THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 5 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967981
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 5, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
5 NOVEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
5 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Indonesia
The army's anti-Communist drive
rolls on.
The architects of the drive, Gen-
erals Suharto and Nasution, are now con-
fident they have the virtually united
support of the army, navy, marines, and
police. The two generals believe they
can eventually nudge Sukarno into sup-
porting the drive; in any case, they
feel that the longer the drive goes on,
the harder it will be to reverse.
Rumors are being floated, doubtless
by the army, that Foreign Minister Su-
bandrio will presently be leaving the
country. Similar rumors preceded the
departure of air force General Dani.
The situation in central and east-
ern Java remains unsettled. The army
has been tightening restrictions on
travel and assembly in an effort to deal
with the entrenched Communists. Reports
of fighting in this area continue to
come in.
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2. Cyprus
3. Rhodesia
4. Burundi
An uneasy quiet has settled over
eastern Cyprus following clashes this
morning between Turkish and Greek Cyp-
riots near the port city of Famagusta.
This new round of clashes seems to
have been provoked by military hotheads,
amongst the Greek Cypriots.2
further fighting is expected this
evening.
As is usual in crises of this sort,
Ankara has raised a threat of direct
Turkish military counteraction. Turkish
armed forces have been put on the alert,
and there is talk of possible air raids.
Ankara has relied on similar tactics to
cool off the Greek Cypriots in the past.
Prime Minister Smith has tossed the
ball back to the British. Emerging from
his third cabinet session in the past 36
hours, Smith reported that the Rhodesian
cabinet had drafted a counter to the lat-
est British proposals.
The contents of the Rhodesian re-
sponse are not yet known, but the fact
that they wish to keep the dialogue with
London going argues against an imminent
declaration of independence.
The military has managed to keep the
lid on since the King's sudden departure
on Tuesday. Our embassy in Bujumbura
says that, unless there is a sudden
Chinese Communist intrusion, the situa-
tion should stabilize and the need for
an emergency evacuation of Americans re-
cede. The King still plans to fly to
Brussels, where another attempt to per-
suade him to return to Burundi will be
made.
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5. Brazil
6. Dominican Republic
The slow erosion in President Cas-
tello Branco's political position contin-
ues.
Growing numbers of military officers,
who earlier were strong supporters of the
president, are voicing dissatisfaction
with his reluctance to use his near dic-
tatorial powers more extensively. There
is a danger that some of them may even-
tually turn to a more forceful figure
such as War Minister Costa e Silva.
In addition, at least two important
state governors, perhaps glimpsing signs
of infirmity in the president's mili-
tary backing, have declined to get behind
Castello Branco's effort to broaden his
political base.
Rumblings on the right continue to
be heard. A group in Santiago, lead by
ex-President Bonnelly and Imbert, are
said to be plotting a takeover next week.
Groups such as this have the ability to
pull off an occasional political assas-
sination, but it is unlikely that they
can cause real trouble unless they can
attract meaningful support from the mili-
tary.
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