THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 APRIL 1967

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April 11, 1967
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 The President's Daily Brief Top Secret II April 1967 23 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 \J" I DAILY BRIEF 11 APRIL 1967 1. Dominican 2. Panama Republic President Balaguer has made two important personnel changes which should help keep the lid on at home during his absence. The ex-police chief--a Trujillista who is totally unacceptable to the new minister of interior--has been posted to the provinces in order to head off the latter's threat to re- sign. In addition, Balaguer's military adviser, Colonel Nivar, has been given a key army command in the Santo Domingo area. Nivar is trusted by few besides Balaguer, but the move will put someone the President believes loyal in temporary control of the capital. 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001f1j 3. Vietnam 4. Cambodia We continue to see signs that the Communist political apparatus within South Vietnam is transferring key mili- tary and political cadres from higher to lower echelons. This seems to be an effort to strengthen organization and revitalize leadership at the grass roots level, where Viet Cong eptitude. cadres have shown in- Communist cadres in districts and vil- lages have been "demoralized" by allied military pressures and prospects of a protracted war. Sihanouk now seems to be preparing to take over the government himself if the unrest in the western part of the country gets worse. In a recent speech the chief of state warns that he is pre- pared if necessary to suspend both the National Assembly and the moderate Lon Nol government "pending the restoration of security." Sihanouk is probably genuinely con- cerned about the trouble in the country- side, but he may well see his personal takeover as a nice way of cutting back the influence of both the leftists and moderates in the government. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1 Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005100180001-1