THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE REVIEW 25 SEPTEMBER 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959447
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 25, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE REVIEW-25 SEPTEMBER 1964
1. SOUTH VIETNAM:
WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE MILITARY,
THERE ARE SIGNS OF CONTINUING TENSION AND GROWING DISHEARTEN?
MENT.
GENERAL KHIEM, RECENTLY RELIEVED AS ARMED FORCES COM?
MANDER, HAS CLAIMED THAT MANY VIETNAMESE OFFICERS ARE IN?
CREASINGLY DISSATISFIED WITH KHANH BECAUSE OF HIS APPARENT
COMPLAISANCE TOWARD BUDDHIST LEADER TRI QUANG. THEY BELIEVE
THIS WILL LEAD KHANH DOWN THE NEUTRALIST PATH. KHIEM SAID
THAT IF THE PRESENT DRIFT CONTINUED A "RADICAL SOLUTION':'
WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED.
GENERAL THANG, J-3 OF THE ARMED FORCES, HAS INDICATED
HIS DISCOURAGEMENT. HE QUESTIONS THE UTILITY OF FURTHER
PACIFICATION EFFORTS WITHOUT A STRONG GOVERNMENT.
THE US EMBASSY CONCLUDES THAT ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR
A MAJOR EXPLOSION ARE PRESENT.
KHANH HAS BEEN TO SEE THE DISSIDENT RHADE TRIBESMEN AND
KHIEM IS GOING. SO FAR, HOWEVER, LITTLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED AND THE RHADE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS CONSIDERING
NEW ACTION. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION, THE COMMUNIST
NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT HAS BROADCAST AN APPEAL FOR ALL HIGH?
LAND TRIBESMEN TO REVOLT.
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IN THE FIRST STEP TOWARD FORMING A PROVISIONAL CIVILIAN
GOVERNMENT BY 1 NOVEMBER, GENERAL MINH HAS FORMED A 17?MAN
SUPREME NATIONAL COUNCIL. ITS MEMBERS ARE SO DIVERGENT, HOW?
EVER, THAT THEIR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY IS
DOUBTFUL, AND AMBASSADOR TAYLOR QUESTIONS WHETHER THE KHANH
REGIME CAN FINISH THE TASK. KHANH HAS BEEN HANGING ON BY
MAKING CONCESSIONS TO EVERY PRESSURE GROUP.
VIET CCNG TERRORIST AND MILITARY ACTIVITY REMAINS AT A
HIGH LEVEL.
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2. CONGO:
THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE NORTHWEST HAS DETERIORATED
SOMEWHAT IN RECENT DAYS, BUT THE GOVERNMENT IS SENDING HELP.
THE REBELS ARE ALSO STIRRING IN THE EAST. THEY STILL APPEAR
TO BE CONCENTRATING FOR AN ATTACK ON BUKAVU, NOW DEFENDED BY
1,500 TROOPS WITH AIR SUPPORT.