THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 JULY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968400
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: July 4, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
4 JULY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
4 JULY 1966
1. South Vietnam
2. Laos
Ky will probably announce
his cabinet changes tomorrow. It is ex-
pected that several more Catholics will
be given ministerial rank; the moderate
Buddhist element in Saigon is said to
be considerably disturbed by these pros-
pects.
These Buddhists are afraid that the
changes may bring a switch from an anti-
struggle or anti - Tri Quang attitude in
the government to outright opposition to
all organized Buddhism.
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3. Soviet Union
4. Yugoslavia
On Friday a Swedish foreign ministry
official read Ambassador Parsons the let-
ter from Kosygin to Erlander--very polite
in tone--cancelling the former's July
visit to Sweden.
the "unforeseen circumstances" keep-
ing Kosygin in the Soviet Union were said
to be the meeting on 2 August of the Su-
preme Soviet, for which he must prepare.
The Swedish official noted the change in
dates of Gromyko's visit to Japan and the
expedited return of Polyansky from Canada
as confirmation of Kosygin's excuse.
We do not yet have any firm indica-
tion of what all the rush is about. How-
ever, there are indications that the party
Central Committee may meet in mid-July.
If so, we may be able to glean from this
what the Supreme Soviet will consider.
the Yugo-
slav party meeting which purged Aleksandar
Rankovic strongly implied that the
former security chief was ousted because,
as Tito's proclaimed heir apparent, he
tried to amass too much power prior to
Tito's actual demise.
It has been publicly announced that
the coming purge will be widespread, af-
fecting not only the security apparatus
but also the federal and republican levels
of both the party and government.
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5. France
De Gaulle's visit to Russia pro-
duced almost nothing unexpected. Our em-
bassy in Moscow says he stirred the at-
mosphere, but left the.world situation
basically where he found it.
Moscow nevertheless probably is
pleased with the visit. By equally blam-
ing both east and west for the cold war,
upholding the Soviet thesis of coexist-
ence, and plugging the idea that a Euro-
pean settlement is primarily a matter
for Europeans, De Gaulle advanced impor-
tant Soviet objectives.
He also, however, appears to have
defended essential Western interests in
his talks with Soviet leaders, knocking
down the idea of recognition of East
Germany and giving the Soviets no en-
couragement about a European security
conference.
Those hoping for discernible prog-
ress toward an east-west detente were
disappointed. As a Paris newspaper said,
"the icebreaker was hard at work for
eleven days, but the icepack hardly seems
seriously chipped."
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