THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 OCTOBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977714
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 2, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
2 October 1970
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THE PRESIDET'S DAILY BRIEF
2 October 1970
(information as of 2000 EDT 1 October)
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in the Middle East is discussed on
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The Poles have stressed the ne-
gotiable nature of the Viet Cong's eight-point
proposal. (Page 3)
Government forces continue to have little success
in improving their tactical position in northern
Laos. (Page 4)
In Chile; Allende's refusal to provide ''democratic
guarantedSw foreshadows. -increased .dissension at .
the. Christian Democratic National Congress - this
weekend. (Page :5).
The Soviets have quickened the pace of the Four-
Power talks on Berlin. (Page 8)
The leadership turnout at the National Day celebra-
tion in Peking provided additional indications of
a rift in'the ruling heirarchy. (Page 6),
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MIDDLE EAST
Jordanian Army officers and fedayeen have
signed an agreement to end the fighting in the
north. The agreement calls for forces already
in the front line against Israel to remain there
and for armored units ?of both sides to pull out
of the Ramtha-Irbid-Jarash triangle.' Armed fed-
ayeen who wish to go to Syria are to be allowed
to do so, and unarmed fedayeen are permitted to
go south to Amman or other Jordanian towns. Jor-
danian armored units ?are to pull back two and
one-half miles from either side of the main road
from Syria to permit movement of fedayeen supplies
There was no fighting in the north yesterday.
Field Marshal Majali told Ambassador Brown
yesterday that the back of the fedayeen movement
was broken. He claimed that their recent ex-
perience had been so painful that the fedayeen--
and their Syrian and Iraqi supporters--would
hesitate before making trouble again. The army
is ?trying to cooperate with the committee set
up by the Cairo agreement, but if the fedayeen
do not leave the cities willingly the army will
remove them by force.
Majali's assessment of fedayeen morale
is optimistic./
Amman was quiet yesterday, four days after the
cease-fire. The fedayeen still occupy some areas--
the area around the US Embassy still appears to be
under their control--but Ambassador Brown noted
after touring the capital yesterday that Amman's
population is returning to normal civilian life.
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Lebanese officials are increasingly concerned
over disruption accompanying the mourning of Nasir's
death. Three people were killed yesterday by stray
shots fired in tribute to Nasir, several cars have
been burned, and a supermarket has been bombed.
The embassy has taken precautions against possible
mob action near the chancery, but so far the vio-
lence has ?not been directed at specific targets.
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VIETNAM
the Viet Cong's eight-point pro-
posal is "flexible" is matched by a similar soft
line from Polish officials in Warsaw. The Poles,
in conversations with visiting US congressmen and
with Ambassador Stoessel, stressed the "negotiable"
nature of the proposals and claimed the Communists
are now willing to come to grips with "certain
realities" in South Vietnam. -
Although the Poles have their moments
of unfounded optimism, the similarity
of their recent approaches to that of
Xuan Thuy suggests something new is in
the wind. It seems likely in any case
that the Communists are ready and will-
ing to renew private talks with the US,
and possibly to soften their refusal to
deal directly with the Saigon govern-
ment. In short, Hanoi may be angling
for better ways to attack its old prob-
lems: getting the US out of Vietnam,
and getting a solid stake in the South.
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LAOS
The government's drive to take Ban Na appears
to have been turned back again, and the parallel
push toward Muong Pot, six miles to the east, is
making little headway. On the western edge of the
Plaine des Jarres, a 1,200-man irregular force is
stalled on the outskirts of Muong Soui. A new op-
eration to the east of the Plaine has had some
success in harassing enemy movements on Route 4,
the road that runs south from the Plaine to the
Mekong, and in destroying small ammunition caches.
An intercept of 29 September indicated that
a subordinate of the NVA 238th SAM Regiment was
located near the junction of Routes 911 and 912,
about 20 'miles inside Laos from the North Vietnam-
ese border. It is not certain whether this unit's
mission is to fire antiaircraft artillery or mis-
siles. If it is the latter, it would be the first
deployment of SAMs into the panhandle and indica-
tive of North Vietnam's heightened concern with
the security of its Laotian supply lines.
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CHILE
Salvador Allende has, as anticipated, re-
fused to provide the "democratic guarantees" re-
quested by the Christian Democrats. The Christian
Democratic Party Council announced on 30 September
that Allende's response was "unsatisfactory" and
that the guarantees now must be incorporated into
the constitution by legislative action. This po-
sition is probably not acceptable to the party's
left wing, and its publication increases the like-
lihood of a divisive struggle at the Party National
Congress this weekend.(
/A for-
mal statement by the country's Roman Catholic
bishops in effect counseling Christian acquies-
cence in Allende's victory in the popular elec-
tions last month helps to strengthen Allende's
position.
In the economic field, French and British
interests have signaled--probably with their gov-
ernment's approval--their intention to conduct
business under Allende. Without waiting for the
congressional runoff, two French automotive firms
will go ahead with a $2.2 million investment in a
new assembly plant, and British banking interests
will proceed with a $10 million loan for suppliers'
credits to the Chilean Government development cor-
poration.
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NOTES
Cuba: A U-2 mission was flown over Cuba on
30 September. There were no significant changes
noted. The next mission is scheduled for 2 Octo-
ber.
USSR-Berlin: The Soviets have quickened the
pace of the Four-Power talks on Berlin. Western
ambassadors agreed Wednesday to Soviet proposals
to meet on 9 rather than 30 October and to hold a
working level meeting prior to the ambassadorial
session. Although there was no substantive progress
Wednesday, the Soviets simplified their list of
demands which previously had been so wide-ranging
as to be unnegotiable. 'Moscow appears sensitive
to being blamed for delaying the talks and eager
to begin real bargaining.
Communist China: Hsieh Fu-chih, public se-
curity minister and boss of the Peking municipal
government, and Ch'en Po-ta, politburo standing
committee member and Mao's personal secretary, did
not appear at the National Day celebrations in Pe-
king yesterday. Because of his close association
with Mao, it is unlikely that Ch'en is out of favor,.
but Hsieh, who also is a politburo member, has been
absent from public view since last March and probably
has been purged. The regime, however, has been
careful not to reveal any shifts in the power struc-
ture. In the past year, for example, the press has
listed leaders attending major events in the Chinese
equivalent of alphabetical order rather than by rank.
This could be an attempt to disguise the continual
maneuvering for position at top levels.
Cambodia: Military activity, consisting mainly
of Communist harassing actions, remains at a low
level.
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