THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 FEBRUARY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968777
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 9, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
Top Secret 9 February 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
9 FEBRUARY 1967
. South Vietnam
2. Vietnam
As of darkness this evening (Viet-
nam time), 134 Communist violations of
the truce had been reported. Our em-
bassy in Saigon comments about these
incidents, admittedly on limited evi-
dence:
--Most of them were probably caused
by Viet Cong guerrillas not under
firm control of "main line" com-
manders;
--A large proportion involved US
security patrols who came upon
enemy, troops unable to be sure
they were not being attacked;
--Only, a few incidents involved
Vietnamese troops (who may, how-
ever, not be reporting promptly).
One Vietnamese commander, seeing
Viet Cong troops approaching his
village, went out to chat with
the Communist commander and told
him to keep out; the Viet Cong
presently shoved off.
The-Australian cabinet has decided
to increase nonmilitary assistance to
Vietnam for the fiscal year by some 70
percent. The additional aid will be for
such things as water supply, medical
teams, and provincial hospitals.
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3. Indonesia
4. Ethiopia
9 Feb 67
Foreign Minister Malik hopes agree-
ment for regional cooperation can be
reached with Thailand, Malaysia, and
the Philippines by the end of March.
The new organization, as Malik sees
it, would focus on cultural and economic
matters. It would shy away from security
questions and divisive political issues.
Lingering Malaysian and Filipino
suspicion of Indonesia may throw Malik's
timetable off. .Nevertheless, a new
Tegional grouping seems very much in the
cards, showing once again how tar back
the new -regime has brought Indonesia
from the lunatic fringe of the third
world.
When Haile Selassie visits Moscow
?at the end of this month, Ethiopian of-
ficials tell us they expect the Soviets
to press for a reduction in American in-
fluence as the price for stopping Mos-
cow's buildup of the Somali Army.
There is, of course, an element of
orchestration for the Emperor's visit to
Washington in these reports. He will be
after arms on his visit here? Nonethe-
less, he is genuinely disturbed over
Somali and Arab antagonisms toward Ethi-
opia, and may be willing to make some
concessions to the Soviets,
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5. Spain
6. Communist China
9 Feb 67
The United States Intelligence Board
has approved a National Intelligence Es-
timate on Spain as follows:
--Franco will remain firmly in the
saddle until he dies or retires;
--A major upheaval when he departs
is unlikely;
--A successor regime would be almost
as authoritarian but more supple
in cautiously acceding to increased
demands for reform;
--Continued cooperation with the U3
on base arrangements is expected
of both Franco and a successor
regime, although they will try to
drive a harder bargain when agree-
ments come up for renegotiation;
--Franco probably cannot attain
Spain's main foreign policy aim
of association with the Common
Market, but a successor government
might have better luck.
The Soviets have today given a virtual
ultimatum to the Chinese to stop harassment
of the Soviet Embassy in Peking. "Unless
this is done within the shortest space of
time, the Soviet side reserves the right
to take necessary measures in response."
While the Soviet note is not specific
on what these measures might be, it says
that the embassy is now unable to carry
out its functions, including the "concrete
question" of Soviet aid to Vietnam via
China.
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