THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 24 NOVEMBER 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967382
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 24, 1964

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CONGO (INFORMATION AS OF 0830 EST):
A. THE BELGIAN PARATROOPS LANDED IN STANLEYVILLE AT 2300
EST LAST NIGHT AND HAVE APPARENTLY CLEARED THE CITY OF EFFEC?
TIVE RESISTANCE,
B. THE FIVE AMERICAN CONSULAR OFFICIALS ARE SAFE, BUT
SEVERAL EUROPEAN HOSTAGES HAVE BEEN KILLED, DR. CARLSON IS
REPORTED DEAD.
C. NO US MILITARY CASUALTIES OCCURRED. SMALL ARMS FIRE
DAMAGED AT LEAST THREE OF THE C-130S, BUT DISABLED NONE. ONLY
TWO BELGIAN SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WOUNDED.
D. THE VAN DER WALLE COLUMN IS ALSO REPORTED TO BE INSIDE
THE CITY.
E. WE EXPECT A STRONG AFRICAN REACTION, PROBABLY IN?
CLUDING ANTI?AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS, 50X1
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HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED RESENTMENT AGAINST THE US AND BELGIUM.
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THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST--24 NOVEMBER 1964
1. PANAMA:
A. THE NATIONAL GUARD KEPT THE STUDENTS UNDER CONTROL
YESTERDAY, BUT MORE DISTURBANCES ARE LIKELY TODAY.
B. COMMUNIST LEADERS IN THE STUDENT UNIONS HAVE CALLED
FOR A SIT?IN STRIKE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA, STARTING
TODAY. THE UNIVERSITY IS OFF LIMITS TO THE NATIONAL GUARD
AND COULD SERVE AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR ORGANIZING ANTIGOV?
ERNMENT EFFORTS.
C. STUDENT FEDERATION PRESIDENT VICTOR AVILA, WHO JUST
RETURNED FROM MOSCOW, HAS ASKED LEFTIST UNIONS AND OTHER RAD?
ICAL GROUPS TO MEET WITH THE STUDENTS TONIGHT, PROBABLY TO
DISCUSS PLANS FOR A GENERAL STRIKE AND A PROTEST MARCH ON
WEDNESDAY.
D. SO FAR, AVILA HAS OPPOSED DEMANDS BY PRO?CASTRO STU?
DENT LEADERS TO TURN THE DEMONSTRATIONS INTO VIOLENCE AGAINST
THE CANAL ZONE. HE PREFERS TO CONCENTRATE ON WHIPPING UP
PUBLIC RESENTMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT RUBLES AND THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
2. FRANCE?UK:
A. FRANCE INTENDS TO GO THROUGH WITH THE "CONCORDE"
SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT PROJECT, DESPITE LONDON'S DESIRE TO BACK
OUT.
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C. THE FRENCH STILL HOPE THAT BRITAIN WILL NOT PULL
OUT OF THE PROJECT ENTIRELY. THEY ARE KEEPING THE PRESSURE
ON BY THREATENING TO TAKE THE CASE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT
OF JUSTICE,
3. ITALIAN ELECTIONS:
A, THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS HAVE INCREASED THE
CHANCES FOR AN EARLY COLLAPSE OF THE MORO COALITION GOVERN?
MENT.
B. THE COMMUNISTS REGISTERED THEIR HIGHEST (26%) AND
MORO'S CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS THEIR LOWEST (37.4%) VOTE IN POST?
WAR NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS,
C. NENNI'S SOCIALIST PARTY LOST ABOUT 25% OF THE NUMBER
OF VOTES RECEIVED LAST YEAR, PRESSURES IN THE PARTY TO PULL
OUT OF THE COALITION WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED.
D. THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS WILL PROBABLY CALL AN IMMEDI?
ATE PARTY MEETING TO DISCUSS CONTINUATION OF THE CENTER?LEFT
COLLABORATION.
4. USSR?CUBA:
A. THE PATTERN OF SOVIET MILITARY SHIPMENTS THIS YEAR
INDICATES THAT THE USSR IS PROVIDING THE CUBAN ARMED FORCES
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5. NOTES:
A. CAMBODIA: SIHANOUK HAS CALLED OFF PLANS FOR NEGO?
TIATIONS IN BOTH NEW DELHI AND PEIPING. IN A RADIOBROADCAST
THIS MORNING HE SAID THE CAMBODIANS WOULD NOT GO TO NEW DELHI
BECAUSE THE US COULD NOT MEET HIS CONDITIONS. HE ALSO ACCUSED
THE COMMUNIST VIETNAMESE OF TRYING TO AVOID NEGOTIATING WITH
HIM AND ,SAID THAT THEREFORE THERE WOULD BE NO MEETING IN
PEIPING.
B. THE BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT LEFTIST
MAURO BORGES, GOVERNOR OF GOIAS STATE, CANNOT BE TRIED FOR
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF HIS STATE'S
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY IS CONTROLLED BY BORGES'
OWN PARTY. CASTELLO BRANCO HAS REACTED WITH A STRONG PUBLIC
STATEMENT SUGGESTING THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MAY DISRE?
GARD LEGALITIES AND USE FORCE TO OUST THE GOVERNOR.
C. YEMEN: THE CONFERENCE OF ROYALISTS AND REPUBLICANS
SCHEDULED FOR YESTERDAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER,
THERE ARE STILL SCATTERED VIOLATIONS OF THE CEASE?FIRE AGREED
UPON EARLIER THIS MONTH,
D. LAOS: THE HEAVY COMMUNIST TRUCK TRAFFIC ON ROUTE .'7
TO THE PLAINE DES JARRES IS CONTINUING.
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