THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 MARCH 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973690
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 22, 1967

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21 March 1967.
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The President's Daily Brief
2 March 1967
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DAILY BRIEF
22 MARCH 1967
1. Vietnam
2. Communist China
3. Zambia -
Communist China
There are signs that the party
Central 'Committee has recently been--
or still is--in session. Wall posters
last weekend, for instance, claimed
that the committee was meeting in an
atmosphere of "struggle" over who will
hold the positions of power.
The last regular meeting of the
Central Committee was in August. How-
ever, in October--another period of
confusion about the future of the Cul-
tural Revolution--the committee held
a "work conference." The
current meeting is probably similar.
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Embassy Lusaka has word that Peking'
is dangling a $17 million interest7free.
loan in front of the Zambian Government.
This is big money for Kaunda and com-
pany, but they have not decided whether
to accept. The embassy calls the offer
a "definitive indication" that the Chi-
nese see Zambia as a place of special
importance.
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4. Brazil
5. Dominican Republic
6. United Kingdom
7. Morocco
The new government's go-slow atti-
tude toward Latin American economic in-
tegration is the latest indication that
its foreign policy will differ from its
predecessor's in some respects. The
number-two man in the Foreign Ministry
has made it clear that the Costa e Silva
government opposes the rigid time sched-
ule--1980--for such integration. He
said his government is not certain that
this policy is favorable to Brazil's
long-term interests; new markets would
be small compared with the large Bra-
zilian market.
The official also commented that
many Brazilians were "somewhat disillu-
sioned" by what they regarded as the
small amount of additional US assistance
envisioned in President Johnson's state-
ment on 13 March.
The attempted assassination yester-
day morning of right-wing political
leader Antonio Imbert is bound to roil
the political waters. The identity of
the gunman who wounded Imbert is still
unknown, but the government's involve-
ment will surely be suspected. Presi-
dent Balaguer is personally directing
the investigation. Reaction by both
the right and left to what they will
call "neo-Trujilloism" is likely to be
both noisy and strong.
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8. Israel-Jordan
9. Indonesia
10. Sierra Leone
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All United Nations Military Observ-
ers are back on alert as a result of
growing tensions along the Jordan-Israeli
border. King Husayn has repeated his
warning that Israeli raids will force
him to counter--no matter how suicidal
this may be. The Israelis are aware of
Husayn's position and are likely to be
more cautious than in the past.
Ambassador Green notes that the
crisis atmosphere has finally lifted.
The new leaders have already become so
engrossed in their planning that they
seldom give Sukarno a backward glance.
The personal fortunes of the former
Bung, however, continue to slip away.
The in-group has now taken away his
yellow presidential flag, his white heli-
copter, and even his uniforms. When
last seen, Sukarno was bouncing about
in a Volkswagen.
The chief of the army has moved in
to prevent the new prime minister from
taking office. This brought on angry
demonstrations yesterday and more dis-
turbances are likely today. In sum, a
considerable period of instability seems?
to be in the cards for this West African
member of the British Commonwealth.
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