THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 MARCH 1967

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FOIA [1]

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President's Daily Brief 1961-1969 [2]

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0005968828

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RIPPUB

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September 16, 2015

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September 16, 2015

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March 10, 1967

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 The President's Daily Brief op Secret 10 March 1967 50X1 3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 DAILY BRIEF 10 MARCH 1967 1. North Vietnam 2. SOuth Vietnam 3. Soviet Union Saigon is beginning to experience a short-term economic crisis because of the temporary rice shortage. Stocks in Saigon are way down. Moreover, deliveries from the delta to the capital last month totaled only 17,500 tons--about 12,000 tons short of the February 1966 figure. Some imported rice is now arriving and South Vietnamese officials are under- taking emergency distribution measures. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 4. Soviet Union 5. India 6. Communist China 7. El Salvador Chances for stable local govern- ments are slim in at least five of the eight Indian states where the Congress Party failed to win a majority. New Delhi in fact may have to impose direct rule in some of these states if the po- litical situation continues to deterio- rate. Among the grim possibilities is a breakdown of cooperation between na- tional and local governments on food policies. The situation continues to stabi- lize both in the cities and the prov- inces. Peking is quiet; the ,army now performs most of the police functions there. Hong Kong press reports of dis- turbances in Canton cannot be substan- tiated. Recent visitors to the city say little or no ferment was evident. Ambassador Castro reports there is every indication that US interests will not suffer as a result of Colonel Fidel Sanchez's sweep in the presidential election last Sunday. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 8, Panama Foreign Minister Eleta says that his government definitely plans to place the treaty negotiations at the top of the agenda for bilateral talks during the summit meeting. Eleta is still concerned about the pace of the negotiations. He believes the primary objective is to get Presidents Johnson and Robles "to agree to do whatever is required"--even to order up around-the- clock negotiations--to get signatures on the treaties by June. 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2 Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005000360001-2