THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 APRIL 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968286
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 30, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
30 APRIL 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
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1. Communist China
2. South Vietnam
Colombia
Satellite photography taken on
20 April shows that two TU-16 medium
bombers have been moved toP. an airfield
some 145 miles northwest of the Lop Nor
nuclear test site. A dozen MIG fighters
are also at the field to provide protec-
tion. A new secure area is being added
near the airstrip, very likely for handling
the bomb when it arrives.
There could be violence in Saigon
tomorrow in connection with the tra-
ditional labor day parade there. The
mayor is said to have-warned the labor
leaders that the city's security forces
are on alert, anticipating that the
parade might be turned into ananti-
government demonstration.
Tam Chau and some other relatively
moderate Buddhist leaders will be leaving
shortly for a religious conference in
Ceylon. With Tri Quang holed up in Hue,
this means that Buddhist affairs in the
capital will be in the hands of one of
the more hard-line and undependable
leaders. .The embassy comments that this
is not a reassuring prospect.
Student disorders which began in
midweek have spread and become more
violent on the eve of the presidential
elections tomorrow. They, have taken an
anti-US slant. For example, Bogota stu-
dents yesterday held a "stone-in" on the
road to the airport, pelting passing cars
while listening to anti-US harangues.
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4. Dominican Republic Garcia Godoy seems bent on secur-
ing the withdrawal of the Inter-American
Peace Force prior to the 2 July inaugu-
ration of the new government. He is
sending a personal envoy to all American
chiefs of state with a letter on the sub-
ject.
5. Indonesia
He sees the removal of the force as
necessary to complete his "mission" and
assure his place in Dominican history.
It would also be useful in the future
if, as seems likely, Garcia Godoy con-
tinues to entertain political ambitions.
The provisional president's move
will create difficulties for Bosch and
could affect his plans for participating
in the election.
The tide continues to run-against
Sukarno and Indonesia's leftists.
This week moderates seized control
of the large Nationalist -Party, long a
refuge of extremists and Communists.
The Communist Party has been, to-all in-
tents and purposes, driven underground
and its effectiveness as a national po-
litical force reduced-to nearly zero.
Government leaders have agreed to
resume relations with the South Koreans
and have initiated talks with U Thant
about re-entering the UN.
On top of this, one of the principal
generals yesterday made one-of the
strongest public pitches yet for the
withdrawal of Sukarno's mandate. In
effect, he called Sukarno's position
as "President for-Life" unconstitutional.
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6.. Israel
7. France
Tensions with the Arabs are build-
ing up again. The Israeli Army carried
out a pair of raids against Jordanian
border villages last night in retalia-
tion for Fatah terrorist activity mounted
from the area.
Actions such as these have been
carefully measured by Tel Aviv to se-
cure the maximum effect on Israel's
Arab neighbors, but there is always a
danger that one will get out of hand
some day.
De Gaulle, we are told, sees his
June trip to the Soviet Union in its
broad "historical" context. He has
hopes that it will bring some movement
toward his long-standing goal of a
detente in Europe.
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