THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 JULY 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973894
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 7, 1967

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DAILY BRIEF
7 JULY 1967
1. Middle- East
2. Soviet Union
Israeli forces in Jordan's West
Bank appear to be making little effort
to win over the local Arabs. More than
a month after the Israeli takeover, re-
ports continue to come in of/
growing passive resistance among the
people.
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Earlier, there had been some talk
among local Arab leaders of possible
independent negotiations with Israel
for a separate political entity. Few
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3. Congo
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Mexico
The rebels, led by European of
apparently continue to extend
their areas of control in the eastern
Congo. Troops still loyal to Mobutu
have thus far taken little action in
their own defense and seem ?to lack
direction from the capital.
The mutiny has intensified latent
antiwhite sentiment among the people
and the danger of violence against for-
eigners has increased. The press, how-
ever, has so far not included the US
in its denunciation of various Western
nations for alleged support for the mer-
cenaries. At last word, all US citizens
were safe.
In addition to his request to the
US for aircraft, President Mobutu has
appealed to Belgium for military assist-
ance.
President Diaz Ordaz' party machine
came out of Sunday's elections with its
traditional overwhelming victory. Some
early estimates give the party a whop-
ping 90 percent of the ballots cast na-
tionwide for seven state governors and
the lower house of Congress.
The party apparently did well even
in Sonora. There may well have been some
cheating here, however, and popular re-
sentment against the imposition of local
candidates by the party bosses in Mexico
City will continue to be a public issue,
in Sonora and elsewhere.
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. Panama
. Indonesia
7. Cyprus
Opposition leader Arnulfo Arias
suddenly left the country last weekend
fora tour of Europe. It is not clear
yet how this affects his longstanding
vow to oppose ratification of the Canal
treaties.
President Robles, meanwhile, is
moving confidently ahead with his plans
to secure ratification of the treaties.
He has decided to come to Washington
late this month for the formal signing
and expects to call the special session
of the National Assembly during the
first week of August. (
Another legacy of the Sukarno days
has gone by the boards; the country's
economy will benefit significantly.
The government has decided to resume
normal trade with Singapore, a top
Indonesian market prior to Sukarno's
ruinous "confrontation" policy.
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