THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 AUGUST 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: DIF-DUP
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967851
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 23, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
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DAILY BRIEF
23 AUGUST 1965
1. North Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
Three additional surface-to-air
missile sites have been tentatively iden-
tified
If confirmed, the total number ?of
sites would reach thirteen. (See map.)
The French expect a high-level North
Vietnamese delegation to arrive in Paris
Wednesday for talks with at least French
Communists. The visit has foreign of-
fice approval.
Hanoi is devoting an increased amount
of its propaganda output to trying to prove
that it is not the intransigent party and
should not be blamed for the continuation
of the conflict. One recent article ac-
knowledged the possibility of third-party
mediation but argued it should be directed
at "compelling" the US to give up its "ag-
gression."
Student leaders in the northern uni-
versity city of Hue are organizing a
"struggle group" to oppose the Thieu-Ky
government. Student criticisms of the
government closely follow, those voiced
recently by the Buddhist Tri Quang,who
has strong influence in Hue. Tri insin-
uated recently he would like to see a
change in Saigon.
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3. Kashmir
4. India
5, Greece
Troop clashes and artillery exchanges
are continuing along the cease-fire line.
More Pakistani infiltrations have also
been reported.
Meanwhile, there has been no further
word on the Bunche mission. The Indians,
however, will undoubtedly attempt to fo-
cus Bunche's attention on Pakistani in-
filtrations and other border violations.
The Pakistanis, for their part, will prob-
ably try to shift his interest to a dis-
cussion of an overall Kashmir settlement.
The fall harvest may be a near dis-
aster if the drought continues.
Qualified observers are now saying
that food grain production for the crop
year ending next June may be even lower
than it was last year. The shortage
could be as much as 12 million tons be-
low annual needs.
Grain prices in many areas are in-
creasing rapidly,and several food riots
have already been reported.
Parliament reconvenes tomorrow but
the vote of confidence will not come un-
til later in the week.
Prospects for a Tsirimokos victory
are still doubtful at best. The US Em-
bassy believes that Papandreou's cur-
rent tour to arouse the countryside and
the recent demonstrations in his favor
will probably deter further defections
of Center Union party deputies to Tsiri-
mokos.
More left-wing demonstrations are
planned for tomorrow even though the
government has banned this kind of ac-
tivity. The chance of violence is thus
increased.
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6. Dominican Republic
7. Cyprus
The rebels are said to be about
ready to sign the Act of Reconciliation.
However, they are now trying to get for-
mal assurance from the Organization of
American States that the provisional
government will have the right to set the
date for withdrawal of the Inter-American
Peace Force. It is not clear whether
this move is anything more than an item
for the political record.
Meanwhile, rebel extremists are
still agitating. The Communist-controlled
paper Patria is calling for withdrawal
of the peace force one month after instal-
lation of a new government. Rebel For-
eign Minister Jottin Cury has described
the present settlement terms as "impos-
sible."
There are still a number of poten-
tially dangerous trouble spots, but the
island has been relatively quiet in recent
weeks.
Archbishop Makarios, in particular,
has been reluctant to move on controver-
sial questions. He probably feels that
he needs the backing of a strong ally,
but at this point, he seems to lack one.
The USSR failed to back him in the recent
Security Council debate and Greece has been
preoccupied with its own political problems.
A new round of trouble could develop
over the rotation of Turkish troops sched-
uled for next month. Makarios has assured
the UN that he will approve the move, but
there is ample time for him to change his
mind. Incidents between Greek and Turkish
Cypriots are another continuing cause for
concern.
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