THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 FEBRUARY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967528
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 17, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
17 FEBRUARY 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
17 FEBRUARY 1965
1. Vietnam
Viet Cong military activity con-
tinues to be relatively light. Confir-
mation of today's press reports of major
clashes near Saigon has not yet been re-
ceived. No unusual Chinese, North Viet-
namese, or Soviet military moves have
been noted.
The military-civilian council was
set up today to serve as the National
Legislative Council until a national
assembly is elected. The 20 members,
six of them military, represent a cross-
section of Vietnamese political and re-
ligious groups. Ambassadors Taylor and
Johnson talked today with Premier Quat,
who seems confident his cabinet satis-
fies the various religious factions.
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2.
Congo
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3.
Sudan
Negotiations for a change in the
leftist-dominated government have
stalled. The non-Communist parties,
so
far thwarted in their effort to bring
off a bloodless coup, are again suggest-
ing they may resort to force.
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4. USSR
5. Laos
6. Malaysia
7. UN
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announced any contact with the vehicle
made later than 18 December.
US officials in Vientiane are
speculating that the recent Communist
attacks in the northeast may be the
start of more aggressive activity.
There is evidence of continuing build-
up of Communist strength in south-central
Laos, and this may be the next area of
stepped-up fighting. Much of the build-
up appears to consist of North Vietnamese;
road-watch teams report a substantial
movement of trucks and troops coming in
from the DRV during February. (Map)
The Indonesians are still trying
to weaken Malaysia by exploiting the
existing frictions between Chinese-con-
trolled Singapore and the Malay-dominated
central government.
The Albanian call fora return to
normal voting in the UN yesterday was
probably intended to force a US-USSR
confrontation over Article 19.
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