THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 JUNE 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968374
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 20, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
20 JUNE 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
20,JUNE 1966
1, South Vietnam
2. .North Vietnam
The government continues to gain
in its drive to dominate the dissidents.
Except for the Viet Cong hit-and-run at-
tack near Hue today, the city has re-
turned to something approaching normal-
ity. Many residents are clearly relieved
over the restoration of law and order.
There was a flare-up of violence in Da
Nang today, but the authorities appar-
ently gained the upper hand rather quickly.
Saigon was quiet again today, and
the Buddhist Institute remains tightly
sealed off.
Tam Chau has received formal 'sup-
port for his ?firm stand against the Bud-
dhist militants from representatives of
Buddhists of Cambodian origin, who are
numerous in South Vietnam's delta region.
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3. Soviet Union
4, France
5. France
De Gaulle began his sojourn in Mos-
cow today, Without, it would appear,
any substantive political, surprises in
mind. The US Embassy in Paris notes that
this is the generally held view among
both pro- and anti-Gaullists. Likewise,
no one in Paris expects the Russians
will yield anything of substantive, impor-
tance, despite the considerable favors
De Gaulle has been doing for them re-
cently.
The emphasis therefore will be on
the atmospherics.
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6. Dominican Republic Mutterings of a coming storm are
already being heard in the labor field,
in connection with Balaguer's campaign
promises to clean up public administra-
tion and eliminate unnecessary jobs.
Some sugar workers :unions and employees
associations are already petitioning
against any change in the status quo and
for the reinstatement of persons who
lost government jobs when the. Garcia
Godoy provisional government came in.
Juan Bosch's party is actively or-
ganizing a new national labor federation.
One of the leaders in this says the. new
grouping wants friendly relations with
US labor. AFIJCIO representative McClel-
lan and the secretary general of the
Inter-American Regional Organization of
Workers (ORIT) are to visit Santo Domingo
for three or four days beginning 26 June.
During their stay, the visitors will
call on Balaguer.
7. Rhodesia
The business community is putting
heavy pressure on Prime Minister Smith
for a settlement with Britain
Business concern over
the growing shortage of credit is mount-
ing. Farmers in many cases are failing
to pay their debts. Farm supply and
equipment dealers are being hit hard.
A high-powered business delegation
told Smith on 13 June that he is out of
touch with the economy, that a settle-
ment must be negotiated "very soon,"
and that in two ponths'time, the British
sanctions will have breached Rhodesia's
bargaining position
This may be somewhat ?too pessimis-
tic, but there is a good deal of evi-
dence supporting the delegation's view
of the situation.
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