THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 JUNE 1965
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
0005967740
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
T
Document Page Count:
6
Document Creation Date:
September 16, 2015
Document Release Date:
September 16, 2015
Sequence Number:
Case Number:
Publication Date:
June 19, 1965
File:
Attachment | Size |
---|---|
DOC_0005967740.pdf | 180.63 KB |
Body:
- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
19 JUNE 1965
70-15-s-EG-R-EL
50X1
29
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9 (1
DAILY BRIEF
19 JUNE 1965
1. Algeria
2. Greece
Defense Minister Boumedienne has
seized power in Algeria in a swift and
bloodless coup.
President Ben Bella has been
arrested and charged with treason. The
President's key backers have been neu-
tralized and it is unlikely he can make
a comeback.
A brief sketch of the new leader
and the implication of his take-over is
at Annex.
50X1
50X1
A political storm is building up
around Prime Minister Papandreou.
He is coming under increasing fire
from members of his own party largely be-
cause of his habit of temporizing over
major issues. The most recent example of
this is his decision not to press the case
against former prime minister Karamanlis,
which has enraged the left wing.
Some of his followers have threatened
to withdraw their support and tumble his
government. They are held back from this
course by the widespread fear of Papandreou's
prowess at the polls.
Perhaps a greater threat comes from
the military. There are reports that dis-
illusioned generals are talking about pos-
sible moves to topple Papandreou, perhaps
in conjunction with Karamanlis' political
supporters. Any such move would need the
backing of the King, who so far has pre-
ferred to hoe a strictly legal row.
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
5
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001,-.? xi
3. South Vietnam
4. North Vietnam
5. Communist China
General Ky, in his new role as
premier, introduced the new government
at a rally this morning. All were
dressed in shirtsleeves to signify this
would be a working government.
The list as presented by Ky has a
more marked civilian flavor than the
generals had earlier indicated would be
the case. The military is clearly in
complete control, however.
As of today, the generals were plan-
ning to issue a tough proclamation in a
day or two. It will prohibit public as-
sembly, strikes, the distribution of leaf-
lets, rumormongering and economic profit-
eering.
The Chinese are hewing to an unbend-
ing line on Vietnam.
The official People's Daily today
calls the use of B-52s "further proof"
that the US position on peace talks is
a "sham."
There has been no direct response
to Wilson's proposed mission, but a pro-
Peiping paper in Hong Kong indicated that
the response when it comes will be nega-
tive.
The paper, which doubtless is speak-
ing for Peiping, also hinted that the
Chinese would reject recent suggestions
that the Viet Cong could be included in
Hanoi's delegation to any future confer-
ence on Vietnam.
OX1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A0038000600011xi
6. Latin America
7. Guatemala
? The split between the pro-Moscow
and pro-Peiping Communists in Latin
America is widening.
Early this month, representatives
of Chinese-oriented groups in Colombia,
Ecuador, and Chile met in Bogota to co-
ordinate activities. They agreed to
resist the "revisionist" policies spon-
sored by Cuba and the Soviet Union and
to set up a "war council" to foster a
"war atmosphere" in all Latin countries.
A meeting of like-minded groups
from eight Latin countries has been
scheduled for Santiago,. Chile, in October.
military leaders, who have been hatch-
ing a plot to overthrow the Peralta gov-
ernment, may make their move tomorrow.
There is no other information to suggest
that a coup will take place so soon, but
there is plenty of evidence that high
military officers are concerned that
their close identification with Peralta's
repressive tactics make them a target
for reprisals by disgruntled elements.
8. Dominican Republic The country is quiet as the two
sides continue their study of yesterday's
proposals by the Organization of American
States.
Imbert's group has said it can accept
"almost all" the proposals, but will have
more to say later.
The Organization of American States
has granted the rebels' request to have
"three or four" days before giving a
formal reply.
50X1
50X1
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A0038000600011xi
ANNEX
Houari Boumedienne, Algeria's New Leader
Boumedienne is 41. He was educated in the tra-
ditional Islamic style and attended military school
in Egypt. He was, of course, active in the Algerian
revolution, though he spent a good deal of it in
Morocco and Tunisia.
At independence he controlled the so-called army
of the exterior and his support was instrumental in
ending the post-liberation struggle for power in favor
of Ben Bella. His reward was to be named defense
minister. Under his aegis, the army became the most
cohesive force in the country, a process which was
aided by the divisive tactics pursued by Ben Bella.
Boumedienne has always insisted that the army had a
political role to play in protecting the revolution.
It is not yet clear what prompted him ,to move
against Ben Bella at this time. It may have been con-
nected with Ben Bella's recent maneuvers against For-
eign Minister Bouteflika. The latter is Boumedienne's
protege and the two once shared a bachelor flat.
he
may lean toward the autocratic solution for problems.
There are as yet no details on the makeup of the
new government or how it will act. On past performance,
. we would expect no abrupt changes in course.
Boumedienne's government will not be pro-Western, but
it may be less anti-US. The new leader has been es-
pecially critical of his predecessor's affinity for
Cuba and China. He may try to .bring Algeria back to
a more truly nonaligned position.
He will most likely also try to bend his govern-
ment's efforts inward to press for solutions to Algeria's
many and pressing economic and social problems.
50X6
50X1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9
TOP SECRET
TOP SECRET
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003800060001-9