THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 SEPTEMBER 1967

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 30, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
30 SEPTEMBER 1967
1. South Vietnam
The government is taking special
security precautions against increased
unrest as the National Assembly meets
to rule on the election. There were
more Buddhist and student demonstra-
tions in Saigon this morning, but at
last report this situation was simmer-
ing down.
The assembly's election committee
recommended today (the vote was 16-2)
that the election be invalidated.
(The recommendation is not binding on
the full assembly.)
Following this,.Ambassador Bunker
met :with Thieu to express his concern
over the committee's recommendation.'
The Ambassador stressed that Thieu and
Ky should get together immediately and
then meet with Ky's Democratic Alli-
ance Bloc to persuade them to vote for
validation. Bui Diem later told
Bunker that the meeting with the Bloc
would take place this afternoon
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2. Communist China
3. Philippines
4. Syria
Preparations for the seventh nu-
clear test at Lop Nor are probably
?under way. .
It is too early to determine the
nature of the next event. It could
well be the first Chinese test of a
device containing plutonium.
The Huks expect to use the Novem-
ber elections to expand their influence.
Their organization, sort of a cross be-
tween the Mafia and a pro-Communist
underground, has already become some-
thing of a political factor in several
areas of Luzon.
We know that the Huks have been
making deals recently with a yariety
of incumbents and candidates at the
town and village level. Their game is
to provide their favorite candidates
with strong-arm support during the
campaign. In return, the politicians
promise the Huks special privileges
and jobs--mainly on local police
forces.
The cabinet was shaken up quite a
bit on Thursday but it is doubtful
that this will produce a shift toward
a more moderate line.
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5. Ecuador
6. Bolivia
President Arosemena flailed away
again at the Alliance for Progress in
particular and the international lend,r
ing system in general at :a public
reception on Wednesday. This was some-
thing more than just another reflection
of his displeasure/with US policies.
It seems that the Arosemena government
has a $30 million loan pending from
private European bankers, but is en-
countering scepticism from some of
Ecuador's best financial brains who
feel this is a risky way to do business.
Embassy Quito calls Arosemena's tactic
of damning the Alliance to get support
for the loan "calculated political op-
portunism."
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SPECIAL DAILY REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAM
FOR THE PRESIDENT S EYES ONLY
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
30 September 1967
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Senior Chinese General Visits: Yang Te-chih,
who led Chinese "volunteers" in Korea and now heads
one of China's military regions, is leading a dele-
gation now visiting in Hanoi. The announced
purpose of his trip is to join in the Hanoi cele-
bration of Communist China's national day on
1 October. Yang's is the first publicized visit
of a senior Chinese military officer since 1961.
?Both Peking and Hanoi soft-pedaled Yang's
military background in announcing the visit sug-
gesting they did not want to overemphasize that
aspect. We suspect Yang will discuss the war in
terms of China's materiel assistance, but we do not
think he will offer major troop commitments--nor
that Hanoi would accept right now if he did. Yang
may also visit the Chinese engineer and antiair-
craft units in Vietnam.
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