THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 JUNE 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967724
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 10, 1965

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
10 JUNE 1965
50X1
23
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Dong Hoi
akhek
..-4
I?BpJIoQHS g Tr
.. i
Tcepone, Q u N G
St
C..TH?
ATE-IIEN
rz?.. Q 13119
/ 2d
DEMARCATION LINE
va akhet
of..0
ND
Warm
Chamrap
I CORPS
N1111 DA ?DWG
?a Nang (Tourane)
OAn
i I on
QUA N
u Lai cs.
ng Ngai
o Duc
oAtto-peu
QUA N
N C1 A I
i Nhon
ui Nhon
SIT", k
Ko
Thom
.),s;(3 II
PH
Reo
YEN
It
PI
Rn Me Thuot HA 7
23 Divisio
Chao
g - II CORPS
uy Hoa
.g115 Ch
NC
C
LAM D
Bao Loc
DI Linn
Trang
1^ ,11 Ranh
By
han Rang
APITAL ILIT R
P1-11)0C1
0 Phuoc Vinh
THANH
BINH
o.
El ":.14
T ON'
ha
14in
BA EN
VINH
40* PAN,ANG
GO
V CORPS
SIAM
ADD Ent
BENG
-1 kJ 0
T LYN
nla Vung Tau
\ .,01EN'HOA
un ? Sat Special
04--(--V-N14)
HOA 1--.01A DINH,
7th Division
0
Ham
Tan
II COR
,Xort Son (Pouto Condore)
CON SON
CON SON
47814
BOUNDARY REPRESENTATION IS
NOT NECESSARILY AUTHORITATIVE
Phan Thiet
vision
U A N
C, HON CU
q, LAO
SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY BOUNDARIES
As of 6 June 1965
1=z= Corps boundary
Special zone boundary
Division boundary
_Hop Tac area
O 2.5 5,0 7.5 100 Hties
O 25 50 75 100 Kilometers
1 IS
10-
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2 jxi
DAILY BRIEF
10 JUNE 1965
1. Vietnam
The major battle at Dong Xoai, in
Phuoc Long Province sixty miles north
of Saigon, is continuing. US and South
Vietnamese casualties have been heavy.
The Viet Cong attacking force was at
least a regiment, 1,500 men or more.
During the day, the third South Viet-
namese relief force dispatched to the
area--two preceding waves apparently
were badly hit?J.1as succeeded in recap-
turing some positions, but the town it-
self apparently remains in the hands of
the Viet Cong, which is capable of renew-
ing the attack despite heavy air attacks.
In Saigon today, three Vietnamese
were killed and four wounded by a charge
of plastic explosive' hidden in a bicy-
cle.
On the political scene, Catholic
groups continue to press for Premier
Quat's resignation. Various generals,
whom Quat has asked to mediate, are be-
ginning to consult the Catholics and
other opposition groups. In conversa-
tion with Ambassador Johnson this after-
noon, Quat Said that the generals were
even then meeting to discuss the situa-
tion, but that he had no information
about their deliberations. Quat seemed
to have no clear ideas about what to do
next.
The Communist National Liberation
Front for South Vietnam, responding to
press stories about US forces engaging
in combat in South Vietnam, declared
yesterday that if this should occur, the
front reserves "the right, when necessary,
to call for volunteers from the. armies
of North Vietnam and of friendly coun-
tries." This marks the first time that
the front has intimated it might call for
"volunteers" from regular military units.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2 jxi
2. Dominican Republic The military situation both in the
capital and the provinces remains quiet.
The negotiation committee from the
Organization of American States was back
in Santo Domingo today after a visit to
Santiago, which Ambassador Bunker de-
scribes as "fruitful." Bunker says the
committee found more backing for the
rebel cause than Imbert has let on, but
that this fell far short of majority sup-
port. The committee was scheduled for
another round with Caamano today.
3. Cuba
4. Brazil
50
X1
Cuba appears to have made major prog-
ress toward economic viability.
'50X1
/the sugar crop last year was close
to 4.6 million tons, somewhat above our
estimate of 4.1 million tons. Fidel
Castro said in a Speech on Monday that
this year's harvest hit 6 million tons.
This is probably a true statement, and
indicates that sugar production is now
back to or slightly above the pre-Castro
annual average.
The latest economic returns indi-
cate that the recession which has af-
flicted business for the past four or
five months has not yet reached bottom,
and public dissatisfaction with the gov-
ernment's program is increasing. On the
other hand, prices last month increased
less than in preceding months, so that
the rate of ?increase in the cost .of Jiv-
ing may be slowing.
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2 jxi
5. Bolivia
Colombia President Valencia--who intended
his views to reach the US--told/
50X1
50X1
/on Wednesday that the economic
situation is critical but he thinks "any
significant devaluation" of the currency
in present circumstances would lead to
political chaos.
He said devaluation would "put not
only the always-ready students but also
their parents and their teachers and their
local shopkeepers in the streets with
stones in their hands and violence in
their minds."
Instead, President Valencia said the
US should help devise -a compromise for-
mula excluding devaluation for the time
being but including stabilization assist-
ance and certain conditions, such as
stiff luxury and use taxes, and allevia-
tion of the position of foreign oil com-
panies.
The US Embassy, comments that Valencia's
'fears about the consequences of devalua-
tion are shared by many middle-class as
well as wealthy people.
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
JALIMU
AND
KASHMIR
?
CHINA
PAKISTAN
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
USSR
.? '
: AFGHAN
BURMA
Arabian
Sea ' Bay of
Bengal
EYLON
FGHANISTA
NJ
Peshawar
Srinagar
Lahore tsar
? Boundary shown on Western maps
Motorable road
? Track or trail
I?
34236 11-63
650602 4
NAMES A ND BOUNDARY REPRESENTATION
ARE NOT NECESSA RILY AUTHORITATIVE
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
tp)(1
7. USSR
8. USSR
9. India-Pakistan
In today's announcement of the fail-
ure of the moon probe Lunik-6, Moscow
still did not specify what it was. Sup.-
posed to accomplish had it been success-
ful. A soft landing was a likely objec7..
five
Lunik-6 was launched under the
least favorable circumstances of any of
the Soviet moon .probes. This suggests
some urgency in the program and if so,
the failure must have been particularly
disappointing to Soviet officials.
50X1
50X1
This high 50X1
level of activity appears to be a conse-
quence of a general policy of keeping a
larger portion of the Soviet Navy at sea
than was the practice in former years,
and does not seem related to the current
international situation.
The situation along the Kashmir
cease-fire line is getting worse.. In-
dian .forces'?ignoring the presence And
orders of UN observers.--have in the
past few days expanded their perimeter
in the area they overran last month near
Kargil. The Pakistanis are likely soon
to retaliate in kind, probably at some
other point along the line where terrain
or other advantages are in their favor.
(See map.)
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2
TOP SECRET
TOP SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003700310001-2