THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 10 AUGUST 1963

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August 10, 1963
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(FOR COMM CENTER USE) I i? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24: CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 THE WHITE HOUSE OUTGOING MESSAGE OPERATION IMMEDIATE PRECEDENCE CLASSIProMON WHASA 10 AUGUST 65?X1 DATE FROM: CIA/OCI TO: EYES ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT INFO: CITE. THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST, 10 AUGUST 1963 PAGF OF WHAM FORM 12 1 JAN 61 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50X1 THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST--10 AUGUST 1963 1. BURMA: A. OPPOSITION TO NE WIN HAS BEGUN TO COALESCE OVER HIS CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH FORMER COMMUNIST EXILES. BY ARREST? ING A NUMBER OF PROMINENT MODERATES YESTERDAY, THE GENERAL HOPES TO FORESTALL A MOVE AGAINST HIM BUT EVENTS MAY GET OUT OF HAND. B. SO FAR, THE ARMY IS BEHIND NE WIN, ALTHOUGH NOT SOLIDLY. D. U BA SWE, LEADER OF THE ONCE DOMINANT ANTI?FASCIST PEOPLES' FREEDOM LEAGUE,HAD EARLIER PREDICTED THAT HIS ARREST WOULD SPARK A COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT, 2. CUBA?USSR: Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50X1 : 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50X1 50X1 50X1 3. CUBA?CANADA?US: 4. NOTES: A. COMMUNIST CHINA ? US: ASSOCIATED PRESS GENERAL MANAGER, WES GALLAGHER AND AN AP CORRESPONDENT, RELMAN MORIN, HAVE ASKED CHOU EN?LAI FOR A VISA TO VISIT PEIPING IN ORDER TO SET UP AN AP BUREAU THERE. B. UAR SAUDI ARABIA: CAIRO HAS ACCEPTED THE IDEA OF ENGAGING IN SECRET TALKS WITH A SAUDI REPRESENTATIVE. THE EGYPTIANS WANT US, NOT THE LEBANESE, TO PLAY THE THIRD PARTY ROLE. C. HAITI: THE HAITIANS HAVE EXPANDED THEIR FORCES IN THE NORTHEAST BORDER AREAI D. CUBA: CASTRO HAS DECREED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE OVER THE LAND OF ALL "BOURGEOIS" FARMERS A REFERENCE, 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 (COW D) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50x1 PRESUMABLY, TO THE LARGER PLANTATIONS STILL IN PRIVATE HANDS. FARMERS WITH SMALL HOLDINGS WHO CULTIVATE ABOUT A THIRD OF CUBA'S ARABLE LAID ARE AT THE SAME TIME "ASSURED" THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE AS BEFORE. THEY WILL BE NEXT. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 50X1 50X1 A Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A001800240001-1 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET ----------------------------- _ PJODeciassnied in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 TCIA:R-DP7-9f06956A0-01-860246051--1"