THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 MARCH 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967587
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 23, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
23 MARCH 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
23 MARCH 1965
1. Cyprus
2. Argentina
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/ In
Cyprus, the security situation remains
generally quiet.
There have been no major develop-
ments on the diplomatic front.
In Ankara, leaders of the former
government now in opposition say they
believe the present crisis is "somewhat
artificial." They say they are puzzled
by the Urguplu government's "sudden"
tension to the critical
moves to raise
point.
The Greek ambassador to Moscow--
formerly close to Turkish Foreign Min-
ister Isik--is being transferred to
Ankara. Athens may hope that this ges-
ture will help matters. There is no
indication that Athens is any more in-
terested in bilateral talks with the
Turks than before.
As expected, rumblings of dissatis-
faction among the military are begin-
ning to be heard as a consequence of the
substantial Peronist gains in last week's
congressional elections.
Of the 53 seats now held or con-
trolled by the various Peronist parties,
36 are held by personal followers of
Juan Peron.
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3. Vietnam
Communist military activity during
the past few days has been considerably
lighter than previously. Such lulls oc-
cur from time to time in the normal cy-
cle of Viet Cong activity, and it is not
clear what significance this present
lessening of action may have.
Viewed against the perspective of
the past six weeks, Viet Cong activity
reached a peak during the week of 20-27
February. Since that time there has
been a gradual reduction in the number
of Viet Cong incidents as reported
weekly. In the past, such declines in
the cycle of activity have been followed
by renewed bursts of intensity.
In Saigon, there have been no new
develo ments on the
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Soviet party leader Brezhnev in a
speech today said the Soviet Government
is receiving "applications" from Soviet
citizens expressing their 'willingness
to "take part in" North Vietnam's strug-
gle. The propaganda effect of this re-
mark was of course intentional, but this
is the closest the Soviets have yet
come to raising the possibility of send-
ing "volunteers" to Vietnam.
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4. Congo
The Sudanese are again involved in
supporting the Congolese rebels. Two
Egyptian transport aircraft arrived at
Juba in the Sudan on 21-22 March, pre-
sumably carrying more arms destined for
the Congolese rebels. The last such
flights occurred in early February.
There are also indications that arms
arrived in the southern Sudan by rail
earlier this month.
an exchange of fire with Congolese
forces occurred on the frontier at Ma-
hagi last Friday. The Ugandans said
the Congolese had crossed over, ?but
this is not confirmed. (See ma
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