THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 NOVEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977792
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 11, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
11 November 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 November 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in Cambodia is discussed on Page 1.
Infiltration from North Vietnam is moving at about
the same pace as in October. (Page 3)
The latest satellite photography shows six Frog-7
surface-to-surface rocket launchers near Cairo.
(Page 4)
A committee of experts has given Allende recommenda-
tions for the nationalization of foreign mining com-
panies. (Page 5)
Soviet(
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Lima 17 was launched from Tyuratam by an SL-12 space
booster yesterday. (Page 6)
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Cambodia: Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
The government has decided to use seven battal-
ions from the "Chenla" column on Route 6 to clear
enemy forces frOm their positions along Route 7,-be-
tween Skoun and Kompong Chem city, and along Route
6, west and south of Skoun. The Communists destroyed
a key bridge some 15 miles south ofSkoun yesterday,
preventing the planned movement of government rein-
forcements from Phnom Penh to Kompong Charm.
The brunt of the enemy's effort appears tO be
directed against government positions at Prey Tatung
and Troeung, on Route 7 and against p Thnong, north.
of Trdeung on Route 21. Intense Communist. ground
fire has thus far prevented the aerial resupply of
the Khmer Krom battalion defending Prey Totung.
TrpeUng was abandoned to the enemy on 9 Novetber.
0 Thnong'apparently is still surrounded by the'Cot-
munists. Government troops there were preparing
yesterday to withdraw to the west because they had
run out of ammunition and food.
The Communists appear to be trying to
forestall possible Cambodian advances
north and east of Route 6. The need to
divert seven battalions from the "ChenZa"
column to meet the attacks in Kompong
Cham may cause the government to postpone
plans' to push beyond current positions on
Route 6, and to reconsider the size of
the force it can commit to this operation.
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NORTH VIETNAM
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'North 'Vietnam: Infiltration Starts
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NORTH VIETNAM
So far in November about 6,200 infiltrators have
been detected heading south. More than half are
headed for the COSVN area covering southern South
Vietnam and Cambodia. Only about 500 troops are
clearly earmarked for the northern part of South
Vietnam. The destinations of the other 2,200 are
not yet clear, but about 1,400 of them seem to be
part of a regiment and are bearing designators sim-
ilar to those used by the two North Vietnamese regi-
ments that were moving toward southern Laos in Sep-
tember and October.
Infiltration is moving at about the same
pace as in October, when approximately
6,000 troops were detected starting south
during the first two weeks. The total
since 1 October is now about 21,400. Last
fall, when dry-season infiltration got
under way somewhat later, about one-third
this number had entered the pipeline by
mid-November.
Most of the troops heading for COSVN are
expected to go to Cambodia. The buildup
of combat troops in southern Laos- and Cam-
bodia reflects Hanoi's primary concern at
this point--the protection of its lines
of communication through the Laotian pan-
handle and Cambodia and the rebuilding of
the Logistic facilities and troop units
which it needs to sustain the war.
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Soviet Rocket Launcher Seen Near Cairo
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?FROG short range surface-to-surface missile and transporter-
erector-launcher, seen here in a Soviet parade.
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EGYPT USSR
The latest satellite photography shows six Frog-7
surface-to-surface rocket launchers near Cairo.
This is the first time that Frog-7 launchers
have been seen in Egypt, although the system
was ordered from the USSR in 1966. Whether
the launchers are manned by Egyptians or
Soviets is not known. Some Egyptians were
trained after Egypt first ordered the system.
The Frog is not accurate enough to attack
the heavy bunkers of Israel's Bar Lev Line.
It could be effective in a counterartillery
role, however, with-a cluster bomb warhead.
The Frog has a range of about 40 nm with a
CEP of 500 meters at maximum range.
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CHILE
A committee of economists and technicians work-
ing for Allende has recommended procedures for the
nationalization of foreign mining companies. Nego-
tiations would be conducted under a new mining code
to be presented to Congress before the end of this
year. By the same date, teams would be appointed
to negotiate complete nationalization of the US-
developed copper and iron mines.
Despite the relatively moderate pace the
committee suggests for Allende's nation-
alization program its proposals would
raise problems on the compensation to be
paid the US companies. The committee
bases its proposals on an evaluation of
US holdings at $242 million, with payment
to be made in 20 to 30-year bonds bear-
ing four percent interest. US copper min-
ing investments carry a book value of more
than $400 million, however, which is in-
sured under a US Government program.
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NOTES
USSR: Luna 17, launched from Tyuratam aboard
an SL-12 space booster yesterday, is expected to
orbit the moon before attempting a soft landing.
We do not know whether the probe will be returned
to earth as was Luna 16, which brought back a soil
sample in September. The launch marks the third
consecutive success of the SL-12 booster and the
ninth in 22 firings.
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