THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 MAY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992629
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 24, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
24 May 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
24 May 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The opening of India's parliament will add a new
forum for denunciation of Pakistan. (Page 1)
Podgorny is reported to be going to Egypt. (Page 2)
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
The opening of the Indian parliament today will pro-
vide an additional forum for anti-Pakistan denuncia-
tions and grist for the Indian press campaign of
sympathy for the BangZa Desh secessionist movement.
It is also likely to add to the pressures on Prime
Minister Gandhi for diplomatic recognition of an in-
dependent East Bengal or for outright invasion of
East Pakistan,
Mrs. Gandhi, in a statement on 22 May, again pointed
to the "heavy and crushing burden" imposed on India
by the refugees from East Pakistan and to the grow-
ing potential for communal conflicts throughout In-
dia because of the fact that so many of the refugees
are Hindus. Reports of genocidal actions by the
Pakistani Army?increasingly described as a "plot
against Hindus"--have already resulted in violence
against Indian Muslims living near the refugee camps.
New Delhi is also concerned that there are Pakistani
infiltrators in the camps.
President Yahya's public statement on 21 May urging
the return of the more than three million refugees
is likely to be of little help either in stemming
the flow or in lowering tensions with India. Al-
though he acknowledged for the first time that many
"innocent persons" have fled in addition to "mis-
creants and infiltrators," he put most of the blame
for the exodus on India. His claims that life in
East Pakistan is "fast returning to normal" and that
all "law-abiding citizens" will be welcome are not
likely to persuade either Bangla Desh supporters or
Hindus that it is safe to return home.
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USSR-EGYPT
Soviet President Podgorny will go to Egypt on
Tuesday for three days of talks, according to Arab
press reports.
Such a visit, if it materializes., would
be the most tangible sign so far of So-
viet anxiety over Sadat's recent purge.
There is evidence that Moscow is confused
over Sadat 's changes and would welcome an
opportunity to obtain both an explanation
and reassurances from him. A high-level
visit would also help refurbish the pub-
lic image of close Soviet-Egyptian ties,
which has been tarnished by press specu-
lation about the recent events.
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NOTES
South Vietnam: The daily bombardments of al-
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lied targets just south of the eastern Demilitarized
Zone since 19 May may be the Communists' most con-
certed?series of shellings in this area of the past
three years. There are indications that this activ-
ity has not yet run its course and that the Commu-
nists still plan attacks in some other areas during
their present offensive phase. There were scattered
engagements during the past week in and around the
A Shau Valley, where allied ?troops are operating,
and some heavy ground fighting in the central high-
lands. No comparable increase in Communist activity
was noted farther south, however, where Communist
offensive capabilities are more limited.
Laos: The government irregular task force
which has been trying to secure high ground around
the Communist-held town of Paksong on the Bolovens
Plateau? ran into fairly stiff resistance during the
weekend. A few miles west of Paksong, however, Lao
Army units reoccupied a village on Route 23. Al-
though there is still no evidence that North Viet-
namese forces plan to attack Pakse, the town remains
in a state of alarm and confusion. In the central
panhandle, clashes continue around Dong Hene, but
there has been no significant Communist westward
movement. on Route 9 toward Seno, which
is an enemy. target.
USSR-Cuba: A Soviet submarine tender entered
the Caribbean Sea on 22 May and is moving westward
toward Cuba. This is the same ship that operated
in Cuban waters until early April. TASS has an-
nounced that the tender and one submarine will visit
Cuba in late May and early June.
/According to TASS, ?the ships
will replenish their supplies and give their crews
shore leave while visiting Cuba.
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Argentina: The Trotskyite People' s Revolution-
ary Army (ERP) claimed responsibility for the kidnap-
ing yesterday of the honorary British consul in
Rosario and says it will stage a week of terrorism
to mark the second anniversary of the Cordoba and
Rosario riots. The ERP, the largest terrorist group
in Argentina, may have selected Consul Sylvester
partly because he is local manager of the Swift Pack-
ing Company, which has been a frequent target of
nationalist invective. The Argentine military? is
likely to react to a new wave of terrorism by press-
ing President Lanusse to take tougher internal meas-
ures.
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