THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968007
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 20, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
20 NOVEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
20 NOVEMBER 1965
1. Indonesia
2. South Vietnam
A full account of Sukarno's meet-
ing this morning with Indonesia's
military commanders is not yet available.
Sukarno preceded the private session,
however, with a public lecture to mili-
tary and newsmen on the evils of recent
Indonesian and foreign newspaper report-
ing.
He reiterated that Indonesia is in
a "great axis" with Cambodia, North
Vietnam, and Communist China against
"American imperialism." Citing specific
examples, he denounced newspapers which
have criticized North Vietnam and Cam-
bodia and have printed "slander" against
the Indonesian Communist Party.
In typical Sukarno style, he also
told the assemblage that he would carry
out Indonesia's revolution "only with
the help of God and the full trust of
the Indonesian people." The events sur-
rounding the attempted coup were, he
said, "only a minor matter."
All this sounds like Sukarno today
is meeting the army almost head-on. We
await reports of the army's reaction.
Contact with Communist forces in
western Pleiku Province has been main-
tained now for seven consecutive days.
Late reports indicate that there was
another sizable engagement there again
this morning.
Communist losses in this area since
14 November now total 1,209 killed and
19 captured. In addition, US forces
have captured or destroyed some 850 enemy
weapons. US casualties stand at 250
killed and 358 wounded.
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3. Communist China
4. India
Peking's first official reaction
to the United Nations vote on the rep-
resentation issue indicates that the
Chinese regard the outcome as the in-
evitable vindication of their obdurate
stand.
An editorial in People's Daily
yesterday offers its readers no sug-
gestion, however, that China will soon
become a member.
Before that can happen, the paper
says, the United Nations must not only
expel the Chinese Nationalists and ex-
punge the resolutions charging China and
North Korea with aggression, but under-
take a "complete reform" to remove the
organization from "US domination."
General Nimmo, the chief of the
United Nations observers covering the
Kashmir cease-fire line, says he be-
lieves that the Indian forces are fol-
lowing a well-planned program to push
Pakistani troops back to the original
cease-fire line in Kashmir.
Reports on outbreaks of fighting
this week suggest that the Indians are
pursuing a similar objective along the
lines to the south as well.
5. Dominican Republic Our embassy in Santo Domingo is
still reasonably optimistic that a
rightist coup against Garcia Godoy will
not take place
In fact, the wide circulation given
the coup plans may well be one of the in-
hibiting factors. Although yesterday was
supposed to see the beginning of terror-
ism in preparation for the rightists'
move, the day passed relatively quietly.
Ambassador Bunker has again urged
Garcia Godoy to ease the situation by
promptly announcing the replacement of
key leftists in his government. Garcia
Godoy says, however, that he thinks
nothing he could do would end plotting
by the extreme right.
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6. Venezuela
7. Guinea
8. Congo
Student organizations have announced
that they will observe Venezuela's National
Students' Week, which starts tomorrow,
by airing grievances and "repudiating"
vistts by prominent US figures.
Venezuelan Communists may work through
the students to whip up sentiment for a
demonstration against Senator Robert
Kennedy, who is due to arrive in Caracas
on 26 November.
Guinea broke relations with France
today. The move follows charges by
President Toure that the French, along
with leaders of some of Guinea's neigh-
bors, were plotting to overthrow his
reaime.
Point-
ing at the French is not unusual for Toure,.
whose relations with Paris have been cool
at best since 1958, when Guinea chose to
get out of the French African bloc.
Plot charges against Tshombe were
published yesterday, possibly as a pre-
lude to his arrest, but we have no word
of action against him yet..
Ambassador Godley meanwhile fore-
sees possible new problems in eastern
Congo. Most of the Rhodesians and South
,Africans with Colonel Hoare's white com-
mandos there intend to go home when their
contracts expire next month. While this
will help Leopoldville's image with other
African governments, it also will leave
a considerable security gap unless re-
placements are forthcoming soon.
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