THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968153
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 14, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
14 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
14 FEBRUARY 1966
1. South Vietnam
The Viet Cong's "liberation radio"
today announced that the Communists will
begin recruiting men and women, aged 17
to 30, into "southern liberation youth
shock teams" to support Communist front-
line troops.
The precise role of these teams is
left vague, but they are very likely
patterned after North Vietnam's "youth
brigades" which repair roads and perform
other construction tasks. In both the
north and the south, the aim seems to
be to mobilize more female labor since
males in this age group are much in de-
mand for regular military service.
Extension of the system 'to the south
at this time probably means that the Com-
munists-, like, the South Vietnamese Gov-
ernment, are feeling the manpower pinch.
The Communists seem to be feeling the
pinch in other arenas, too. A document
captured late last year made plain that
they, were having trouble collecting taxes
in the delta area.
2. Dominican Republic Ambassador Bennett and key Domini-
can officials met with Garcia Godoy last
night in an effort to stiffen the presi-
dent's backbone. Garcia Godoy neverthe-
less still seems reluctant to come out
publicly against the general strike.
Today the president scheduled meet-
ings with the strike committee and with
various other labor leaders. The results
of these talks will apparently determine
whether he goes on the air tonight to
put his case to the people.
The strike meanwhile continues to
be effective in Santo Domingo and in the
sugar towns throughout the country; its
effects will probably be widespread if
it is not ended soon.
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3. Soviet Union
4. Ceylon
5, Singapore
The latest satellite photography
has pinpointed another of the Soviet
Union's new defensive missile complexes
which are believed to be intended for
defense against bombers and cruise mis-
siles. This complex--the twelfth identi-
fied so far--is located just north of
Moscow. It may be for local defense of
the capital area. If so, it is probably
similar to the defensive systems detected
earlier for the northwestern part of the
country and for the Urals industrial
area.
The photography also shows that six
or possibly seven of the twelve complexes
are nearing operational status. It also
indicates that work is continuing on the
electronic installations which are be-
lieved to be part of an antiballistic
missile system for the defense of Mos-
cow.
Prime Minister Senanayake has in-
formed the US ambassador that he wants
to come to Washington(
/He expects to be able to set the
dates for his trip within the next few
days.
More trouble between Singapore and
Malaysia is developing. The latest issue
concerns the continuing presence of a*Ma-
laysian infantry battalion in Singapore.
Undei-last summer's separation agreement
:Kuala Lumpur is entitled to maintain its
unit, but both Singapore and Britain had
understood that it would be remoV,edtat
abicout this time. Malaysia has now an-
nounced that the battalion will remain
in Singapore indefinitely.
This situation could easily lead to
new race riots in Singapore-and also
prompt Lee(Kuan Yew to turn down the new
tripartite defense arrangements with Ma-
laysia and Britain which London is cur-
rently pushing. .
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7. Congo
The US Consulate General in Salis-
bury thinks that the economic sanctions
taken so far are not sufficient to topple
the Smith regime within the next several
months. The consulate general is impressed
With the solid support being given Smith
and reports that the country shows a sur-
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Government forces in the eastern
Congo continue to have trouble coping
with the rebellion. Clearing operations
west of Lake Tanganyika are now bogged
down and four attempted penetrations of
the rebel area have been turned back.
The rebels may number as many as
2,000, but so far they, too, have been
unable to move into new areas of opera-
tion, even against thinly spread and
poorly equipped government troops.
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