THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 15 MARCH 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968836
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 15, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
15 MARCH 1967
1. South Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
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? The press gives the impression
that the atmosphere at yesterday's meet-
ing of Constituent Assembly leaders and
representatives of the Directorate to
discuss controversial points of the draft
constitution was strained. We have no
details
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3. Communist China
The top leadership is still any-
thing but one happy family. The polit-
buro's agricultural specialist, Tan
.Chen-lin, after being lambasted in post-
ers last week, .was. publicly denounced
yesterday in what looked like an Official
_parade.
We believe Tan may have been thrown
to the dogs because of a high-level dis-
pute over agriculture in late February.
Poster attacks on less senior party
and government officials continue Some
are still being dragged out for public
humiliation, despite the word passed in
mid-February that: Mao deplored such "un-
civilized" spectacles.
. Franco-Soviet The love ?affair is cooling off a
Relations bit.
Moscow is not happy over French op-
position to the nonproliferation treaty,
and may even suspect Paris is encouraging
Bonn's difficult attitude.
The Soviets may also be taking a
dim view of French support for Bonn's
diplomatic offensive in Eastern Europe.
France's failure to sign the outer space
treaty is another probable irritant.
As to De Gaulle, his nose may be a
bit out of joint over Kosygin's recent
performance in England, where he freely
discussed Vietnam,and proposed a-Soviet-
British friendship treaty.
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5. Malta
6. Canada
7. Soviet Union
Premier Borg Olivier has "provision?
ally" accepted London's offer of money
to plug the hole that withdrawal of Brit?
ish troops will create in the Maltese
economy.
the Maltese public seems relieved that
the Premier quit while he was ahead.
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