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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
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13 JANUARY 1965
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GULF OF TONKIN
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DAILY BRIEF
13 JANUARY 1965
1. Laos
2. South Vietnam
The purpose behind the sizable
Communist build-up in southern Laos
near Tchepone over the past month still
remains uncertain. It is not clear
whether immediate Communist military
intentions here focus principally on
Laos or on South Vietnam./
Buddhist leader- Tri Quang says he
has started a hunger strike in protest
,against the Huong government and General
Khanh's power. If this does not get
results, he threatens several Buddhist
self-immolations before the US Embassy.
Meanwhile, popular agitation in central
South Vietnam has subsided again.
3, Nationalist China The appointment of Chiang Ching-
kuo as Minister of National Defense
?is another step toward succession to
his father's leadership. Up to now he
has operated behind the scenes, par-
ticularly in security matters. His as-
sumption of a key public office pro-
vides him an opportunity to gain recog-
nition and prestige.
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