THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 17 MARCH 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996244
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 17, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST, 17 MARCH 1963--
LATIN AMERICA
1. CUBA:
A. THERE IS AS YET NO EVIDENCE
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OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT THE MAJOR SOVIET MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
B. ANOTHER TWO SOVIET PASSENGER SHIPS ARE EN ROUTE TO CUBA,
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2. BRAZIL:
A. THE JORNAL DO BRASIL OFTEN A GOOD BAROMETER OF OFFICIAL
OPINION, EDITORIALIZES THAT RECENT TESTIMONY ON BRAZIL BEFORE
THE US CONGRESS UNDERSCORES THAT "THESE ARE DIFFICULT HOURS IN
US?BRAZILIAN RELATIONS."
B. THE EDITORIAL ASSERTS THAT "THE WALL OF INCOMPREHENSION,
VESTED INTERESTS, PRE?FABRICATED SLOGANS, AND DISTORTED INFOR?
MATION IS TOO HIGH TO BE HURDLED IN ONE LEAP, WE HOPE THAT THE
KENNEDY AND GOULART GOVERNMENTS WILL SUCCEED IN HURDLING IT.
BUT WE MUST ALSO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST."
C. THE NEWSPAPER WARNS THAT THE "EUPHORIA SURROUNDING
THE RESULTS OF THE DANTAS MISSION IS NOT JUSTIFIED."
3. VENEZUELA:
A. EXTREME LEFTIST PARTIES HAVE BEEN DEALT A SERIOUS
LEGAL SETBACK AFFECTING THEIR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
ELECTORAL PROCESS.
B. THE SUPREME ELECTORAL COUNCIL HAS EXCLUDED THE COMMU?
NIST PARTY AND THE CRYPTOCOMMUNIST LEFTIST REVOLUTIONARY MOVE?
MENT FROM THE ELECTORAL MACHINERY.
C. THE TWO PARTIES, ALREADY UNDER WHAT IS CALLED "SUSPENSION,"
ARE THUS FURTHER CONFINED0 THOUGH NEITHER IS STRICTLY SPEAKING
OUTLAWED.
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4. BOLIVIA/CUBA:
A. THE CUBAN CHARGE IN LA PAZ IS DESCRIBED AS FRANTIC OVER
THE CRASH OF A BOLIVIAN PLANE MISSING SINCE FRIDAY.
C. THE CHILEANS REPORT SIGHTING WRECKAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT
ON THEIR TERRITORY..
5. NOTES:
A. PANAMA: THERE IS SOME CONCERN IN PANAMA CITY THAT
COMMUNISTS AND OTHER EXTREMISTS WILL TRY TO CREATE DISORDERS
AIMED AT EMBARRASSING PRESIDENT CHIARI
C. HAITI: THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ON
THE SITUATION SINCE YESTERDAY.
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