THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 20 APRIL 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005959123
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: April 20, 1964

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
20 APRIL 1964
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1. Laos
a. The leaders of yesterday's
precipitate coup are backing off
and moving to restore Souvanna
Phouma.
b. Souvanna, whose "resigna-
tion" was announced by the coup
leaders, has indicated a willingness
to stay on. He feels, however,
that a new government is necessary
since the coup ended his original
one.
c. This morning, Souvanna,
accompanied by rightist military
leaders, was en route to Luang
Prabang for an audience with King
Savang. Phoumi says that the King
will name Souvanna to head a new
tripartite government. We are not
sure how Souvanna really feels
about this or how the conversations
with the King will come out.
d. The degree of Phoumi's
involvement in yesterday's action
is obscure. It appears that the
whole thing was largely the ini-
tiative of his strong-arm aide,
General Siho, who seems to have
jumped the gun on contingency plans
to step in in the event of a
Souvanna withdrawal. Phoumi claims
he is "disgusted" with Siho.
(Cont'd)
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2. South Korea
? e. General Kouprasith, named
as the head of the coup group,
clearly was no more than a be-
wildered front man. Ambassador
Unger thought both Kouprasith and
Siho were acting like "badly
frightened little boys."
? f. Kong Le is playing both
sides of the street. He told a
US official just after the coup
action that he would like to work
with the coup group
a. Steady rain on yesterday's
anniversary of the Rhee ouster
dampened student ardor. Demonstra-
tions marking the event failed to
get up a full head of steam.
b. The government, however,
does not feel that it is in the
clear. A government official told
Embassy Seoul that the government,
which has handled the students with
kid gloves so far, is now deter-
mined to crack down hard.
(Cont'd)
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3. Cyprus
c. The regime has just issued
an order banning all "illegal"--
i.e., student--demonstrations.
Students defying this ban are to
be seized. Pak is evidently pre-
pared to go further by declaring
martial law and closing the uni-
versities if the students prove
obstreperous.
d. As we go to press, stu-
dents are reported to be demonstra-
ting in the streets in defiance
of the order. If this continues
and Pak follows through as indi-
cated, the stage will be set for
real trouble.
a. There were no major
breaches of the uneasy peace this
weekend.
b. Pot shots are being taken
nightly at the UN force. A Cana-
dian unit, after issuing a warning,
has fired at Greek Cypriots wearing
bogus UN blue helmets. The British
UN contingent was involved in two
weekend scrapes which had strong
anti - Greek Cypriot overtones.
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d. Concern is growing in
Athens over the Turkish campaign
against Greeks in Turkey. There
is talk of reprisals against the
deportation tomorrow of two Ortho-
dox bishops associated with Patriarch
Athenagoras.
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NOTES
D. Ghana-USSR,/
a Soviet major general
has been named military attache in Accra. The
upgrading of this job could mean that the Soviets
are going to provide the arms Nkrumah has been
after for some time. Adding to this possibility
is the presence in Moscow since last Friday of
the Ghanaian defense minister.
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E. Gabon Although the elections a week ago Sunday
TUFFid out about as expected, they solved nothing
for either Mba or the French. Ambassador Darling-
ton believes that the situation will remain
unsettled, and the French will need troops in
Gabon to keep Mba in power.
F. Cuba-Cambodia A Cuban Foreign Ministry o
ficial is due in Phnom Penh today.
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