THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 MAY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967687
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: May 20, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
20 MAY 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
20 MAY 1965
Dominican Republic
LATE ITEM
The situation appears little
changed in its essentials.
Loyalist forces advanced eastward
again during the day in the northern part
of the city against light rebel opposi-
tion, but the rebels retain their grip
on the center. Tomorrow, both sides
are supposed to observe a 12-hour truce
to permit the Red Cross to evacuate the
dead and wounded.
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Last night, a rebel radio broad-
cast an appeal for the troops to hold
out "just one day more." Victory was
at hand, the broadcast said, and "many
nations" were said to be on the verge of
granting diplomatic recognition to the
Caamano "government."
On the loyalist side, Imbert told
the-press today that he expects peace
will come "tomOrrow'or the day, after."
He implied that this would come about
as a result of the conquest of the rebels
by, his forces.
The interior of the country remains
calm. The food situation--while tight--
in some places seems to be better than
it was a-week ago, and late reports from
towns in the north and east say sugar
wOrkersAhere are back at work.
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DAILY BRIEF
20 MAY 1965
1: Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
3. Communist China
The government received police re-
ports of a possible coup attempt by Col-
onel Thao today and took precautionary
measures. This probably accounts for
today's press stories of military alerts
in the Saigon area. The chances of a
successful coup appear slim.
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Peiping's continuing purchases of
gold in London may reflect concern over
the Vietnamese situation.
Since January the Chinese have
turned sterling into
gold and shipped it to Peiping. The
earlier purchases were thought to be a
reaction to rumors of devaluation of
free-world currency. The steady buying,
however, now suggests Peiping may fear
its assets in Western countries might
be seized if the Vietnamese war is widened.
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4. USSR
5. Colombia
6. Bolivia
Moscow is adopting an even harder
public line toward the US on Vietnam and
the Dominican Republic.
TASS today made one of its strong-
est attacks on President Johnson to date.
The statement seemed aimed at impressing
on the US the Soviet determination to
continue assisting Hanoi. The statement
also claimed that the USSR was still
ready for "serious negotiations to les-
sen tensions," but its tone suggests
that Moscow is prepared to accept fur-
ther deterioration of US-Soviet rela-
tions.
On Tuesday, a Pravda article bit-
terly criticized US actions in Santo
Domingo. The article was in marked
contrast with Moscow's previously low-
key commentary on the subject.
Colombian Communists are urging a
national student strike to put more pres--
sure on the already shaken government
of President Valencia.
Student demonstrations during the
past week were small and reasonably or-
derly. Now, however, the Communist-con-
trolled National Federation of Univer-
sity Students is seeking to recruit non-
radical students in a larger effort.
The danger in this situation is
not so much any immediate Communist
threat, but the likelihood of military
intervention in some form if the stu-
dents should riot.
There had been no reports of new
incidents late this afternoon, but the
situation still remained tense.
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7. Argentina
8. Brazil
Argentina's military leaders are
losing patience with President Illia.
They are now reported incensed be-
cause the government postponed a deci-
sion to send troops to the Dominican Re-
public.
The Brazilians are holding out the
threat of military intervention in Uru-
guay in an effort to focus attention on
that country's deteriorating economic and
political situation.
Responsible Brazilian newspapers are
predicting a crisis in Uruguay which,
they say, will threaten Brazilian se-
curity. The Brazilian foreign minister
has stated privately that intervention
is a serious possibility, especially if
the Communists in Uruguay should gain
from the developments there.
The US Embassy in Rio reports that
the Brazilians are genuinely concerned,
and are trying to stimulate US interest
and consultation on contingency measures
The embassy sees no signs of imminent
Brazilian military action, however.
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