THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968167
• 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 22, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
22 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
22 FEBRUARY 1966
1, Indonesia
The situation is still touch and
go, but it appears that the army has de-
cided for the present ?at least to ac-
cept Sukarno's cabinet changes. The
embassy understands that Nasution will
move to Bandung and stay quiet for the
time being.
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Nasution is clearly rationalizinghis failure to act.
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open fight with Sukarno, believing that
the army would lose. He has decided
therefore to play out the string until
Sukarno dies and then make a comeback.
Meanwhile, Nasution believes things are
not too bad since he considers the new
defense minister to be "his man."
The embassy doubts that the situa-
tion will erupt over the next few days,
but warns that there is always the dan-
ger of miscalculation and that any one
of a number of activist groups might de-
cide to move on their ?own.
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2. Dominican Republic
3. Congo
The Dominican Army and Air Force
chiefs are beginning to give the impres-
sion that they will dig in against Garcia
Godoy's compromise solution. The presi-
dent, however, is still hopeful that he
can build up enough pressure over the
short run to bring them around. Some
sort of announcement may come tomorrow
night when Garcia Godoy is scheduled to
go on the air again.
Some influential Dominican circles
are coming to believe that the president
is not anxious to have elections in June
and will even try to create a climate un-
favorable to them. These people assert
Garcia Godoy has enjoyed the taste of
power and will be reluctant to give it
up until forced to do so.
Officials of the International Mone-
tary Fund who have just completed a fact-
findingmission to the Congo came away fa-
vorably impressed with Mobutu's vigor and
determination but somewhat skeptical of
his ability to keep on top of his govern-
ment.
They note that such potentially dan-
gerous problems as the effects of wage
pressures and import cuts, the possibil-
ity of Tshombe's return, and the rest-
lessness of the members of parliament
may descend on Mobutu all at once. On
top of this, they found the government
badly organized, the president ill in-
formed, and the state administration al-
most nonexistent.
Mobutu was told that the Fund is
willing to help work out fiscal reforms.
If these improve the situation, some
financial assistance may be forthcoming
during the second half of the year.
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4. North Vietnam
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