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The President's Daily Brief

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This is the Central Intelligence Agency's President's Daily Brief for 6 February 1968, released in 2019. It reports renewed fighting in Saigon during the Tet offensive and South Korean anger over the Pueblo incident. It also covers Arab frustration with UN emissary Jarring, Soviet advisers in Egypt, the war in Yemen, the Panama election campaign and the British economy. A Special Daily Report on North Vietnam covers Hanoi's rejection of the San Antonio formula, shipping deliveries and AN-2 aircraft. The brief does not mention UFOs.

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6. Panama
7. United Kingdom
The campaign is getting nastier.
Samudio's forces virtually control the
government machinery, and he may get
both the electoral tribunal and the
NationaJ _Guard in his corner. If he
does, backers of the popular Arnulfo
Ariasswill be tempted to resort to.vio-
lence.
Embassy London, in assessing the
economic situation since devaluation,
believes the government's program is
basically sound. The embassy feels,
however, that implementation is seri-
ously threatened by the uneasiness of
the financial community, business, and
labor, as well as declining public con-
fidence in the government and the prime
minister.
Potentially troublesome parts of
the program, such as reduction of pri-
vate domestic consumption and clamp- .
downs on wage and price increases, hav~
not yet been announced.
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C05974263
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