THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 AUGUST 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973942
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 4, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
4 AUGUST 1967
1. Soviet Union
2. North Vietnam
3. Uruguay
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Cargo deliveries by foreign flag
ships dropped off in July. Only about
70,000 tons arrived compared to an
average of 128,000 tons during the pre-
vious six months. This decline was re-
flected in most categories of cargo.
The government is eyeball-to-eyeball
with the Communist-dominated labor move-
ment in a situation that can only add to
the country's serious political and eco-
nomic woes.
Egged on by the Communists, public
employees are demanding a 40 percent pay
raise. Amidst strikes and work stoppages,
the navy took over the port of Montevideo
for eight hours Wednesday and police are
routing strikers from government banks.
By and large, the Communists hold the
initiative and the situation is likely, to
get worse before it gets better.
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4. Haiti
5. :Congo
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Duvalier is suffering from another
case of invasion jitters 'based on half-
truths and rumors of exile plotting. He
has reacted in character by clamping on
a nation-wide curfew and putting the
army on full alert.
Haitian exiles have little capa-
bility for pulling off a real invasion,
but this does not keep Duvalier from
seeing demons in all the shadows--in-
cluding his son-in-law who is charged
with plotting to overthrow the govern-
ment. The son-in-law, Max Dominique,
is now in Spain and we doubt he will re-
turn to face justice Haitian-style.
Mobutu's enthusiasm for laying
hands on Tshombe is cooling rapidly.
Ambassador McBride had breakfast yes-
terday with the General and came away
with the distinct impression the Congo-
lese president is growing weary of the
whole affair which kicked up more of a
fuss than he apparently anticipated.
The ambassador's concern is that
the Algerians, for reasons of their own,
will just dump Tshombe into Mobutu's
lap.(
./it appears the Algerians still
have not decided what they are going to
do.
Mobutu certainly has enough in his
lap without Tshombe. Trouble with re-
bellious mercenaries continues in the
eastern Congo and there is concern that
Congolese troops, who are not doing so
well against the mercenaries, may take
out their frustrations on whites--mostly
Belgians--still in the area. The three-
man US consular post at Bukavu has evacu-
ated to Rwanda.
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6. Libya
The Libyan radio announced yester-
day that the British have agreed to
evacuate their Libyan bases within six
months. We have not heard any details,
but we knew talks were under way. We
still feel, however, that the Libyan
Government is not panting to get us out
of Wheelus.
The British, who want to reduce
their commitments in the Middle East,
may be willing to go, and this in turn
could provide King Idris with something
of a victory to help valve off steam
for foreclosure on Wheelus.
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