THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 JANUARY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977262
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 24, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
24 January 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
24 January 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The dispatch of 4,000-5,000 Libyan troops to Egypt
is to be completed this weekend. (Page 1)
In South Vietnam, the Communists may be getting set
for an attack on a provincial capital in the delta.
(Page 2)
The leftist front in Chile has put forward Socialist
Senator Salvador Allende as its candidate in the
presidential elections next September. (Page 3)
In Moscow, a Russian translation of John Kenneth
Galbraith's The New Industrial State has enjoyed a
brisk sale. (Page 4)
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LIBYA
The transfer of between 4,000 and 5,000 Libyan
troops to Egypt for duty along the Suez Canal is to
be completed this weekend. This force includes some
units of the Cyrenaican police.
The junta also has launched a large-scale re-
cruitment program to enlist young Libyans between
the ages of 17 and 25. Members of the provincial
police forces who are not needed for basic police
functions will be formed into regular army units.
In addition, the Libyans have submitted a shopping
list to the US officials for large quantities of
bombs, rockets, and smaller ammunition.
The materiel requested could be used by
both Mirage and MIG aircraft.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The Communists may be preparing to attack the
provincial capital of Chau Doc in the delta. Radio
stations serving the headquarters of two North Viet-
namese regiments have been heard within seven miles
of the town. Another regiment remains in the Seven
Mountains area less than 20 miles to the south. A
variety of reports from agents and ralliers claim
the Communists will try to seize and temporarily
hold Chau Doc.
There is a chance that the three North Viet-
namese units may merely be pausing before
moving further south into IV Corps. We
think it more ZikeZy, however that the
Communists view Chau Doc as a tempting tar-
get for a quick hit-and-run show of strength.
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CHILE
? The leftist front has Chosen Socialist Senator
Salvador Allende. to be its candidate in the presiden-
tial elections next. September. Allende's candidacy
was proclaimed officially at a rally in Santiago :
Thurbday. His position had been strengthened earlier
this week when the candidates of the Radical and com-
munist parties withdrew'.
The September election is shaping up more
and more as a three-way race between Al-
lende, former president Jorge Alessandri--
an independent conservative--and Christian
Democrat Radomiro Tornio.
The pro-Castro Allende is a bit shop-worn,
having run and lost three times before In
each case, however, he showed considerable
vote-getting ability. If the leftist par-
ties can submerge their differences, he
might be in a strong position to win the
presidency. His main rival is likely to
be Alessandri; even President Frei does
not give his party. colleague, Tornio, much
chance.
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USSR
A Russian translation of John Kenneth Galbraith's
book, The New Industrial State, has unexpectedly ap-
peared in Moscow bookstores. The Soviet edition has
a lengthy introduction which characterizes Galbraith
as amore dangerous enemy of socialism than his con-
servative colleagues and warns readers not to under-
estimate the antisocialist theme of his book. It
calls particular attention to Galbraith's convergence
theory which is said to "proclaim the absorption of
socialism by a slightly altered and improved capital-
ism."
The Soviets apparently permitted publica-
tion of this limited edition so that their
scholarly propagandists could refute the
book's arguments more effectively. This
tactic may boomerang. The book has been a
big hit in Moscow, selling out within a few
days of its appearance. We suspect that
many of the purchasers agree with Galbraith's
theory and will not be swayed by the intro-
duction.
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NOTES
USSR-Egypt:
Iran-Iraq: Iranian armed forces are on the
alert following the coup debacle in Baghdad and its
aftermath. Substantial
numbers of Iranian troops are being moved into defen-
sive positions closer to the border area, opposite
apparently reinforced Iraqi forces. Trouble could
erupt inadvertently, although it appears unlikely
that either side intends to provoke it.
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