THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 MAY 1965

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005967659
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: May 4, 1965

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
4 MAY 1965
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Santo Domingo
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Situation as of 6? P M EDT, I May
REBEL HELD
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DAILY BRIEF
4 MAY 1965
Dominican Republic
LATE ITEM
(Information as of 5:00 p.m. EDT
The rebels have made a ploy to
seize the political initiative.
By creating a provisional govern-
ment'under "president" Colonel Caamano,
they probably hope to gain some semblance
of international standing and obtain a
bargaining counter for any compromise set-
tlement of the situation. The rebels
were reported this morning to be confi-
dent that Caamano would have a position
in any new Dominican junta and are count-
ing on him for posts in whatever govern-
ment emerges.
The US Embassy is recommending the
establishment of a broad-based junta, in-
cluding responsible civilians, headed by
Antonio Imbert. Imbert, the embassy be-
lieves, is the only man on hand who could
form an effective government. Colonel
Benoit would be the military representa-
tive on the junta.
The Organization of American States
mission in Santo Domingo has accepted
the idea of an inter-American military
force. The mission has also asked that
the zone of security formed in the city
by US forces be expanded to protect "all
the embassies." Military commands ?on
both sides have approved the zone.
The military situation remains
relatively quiet, although occasional
rebel sniping continues.
/ A pro-Castro clandes-
tine radio is urging its listeners to
fire against US troops that stray outside
the international zone. In the rural
areas, there is still no sign of any ap-
preciable support for the rebels.
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DAILY BRIEF
4 MAY 1965
1. North Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
In addition to the continuing work
on the Hanoi surface-to-air missile site,
evidence continues to arrive regarding
measures being taken to improve North
Vietnamese air defenses.
Vietnamese jet fighter pilots are
now receiving advanced tactical train-
ing in south China, including night fly-
ing in Chinese Communist jet trainers.
In North Vietnam, revetments are being
added and runways are being improved at
several airfields. These fields can soon
be used either for aircraft dispersals
or recovery bases, thus extending the
combat time of jet fighter missions.
rthe US mission in Saigon suggests
that the timing of any new major Viet
Cong drive may be dependent on the ac-
quisition of strengthened air defenses
in North Vietnam. The mission indicates
it has no evidence as to when this con-
dition may be met to the satisfaction of
Hanoi.
Assessment of military reports over
the past week (24 April - 1 May) shows a
slight increase in Viet Cong-initiated
terrorist and military actions. It also
shows that the Viet Cong used larger
units than in previous weeks.
These increases do not amount to
the initiation of a major guerrilla cam-
paign. Instead, they suggest that the
Viet Cong may be testing out recently
reorganized and retrained units, possi-
bly in anticipation of a concentrated
effort in the near future.
In Saigon, there are rumors of a
new coup attempt, but so far there is no
good evidence on it. The rumors may
spring from the anticipated cabinet
and military changes by Premier Quat,
combined with mutual Catholic-Buddhist
suspicions./
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INDIA AND PAKISTAN
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BOUNDARY REPRESENTATroN IS
NOT NECESSARILY AUTHORITATIVE
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3. Laos
4. Indonesia
5. India
Holdouts from the right-wing pro-
,Phoumi mutiny of mid-April are at last
throwing in the sponge. Several leaders
have crossed the Mekong and turned.them-
selves in to the Thais, and the troops,
themselves are now starting to: surrender.
At least 60 have done so in the past few
days.
There is mounting danger that In-
dian leaders may sanction a reprisal
"raid" against Pakistan--most likely in
the Jessore area of East Pakistan. (See
map.)
British efforts to improve the dura-
bility of the de facto cease-fire in the
Rann of Kutch go on, but these are becom-
ing haggling sessions over basic defini-
tions of the problem. Meanwhile, more
and more pressure is being placed on
Shastri to take some form of retaliation
against Pakistan.
The press is harping on charges--thus
far undocumented--of a military build-
up in East Pakistan involving the pres-
ence of Chinese officers.
In the Rant' of Kutch itself, na-
ture should take over in about two weeks
when flooding is expected to drive out
both protagonists.
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