THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 SEPTEMBER 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968511
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 6, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
6 SEPTEMBER 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
6 SEPTEMBER 1966
1. Soviet Union
2. Dominican Republic
The Soviet ICBM deployment program
continues at a vigorous pace. Satellite
photography shows about 390 new dispersed
"single-silo" launchers under construc-
tion-at the present time.
This number, added to those already
completed, brings a total of at least
660 launchers identified. Of these
about 270 are now operational and, given
the current rate of completion, all 660
should be operational by mid-1968. Al-
though the number of operational launchers
at present lies somewhat below our ear-
lier estimate for mid-1966, the present
pace of deployment will carry the Soviet
force on the order of ten percent beyond
the upper range of our estimates for
mid-1968.
The new launchers come in two sizes.
We have identified about 120 large silos
for the SS-9, roughly comparable to an
advanced Titan. There are also some 320
smaller silos for the SS-11, comparable
to a liquid-fueled Minuteman.
In a speech last night Balaguer
served notice that he intends to proceed
with military reforms aimed at reducing
the political potential of the armed
forces. He also announced that General
Wessin y Wessin has been given a job with
the United Nations delegation, an honor-
able sinecure that may reduce dissidence
among Wessin's rightist friends.
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3. South Vietnam
4. Indonesia
5. West Germany
Leaders of the Buddhist Institute
have finally clarified their stand on
the upcoming elections. At a special
news conference today, the institute
not only called for complete "noncoopera-
tion" in the elections, but it also de-
nounced ahead of time the constitutional
assembly which will be elected.
The institute's leaders will lead
a 72-hour hunger strike beginning on
Thursday to back up their protest.
Foreign Minister Malik will not be
visiting the Soviet Union this month as
he had planned. Moscow has turned him
down, claiming that Soviet leaders are
otherwise occupied.
Malik had hoped to discuss resched-
uling Indonesia's large debt to the So-
viet Union and the possibility of new
credits. Moscow probably wants to learn
what concessions non-Communist creditors
are prepared to make before committing
itself. These creditors are scheduled
to meet later this month in Tokyo.
The Erhard government will not be
in any shape to face a hard confronta-
tion with France over the issue of French
troops in Germany, in Ambassador McGhee's
opinion.
With the question of the status of
French forces largely resolved, the main
point still up in the air is the mission
of these forces. The ambassador feels
that, in the end, Bonn will have to set-
tle for De Gaulle's general assurance
that France will fight if Germany is
attacked.
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6. South Africa
Verwoerd's assassination today is
not expected to bring about any major
policy changes. There has been little
dissension within the ruling party over
Verwoerd's apartheid policies except from
a small group even further to the right.
More liberal groups are virtually with-
out influence.
Initial information on the assassin
does not tie him in with any other person
or group. A Portuguese citizen of Greek
descent, he served in the US merchant
marine during World War II. He was de-
ported by the US in 1947r
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