THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 SEPTEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967896
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 17, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
17 SEPTEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
17 SEPTEMBER 1965
1. Communist China
The Indian Government is taking
serious view of yesterday's virtual ul-
timatum from the Chinese Communists.
Foreign Minister Swaran Singh told Am-
bassador Bowles today that regardless
of what India may do or say, he expects
the Chinese to take some kind of military
action at the end of the 72-hour period
on Sunday. He expressed strong doubt that
the low-key Indian reply to the Chinese
would influence Chinese intentions.'
There is still no convincing evidence
of Chinese preparations for a major mili-
tary move against Indian defenses., How-
ever, Peking could easily engage in a
show of force to divert Indian troops
from the fight with Pakistan.
Chinese communications activity
suggests that Chinese forces in the far
western area of Tibet--adjacent to the
Ladakh area of Kashmir--are in a high
state of alert and raises the possibility
of some military activity in this area
in the near future.
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2. India-Pakistan
3. North Vietnam
There is still no significant -change
in the military situation along the West
Pakistan border. Again, the heaviest
fighting is in the Sialkot area.
The Soviets are attempting to make
propaganda mileage out of their willing-
ness to continue sending military equip-
ment to India, "without strings" as to
its use.
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4. South Vietnam
5. Indonesia
6. Greece
Reports that the Viet Cong employed
a nausea-producing gas in the I Corps
area yesterday are evidently false.
US officials have investigated and
now suggest that the fumes came from the
large quantity of flares and small arms
ammunition used during the action. The
South Vietnamese troops involved are un-
harmed.
Pressure is continuing against the
US presence. Labor groups in Surabaya
are circulating a threat to cut off elec-
tricity to our consulate there and to
the homes of consular officers unless
"firm steps" are taken immediately to
close the consulate.
In Djakarta today a group of demon-
strators in front of the US Embassy de-
nounced India as a US-British puppet and
demanded that the US and Britain "immedi-
ately get out" of Southeast Asia.
The vote is likely to be very close
when parliament meets some time next week
on the government which former Deputy
Premier Stephanopoulos is now putting to-
gether.
Stephanopoulos, who accepted the
King's mandate yesterday, is reportedly
banking on his ability to secure two ad-
ditional defections from the ranks of the
Papandreou supporters. Papandreou can
be expected to make an all-out bid to de-
feat the King's latest effort to get a
new government.
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7. Iraq
?The abortive coup in Iraq yesterday
was another manifestation of the intense
personal rivalries within the ruling mili-
tary establishment.
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His sincerity will soon be tested.
Rebel leader Caamano has promised that
rebel weapons will be collected by the
end of today.
Concern over the concessions Garcia
Godoy has made to the rebels has extended
to moderate civilian leaders as well as
to the military. His appointments of
leftists to government posts and the
crowing of former rebels who are acting
as though they have won the revolution
have been particularly galling in these
circles.
Garcia Godoy continues to make ap-
pointments to sensitive posts--including
governors and mayors/
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