THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 MARCH 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967580
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 19, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
19 MARCH 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
19 MARCH 1965
1, USSR
2. Cyprus
3. Western Europe
The Greeks say they will delay for
at least ten days any further move of
SAM equipment to Cyprus. The behavior
of the Greek freighters involved is con-
sistent with this promise.
Athens contends, however, that un-
less Makarios is given some sort of guar-
antee against Turkish attack, he must
eventually accept additional Soviet arms.
These preparations may be for Tur-
key's "largest exercise ever," scheduled
for 24 March, or the rotation of the
Turkish contingent on Cyprus which An-
kara is determined to carry out before
the end of the month.
Initial reactions to the Italian
foreign minister's proposals for a May
meeting on European political unifica-
tion, noted in yesterday's Brief, have
been notably unenthusiastic. Most cap-
itals applaud the idea of unity talks,
but feel that the time is not yet ripe.
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4. Vietnam
5. South Korea
The British got the impression from
their talks with Gromyko that the Soviets
recognize they have little influence in
either Peiping or Hanoi with respect to
Vietnam. This,together with the fact
that Moscow is reluctant to run counter
to Hanoi's wishes, probably contributes
to the Soviet hesitancy to move toward
negotiations just now.
Paris says that it has had only
passing discussions with the Chinese and
Vietnamese in recent weeks, and these
have disclosed no departure from their
hard public stands.
The Viet Cong's "Anti-American Day"
produced only minor incidents directed
against US personnel and installations.
The negotiations for a package set-
tlement of Korea's long-standing dif-
ferences with Japan are finally nearing
a successful conclusion.r
?Pak has said
he will use strong measures against
any attempt to take the issue into the
streets.
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6. Congo
7. Japan
.Ground and air operations against
the rebels are being hampered by,a lack
of ammunition and equipment. New, ur-
gent requests for more have been sent
to Brussels with a warning that fail-
ure to fill them could bring action to
a halt. Belgium, which seems to be
dragging its feet, has just received
a report from Col. Van der Walle urg-
ing further Belgian material assistance.
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