THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 JULY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973924
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 25, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
Top Secret 25 July 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
25 JULY 1967
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Rumania
Party boss Ceausescu's speech to
the National Assembly yesterday was
not the blockbuster rumor had predicted.
He did, however, strongly reaffirm as-
pects of Rumania's foreign policy which
run counter to Moscow's line, particu-
larly on such issues as the Middle East
and the Warsaw Pact.
The most interesting aspect Of the
performance was the presence, by invi-
tation, of a correspondent from Radio
Free Europe--an unprecedented event
in Eastern Europe. Bucharest probably
hopes this reporter will be able to get
some objective publicity on the Assembly
session through to Eastern/Europe, where
Bloc propagandists normally describe
Rumanian policies as disruptive.
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3, Syria
We have a number of reports sug-
gesting that Syria is planning to re-
new terrorist activities against Israel
and is getting ready for guerrilla war.
Some of the fire-eaters in Damascus
are talking of a "Viet Cong type war."
Presumably this would only be possible
in that sector of Syria occupied by the
Israelis.
Some of these reports may be
Syrian-inspired, to build up the re-
gime as leader of the die-hard Arabs.
There is, however, some evidence that
preparations actually are afoot. Both
the Israelis and the Jordanians are
taking the Syrian threat seriously.
There are also reports of Syrian
moves to resume direct hostilities
along the cease-fire line. We doubt
Damascus has any such intentions, even
though its forces were not as badly
mauled as those of Egypt and Jordan.
In any event the Israelis will be able
to handle anything Syria throws at
them.
4. Nigeria The federal amphibious task force
5. Soviet Union
has sailed from Lagos
the Soviets are ready to resume test-
ing of the Soyuz-1 type capsule, pos-
sibly this fall.
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