THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 DECEMBER 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967408
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 7, 1964

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
7 DECEMBER 1964
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DAILY BRIEF
7 DECEMBER 1964
1. Congo
2. South Vietnam
3. USSR
4. British Guiana
5. Sudan
6. Ceylon
Press reports today that Ben Bella
has sent three planeloads of "volunteers"
to aid the Congo rebels are not confirmed.
The forty Algerians seen at the Khartoum
airport on 4 December have not turned
up since. Introduction of Algerian "vol-
unteers" would probably prompt Tshombe,
who is due in New York on Saturday, to
ask for more US and Belgian aid. Further
details are at Annex. (See map).
The tempo of Viet Cong military
activity seems to be picking up after
a relative lull of some ten weeks. MACV
reported 133 incidents, mostly small
scale, during the period 3-5 December,
and a battalion-sized action occurred
yesterday. This increased pressure may
be a sign of Viet Cong disappointment
that greater political dislocation has
not developed in Saigon.
Press accounts calling yesterday's
Pravda's editorial a "broadside" against
the Chinese are misleading. The editorial
deals with domestic concerns and the role
of the Communist Party, and does not ap-
pear intended as a direct attack on Pei-
ping.
Polling in the general election
has so far remained orderly. Because
of the intricacy of the computations for
proportional representation, the result
probably will not be available until
around noon on Wednesday.
Rioting continued through this
morning in Khartoum, but died down
during the afternoon. Few injuries and
no fatalities among the American com-
munity have been reported. Up to now
the government has relied on the police,
but has announced that troops are stand-
ing by to move at the next sign of
trouble.
Unrest is growing because Mrs.
Bandaranaike, whose government was over-
turned in Parliament last week, is de-
laying on announcing a date for new
elections. She apparently has been toy-
ing with the idea of perpetuating her
self in power by declaring a state of
emergency, but has been rebuffed in this
by security forces.
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ANNEX
The Situation in the Congo
The introduction of Algerian "volunteers"
would create an entirely new war. .The government's
success to date has largely been the product of the
mercenaries, who man for man have been greatly su-
perior to the rebels. It is doubtful that the mer-
cenaries would be able, as presently constituted,
to handle in addition any meaningful number of real
soldiers from outside. The Algerians might well be
able to help the rebels hold what they have and in
time to regain the initiative from the government.
TshombO's mercenaries already suffer from prob-
lems of morale and motivation. Casualties and deser-
tions have thinned their ranks, and the pay for which
they fight has often been late. So far this has not
materially reduced their effectiveness, but these .
nagging problems would get rapidly worse in the face
of a few setbacks.
*Since the above was written, Spaak has told
the press that Tshombe has assured Brussels that
he would not apply his decree reappropriating Bel-
gium's mining concession before talking the matter
over with the Belgians next week.
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