THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 JULY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973914
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 19, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
19 JULY 1967
. West Germany
2, South Vietnam
Kiesinger has given Ambassador
McGhee a run-down on his recent meet-
ing with De Gaulle.
When Kiesinger said he could not
understand De Gaulle's anti-American
attitude, the General replied he was
not hostile to America--he merely
wants to prevent US domination of
Europe. When Kiesinger said Europe
should also be independent of the
Soviet Union, De Gaulle replied that
"whiskey might conquer the world, but
never vodka."
As for the Middle East, De Gaulle
said the Soviets made a great blunder
by believing they could create a sit-
uation that would force the US to
engage itself there. De Gaulle claimed
he had told Foreign Minister Eban
that Israel must not strike first,
but added that he was "afraid" Presi-
dent Johnson had not been so firm with
Eban. De Gaulle said his present pol-
icy was based on a desire "not to
drive the Arabs into the arms of the
Soviets."
De Gaulle was adamant against UK
entry to the Common Market, and felt
that China poses a "very real" prob-
lem for the Soviets.
Kiesinger thinks that, on the
whole, the meeting has improved German-
French relations.
The Assembly's approval yesterday
of the Thieu-Ky ticket (overriding the
recommendation of its special committee)
was expected. Even so, the military--
in no mood to take chances--put on the
pressure by threatening to void the con-
stitution and arrest the assemblymen.
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3. France De Gaulle is still fishing in the
4. Common Market
5. Cyprus
troubled Mid-East waters. /
/Up till now De Gaulle
has badgered the Africans only on
issues directly affecting France.
There are some signs that the long-
term outlook for British entry may have
improved.
London seems to have convinced
the Five that it would not become an
ally of De Gaulle's nationalism. Some
of the Five have been encouraged to
take a stronger stand by what they see
as increasing opposition to De Gaulle
within France. Glassboro and the Middle
East crisis seem to have brought home
to many Europeans the necessity for
uniting if Europe is ever to play a
major role in world affairs.
None of this means that De Gaulle
will not fight furiously in the early
rounds, but it may encourage the British
and the Five to stay in the ring.
King Constantine, when recently
asked about rumors of a Greek coup in
Cyprus, said nothing had been decided.
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force our belief that the military gov-
ernment has as yet no firm policy on
the Cyprus problem.
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6. Nigeria
Eastern troops are now raiding be?
hind the federal forces, who may be
overextended and short on supplies.
We still see no quick end to this war.
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