THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 JUNE 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973832
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 1, 1967

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
The President's Daily Brief
1 June 1967
ArtcHwAl, RECORD
PLEASE EET1MN TO
AGENCY ARCHIVES,
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
50X1
50X1
23
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8,A1
DAILY BRIEF
1 JUNE 1967
1. Arab States -
Israel
No major new developments have
occurred overnight, and the danger of
an explosion has not diminished.
Israeli Prime Minister Eshkol is
being hard pressed by the hawks within
and outside his government. Political
leaders were deliberating most of yes-
terday on possible cabinet changes.
The result, according to late press re-
ports, was the naming of General Moshe
Dayan as defense minister, a post which
has been held by Eshkol. Appointment
of this hero of the 1956 campaign against
Egypt would seem to be a clear gain for
the activists critical of Eshkol's mod-
erate line on the crisis.
The Egyptians continue organizing
military support among their Arab allies.
A high-powered delegation from Cairo
made quick visits to Iraq and Syria yes-
terday
Even Morocco has
now joined the list of Arab states
promising to place troops at Egypt's
disposal if war comes.
King Husayn told Ambassador Burns
yesterday that he had felt absolutely
compelled to sign the pact with Nasir in
order to buy insurance for his regime.
He went on to say that he had reluctantly
come to the conclusion that the US Air
Force training unit in Jordan should be
withdrawn. He pleaded for US understand-
ing and said he wants continued close ties
with the US.
50X1
Husayn, describing his talks in Cairo,
reported that Nasir is completely convinced
that if Israel attacks, it will only be
because the US has given it the green light.
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019t jxi
2. Soviet Union
3. South Vietnam
4. Common Market
We still believe the current Soviet
naval activity in the Mediterranean has
no direct relationship to the crisis,
despite the US newspaper headlines./
1 The
Soviets can nevertheless be expected to
make the most of their naval presence to
indicate their support of the Arabs.
Retail prices have gone up for the
second week in a row. The embassy sug-
gests that the relative stability of the
past three months may be over.
The upshot of the Rome "summit" meet-
ing this week was not a diplomatic victory
for De Gaulle. The other five members
left him with no doubt that they will
continue to press for Britain's early
membership.
The next round opens in Brussels on
Tuesday when the six foreign ministers
get together. The French will likely try
again to stall, but they will have trouble
preventing some sort of movement forward.
Prime Minister Wilson recognizes
that there may well still be a long ob-
stacle course ahead, but he has reason
for hope at this point. As Ambassador
Bruce points out, Wilson is very hard-
pressed now on the home front and has bet
nearly all his political chips on the Com-
mon Market bid.
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8uxi
5. Nigeria
6. Guatemala
We see little chance that the coun-
try's breakup can be reversed. The
former Eastern Region, now the "Republic
of Biafra," has a fairly solid economic
foundation, thanks largely to its oil re-
sources. The crumbling federal govern-
ment is talking big about military action
to quell the "rebellion," but it probably
lacks the muscle to do so.
The secession of the East has greatly
increased the danger that order will
break down in other areas, particularly
in the Western Region around the federal
capital of Lagos. The US Embassy has re-
quested and been granted permission to
evacuate dependents of US Government and
non-government personnel, beginning with
those in the most endangered parts of
the country.
Rightist vigilantes struck again on
Tuesday. This time their victim was a
prominent non-Communist congressman, a
member of President Mendez' own party.
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8
Top Secret
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005200020019-8