THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 6 FEBRUARY 1964

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996818
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 6, 1964

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IME PRESIDENT VS INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST--6 FEBRUARY 1964
1. CYPRUS
A.. AS HE DEPARTED TUNIS TODAY TO RETURN TO NEW YORK,
U THANT SAID THE SECURITY COUNCIL WILL. LEAVE TO TAKE UP
THE ,CYPRUS QUESTION1, AS ALL OTHER EFFORTS "HAVE FAILED"
BE ADDED,. HOWEVER, THAT THE COUNCIL MEETING
SHOULD_ONLY,COME AFTER A SERIES OF INFORMAL TALKS.
C, CYPRIOT DELEGATE ROSS IDES TOLD AMBASSADOR STEVEN?
SON YESTERDAY THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD BE ASKING FOR A
SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING "SOON"
14 HE DID NOT SAY WHEN": ONLY THAT MAKARIOS WOULD
PROBABLY ATTEND AND THAT RE HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS YET TO
CALL FOR A MEETING
HE BELIEVED HIS GOVERNMENT WANTED FIRST TO ALLOW
SOME TIME FOR NEGOTIATIONS
INONU IS
DETERMINED TO SOLVE THIS MATTER BY NEGOTIATION. HE FEELS
THE TIME FOR INTERVENTION HAS PASSEL
T; IN GREECE, AMBASSADOR LABOUISSE SAYS IT IS HARD
TO CONVEY THE DEPTH OF GREEK POPULAR FEELING THAT HAS
BUILT UP AGAINST THE TURKS, AND FEAR THAT THE US WILL
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SIDE, WITH THE TURKS HAS EVOKED A BITTER ANTI-US pups
CAMPAIGN IN VIRTUALLY ALL GREEK PAPERS.
14 ON THE ISLAND, VIOLENCE IS STILL CONFINED TO
ISOLATED INCIDENTS.
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2. GHANA:
A. WHILE HIS CONTROLLED PRESS REACHES FOR NEW HEIGHTS
IN ANTI-AMERICAN INVECTIVE NKRUMAH IS KEEPING HIS DOOR
CLOSED TO AMBASSADOR MAHONEY.
B. MAHONEY FEELS WE SHOULD PUT UP WITH NO MORE
INDIGNITIES AND HE IS BEING CALLED HOME FOR CONSULTATION.
C, EVENTS ARE MOVING VERY FAST, MAHONEY REPORTS, AND
MORE DEMONSTRATIONS ARE IN PROSPECT . HE SAYS THE POPULATION
AT LARGE SEEMS GENERALLY UNIMPRESSED AND AWARE IT IS ALL
BEING STAGEMANAGED BY NKRUMAH S PARTY AGITATORS.
D. THE US EMBASSY FEELS THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
EARLY COUP ATTEMPT BY THE ARMY HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST
MONTH. HOWEVER, THEY STILL NOTE THE CHANCES OF SUCH AN
ATTEMPT TAKING PLACE SOON AS LESS THAN EVEN.
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4. CONGO:
A. THE LEFTIST?LED REBELLION IN KWILU CONTINUES UN?
CHECKED, SPREADING OVER A WIDER AREA AND ACQUIRING MORE
TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES AS IT GOES.
B. IN ADDITION TO CUTTING OFF MINERAL TRAFFIC OUT OF
KATANGA, IT IS FORCING UNILEVER TO CLOSE DOWN PLANTATIONS IN
THE PROVINCE WHICH COULD MEAN A LOSS OF MILLIONS IN FOREIGN
EXCHANGE.
C. CONGOLESE LEADERS, AMBASSADOR GULLION SAYS, SHOW
EITHER A DEFEATIST ATTITUDE TOWARD IT OR LITTLE CONCERN.
D. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, NOW BEGINNING TO SEE MORE CLEARLY
THE NEED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY HELP IN TRAINING AND ADVICE,
BUT THE PROGRAM FOR HELP FROM THE BELGIANS IS STILL MIRED
DOWN.
5. THAILAND:
A. COUP RUMORS ARE RIFE IN BANGKOK DESPITE THE
RELATIVELY SMOOTH TRANSFER OF POWER TO GENERAL THANOM
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF SARIT.
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6. OAS-CUBA:
A. THE PROSPECT OF STRONG OAS ACTION AGAINST CUBA
OVER THE VENEZUELAN ARMS CACHE ISSUE IS WANING.
B. A VENEZUELAN BRIEFING TEAM HAS BEEN MAKING THE
ROUNDS IN HOPES OF DRUMMING UP SUPPORT BY LAYING OUT THE
FACTS. THEY DID MANAGE TO IMPRESS CHILE; EVEN SO, THE
CHILEANS WILL PROBABLY NOT VOTE FOR STRONG ACTION.
C. THE TEAM DID NOT SEEM TO GET VERY FAR WITH THE
ARGENTINES
D. BRAZIL HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO COUNTER BETANCOURT'S
EFFORT..
7. NOTES:
A. BRAZIL: NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
OVER NATIONALIZATION OF THE US-OWNED AMERICAN AND FOREIGN
POWER COMPANY FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DE NORTE
HAVE BEEN HUNG UP FOR MONTHS WHILE THE BRAZILIANS DELAY
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TAKING AN INVENTORY OF COMPANY ASSETS. MEANWHILE THE PROP'
ERTIES_ ARE THE FOCUS OF NATIONALISTS AND LEFTIST AGITATORS
WHO THREATEN TO TAKE THE MATTER INTO THEIR OWN HANDS UNLESS
SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY, COMPANY OFFICIALS
FEAR THAT THE STATE GOVERNOR WILL MOVE TO EXPROPRIATE THE
PROPERTIES WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.
B. ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR'S PRESIDENT KARUME, HERETOFORE
A RELATIVE MODERATE, HAD SOME UNKIND WORDS FOR US IN A
WELL-PUBLICIZED INTERVIEW WITH PEIPING'S CHARGE IN WHICH HE
DESCRIBED THE US AND THE BRITISH AS THE ENEMIES OF ZANZIBAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE MORE MODERATE AFRO-SHIRAZI LEADERS
HAVE MADE SUCH STATEMENTS.
C. BERLIN: FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN RESUMED IN THE SOUTHERN
CORRIDOR TO BERLIN.
D. CUBA-US: A CREWMAN ON ONE OF THE CUBAN FISHING
BOATS NOW BEING HELD IN FLORIDA CLAIMS THAT CREW ME ERS
OF THE FOUR VESSELS WERE ASSEMBLED FOR A BRIEFING BEFORE
DEPARTURE AND TOLD THEIR MISSION WAS CONSIDERED A PROBE OF
US RESPONSE TO CUBAN FISHING IN US TERRITORIAL WATERS. HE
SAYS EACH VESSEL WAS ASSIGNED AN AREA TO FISH WITHIN THE
TERRITORIAL WATERS.
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