THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 5 FEBRUARY 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968137
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 5, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
5 FEBRUARY 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
5 FEBRUARY 1966
1., North Vietnam
2. Pakistan
3. France
Continuing radio traffic analysis
strongly suggests that the previoUsly
noted senior Chinese Communist military
authority in the Hanoi area has impor-
tant air defense functions
Communications intelligence also
points to preparations to activate a
new airfield in South China near the
Vietnamese border.
These developments add to the grow-
ing signs of increased air defense coor-
dination between China and North Vietnam.
Drought, described as unprecedented,
has cut into the winter grain crop. The
governor of West Pakistan believes that
the upcoming crop will be reduced by at
least 30 percent. This crop accounts
for about one-fifth of the country's
annual grain production.
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4. Soviet Union
5, Egypt
6.,Panama
Figures released this week in Mos-
cow mean that there was little improve-
ment in the performance of the Soviet
economy last year as compared with the
previous year.
The Kosygin-Brezhnev team did man-
age to reverse the decline in the in-
dustrial growth rate from the postwar
low of 1964. However, they may have
trouble sustaining the improved indus-
trial rate this year. State investment,
which largely governs industrial growth,
was below expectations last year, and
the 1966 plans favor agriculture over
industry.
. Moscow's statistics indicate that
grain production last year dropped by
more than 20 percent, and our own esti-
mates confirm this. Our studies point
to a grain production of around 100
million tons. The output of animal
products went up sharply, however.
Ambassador Adair feels that Ar-
nulfo Arias' Thursday press conference,
at which he denounced in advance a new
canal treaty, was directed as much at
the US as at the Panamanian public.
The veteran troublemaker was, in the
ambassador's opinion, putting us on
notice that a satisfactory solution to
the canal problem can only be reached
through him.
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7. Brazil
8. Rhodesia
President Castello Branco is will-
ing to back War Minister Costa e Silva
as the administration candidate in this
year's presidential election if the
war minister will agree to continue pres-
ent government policies. Castello Branco
also wants a new war minister who will
keep the armed forces united behind the
administration.
If something can be worked out along
these lines, a potentially explosive con-
frontation between the two men will be
avoided.
The British have begun to work on
Zambian President Kaunda in hopes of
persuading him to postpone a total trade
break with Rhodesia beyond the 15 Febru-
ary date previously, agreed upon between
him and Wilson. The British are opti-
mistic, but Kaunda is under pressure from
firebrands in his own government.
There are reports that meaningful
quantities of petroleum products are
finding their way into Rhodesia from
Mozambique and South Africa. These are
without confirmation, and it is doubtful
that the amounts involved are yet signifi-
cant from a nationwide viewpoint.
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