THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 JANUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968125
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: January 29, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
29 JANUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
29 JANUARY 1966
1. Vietnam
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2. North Vietnam
3. South Vietnam
4. Indonesia
The US consul in Hong Kong believes
Peking will have trouble dealing with
Ho Chi Minh's letter of 24 nu
While,
the letter is unyielding on the US 14
points and on Hanoi's four points, it
does address itself directly to the ques-
tion of a peaceful settlement of the war.
This hardly fits in with Peking's uncom-
promising line that the war must be
carried on to a victorious end.
Widely dispersed Viet Cong activity
by small units continues, but no large-
scale attacks have been reported since
the Tet cease-fire.
US military authorities in South
Vietnam point out that during the past
month, the Viet Cong has stepped up ac-
tions designed to cut surface communica-
tions with provincial capitals and dis-
trict headquarters. Only one province
capital is completely isolated, but more
than half the others can be reached only
with the help of armed security forces.
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There are some signs that Sukarno's
"political solution" may be imminent.
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to challenge directly the various anti-
Communist groups. If so, a crisis could
develop quickly.
Such direct confrontations seldom
occur in Indonesia, and this may be
another false alarm. Security forces
evidently are being strengthened in
Djakarta this weekend, however, and a
large rally of anti-Communist Muslims is
scheduled to begin tomorrow.
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5. Dominican Republic
6. France
Garcia Godoy yesterday told Defense
Minister Rivera Caminero that he wanted
to change the top military commands by
1 February. Rivera indicated that he
doubted his fellow officers would allow
him to agree to this, although he him-
self was willing. Rivera asked that
Garcia Godoy and Ambassador Bunker per-
sonally explain the'situation to the
officers.
A meeting between Bunker, Garcia
Godoy, and representatives of the offi-
cers is scheduled for today. As of
noon, we have no further report on it.
There is an outside ?chance that
the military chiefs may try to capital-
ize on rumors that a leftist "invasion
force" landed on the Dominican coast
yesterday, although nothing of the kind
occurred.
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7. Nigeria
Reports from our embassy and con-
sulates indicate that the country is
continuing to Settle back down. The
military leaders, national and regional,
are keeping policy decisions closely in
their own hands, but have turned to
experienced top civil servants to revive
local government and restore law and
order.
There are still questions, how-
ever, as to how long Nigeria's normally
active politicians will be willing to
stay under wraps, and whether action-
minded junior officers can be kept under
control.
8. Turkey President Gursel became seriously
ill yesterday.
Gursel is 70 and has been ill for
most of his term: ?He has not exerted
much influence on the conduct of gov-
ernment. If it becomes necessary to
choOse a successor, ?a new tug-of-war
Could possibly develop between the
civilian leaders of the ruling Justice
Party and elements of the Turkish Mili-
tary. The chances are, however, that
an accommodation would be worked out.
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