THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 OCTOBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967928
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 6, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
6 OCTOBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
6 OCTOBER 1965
Indonesia
Sukarno today showed himself briefly
to reporters at Bogor, the summer capital
40 miles south of Djakarta. He refused
to answer questions, however, and let his
leftist deputy premier, Subandrio, de-
scribe this morning's cabinet meeting.
Subandrio's statement consisted of
a ?series of quotes from Sukarno, in which
the latter continued to call for unity
in a "calm and orderly atmosphere" and
to deplore "revenge."
From all indications, however, the
army's leadership still very much wants
to have it out with the Communists and
is becoming more wary of Sukarno him-
self./
- Defense Minister General Nasution,
the most prominent member of the army's
"brain trust" to escape assassination,
appeared in public yesterday and may now
be playing a more active part in army
political strategy. Nasution did not
attend today's cabinet meeting.
In Djakarta, handbills appeared
this morning calling on the people to
crush the Communists, and the area army
commander has allowed a number of non-
Communist newspapers to resume publica-
tion,. The Minister of information has
banned all publications which even "gave
the impression" of supporting the 30 Sep-
tember movement.
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2. Vietnam
Satellite photography taken on 21*
October discloses two previously unde-
tected surface-to-air missile sites be-
tween Hanoi and Thanh Hoa. No equip-
ment was seen at either site. This
brings the total number to 25.
Peking's treatment of the alleged
shootdown yesterday of a US aircraft
over China has been about the same as
in previous cases, although the tone
may perhaps be a trifle shriller.
A clear picture of what happened
yesterday in the air near the China bor-
der has yet to emerge./
Chinese fighters were aloft in re-
action to these US flights, but there
is no firm evidence that they engaged
the US aircraft.
One of the US aircraft did not re-
turn
The North Vietnamese have commented
again on negotiations, but there is lit-
tle sign of any softening in their stand.
Most pointed is the remark by Premier
Pham Van Dong that North Vietnam "has
no intention of negotiating. . .if the
US wants negotiations it must recognize
the South Vietnam Liberation Front and
issue a statement recognizing the four
conditions."
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3. India-Pakistan There has been no significant break
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5. Cuba
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However,
the Pakistanis have again warned the UN
that India is about to mount a major new
attack.
the Pakistani military are
now more willing than previously to ac-
cept the cease-fire as an unavoidable
necessity. Awareness of Pakistan's de-
ficiencies in spare,parts, especially
for armor and aircraft, is probably re-
sponSible:for their attitude.
A general discussion of the after-
math of the fighting in India and Paki-
stan is at Annex.
Ambassador Bunker had two more meet-
ings with Garcia Godoy yesterday, but
the provisional president gave no signs
of moving more decisively.
Regarding reintegration of the
rebel military, Garcia Godoy now says
that they are needed in the rebel zone
to preserve order there, since there
is a shortage of policemen. He hopes
to move police units into the zone in
a "few days."
Raul Castro, Fidel's brother and
chief of the Cuban armed forces, is lead-
ing a top-level military delegation to
the Soviet Union. according to Havana
radio.
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6. Brazil
Military officers are deeply dis-
turbed by the outcome of the state guber-
natorial elections, which they interpret
as a rebuff for the 1964 revolution.
President Castello Branco has been
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have yet been reached.
Our embassy in Rio de Janeiro doubts
that Castello Branco will allow the jum-
pier military elements to intervene now
and thinks that the chances of an accom-
modation between Castello Branco's re-
gime and the moderates among its oppo-
nents are fairly good.
There is nevertheless considerable
nervousness in Rio, reflected in press
reports of an army "alert" last night
and of rightist maneuvering today.
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ANNEX
Aftermath of the India-Pakistan War
India, by most tests, emerged from the August-
September conflict in the better military posture.
Indeed, the fighting seems to have sharpened the
edge already enjoyed by the Indian armed forces.
India is, therefore, more able to continue the fight-
ing if the fragile cease-fire breaks down completely.
India seized more ground in the last round than
Pakistan did. Confirmed figures are lacking, but
India's losses in manpower and materiel seem to have
been relatively lighter and, in any case, more easily
sustained. Indian casualties (killed, wounded, cap-
tured) are estimated at some 4,000-6,000 out of a
total strength of 942,000. Pakistan's were rela-
tively severe--3,000-5,000 out of a strength of
189,000.
The armored forces of both sides, heavily en-
gaged for several weeks on the Lahore-Sialkot front,
took the biggest losses. Pakistan is believed to
have lost at least 250 out of a tank force of 000.
/Indian tank losses ran
to some 300 out of a 1,500 total.
Aircraft kills cannot be assessed with any con-
fidence. If anything, the Pakistani Air Force seems
to have enjoyed a slight edge.
Politically, the clash was a standoff. Paki-
stan succeeded, after years of frustration, in focus-
ing international attention on Kashmir. However, it
is doubtful in the extreme that Pakistan can secure
in international forums the desired Indian conces-
sions on Kashmir it could not win on the battlefield.
(COnt'd)
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ANNEX (Cont'd)
Psychologically, both sides went overboard in
exaggerating the extent of military victories. By
now, however, it is becoming evident to the Paki-
stani public that despite these claims no progress
has been made toward wrestling Kashmir from India,
There are rumblings of discontent. On the other
hand, the Indian armed performance against a smaller
adversary was at best uninspired, but it did to some
extent wipe out the national disgrace suffered at the
hands of the Chinese in 1962.
Economic repercussions of the fighting promise
to be severe in both nations. Grain rations have
been cut in some areas of India, and further belt
tightening may be necessary. Textile production
has fallen as demand slackens. Rail and road serv-
ices have been disrupted by military demands. In
Pakistan, too, factories are cutting back production
schedules because raw materials are scare and orders
have fallen off. Contributing to this are transport
dislocations and the insecurity felt by most busi-
nessmen. Credit is tight, too. Some unemployment
has resulted.
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