THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 19 JULY 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996461
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 19, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BYTHE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
19 JULY 1963
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1. South Vietnam
2. Cuba-USSR
a. Diem last night announced
that further steps would be taken
to carry out last month's agreement
with the Buddhists.
b. This conciliatory gesture
was taken only after considerable
prodding from Ambassador Nolting.
It should help produce at least a
temporary lull, while the Buddhists
see how the government lives up to
its promises.
a. With the outlook doubtful
for future TU-114 flights to Cuba
via Conakry, the Soviets seem to be
trying their luck elsewhere.
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C. Another shipload of Soviet
military equipment, the fifth since
last October, was delivered to Cuba
Tuesday by the Metallurg Bardin.
3. Syria a. It is still not clear what
happened yesterday.
b. The Baath regime is trying
to give the impression that Nasir
was behind the army "mutiny')
\but the very
absence of clarification leads us to
suspect that the Baath is in fact
trying to conceal some sort of split
in its own ranks.
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c. In any case, the public
line it is taking will not sit well
with Nasir and may finish off the
unity talks now in progress.
d. Damascus is not yet com-
pletely quiet and late press reports
state that the curfew is again in
effect.
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NOTES
A. Laos The US military attache visited the Plaine
MT?Jarres yesterday and found that the Pathet Lao
"attack" of the previous night was in fact a false
alarm. The Communists laid down the "heaviest and
most concentrated barrage" of the past two months,
but no ground changed hands and the situation was
quiet. Signs of unusual activity on the Communist
side continue to accumulate, however.
B. Greece The way now seems paved for Karamanlis'
eventual return to power. He will be the principal
beneficiary of an open split in the main (centrist)
opposition party. He also stands to gain from the
scheduling of new elections for October. A pro-
longed postponement of elections, previously rumored,
would probably have weakened his hold on his own
party.
C. Iran The dissident mullahs who sparked demon-
strations early last month are said to be planning
some new anti-government action
The authorities are alert to the possibility
and can probably keep the lid on the situation.
D. Malaysia The British seem determined to go ahead
with plans to throw Indonesian consular officials
out of North Borneo. They have convinced themselves
that failure to act would only encourage Sukarno to
take an even harder line on Malaysia. Ambassadors
Bruce and Jones are trying to persuade them that the
expulsion of these officials would not be a helpful
step, especially just before the Manila conference
is scheduled to open.
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E. South Korea The
ex-security chief Kim Chong-
pi will probably soon be on his way back to a posi-
tion of power in the Korean military junta.
he may be passing through
the US en route next week.
F. Bolivia The government's difficulties with :the tin
miners have taken another turn for the worst. Presi-
dent Paz told Ambassador Stephansky on Monday that
miner unrest is at the point where a general strike
is a definite possibility. He thinks that such a
strike would not last long but concedes that if it
were to stretch out for more than a month it might
lead to civil war.
G. West Germany On 12 July, the cabinet approved a
draft tax reform law which would stimulate West
German exports. German foreign exchange surpluses
could thus again become important in US balance-of-
payments difficulties. Although a Finance Ministry
official says the new tax measure is unlikely to
become effective before 1966, parliamentary consider-
ation will begin this fall.
LATE NOTE
South Vietnam The initial Buddhist reaction to
Diem's overture was to reject an immediate truce.
The press this morning says that Buddhist leaders
sent a note to Diem in which they vowed to continue
their demonstrations until the government meets all
of their demands.
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