THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 MAY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968307
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: May 12, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
12 MAY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
12 MAY 1966
1. North Vietnam
. South Vietnam
3. Laos
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The danger of violence between "strug-
gle" forces and their opponents has in-
creased recently in the Hue area.
Yesterday, a district Chief opposed
to the "struggle forces" was replaced
by a man who had taken part in the anti-
government movement. The changeover
took place with two companies of I Corps
army troops on hand to prevent trouble.
Nationalist party militants are said to
feel bloodshed is still a "good possibil-
ity."
The General Ma affair has been
settled, at least for the moment, by
compromise. Ma will retain command of
the Laotian Air Force, but his head-
quarters will be moved to Vientiane
where the general staff can better moni-
tor his activities. This face-saving
formula may keep the factions in check
for a while, but the attempt to under-
cut Ma will certainly impair the effec-
tiveness of the air force for some time
to come.
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4. Congo
5.. Sweden
6. Chile
Financial talks between the Congo-
lese and the Belgians opened in Brussels
today amid conflicting indications as to
what may transpire. Congolese President
Mobutu is not there
The Congolese delegation, however,
is less volatile than the President and
might try to settle for only moderate
concessions.
4obutu may be digging
nis political grave if he insists on
pushing the Belgians too hard.
A Swedish foreign ministry official
has warned one of our diplomats in Stock-
holm to expect a major demonstration at
the embassy over Vietnam sometime during
the month. The embassy notes that next
Thursday is a Swedish national holiday
and this could provide the occasion.
Both the Swedes and the Americans are
reviewing their security precautions.
Indignation in Chile over the up-
coming French nuclear tests is reaching
the point where violence may come into
play.
labor leaders of the opposition Social-
ist Party will use the tests as one of
the issues in a students' and teachers'
strike planned to start tomorrow. If
the strike goes well the party may call
for demonstrations against the French
and US embassies.
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7. Dominican Republic Ambassador Bunker
feels the
chances for free Dominican elections on
1 June are good. He believes the elec-
tion race is very close.
The ambassador noted that most
people in Santo Domingo and most Latin
diplomats think a Bosch victory is in-
evitable; in the countryside, however,
it is a different story. Balaguer is
strong in the rural areas,and his cam-
paign is well organized there.
On balance, Bunker thinks the re-
sults may well turn on the weather or the
availability of transport to get the
peasants to the polls. Election day
falls during the rainy season.
The ambassador is optimistic that
the Dominican military will not inter-
fere with a constitutional government.
He "hopes" Bosch will accept the elec-
tion results.
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