some semblance of
normal life for the displaced persons.
A recent editorial in the party
paper, when stripped of its propaganda
content, showed the regime's concern
over possible civilian casualties from
intensified US raids. It strongly "ad-
vised" that further civil defense meas-
ures be undertaken "satisfactorily and
urgently."
The editorial called for the evacu-
ees to develop "a spirit of overcoming
difficulty," evidently a reference to
popular resistance to resettlement.
Evacuees should quickly undertake pro-
ductive tasks and "adapt to the new cir-
cumstances" to preserve the "lasting
character of the evacuation"--an appar-
ent admission that a tendency simply to
wander back to the city has plagued the
evacuation program.
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3. Indonesia General Suharto
4. Pakistan
felt that
prompt ending of confrontation with Ma-
laysia would trigger a flow of US aid.
Suharto was discouraged by lack of an
immediate positive response to his feelers
for aid and is anxious to learn what he
must do to start it coming.
The Bangkok agreements for resump-
tion of relations between Indonesia and
Malaysia are due to be signed in a day
or two.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Malik
is
confident Suharto will promptly order a
cease-fire as provided for in the agree-
ments.
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5. Soviet Union -
Brazil
6. Congo
Moscow has bolstered its lagging
trade with Brazil by granting an eight-
year $100-million credit that will per-
mit Brazil to increase its purchases of
Soviet machinery and equipment. The So-
viet Union will accept Brazilian manu-
factures in part payment and thus pro-
vide a market that Brazil has been eager
to enter.
A Soviet-Chilean deal along simi-
lar lines will probably be concluded
shortly.
More stresses seem to be developing,
partly because of Mobutu's failure to
seek or receive sound advice. Mobutu's
chronic suspicions have now been ex-
tended to include Western diplomats, in
addition to the Belgians, whom he accuses
of preparing for Tshombe's return. He
has also expressed doubt as to the loy-
alty of the prime minister.
Should Mobutu act against the prime
minister or offer his own resignation,
as he has threatened, further factionali-
zation of the military and weakening of
his regime would follow.
7. Congo (Brazzaville) Dissident army elements may soon
challenge President Massamba-Debat's
radical Brazzaville regime again. The
dissidents have rejected an order to pa-
rade unarmed in next week's independence
celebrations and have begun removing their
families from Brazzaville. Should trouble
develop, the president will probably rely
on his Cuban guard, provided by Castro,
which stood by the regime during the army
mutiny last June.
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