THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 AUGUST 1967

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005973964
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 17, 1967

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
17 AUGUST 1967
1. Communist China
2. Soviet Union
3. Greece
4. Peru
The Maoists have launched a new
attack on military leaders. Nine
senior officers have recently been
brought under fire, not only by rallies
and posters, but by major articles in
People's Daily and the military journal,
Red Flag. These articles could provide
ITT theoretical basis for a broader as-
sault on the armed forces. There are
other hints that the Maoists may have
additional targets, or even a purge of
officers opposed to the Cultural Revolu-
tion, in mind.
Embassy Athens is skeptical of re-
cent press reports that Andreas Papan-
dreou has "galloping consumption." A
visiting American found him in good
health in late July, and Andreas' wife
made no mention of any illness while
talking to an embassy officer Tuesday.
Congress still has not reconvened.
President Belaunde is warming to the
idea of just letting the deadlock con-
tinue until it somehow produces a per-
manent recess of Congress. He apparently
believes certain high-ranking military
officers would be reluctant to see the
present Congress meet again.
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5. Korea
North Korean incursions into the
Demilitarized Zone and South Korea are
continuing at five times the level of
previous years. The North Koreans may
hope to discourage Seoul from sending
more troops to Vietnam.
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