CIA • 1969

THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 FEBRUARY 1969

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006800190001-2 The President's Daily Brief 27 February 1969 et Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006800190001-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006800190001-2 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS MIDDLE EAST Eshkol's death removes a balance wheel from the compli- cated machinery of government in Tel Aviv. Basic Israeli policy will probably not be much affected, but with Eshkol no longer on the scene there may follow a period of divided counsels and more erratic performance. In any event a strug- gle for succession within the ruling Labor Party can be ex- pected...