177-10002-10097 4 JFK Assassination System - Date: 3/6/2018 Identification Form , Agency Information AGENCY:  LBIJ RECORD NUMBER: _ 177-10002-10097 RECORD SERIES: NSF, INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS, 1 1/23/63-12/5/63, BOX | AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: TO: TITLE: THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST -DATE: — 11/26/1963 PAGES:. 11 SUBJECTS : INTELLIGENCE REPORT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Unclassified 1B; Mandatory Review Material Redact 12/12/1997 DOC. #4
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THE PRESIDENT’S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 26 NOVEMBER 1963 TOP SECRET
1. Ivraq-Syria a. The shaky new accommodation between the two countries following the recent coup in Iraq has been threatened by Syria's action in’ grant- ing asylum to Ali Saleh Saadi, the exiled leader of the extremist wing of the Iraqi Baath. b. Saadi had arrived in Syria unannounced following a brief stay in Madric. c. Both regimes continue to be troubled with internal dissension with affairs in one deeply tangled with those in the other, d, In Syria lthe Baathist regime is split. between moderates who desire a broadening of the government's power base,and a doctrinaire faction which wants to keep all control of the government in Baathist hands, e. In Iraq, the pull is more away from the Baathists. Two minis- ters have threatened to resign unless the government adopts an openly pro- Egyptian policy. Nevertheless the government feels secure enough to ease up on curfew and transport re- strictions imposed since the coup. (Cont 'd) For The President Only - Top Secret
2s Laos £. Iraq has announced that the military union with Syria remains in force, and that a new commander of the joint armies will be announced | govern-— men orces ha inally secured Vang Vieng and its airfield. long held the Pathet Lao.| __ also he capture of Ban Namone farther south on Route 13. _ b. The neutralist, rightist Lao Army, and Meo tribal guerrilla forces hope to sustain their coordinated clearing action until remaining Pathet Lao pockets in this area north of Vientiane are cleared, c. Such operations in Laos have often been followed hv a Con- munist rinoste | (Cont 'd) For The President Only - Top Secret
3. South Vietnam a. According to press reports, Viet Cong attacks on Sunday wiped out two of the government's strategic hamlets in the central highlands about 250 miles north of Saigon. b, More than 1,000 inhabitants in the hamlets--who are minority tribesmen--are missing and possibly have fled into the mountains. They abandoned a significant quantity of weapons to the Viet Cong. ec. These attacks not only sug- gest continued erosion of the govern- ment's programs to win over tribal support, but also signal that stepped- up Viet Cong pressure against the new regime is spreading to the north. (Cont'd) For The President Only - Top Secret
4. ‘USSR d. This Communist effort is aimed at discrediting the post-Diem regime before the new leadership is able to get its feet on the ground and capture the loyalty and respect of people in the provinces. e, Although the Viet Cong still continues to draw its main strength from local recruiting, a steady stream of cadre and training personnel con- tinues to make its way to the south from North Vietnam along the Laotian border, £. We are now reasonably sure that at least 784 persons infiltrated from the north during 1963 and the . actual total may be much higher. (Cont 'd) For The President Only - Top Secret
De USSR-Berlin a. Embassy Bonn feels that the Soviet Union may be seeking at least a temporary modus vivendi on the autobahn without prejudicing its juridical position, which can be used to cause difficulties there in the future. , b. The embassy bases this on the Soviet replies to the Western notification to the USSR on 29 October regarding harmonized convoy ' procedures--two oral statements on 16 November and a note of 21 Novem~ ber. (Cont'd) For The President Only - Top Secret
6. Brazil For The President Only - Top Secret c. The Soviet note was designed to make a record, showing that the. USSR exercises "control" of the auto- bahn and that the recent incidents resulted from US refusal to comply with “existing procedures." d. On the other hand, the Soviet procedures described in the oral re- plies seem to reflect actual Allied practices, though there is enough ambiguity to afford the USSR flexi- bility in any future actions. a. The danger of an immediate coup against the Goulart regime has receded with the reported decision of Second Army Commander General Bevilaqua not to join the coup plot- ters. may have over his command as part of a series of reassign- ments made by President Goulart to keep the military off balance. c. On the other side of the coin, there is widespread belief that Goulart himself will at some time resort to a coup to establish an authoritarian regime. (Cont 'd)
| Goulart | Ls seems either out wi reality or very poorly ‘informed. Public opinion is not with him and the tradition that po- litical power should only be trans-~ ferred constitutionally is very strong in the army, coup reports notwithstanding. £. The biggest danger from , this quarter is that the opposition may resort to some illegal act, giv- ing Goulart the excuse to take’ over, For The President Only - Top Secret
C. NOTES Ethiopia-Congo Haile Selassie has acceded to our ambassador ‘'s request and is rescinding his earlier decision to withdraw the 1,743-man Ethiopian con~ tingent from the UN force in the Congo, Communist China - Africa Premier Chou En- = or a tour of some Afro-Asian countries, He is to stop first in Egypt and then visit several other African countries includ— ing Guinea, Ghana, and Mali, Chou would be the high- aed Chinese leader ever to visit Africa, _Indonesia-Philippines President Sukarno plans to go to Manila this Thursday to confer with Philippine President Macapagal, No reasons have been advanced for the visit, Our. chargé guesses that it is an Indonesian move to head off Philippine recognition of Malaysia, penemeele ‘The terrorists have struck again, this time firing six US-owned oil and gas pipelines near the northeastern city of Puerto la Crug, The elec- tions are still on for Sunday,and we look for a maxi- mum effort from the pro-Castro terrorist organization, Congo We now have word that 49 members of the Soviet Embassy, including dependents, left Leopoldville on Saturday aboard a Sabena flight for Brussels, They are expected to book onward passage for Moscow, It is reported that the Congolese will allow one Russian without diplomatic status to stay to look after Soviet property. For The President Only - Top Secret