THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 23 APRIL 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959130
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 23, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
23 APRIL 1964
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1. Laos
a. There was little movement
apparent yesterday toward a resolu-
tion of the latest Laotian crisis.
b. The King, condemning the
Sunday coup as "stupid" and
"dangerous," has dissuaded Souvanna
from resigning. Souvanna has
returned to Vientiane,saying he
will stick it out as premier for
the time being at least.
c. The King has also hinted
that he has ordered Phoumi to clean
up the mess in Vientiane, by force
if need be.
d. Phoumi did apparently
try to bring up reinforcements
from the south, but a company of
his troopers was disarmed on
arrival at the capital. Phoumi
has yet to commit himself fully
in any direction.
e. This has left the coup
leaders in physical control of
Vientiane. Yesterday they came
down hard against any return to
the status? quo ante. They say they
wish to avdia-tunnecessary" blood-
shed, but warn that the coalition
must resign or "suffer the con-
sequences."
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2. Cyprus
f. On the other hand, they
have had little success in winning
support from key military figures
outside Vientiane. Most of these
generals are probably waiting for
some clue from Phoumi before com-
mitting themselves.
a. There was serious fighting
near Famagusta yesterday. Gyanits
effort to set the two communities
in Nicosia further apart has col-
lapsed.
b. Turkish Cypriots in the
northwest are developing a hit-
and-run capability(
/They may have in mind a
diversionary effort to take the
heat off the Nicosia-Kyrenia road
area.
c. There has been resurgence
of talk in Turkey about interven-
tion. Ambassador Har has remarked
on the "eerie all-or-nothing atmos-
phere" that seems to have settled
over the Turkish capital.
d. The Inonu government faces
a debate on Cyprus in the National
Assembly next week. Its survival
and Inonu's reputation are deeply
involved.
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3. British Guiana - UK
a. The Labor Party will
probably come down against the
Sandys plan to hold elections
based on proportional representa-
tion in British Guiana before
independence.
b. Many Laborites in Parlia-
ment regard this as an "un-British,
unworkable and blatantly anti-
Jagan" scheme.
c. The Colonial Office is
considering setting the Guinean
elections for November, hoping
that a Labor government would not
throw sand into "running machinery."
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4. Peru
5. Zanzibar
a. Revolutionary extremists,
who are being set up in business
largely by Castro and the Chinese
Communists, are now planning to
launch a program of guerrilla
action in the countryside and
terrorism in the cities
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a. The second stage of the
Tanganyikan plan to save Zanzibar
from the "Easterners" is under way.
Defense Minister Kambona seems
to be pulling the strings.
b. It now appears that the
threat last weekend to remove the
Tanganyikan police detachment was
a successful attempt to pressure
Karume into joining forces with
fellow African Hanga, who is
Moscow-oriente&against Babu and
his Arab henchmen.
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c. This accomplished, Nyerere
and Kambona went to Zanzibar yes-
terday and got Karume's signature
on an agreement for Tanganyikan
Zanzibar union.
d. Although Babu is still
in Pakistan, the Tanganyikans
expect a strong reaction from
Babu's Men,
e. The rub here is that in
an armed showdown Babu's side
enjoys certain advantages. His
followers are the best disciplined
on the island and control most
of the automatic weapons there.
f. Thus the-next step is
extremely uncertain. Kambona
does not think Karume would ask
for British interventionl
g.
Kambona would try to use Nigerian
forces now in Tanganyika, but this
would be difficult.
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NOTES
A. Burma Ne Win moved closer to a showdown with
the Buddhists when he ordered the registration
of all Buddhist organizations and told Buddhist
leaders to stick to religion and leave politics
to him. Heretofore, Ne Win has steered clear
of bumping up against the Buddhist leaders,
despite their rather open opposition to him.
All but a handful of Burmese are Buddhists.
C. Cuba
passenger ships are due in Cuba shortly to start
repatriating the Soviet military, personnel we
expect will be leaving
D.? Cuba-Chile Che Guevara has remarked that Chile
Will become the next Latin American country to
join the bloc. He obviously believes that
Allende, who has visited Cubi often and is being
bankrolled in part by Havana; will win the
presidential election in the fall.
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E. Indonesia-Malaysia Defense Minister Nasution
sees no relaxation in the Indonesian effort
against Malaysia, even though he says Djakarta
does not intend to carry it to the point of
all-out war.
F. Brazil - Communist China Peiping is mustering
all the diplomatic help it can to intercede
with Rio on behalf of nine Chinese Communists
who were seized as subversives after Goulart
fell. The Chinese have prevailed on Uruguayan,
Syrian and West German trading firms, on
Burmese and Indonesian journalist associations,
on the Pakistani and the Cambodian foreign
offices to plea their case.
G. Spain-Italy Italy is complaining that Spain,
reasoning that Italy is a major obstacle to
its desired membership in the EEC, has embarked
on a course of economic threats and reprisals
to try to soften the Italians up a bit. The
Italians resent this and have asked us to ?stay
Madrid's hand.
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. LATE NOTE
.Laos Most of the top generals of the Laotian
Army have now come to Vientiane for a series of
meetings with the coup group. Although the
latter is claiming to have the full support of
the generals, this is still far from certain.
Phoumi did not attend and has yet to show his
hand in this matter.
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