THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 NOVEMBER 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968627
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 12, 1966

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
12 NOVEMBER 1966
1. North Vietnam
2. Indonesia
Ho Chi Minh told
that
he realized the United States could not
be forced to leave Vietnam by military
action. Ho said he was counting on the
American public eventually, tiring of the
"useless slaughter."
When asked about possible neutrali-
zation of all of Vietnam under interna-
tional guarantees, Ho said he had given
this much thought. He did not reject
the idea.
Ho said very little about China
and urged his visitor to remember that
the Vietnamese are not Chinese.
Tensions are building up again in
Djakarta and triumvirate member Malik
predicts a very difficult week ahead.
The drive to cut Sukarno down to size
has now reached the point of another
showdown. The cautious General Suharto,
reluctant to precipitate a clash, seems
to be hesitating. This? is the kind of
situation that plays into Sukarno's
hands; he is making effective use of
his old tactics of threat and bluff.
The precipitating issue now is the
triumvirate's plan to fill more than
100 vacancies in parliament with ap-
pointees sympathetic to its goals. If
this should bring on a clash, General
Suharto's superior military support
would almost surely prevail. The dan-
ger, of course, is that continued tempo-
rizing could easily permit Sukarno fur-
ther to exploit weaknesses in the gov-
ernment.
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3. Israel
4. West Germany
5. Greece
Three Israeli soldiers were killed
and six wounded early today when their
vehicle ran over an Arab-planted mine
about a mile inside Israel's border
with Jordan. This is the first such
case since the UN Security Council
wound up its consideration of the Is-
raeli complaint early last week. The
new incident may well trigger the Is-
raeli's expected retaliatory strike.
Premier Stephanopoulos hit an un-
expected snag today which could touch
off another extended political crisis.
His candidate for parliamentary presi-
dent was defeated by the newly recon-
vened legislature.
Stephanopoulos had made clear be-
fore the balloting that his government
would stand or fall on the vote. There
will be more balloting today, but it
is uncertain whether the premier can
win back the twelve deputies who de-
fected to the opposition.
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Note: Late word from Athens indicates
that Stephanopoulos has gotten
his way and the threatened crisis
has been averted.
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6. Haiti
Duvalier has suddenly dismissed a
number of military men, including some
high-ranking officers
It is too soon to say whether
this means that the plot has definitely
been compromised. If it has, the plot-
ters should have been dead or in jail
by now. The conspirators in the mili-
tary have nevertheless suffered a seri-
ous setback.
Port-au-Prince is quiet and all
signs are that Duvalier remains confi-
dently in control in his palace,.
There is no sign of any lessening in
the unprecedented open anti-Duvalier
sentiment that has been growing for
several weeks in various parts of the
country.
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