THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 SEPTEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977710
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 30, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
30 September 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
30 .September 1970
(information as of 20.00.EDT 29 September)
PR INC I PAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in the Middle East is discussed on
Page 1.
The Cambodian Government may end its Route 6 opera-
tion. (Page 2)
The Soviets plan a brief restriction of Allied air .
traffic to Berlin. (Page 3)
U-2 photography from 27 September reveals no sig-
nificant new activity, in Cuba. (Page 4)
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MIDDLE EAST
Cairo was relatively quiet and orderly on 29
September. The Egyptians have strengthened their
guard around the US Mission and more police are in
the city. There were some Arab demonstrations ?in
Israeli-occupied Gaza, East Jerusalem, and the
West Bank.
In Amman, the army and the fedayeen appear to
have arrived at a modus vivendi, leaving the fed-
ayeen in more or less uncontested control of some
? areas. Little recent firing has occurred. Arrange-
? ments for evacuating fedayeen and army troops from
the city still pose a major obstacle to enforcement
of the Cairo agreement, since neither side seems
prepared to make the first move.
The Lebanese Government believes the fedayeen
will begin to shift greater numbers of commandos
into Lebanon, probably within the next two weeks.
President Franjiyah,1 who is more tough-minded than
his predecessor, is prepared to act firmly if he
thinks Lebanon's sovereignty, is affected by in-
creased fedayeen operations. Moreover, the army--
as ?in Jordan--is anxious to move against ?the feda-
yeen, but their limited firepower may serve as a
brake. Our embassy believes the government will
wait for the fedayeen to start any confrontation.
Ambassador Brown has met with the six released
American hostages at the Muashir Hospital in Amman.
The hostages were all in excellent spirits and are
scheduled to depart early on 30 September for Athens
en route to New York.
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CAMBODIA
The commander of the Route 6 task force is
quoted as saying that the government intends to
abandon the drive toward Kompong Thom in favor of
"killing North Vietnamese and Viet Cong." There
is no confirmation from Phnom Penh, however, that
such a decision has been made. Government troops
on Route 6 meanwhile are consolidating their posi-
tions around the village of Tang Kouk.
In the past few days there have been additional
harassing attacks on government positions and traf-
fic along Route 4 southwest of Phnom Penh and Route
5 northwest of the capital.
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USSR-BERLIN
Yesterday the Soviets informed the Western
Allies in Berlin that they were closing an area
west of the city to air traffic up to 3,000 meters
(9,843 feet) for a two-hour period early this
morning. Allied traffic to Berlin flies near or
below this altitude, and these restrictions would
in effect close the northern and central air cor-
ridors. Normally, however, there are no Allied
flights in these corridors during the closure
period set by the Soviets.
The Soviets made similar attempts to
restrict air traffic to Berlin in 19.6.2
and 1965 but did not react when Allied
military flights deliberately violated
them. The current restrictions coin-
cide with the seventh four-power ambas-
sadorial meeting in Berlin today and
appear to be another test of Western
firmness on the issue of Allied access
to Berlin.
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NOTE
Cuba: A U-2 photographic mission was flown
over Cuba on 27 September. No significant new
activity was noted. The next U-2 coverage is
scheduled for the morning of 30 September, weather
permitting.
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