THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 MARCH 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968815
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 3, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
.3 March 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
3 MARCH 1967
South Vietnam
G. Vietnam
3. Argentina
Pressure is building up fast for
an early decision by the military on
whether to back Ky or Thieu for the
presidency. The Armed Forces Congress
may meet on the question as early as
this weekend./
From a recent conversation with
the Soviet ambassador in Hanoi, a
Western diplomat got the impression
that Moscow sees the new US military
tactics against North Vietnam as an
"added measure of the same," rather
than as an "escalatory step." However,
the diplomat inferred that the mining
of Haiphong would be regarded as esca-
lation. Soviet policy, the Westerner
surmised, will be determined by the
war's political and economic cost to
Moscow--and not solely by US action
against North Vietnam.
Ambassador Thompson got a slightly
different--and tougher--reaction yester-
day from a middle-level official in the
Soviet foreign ministry. This man laced
into the ambassador rather vigorously on
what he called our recent escalation in
Vietnam. He was courteous throughout,
however, and seemed to be talking only
for the record.
The Ongania regime won an important
victory over the big General Labor Con-
federation on 1 March. The confederation's
24-hour general strike was a flop. The
failure is a serious if not final blow to
labor's phased "action plan" against the
government's work reform measures.
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4. Communist China
West Germany
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7. Dominican Republic Dominican politics is like a
nest of tarantulas. President Balaguer
used this apt phrase in a major speech
this week that was a forthright response
to his political opposition. He stressed
that while subversion and political vio-
lence will not be tolerated, all shades
of political opinion are free to engage
in open dialogue.
8. India
Some elements of the opposition
found the speech constructive and con-
ciliatory--but not the big Dominican
Revolutionary Party which Balaguer
pointedly ignored. Balaguer's political
problems are likely to grow worse before
they get better and the tarantulas will
be around for a long time.
To the surprise of many, Mrs. Gandhi
is emerging as a very good bet for re-
election as prime minister.
Despite the damage to her prestige
as a result of her party's election set-
backs, Mrs. Gandhi will face the party
caucus on 12 March with a considerably
larger base of support than her probable
rival, the elderly Morarji Desai.
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