THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 5 AUGUST 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967821
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 5, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
5 AUGUST 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
5 AUGUST 1965
1. South Vietnam
2. Communist China
Rumors continue to abound of a com-
ing political crisis in Saigon, includ-
ing the departure of Ky. It is diffi-
cult, however, to pin down hard informa-
tion that any specific move is afoot.
One version is that Ky intends to
provoke a crisis before the arrival of
Ambassador Lodge as a pretext for side-
lining various politicians to keep them
isolated from Lodge.
Despite denials in both Saigon and
Taipei,that Ky's forthcoming trip to
Taiwan and Thailand is anything more
than a goodwill trip, Ky does appear to
have something more in mind.
In connection with the trip, Ky's
foreign minister has sought Deputy US,
Ambassador Johnson's advice on an idea
of Ky's for an Asian mutual assistance
pact--"a screen behind which the US
could work."(
Peiping is continuing to buy gold
in London. It has purchased some 20
tons during the past two weeks or so,
making about 100 tons this year. It
still looks as though the Chinese are
trying to hedge against devaluation of
the British pound.
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3. Greece
4. Dominican Republic
5, Panama
The Novas government having fallen,
ex-Premier Papandreou will probably try
to force King Constantine to recall him
to office or to hold new elections. Dur-
ing recent parliamentary sessions,. Papan-
dreou's partisans staged mob scenes in
which the Communists happily joined.
that he has
brought five additional infantry bat-
talions to Athens as a "guarantee against
anarchy." He disclaims any thought of
a military dictatorship.
Imbert still refuses to step down.
Imbert told Ambassador Bunker yes-
terday that his government is the "pro-
visional government" until the "Commu-
nist cancer" can be removed. He also
complained that Garcia Godoy, prospective
head of a new provisional government, has
not put himself on public record as an
anti-Communist.
Although the loyalist military com-
manders still give lip service to the
idea that Imbert must retire, there are
signs that they are working to keep him
because of their distrust of Godoy, who
is bent on reforming the military if he
gets into office.
? An intercepted police broadcast in-
dicates that the National Guard is on
the alert for student demonstrations to-
day, perhaps a "march" on the Presiden-
tial Palace. Local Communist student
leaders are exploiting student unrest and
probably hope to provoke an incident with
the guard.
The prospects at present are that
the guard can maintain order.
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LIBYA
CHAD
SUDAN
Predominantly Arab
ETHIOPIA
CENTRAL
AFRICAN
UPPER
BAHR EL NILE
Waw Predom mind Negroid
(Wau)
GHAZAL
REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC
CONGO
UGANDA
Railroad
Province boundary
9 190 290 390
Miles
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. Sudan
7. Pakistan
The long guerrilla campaign that
dissident Negroid tribesmen have been
waging in the southern Sudan seems to
have warmed up considerably. Details
are lacking, but several Sudanese Army
units are said to be in serious trouble
(see map).
Khartoum lays the blame on "for-
eign intervention." The Sudanese are
particularly exercised over supply
drops they think the Congolese Air
Force has made to the rebels, and they
have implied that they expect the US to
put pressure on Leopoldville because
the Congolese planes are US-supplied.
Our embassy in Leopoldville doubts
that the Congolese Air Force has been
involved, but the rebels may well have
been sent or obtained help overland
from the Congo.
President Ayub is indignant over
the postponement of the World Bank's
aid-Pakistan consortium meeting. He .
has been venting his spleen in anti-US
speeches and he has allowed his bureau-
crats to harass US local operations.
Pakistan's relations with the US
thus are continuing their downward spi-
ral. Ayub is directing a press campaign
to rally support, and the stock of such
pro-US personalities ?as Finanpe Minister
Shoaib is declining. Given these condi-
tions, there seems to be virtually no
chance that Ayub intends to change his
course.
Most Pakistani business and political
people nevertheless seem convinced that
the consortium, and the US, will even-
tually come through with the money. The
consortium's next aid-pledging session
is scheduled for 23 September.
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