THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 27 JUNE 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005958922
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 27, 1961

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
27 JUNE 1961
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NOTE: This issue includes items from that of 26 June
1. Oasim faces tough sled-
ding in Kuwait claims.
Besides the strong British guarantees,
the Iraqi have run into a stiff Saudi
Arabian reaction. Cairo, though laying
back so far, is not enthusiastic.
First soundings by our embassy. in
Baghdad do not indicate anything like
popular groundswell under Qasim.
Kuwait is reportedly under a state of
emergency this morning. (
map, last page)
2. De Gaulle about to Ambassador Gavin's latest assessment is
force pace on
Algeria that
Paris is "prepared to force
an
early
solution" on Algeria "come
what
may."
The French, now convinced
that
the rebel negotiators at Evian,are de-
3. Possible coup attempt in
Vientiane
liberately foot-dragging, have turned
to active consideration of steps to-
ward partition.
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The "soft" line adopted last fall to
reduce popular discontent and cut the
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workers-.
refugee flow is not succeeding. In-
dustrial workers are becoming openly
critical, especially of the food
situation.
5. Soviets and Chinese com-
pete for support of Jap-
anese Communist Party
The party has a militant pro-Chinese
minority and a more moderate pro-Soviet
majority, at which the Chinese have
been nibbling. The Soviets have now
countered by naming a high-level dele-
gation, headed by Presidium member
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6. Clarification of Turkish
political picture
Mukhitdinov, to attend the Japanese
Party Congress late next month.
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It appears that the military group
which calls itself the "Forces of Soli-
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early this month as the dominant force
in Ankara and now has the support of
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strongly nationalist and less con-
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.7. Argentine
8. Thai Foreign Minister
considers replacing SEATO
with neutral belt in
Southeast Asia
9. Soviets said not to plan
"disruptive and aggres-
sive" tactics at UNGA this
September
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He would expand Sihanoukl-s scheme of
neutralizing Cambodia, Laos, and pos-
sibly Burma by adding Thailand, South
Vietnam, Malaya, and even East Pakistan.
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they will not press for a decision
on the "Troika" because they have no
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soft in New York with Berlin and the
nuclear test issue coming to a boil.
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NOTES
A. Reports of Coup plotting in South Korea,
persist in the midst of unresolved factionalism in
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'ruling group..
Tension on Israell-syrian border reMains high With
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Several new
C. Moscow has reportedly offered Gizenga immediate establishment of
Soviet Embassy in Stanlgyville in move to strengthen him against
Congolese moderates . (Si e 054.Uki .2507 02Via.,,e)
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