THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 MAY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967665
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: May 7, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENTS
DAILY BRIEF
7 MAY 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
7 MAY 1965
Dominican Republic
LATE ITEM
(Information as of 5:00 p.m. EDT)
Loyalist forces this afternoon an-
nounced the formation of a "Council of
National Reconstruction" which includes
General Imbert and several prominent ci-
vilians. Our ambassador thinks the Council
is a well-balanced group that can com-
mand nationwide support. The group plans
to ask for earl reco nition.
there has been little
sign that the rebel cause is attracting
much support outside the rebel enclave
in Santo Domingo. The outlying areas
remain quiet for the most part.
Rebels taken in action by US forces
have turned out to be largely trained
professional insurgents. Captured of-
ficers recount how the Communists took
control of the revolt through street
mobs.
Colonel Caamano yesterday sent a
circular message to most American gov-
ernments protesting the creation of the
inter-American force as a "cover" for
US military intervention.
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DAILY BRI EF
7 MAY 1965
1. Vietnam
2. Laos
Last night, a Viet Cong battalion
attacked the force of Chinese refugee
Catholic priest Father Hoa in An Xuyen
Province 180 miles southwest of Saigon.
Father Hoa's refugees have been holding
out for a long time in this area, which
is generally dominated by the Communists.
Viet Cong terrorist and military activity
in general has been increasing in scale
and intensity during the past several
days.
Speaking in East Berlin today, So-
viet Premier Kosygin warned President
Johnson "not to forget that the Viet-
namese people have friends who will not
fail them." In Prague yesterday, Pre-
sidium member Shelepin also pledged
strong support for Hanoi. In Moscow,
the Soviets continue to warn Western
diplomats of the dangers of escalation
of the conflict/
The Chinese Communists are crank-
ing up another shrill propaganda attack
on the Soviets, this time alleging that
a North Vietnamese student demonstration
in Leningrad last month was brutally
suppressed. The interesting possibility
exists that no such incident occurred,
or at least that the Chinese are grossly
exaggerating. It looks as if Peiping
by this means is trying to stir up
trouble between Hanoi and Moscow, as
well as within the North Vietnamese
party.
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3. India-Pakistan
4. Colombia
. South Korea
The situation has possibly moved a
little closer to ignition in the past
twenty-four hours.
Diplomatic efforts are continuing,
however, to formalize the cease-fire in
Kutch. Pakistan is informing the Se-
curity Council that a serious threat
to the peace has arisen, but apparently
will not for the moment ask for a special
meeting. India has responded to Prime
Minister Wilson's latest proposals with
counterproposals of its own.
President Valencia narrowly escaped
political disaster this week at the hands
of the Liberal Party which came close to
deciding to break up the coalition cab-
inet. Although this particular episode
seems to be over, it brought a sharp
build-up of tension in political circles
in Bogota, and the situation remains
basically unstable. Essentially, the
problem is that the oligarchy will not
accept badly needed reform measures.
The dissatisfaction this is causing
among civilian and military leaders
alike is shaking the National Front ar-
rangement adopted to prevent civil war
in 1958.
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6. France
De Gaulle has issued orders that
no French support will be given to the
proposed construction of a new NATO
headquarters building in Paris, accord-
to a senior French Foreign Office offi-
cial. The Belgian ambassador to the
North Atlantic Council says he thinks
the French will pull out all the stops
in their attack on NATO before the French
presidential election in December, and
particularly after the German elections
on September 19.
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