THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 MARCH 1966

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005968215
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: March 21, 1966

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
21 MARCH 1966
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DAILY BRIEF
21 MARCH 1965
1. South Vietnam
2. North Vietnam
The Buddhist hierarchy has told its
people to stay calm in the wakeof Ky's
blast which characterized Buddhist as-
pirations as "irrational treasonable
and harmful ."r
Tri Quang himself has left Saigon
for Hue in order to help organize an op-
position movement.
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The calm in I Corps was broken to-
day by an antigovernment parade in Da
Nang; there are also rumblings that more
protest activity there is coming.
Hanoi's propaganda has been giving
the "US war crimes" theme unusually
heavy play recently. Now Hanoi says
that the Liberation Front has set up a
special committee "to investigate evi-
dence" and provide the public with "docu-
mentary" proof of all types of criminal
American activity.
This kind of talk suggests that
the Vietnamese Communists have a major
effort in mind. It might well resemble
the "germ warfare" campaign of the Ko-
rean war with its elaborately documented
charges and world-wide publicity.
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3. Indonesia
4. Cambodia
Ambassador Green notes that disil-
lusionment with Sukarno has become more
widespread in Indonesia than seemed con-
ceivable some months ago. He believes
that the process of dismantling the struc-
ture and policies Sukarno imposed on the
country may well move fairly rapidly.
Ambassador Green says that contrary
to previous indications the US may soon
receive a formal request for emergency
economic assistance.
In Cambodia the Soviets are making
a clear bid to regain the influential
position they lost last year when they
, abruptly cancelled Sihanouk's planned
visit. Last Friday a protocol was ini-
tialed under which Moscow will give Cam-
bodia over $2 million worth of military
equipment. The Soviets thus appear in
this sphere alsotobeNyingwith the Chinese,
who have recently made new military de-
liveries to Cambodia.
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5. Soviet Union
6. Soviet Union
7. Soviet Union
Satellite photography of 9-14 March
shows a launch vehicle in ready position
on a pad at Tyuratam. It is a big one
and is probably the Proton satellite
booster, the largest the Soviets have
yet sent up. The Proton has a role in
the Soviets' manned space program, but
so far has only been launched twice and
will require further launchings before
use in a manned flight.
For the first time since the Soviet
photoreconnaissance program began, two
vehicles are in orbit at the same time.
One.i
,j The other,
was orbited
last Thursday from the Plesetsk site,
nearly 1,500 miles northwest of Tyuratam.
The use of the two launch sites
demonstrates the growing flexibility of
the Soviet program. So far this year,
the Soviets have launched six reconnais-
sance satellites. This also represents
an increased pace in the program over
past years.
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8. Colombia
9. Rhodesia
10. Egypt
Returns from yesterday's congres-
sional election are coming in slowly,
but they do confirm predictions of a
close race. The governing National Front
coalition is likely to fall well short
of the two thirds required for effective
control of the congress. The president
to be elected on I May will thus prob-
ably have to rule by decree as President
Valencia has had to for most of the past
year.
As expected, the rabble-rousing
ex-dictator Rojas Pinilla made big gains
for his following of radical rightists.
His group now seems assured of becoming
the strongest force in the opposition.
This would increase pressures for mili-
tary intervention to head off govern-
mental paralysis.
Four months have passed since the
illegal declaration of independence,and
in many ways Rhodesia seems almost un-
touched by the economic sanctions. More-
over, the US consul in Salisbury has de-
tected an increasing determination among
the whites to fight should Britain opt
for military intervention.
In Zambia, President Kaunda now
fears it will be another year before
sanctions bring down Smith. He feels
this would be intolerable for his coun-
try. He is already having considerable
trouble keeping the lid on in the copper-
belt where racial tensions are becoming
increasingly explosive.
Nasir told Ambassador Battle yes-
terday that his concern over Egyptian
Army morale precludes an unconditional
withdrawal from Yemen. He is still anx-
ious to settle the impasse, but doubts
that any new talks would be fruitful.
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