THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 AUGUST 1966

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FOIA [1]

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President's Daily Brief 1961-1969 [2]

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0005968488

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RIPPUB

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September 16, 2015

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September 16, 2015

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August 24, 1966

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 AUGUST 1966 TOP SECRET 23 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 50X1 ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 50X1 DAILY BRIEF 24 AUGUST 1966 1. West Germany 2. United Kingdom The German press has been highly critical of the Air Force chief Panitzki's criticism of the government, viewing his action as entirely improper regardless of the validity of the charges. How- ever, a third high-ranking general has now offered his resignation, suggesting that Panitzki's unusual action is sym- tomatic of deep dissatisfaction within the armed forces. Prime Minister Wilson's wage-price freeze is heading for trouble. Over the weekend, two additional unions announced they will oppose the government's policy at the Trades Union Congress conference which opens on 5 Sep- tember. It now appears likely that anti- government forces will be in the major- ity at the convention, particularly since the rank and file of several large unions may yet repudiate their leader- ship's support ?of the government. 50X6 50X6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 5 OX1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 3. Soviet Union 4. Soviet Union 5. Egypt Moscow has taken another step to bail Cairo out of its tight financial situation, agreeing to postpone for four years payments on $172 million of Egypt's arms debt. This latest reprieve will allow Cairo to buy more raw materials and industrial goods from the Soviet Union. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 50X1 50X1 50X6 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 6. Congo 7. Pakistan Mobutu is trying to prevent the Ka- tangan mutineers from moving out of Kisan- gani (formerly Stanleyville) toward Ka- tanga. Meanwhile, the security situation in the northeast is worsening, with the rebels who were on the run in mid-July renewing their depredations in areas va- cated by the Katangan troops. Pakistan intends to continue infil- trating small bands into Indian-held Kashmir, apparently to keep things stirred up enough to sustain interna- tional concern over Kashmir without un- duly provoking India. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470061--5 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A004600470001-5