THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 AUGUST 1965

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August 20, 1965
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'1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 AUGUST 1965 23 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 . Kuei-yang Lei-yang ilp4" un ming . . , ' Men-tzu + . Ping-yuan ' Then-yang ? , Pu-erti r ?,--....?.. . ?r..,;"1 ..fli.aoC'. ai \ . N%\e:ecl? T H .- Ning-ming ii / E T , ..) Phong i.....s Saly (Sow's. Phuc Yen Shao-kuan Wucho Canton Nan-fling 'Yu Lin Mao..m n Bayard yang Prabang hanh Hoa ink Chia-lai-s Yu- in HAIN ? QUANG i-an TRI *vi on THUA THIEN Ling-shui ? 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South Vietnam 2. North Vietnam US Marine units in the fight for Van Tuong near Chu Lai report that vil- lagers were highly cooperative, point- ing out to them Viet Cong concentrations and fortifications. , This is encouraging. All too often, the rural populace, either resenting gov- ernment intrusions or fearing Viet Cong reprisals after the departure of govern- ment forces, is reluctant to volunteer such information to government forces. The helpful attitude reported from Van Tuong may result from a combination of factors, including resentment against the material demands levied on the peas- antry by the large Viet Cong force and the surprise appearance of an overwhelming array of US force. The publicity accorded their help, however, will probably make them vulnerable to Viet Cong reprisals when US forces leave. There is some reason to suspect that in Bangkok Premier Ky and the Thais will go into mutual support for the Cambodian exile Khmer Serei movement based in both Thailand and South Vietnam. In Ky's absence, rumors of neutral- ist coup plotting are beginning to crop up. So far, these appear to have little substance and may merely be symptomatic of the uneasiness of some circles in Sai- gon: 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 ?,AX1 3. Indonesia 4. Congo 5. Tanzania 3. USSR The heavy-handed pressures against US facilities and interests are evidently still on, even though Sukarno's Independ- ence Day speech was less venomous than had been expected. A petition signed by provincial officials this week demands the ouster of the American consul in Surabaya in eastern Java, where an anti-US riot was staged on 7 August. Yesterday, a government-controlled English-language newspaper printed an editorial giving a "last warning" to the US to change its policies before "everything" is lost. Tshombe's talks with Ambassador Knight in Brussels yesterday show that the split between the Congo premier and President Kasavubu is as deep as ever. Tshombe claims to have offered Kasavubu his support for re-election to the presi- dency in order to save the situation, but believes--rightly--that Kasavubu is still scheming against him. The struggle will be renewed, to the detriment of the Congo's government, when Tshombe returns to Leopoldville, probably tomorrow. Indications are accumulating that leaders in Dar-es-Salaam are having second thoughts about their militant support for the Congo rebels and other dissident Africans. They apparently fear what might be done with the large amount of arms stored in their country and are concerned over the effects of their policies on their search for West- ern aid. A major space event appears to be in the works, possibly to take place in the next week or two. All six space sup- port ships in the Pacific are at sea. Three of the ships are still on station at the ICBM range impact area, but it would take only a few days to move them ?to suitable positions for a space event. 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 t.)X1 7. Dominican Republic No new break in the negotiations has been reported. rebel extremists are still cooking up maneuvers to delay a settlement, on the premise that the longer the rebels can hold out, the more people can be trained for the "real fight." A member of the United Nations staff meanwhile has revealed that Mayobre,, the ,head of the United Nations group, is again exceeding his observer's mandate by mak- ing proposals for restructuring the Do? - minican armed forces. Ambassador Bunker comments that any such plan is likely to be prejudicial to US interests. 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6 - ? TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A003900170001-6