THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 DECEMBER 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968048
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: December 14, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
14 DECEMBER 1965
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DAILY BRIEF
14 DECEMBER 1965
1. Rhodesia:
2. Dominican Republic
Britain's embargo of oil to Rhodesia
may help to ease African pressure for
military action but it is likely to have
little economic effect.
The problem is that South Africa
and Portuguese Mozambique will refuse to
cooperate. Rhodesian oil imports stand
at about 38,000 tons per month and Mo-
zambique could supply this amount by
delivery of only one or two tanker loads.
South Africa could also release enough
oil to ensure Rhodesia a six-month sup-
ply.
Most of the African states are still
ignoring the appeal of the Organization
of African Unity for diplomatic break
with London tomorrow.
A serious situation could develop
as a new wave of strikes spreads from
the sugar industry into the government.
The issue is the traditional one of
a Christmas bonus. The government in-
sists on making substantial cutbacks in
this year's bonuses.
There may be outbreaks if Garcia
Godoy tries to enforce the recent legis-
lation prohibiting strikes of government
workers. Employees can now be fired for
demonstrating against the regime.
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3. Egypt
4. Israel
5. Pakistan
6. Indonesia
Deliveries of late-model Soviet
military equipment to Egypt continue.
The army has made another important
inroad against Sukarno. Subandrio, the
leftist foreign minister, was ousted to-
day as deputy chief of the Supreme Opera-
tions Command.
Subandrio still holds a number of
important posts, but Sukarno has appar-
ently come to realize that it is danger-
ous to protect him further. In this
situation, Subandrio may soon find him-
self entirely unemployed.
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7. North Vietnam
8. Laos-Cambodia
The new high-performance fighter
aircraft in North Vietnam, referred to
in yesterday's Brief, are apparently
MIG -21s.
one of the new planes was
flying faster than the MIG-19 can fly.
Although the evidence as to whether
?these aircraft are equipped with air-to-
air missiles is tentative, the military
requirements for their possible utiliza-
tion against US-laissile-equipped fighters
suggest that the Soviets will fit them
with missile's.
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9. Guatemala
Terrorist activity is continuing
and the situation is still well out of
hand.
The government made a desperate
move yesterday to try to head off fur-
ther trouble. An experienced army of-
ficer was put in charge of both the
military and civilian police.
Kidnappings and killings may de-
crease as a resultr
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