THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 23 FEBRUARY 1963

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005996206
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: February 23, 1963

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THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST-23 FEBRUARY 1963
1. CUBA:
HIGH?ALTITUDE
PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE PORT AREA BEFORE THE SHIP'S SAILING WAS NOT
CLEAR ENOUGH TO DISTINGUISH THE NATURE OF DOCKSIDE ACTIVITY,
PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH LAST WEDNESDAY DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE
THAT SOVIET MILITARY PERSONNEL WERE LEAVING OR PREPARING TO
LEAVE THEIR INSTALLATIONS,
D. THE COAST GUARD IS CHECKING OUT A REPORT THAT ANOTHER
US?OWNED FISHING VESSEL THE ALACRAN, WAS BUZZED BY A JET IN
WATERS BETWEEN THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK.
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3. PANAMA:
A. PRESIDENT CHIARI SAYS HE WILL SOON DISPATCH A "VIGOROUS
PLEA" TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY FOR A BIGGER FINANCIAL RETURN FROM
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THE OPERATION OF THE CANAL. CHIARI HOPES TO RECEIVE AN ANSWER
AT THE SAN JOSE PRESIDENTS, MEETING.
B. CHIARI ALSO INDICATES THAT HE WILL URGE THE PRESIDENTS
TO ADOPT SEVERAL SPECIFIC MEASURES TO DEAL WITH THE CUBAN PRO?
BLEM
4. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
A.
NOW SEES THE NEED FOR
BOSCH
THE PRESIDENT?ELECT
STEPS TO PLACATE BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL
AND MILITARY ELEMENTS WHOSE ANGER HAS BEEN RISING OVER HIS ES?
POUSAL OF THE RADICAL DRAFT CONSTITUTION,
B,
BOSCH PLANS TO ANNOUNCE
THAT THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
UNTIL A SATISFACTORY REPLACEMENT CAN BE PRODUCED.
C.
5. VENEZUELA:
A. COMMUNIST LEADERS HAVE RECONSIDERED PLANS TO ATTEMPT
ANOTHER OUTBURST OF SABOTAGE AND VIOLENCE,
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TO COINCIDE WITH PRESIDENT BETANCOURTIS RETURNP"
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B. FEAR THAT THEY AND THEIR FAR?LEFT ALLIES WILL BE OUT?
LAWED UNLESS THEY EASE OFF LAY BEHIND THE DECISION.
C. ?TENSION IN CARACAS HAS OIMINISHED CONSID? 50X1
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ERABLY. THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION HAS SHIFTED TO BETANCOURT'S US
TRIP, WHICH IS WIDELY VIEWED AS A SIGNAL SUCCESS.
6. CUBAN INSURGENCY:
A. CUBAN SECURITY FORCES ARE USING ARMOR AND HELICOPTERS
AGAINST INSURGENTS ACTIVE IN LAS VILLAS AND CAMAGUEY PROVINCES
B.
GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE MEETING FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE.
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7. NOTES:
A. PAKISTAN ? COMMUNIST CHINA: THE PAKISTANI FOREIGN
MINISTER HAS ANNOUNCED ABRUPTLY THAT HE WILL LEAVE FOR PEIPING
TOMORROW TO SIGN A BORDER AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS.
THE ACTION CASTS A SHADOW OVER THE KASHMIR DISCUSSIONS SCHEDULED
TO RESUME IN CALCUTTA ON 12 MARCH.
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C. BERLIN: A SOVIET BUS CONVOY BOUND FOR THE SOVIET
WAR MEMORIAL IN THE BRITISH SECTOR WAS TURNED BACK BY US MP'S
THIS MORNING WHEN IT TRIED TO CROSS OVER AT CHECKPOINT CHARLIE.
THE CONVOY EVENTUALLY REACHED ITS DESTINATION BY WAY OF THE
SANDKRUG BRIDGE CROSSING WHICH THE SOVIETS HAVE BEEN OBLIGED
TO USE SINCE LATE LAST SUMMER.
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