THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 2 MARCH 1962

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992222
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 2, 1962

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
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1. General Ne Win again
takes over in Burma
a. The military chief has an-
nounced formation of a revolutionary
council consisting of 16 officers
with himself as chairman. The status
of U Nu and his cabinet is not yet
clear but initial reports indicate
some are under house arrest. Embassy
Rangoon reports order prevailing in
the city and no evidence of armed
resistance.
b. Regarding the motives for
army action at this time our Embassy
speculates that a primary factor was
concern arising from the unsatisfactory
trend in current discussions between
the government and state leaders con-
cerning the latter's demands for
federalism. '
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2. Diem to shift senior
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the wake of Tuesday's incident and
implementing an earlier plan to re-
organize the armed forces command,
would bring his field operations
and First Corps commanders, back to
Saigon as chief and chief of staff.
respectively of the Joint General
Staff. The shift, while placing
two of South Vietnam's best officers
in top staff 'positions, would also
remove them from direct troop command.
In the past both have been critical
'of Diem's administration. Meanwhile,
the Viet Cong has stepped up military
operations after a month-long decline.
Last week a large force ambushed a
government detachment in central
Vietnam; Tuesday a Communist battalion
inflicted heavy casualties on a-Civil
Guard company southwest of Saigon and
yesterday government forces reportedly
suffered additional casualties in a
clash northeast of Saigon.
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3, Congo
4. West New Guinea
a. Generals Mobutu and Lundula
accompanied by the UN commander arrived
in Albertville Wednesday. Adoula and
his interior minister are 50X1
to observe the situation in Katanga
and then proceed to Stanleyville. The
Tshombe-UN truce in Elizabethville
is under constant strain as a result
of UN military elements pressing for
action and Tshombe's subordinates
working to undermine any agreement
with Adoula.
b. Ambassador MacArthur reports
concern in Belgian circles that Tshombe
is engaged in a power struggle with
his extremist opponents and sees an early
meeting with Adoula as the best hope
for breaking the impasse.
c. Tshombe is still waiting for
UN security assurances before scheduling
a firm date for meeting Adoula.
d. The anti-American demonstra-
tions before our Leopoldville Consulate
yesterday were without incident.
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Subandrio has given us "unqualified
confirmation" of Djakarta's readiness
for secret talks without conditions in
a third party presence. He.sees the
third party primarily as a "helpful
bystander".and expects to come up
:with a list of suggested candidates
shortly.
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NOTES
A. The two Soviet transports which filed outward bound flight
plans for the Berlin northern corridor this morning proceeded
on schedule and no incidents have been reported.
B.
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The Portuguese North
Atlantic Council representative has flatly rejected our proposal
for economic action against Cuba.
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E. OAS
is prepared for prolonged guerrilla war-
fare. OAS strategy to goad the Nbslemg into retaliatory violence
appears to be having some success.
F. We have nothing new to report on Laotian negotiations for a
coalition government. General Phoumi has taken his family with
him to Ban
kok
:THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
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