THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF (MORNING) 10 FEBRUARY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976608
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 10, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
10 February 1969
(Morning)
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli officials continue to express their concern
publicly over an alleged buildup of Arab
terrorists in southern Lebanon.
apparently in the hope that their
warning of retaliation in the event of terrorist attacks
will be passed on to Beirut.
The Lebanese Government maintains that it is doing its
best to block the terrorists coming'in from Syria and Jordan.
Beirut claims, however, that because of the 'difficult ter-
rain considerably more forces than are available would be
required to round up those on Lebanese soil.
The Soviets apparently are preparing defenses for the
Aswan Dam
Some 300
Soviet military engineering corps personnel reportedly ar-
rived in Egypt early in December to work on the fortifica-
tions as well as to construct an early warning system on the
Red Sea coast.
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In early November, the Soviet
ambassador was said to have remarked that the Aswan Dam was
"the apple of the Soviet eye" and that the Russians meant
to protect it even if it meant Soviet personnel had to man
the defenses.
EUROPE
The new East German restrictions on the travel of West
German officials to West Berlin will have little, practical
effect on the meeting in the city Of the Federal Assembly on
5 March. In effect, the ban means only that participants
will have to travel by air, something most of them were prob-
ably going to do in any .se, since the.EastGermans can pre-
vent access by, land at any time
The prohibition against the transit of assembly members
is about the strongest action the East Germans can take by
themselves without incurring the risk of retaliation. We
have no indication that the Soviets will sanction East Ger-
man harassment of flights to West Berlin, although we do
believe that yesterday's move was coordinated with the Rus-
sians. The announcement of the restrictions probably is in-
tended to set the stage for a massive East German propaganda
war of nerves against the Federal Assembly meeting, against
the sanctioning of this meeting by the Western Allies, and,
against alleged "misuse" of air corridors to the city.
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