THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 FEBRUARY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977317
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 25, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
25 February 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 February 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
As evidence mounts that Arab terrorists are respon-
sible for sabotaging two Israel-bound airliners, the
Israeli Government may add direct retaliation to its
diplomatic representations. (Page 1)
In Laos, the Communists continue to press the govern-
ment defenders. (Page 2)
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The Kremlin may be hurting from the exposure of sev-
eral Soviet intelligence officers. (Page 4)
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ARAB STATES - ISRAEL
In regard to the crash of the Swiss airliner on
the same day, spokesmen for the several associations
of fedayeen groups have been categorical in denying
over-all fedayeen responsibility. They have, however,
dodged the point of a specific retraction by the PFLP
General Command, the terrorist group that initially
claimed credit for the bombing. The US Embassy in
Amman doubts whether the group ever explicitly dis-
owned the claim.
Thus far, the Israeli Government has bent
all its efforts toward engendering inter-
national action against an international
threat, drawing on the worldwide revulsion
against the two incidents. Should diplo-
matic efforts be unavailing, however, the
Israeli instinct for retaliation could
take the form of a counterblockade against
civil airports in the Arab states.
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Communist Offensive Continues
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LAOS
Government patrols reported a North Vietnamese
battalion moving into position near Tha Tam Bleung--
one of two Meo outposts guarding the northern ap-
proaches to Vang Pao's headquarters at Long Tieng.
Two North Vietnamese radio terminals have been lo-
cated close to the other outpost at,Khang Kho.
The Communists may be counting on disarray
among the government defenders to provide
an opportunity to push rapidly into Long
Tieng. yang Pao's guerrillas would then
be defending their home area and are ca-
pable of putting up a strong fight. This
prospect might encourage the Communists
to continue their westward push instead.
In addition, the North Vietnamese are apt
to be facing some supply difficulties.
An unusual amount of truck traffic along
Route 7 during daylight hours suggests
that the Communists are taking extra risks
to deliver materiel to the troops in the
Plaine area.
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NORTH VIETNAM
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USSR
The recent rash of public exposures of Soviet
intelligence officers in various countries may be
causing some disquiet in.the Kremlin. There have
been six such cases in the US, Italy, and Switzer-
land, this month and more than 50 in the past year.
In addition, explicit descriptions of three major
Soviet espidnage cases currently are being serial-
ized in at least three foreign journals with wide
circulations.
These incidents obviously are embarrass-
ing to the KGB; in the past, similar ex-
posures have caused considerable concern
within the Soviet hierarchy. Last week
Izvestiya carried the first public inter-
view with George Blake, the convicted So-
viet spy who escaped from a British prison
in 1966. As might be expected, the ar-
ticle thoroughly discredits the British
Intelligence Service. The timing of the
Blake story, however, suggests that it
also is an attempt to counter the KGB's
bad press by highlighting one of its more
successful operations.
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Peking Continues Strengthening Fighter Defenses near Vietnamese Border
Under
construction
CHINA
+P 'ing-yuan-chieh
55 fighters deployed
fall of 1969
Up to 44 fighters
T'ien-yang mid-February 1970
Nan -ning
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TONKIN
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NOTE
? Communist China: Peking continues to build up
its fighter defenses along the Vietnam border. Forty?
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four additional jets were sent to Nan-fling in mid-
February, thus raising to about 100 the total number
that have moved into the area in the past four months.
In the future, fighters could also be deployed to
Ssu-mao and P'ing-yuan-chieh airfields.
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