THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 JUNE 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973834
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 2, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
2 June 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
2 JUNE 1967
1. Arab States -
Israel
Ambassador Barbour says there is
no doubt that the Nasir-Husayn pact is
heightening the fears in Tel Aviv that
time is working against Israel. Press
commentary, for instance, is generally
along the line that the agreement
tightens the time frame in which diplo-
macy should be allowed to operate.
From the security standpoint, the
major Israeli fears are that the pact
will strengthen enemy air power and
that Husayn will be unable to control
the militant Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization along the Israeli frontier.
The new Israeli cabinet will be
presented to parliament for approval
on Monday--General Moshe Dayan will in
fact be the new Defense Minister. An-
other activist will serve as Minister
Without Portfolio.
War fever in Jordan, especially
among the Palestinian element, contin-
ues to mount. Embassy Amman believes
that even if fighting can be avoided
there will soon be a surge of anti-
American sentiment throughout the coun-
try.
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2. Rhodesia Ian Smith is willing to settle with
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to be willing even to sack some of his
cabinet members of the very far right--
?one of Wilson's conditions last year.
An offer by Smith would put Wilson
in a very difficult position. He prob-
ably would drop his previous requirement
for "majority," i.e. African, rule of
Rhodesia if he could reach an otherwise
acceptable agreement. His advisers al-
most certainly would back him in a com-
promise with Smith, as would most of the
British public and the opposition con-
servatives. Labor's left wing, however,
would have yet another grievance.
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3. United Kingdom
There could be some give in Prime
Minister Wilson's decision to announce
complete British withdrawal from the
Asian mainland by l975.7
This of course would represent a
considerable victory for the Asian Com-
monwealth governments, which have argued
that an announcement that Britain intends
to withdraw would be almost as dangerous
to stability as withdrawal itself. If
Wilson feels hard pressed enough by his
domestic critics, however, he may well
decide that an announcement on withdrawal
is the best way to improve the climate at
home.
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4. Nigeria A federal military effort to thwart
the East's secession seems increasingly
5. Greece
6. Communist China
likely.(
Any such invasion would likely run
into immediate trouble because of the
federal army's logistical deficiencies
and because the Eastern Army would be
fighting on home ground. If Gowon de-
lays until after the heavy rains begin--
usually in June--his troops will face
even greater problems.
Colonel George Papadopoulos, one
of the military triumvirate, has been
making a heavy-handed play to get his
brother installed as private secretary
to the King. So far he has not succeeded,
but Ambassador Talbot sees the attempt as
a sure sign that the colonel is now bent
on neutralizing the palace.
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