THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 JANUARY 1969

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 The President's Daily Brief 31 January 1969 19 Top Secret5oxi Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 32 Fl Israeli-controlled areas following June 1967 hostilities Mediterranean Sea ISRAEL 36 Latakia'? LEBANON Beirut, .1-lamah SYRIA *Damascus GOLAN HEIGHTS Yarmuk R. ?32? Aieexla?..,cliri a ?4:?") UNITED Ismailia Cairo - Suez Tel Aviv- Yafo GAZA STRIP ( Port Said ____/Y ? 1 \ \ \ \ \ SINAI . PENINSULA WEST. \ BANK 4: ?Jeru / / /..., ) " ) - \\ / \ 1 Ell" Aqaba ; *Amman ?32- alem Dead Sea JORDAN SAUDI ?28? R AB REPUBLIC (E Y P T) Hurghada Sharm ash- Shaykh Qina Red Sea -28? ARABIA 50 100 MILES ?24? ASWAN 32 36 1HIGH DAM ?24- 93478 1-69 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 .? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27: CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 TOP SECRET 41;1,1 S /f TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 1 February 1969 LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY 3RIEF OF 31 JANUARY 1969 MAJOR PROBLEMS MIDDLE EAST Cairo's semi-official newspaper Al Ahram, in a commentary yesterday, criticized the Iraqi Government for the sensational manner in which it handled the re- cent hanging of the 14 alleged spies and for inappro- priate timing. The commentary, in answer to Iraqi com- plaints that Arab nations were not giving adequate sup- port, stated that,Iraq had "a completely sound case"; however, the matter was not one "for which festivals are staged," and it occurred at a time of "important international initiatives." (FBIS 11, 31 Jan 1969) EUROPE There is nothing of significance to report. SOVIET AFFAIRS There is nothing of significance to report. VIETNAM General Nguyen Van Kiem, chief of President Thieu's military cabinet, was severely wounded in an assassination attempt last night. Terrorists tossed explosives into his car and two escorting vehicles as he was driving through central Saigon. (Various press, 1 Feb 1969) FOR TFIF PRFSIDFNI ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27: CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 FOR THE PRESIDEN7' II, OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPvENTS OKINAWA Labor organizers are said to have agreed to call off the general strike planned for 4 February against the presence of B-52s. The labor leaders are to meet today with their rank-and-file member- ship to seek approval. The police expect, however, that a small demonstration by extremists will take place ?at the US airbase at Kadena even if the strike is averted. 2 FOI? THE PRESII)F,NT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 1-1)K 1i-ii 1'KESIDEN1 ONLY MAJOR PROBLEMS MIDDLE EAST Soviet Politburo member Aleksandr Shelepin announced in Cairo on 29 January that a Russian airlift of relief sup- plies for Palestinian refugees in Syria and Jordan would be- gin early in February. According to a Moscow broadcast, the food and clothing will be channeled through the central trade unions' organization. At present, the refugees are cared for by the UN. This splashy propaganda operation will doubtless be popular in the Middle East, although per- haps not with the government of Jordan. Many Arab terror- ists reside in the refugee camps, and the guerrillas prob- ably will exploit such indirect Soviet aid in their recruit- ing drives. Until now, Moscow had avoided becoming embroiled with the refugees, contending that the "imperialists" had caused their problem and it was up to "them" to solve it. EUROPE There is nothing of significance to report. 50X1 SOVIET AFFAIRS FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 kUK 1 tih l'Kh)11)hIN 1 ()IN L VIETNAM 2 50X1 50X1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/04/27 : CIA-RDP79T00936A006700250001-6 Bao Lac " tk rad-Cai. ;.--% ? ; it. .? , ;ILang Son. _ Thai ????' Nguyen. ? .Kep ? _riarphong '---1'113761gn'af ''- /???? 196 I-. ;c.. I?t vv) .*, ',, \ At 1. ...., , ? ? .r.,;,; I\ ?r-..\ -ki? ? ,..- Wen Bai Son La La ?..?, ,iIs. 4, .. 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