THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 9 SEPTEMBER 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996548
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: September 9, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
9 SEPTEMBER 1963
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1. ,Laos
a. A flurry of gunfire erupted
in Vientiane early this morning
(last night Washington time) follow-
ing a Pathet Lao attempt against
Col Bounleut, Phoumi's chief mili-
tary aide.
b. By tossing grenades into
his yard, they presumably hoped to
provoke rightist forces into action
which would allow the Communists to
claim Phoumi was trying to take over.
c. Phoumi's troops moved
quickly to surround the billets of
the small Pathet Lao detachment in
town. Vientiane is now quiet but
tense and heavily patrolled.
d. As is often the case in
Laos, the only known casualties
were A couple of innocent bystanders.
e. Souvanna, unshaken by thi
most recent evidence of factional
tension, still plans to leave on an
extended visit to France and the US.
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2. South Vietnam
3. Malaysia
a. The Diem/Nhu government is
letting it be known that a shakeup
is in the offing and that acting
chief of staff Gen. Tran Van Don is
slated for a "key" post as assistant
Defense Secretary.
b. The ostensible purpose may
be to placate us and some dissatis-
fied elements in the military, but
it appears that most of the changes,
if made, will actually be in the
direction of assuring unquestioned
loyalty to the regime.
c. Although some students have
been released, more were rounded up
again today following another demon-
stration, and the promised early end
to martial law is still not in sight.
a. The Malaysia scheme is
perilously close to the rocks as it
enters the final week before its
formal adoption. Internal bickering
is running high.
b. Everyone seems to be fight-
ing Sukarno's battles for him, with
Singapore's Lee threatening to stay
out, Rahman threatening to keep him
out, and Sarawak showing the "audac-
ity" to de-
mand a local candidate instead of a
Malay for governor.
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4. Cuba
South Korea
a. Kim Chae-chun, former se-
curity chief and founder of the op-
position Liberal Democratic Party,
suddenly left the country on Satur-
day in at least temporary exile.
b. His action follows a
series of meetings with junta
leaders during which we assume they
"talked to him" about his avowed
intention to fight the Kim Chong-pil
faction "to the death."
(Cont'd)
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c. Kim, on leaving, completely
disavowed his party and its candi-
date for president, Song Yo-chan,
who is currently under arrest.
d. Neither Kim, Song, nor the
Liberal Democratic party ever held
much promise, but the junta apparently
feels compelled to make absolutely
certain that next month's elections
are in the bag.
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Communist China - USSR
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