THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 JULY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968444
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 29, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
29 JULY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
29 JULY 1966
1. Nigeria
2. South Vietnam
3'. North Vietnam
Rebellious northerners within the
Nigerian Army launched a major effort
today against General Ironsi's military
regime. Ironsi himself may be dead.
Fighting is said to be spreading to vari-
ous parts of the country, though at last
word Lagos was quiet.
This could well develop into pro-
longed and bloody intertribal warfare.
The army, which is all that has been
holding the country together since the
military coup last January, is in imme-
diate danger of disintegration.
There were some 6,000 American citi-
zens in Nigeria at latest count. The
embassy has initiated the warning phase
of the evacuation plan.
During a recent conversation with
US officials, Tran Van Tuyen, a former
deputy premier, showed some interest in
the subject of negotiations to end the
war. He said he felt the main responsi-
bility for settlement should rest with
the Vietnamese, albeit with the agree-
ment of the US. He suggested that Viet-
namese be used more extensively in sound-
ing out both Hanoi and the Viet Cong.
Tuyen is an astute politician and he
may be reflecting the views of other ci-
vilian politicians in Saigon.
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Shuang-Cheng-Tzu
Missile Test Center
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4. Communist China
5. Laos
Mid-July photography of the Chinese
missile test range (see photo) shows con-
tinued rapid construction on a new launch
facility that clearly appears designed
ultimately for a developmental program
for very large missiles. For the past
year, construction on this site has gone
ahead at a pace extremely rapid even by
US and Soviet standards.
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6.,Congo
7. Berlin
There are some signs that the Kis-
angani mutiny is spreading and may be
part of a plot against Mobutu.
Mobutu is aware of the plot story
and the upshot is likely to be more
harassment of Belgians, especially in
Katanga. Mobutu is already shipping
another army battalion there.
At the moment we are inclined to
discount the mounting rumors that the
Soviets and East Germans are getting
ready to launch new harassments in and
around Berlin. These rumors are almost
a reflex reaction whenever the US un-
dertakes new foreign policy initiatives,
in this case the bombings near Hanoi
and Haiphong.
Actually, Soviet policy toward the
Allies and toward West Berliners has re-
cently been leaning more toward coopera-
tion than harassment. Soviet and East
German military leaves have indeed been
cancelled, but this has been an annual
precaution with the approach of the 13
August anniversary of the Berlin Wall,
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8. Soviet Union
There are increasing signs that
Brezhnev has clipped the wings of the
once fast-rising young Shelepin. There
have been suggestions since the party
congress last March that Shelepin is no
longer charged with the important job of
overseeing the security apparatus. He
has, on the other hand, been made party
watchdog over the consumer goods sector
of the economy--a job which certainly
did no good for the career of his prede-
cessor.
Shelepin is still a man to be
reckoned with. But right now it does
seem that he has slipped well down from
the second or third spot he held in the
hierarchy before last March.
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