THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968147
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 10, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
10 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
10 FEBRUARY 1966
1. North Vietnam
2. Costa Rica
The most detailed and far-ranging
account yet given by a North Vietnamese
leader of the problems encountered dur-
ing the past year is contained in a
long article by politburo member Le Duc
Tho.
Reviews of the preceding year such
as this are annual affairs. This year's
is the harshest attack yet on the party
cadre for their failure properly to im-
plement central committee programs.
In a radical departure from Hanoi's
past practice, Tho conceded that there
is a small hard core of party members
who are dissatisfied with North Vietnam's
war policy. Some, he implied, were even
attracted by US peace offers. According
to Tho, these "comrades" have displayed
"a reluctance for protracted resistance"
and fail to recognize "the deceptive
peace negotiation plot of the enemy."
Tho also scorned those who would
rely on "outside" advice in deciding
Hanoi's course.
The razor-thin margin of Trejos'
victory in Sunday's election--less than
half a percentage point--has sparked po-
litical tensions. Members of the los-
ing party have charged fraud and have
launched a legal effort to overturn the
results.
Others are said to be considering
armed action. One of these is ex-Presi-
dent Figueres who insists he will do
what is needed to prevent the armed
forces from coming under the control of
his old political enemy, Calderon Guardia.
Trejos has asked Ambassador Telles
to intercede and ?has hinted that "extra-
ordinary measures" may be needed.
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3, Dominican Republic Sporadic gunfire and further kill-
ings kept the atmosphere highly charged
in downtown Santo Domingo.
4. Albania
The general strike called for to-
day by extreme leftists was nota ring-
ing success. The country's principal
labor leaders and leftist political
parties failed to give full support t
the strike call. \
During the day Garcia Godoy appointed
a new chief of police
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By making the move now, the president
probably offended Defense Minister Ri-
vera Caminero and reduced the already
slim chance that he might leave volun-
tarily and soon.
In recent weeks the Albanians have
been showing an uncharacteristic inter-
est in mending their political fences
with a.number of nearby states, both
Communist and non-Communist.
The leaders in Tirana have recently
responded warmly to overtures from Ru-
mania and Poland and have made friendly
approaches to the Hungarians. They have
also taken steps to improve relations
with Turkey, France, and Italy on the
other side of the curtain.
The most likely explanation of this
unusual behavior is a growing Albanian
dissatisfaction with the. scope angl time-
liness of the economic support they/have
been getting from their ideological co-
horts, the Chinese. Tirana still par-
rots without let up all the vitriol from
Peking, but these latest maneuvers may
signal a desire eventually to loosen
ties with China.
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5. Malaysia
6. Indonesia
7. France-Germany
Diplomatic relations are about to
be established between Malaysia and the
Philippines. Manila has delayed grant-
ing recognition in the past largely as
a result of Indonesian pressure, and
recognition now will be a blow to Dja-
karta's confrontation policy toward Ma-
laysia. A second blow may follow since
Pakistan is seriously considering re-
establishing formal relations ?in the
near future.
The political paralysis at the top
continues, and it is breeding something
very close to chaos in the country's fi-
nances.
Part of the problem is that Sukarno,
the generals, and civilian ministers are
locked in a bitter competition for operat-
ing funds. General Suharto's latest
scheme is to have foreign oil firms pay
Indonesia's share of their earnings into
special accounts abroad instead of fun-
neling it into the Bank of Indonesia
which is controlled by Sukarno.
Nothing is likely to come of this
particular plan, but the minister of plan-
tations has been exporting rubber and
withholding the income from the palace.
A number of regional commanders are con-
doning smuggling as a source of revenue
for their commands.
All of this has reduced Indonesia's
already questionable international credit
rating to practically zero.
Participants on both sides report
that the Erhard-- De Gaulle talks,early
this.week proceeded in a much warmer
atmosphere than anticipated. Nonethe-
less, the talks failed, as expected,
to make progress toward solving the basic
issues between the two countries.
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8. France
9. Soviet Union
The expected French launch of a
new and more sophisticated satellite
has been set for 3:00 EST tomorrow morn-
ing. /
III / If
successful, it will be the second satel-
lite sent into orbit on a French booster,
the first coming just before the presi-
dential election last December.
Another photographic reconnaissance
satellite was launched today from Tyura-
tam. It was the fifth such satellite
orbited since November, making this the
highest wintertime firing rate in the
Soviet program so far.
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