THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 13 FEBRUARY 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996188
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 13, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
13 FEBRUARY 1963
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1. Venezuela
2. Cuba
a. Caracas early last night
reported everything calm. There
has been no information since to
change this.
The gov-
ernment's redoubled security precau-
tions may have thrown them off bal-
ance. Or they may be saving their
punch for today--the fourth(anniver-
sary of Betancourt's inauguration.
c. Betancourt retains the sup-
port of most of the armed forces
and we believe they can prevent dis-
orders from threatening the survival
of his government. The President
also has strong support from organ-
ized labor, the peasants, and most
of the business sector.
d. Thus, barring Betancourt's
assassination, we feel the govern-
ment can keep the situation under
control.
a. The Soviet freighter L'gov,
now in mid-Atlantic on route to Cuba,
has declared a commercial cargo, but
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she may be carrying some military.
cargo.
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3. Iraq
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b. Jet operations at Holguin
Airfield in northern Oriente Province
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construction of more
earth-covered arched revetments there
of a type used to house MIGs. Eighteen
such shelters were noted at Holguin
b. Authorities are cracking
down on pro-UAR activities and have
banned distribution of pictures of
Nasi. Cairo continues to play it
cool
Kurdish chief-
tan Barzani has called for a cessa-
tion of hostilities. Baghdad will
respond eagerly in'order to eliminate
one of the gravest liabilities of
the Qasim period.
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4. South Korea
d. The Baghdad police
instructed to treat
all people in "a gentlemanly manner'."
"forbade absolutely" the humilia-
tion of political detainees, because
this harmed the revolution's prin-
ciples.
e.
no one was to be arrested ex-
cept on the order of competent legal
quarters and no arrests could be made
on the basis of unsubstantiated in-
formation, complaints, or calumnies.
a. The leadership crisis may
not yet be over.
b. Kim Chong-pill former se-
curity chief, tells us that Pak has
become disheartened and has firmly
decided to withdraw from politics.
c. Kim urged ambassador
Berger to try to dissuade Pak and to
boost Pak's chances of winning the
election by announcing that "there
is a prospect of further US aid."
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5. Bulgaria
d. The Embassy is not yet sure
of what Kim may be up to or what his
motives are in trying to get the US
embroiled in the current political
maneuvering.
e. The country's dismal eco-
nomic performance, most noticeable
in inflation and a rice shortage,
are not helping matters for the re-
gime
a. Some 200 African students
in Sofia were given a practical les-
son with the ways of a Communist
state when, last week, an all-African
student union they set up was banned
by the police and their leaders ar-
rested.
b. A series of protest demon-
strations with more arrests has en-
sued as the Africans began attract-
ing enough Bulgarian sympathizers
to force the militia to crack down
in earnest.
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6, Common Market
a. On 8 February, Bonn infor-
mally gave London a compromise pro-
posal looking to full British mem-
bership in three or four years. It
included linking the UK with the
Common Market in a customs union
covering industrial commodities
and a gradual alignment during the
interim of agricultural policies.
Also envisaged were some arrange-
ments already agreed to before the
Brussels collapse and strengthened
political ties through WEU.
b. The British and.the Germans
are to talk again in Bonn on this
proposal later this month after Lon-
don has had a chance mull it over.
c. After a conversation with
Common Market President Hallstein
on Monday, Fanfani told Ambassador
Reinhardt he had been shocked by
Hallstein's attitude, which he des-
cribed as being tantamount to ac-
ceptance of De Gaulle's position.
Fanfani said Hallstein considered
the question of UK membership dead.
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7. Yemen
a. The military situation has
not changed. Egyptian troops have
scored no recent successes, and it
appears that Marshal Amer's "major
offensive," if there is to be one,
is yet to come.
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NOTES
A. Syria In the aftermath of the Iraqi cou0,-Prime
Minister Azm's position is weaker than ever. Six
members of his coalition government resigned over
the week end, and to stay in power Azm will now
have to do considerably more than theminOr cabi-
net reshuffling he had, originally planned.
B.
Afro-Asian Conference The Soviets
were upstaged by the Chinese delegation which harped
on racial issues and the need for violent revolution.
C. Cyprus Greek-Turkish friction is on the upswing, .
and could erupt in serious rioting, particularly
should Greek Cypriot officials carry out their
threats to eject Turkish squatters from "municipal:"
properties lOng controlled by the Turkish communi-
ties. Police and the gendarmerie are on 24-hour
Alert.
D.
India India's Communist Party leadership, its sec-
retary general having resigned last week because of
conflicting pressures, has now come out strongly on
the side of the USSR in the Sino-Soviet dispute and
has again condemned Peiping for its aggression
against India.
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E. Laos Tensions, already high in the Plaine des
? Jarres, will be increased by the assassination yes-
terday of Kong Le's right hand commander there,
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? Colonel Ketsana, Kong Le blames "evildoers who have
ill intentions toward neutrality" by which we are
sure he means the Ptthet Lao, who have made several
earlier attempts to get Ketsana. ?
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