THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 AUGUST 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992799
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 11, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
11 August 1971 (
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 August 1971:
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
On Page 1 we discuss Pravda's unusually balanced ar-
ticle yesterday concerning US China policy.
The Chinese have established a new large military area
some 125 miles from the Soviet and Mongolian borders.
(Page 2)
The Chilean Communist Party is shifting toward a
harder line on compensating the nationalized US cop-
per companies. (Page 3)
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USSR-US-CHINA
Yesterday's lengthy Pravda article on US China policy
balanced standard Soviet expressions of suspicion of
US motives with an admission that "progressive" and
liberal American circles had long advocated initia-
tives toward China. The author, Georgy Arbatov--who
directs the USA Institute of the Academy of Sciences--
warned against "unscrupulous diplomatic maneuvers"
which could upset delicate dialogues between the US
and the USSR and he asserted that there are grounds
for believing that US policy will remain as "obsti-
nate" as before.
In an attempt to come to grips with the origins of
Washington's current China policy, Arbatov speculated
that desire for domestic political gain, for distract-
ing attention from pressing domestic problems, and
for delaying an end to the Vietnam war all were fac-
tors. In addition, he took note of the political dif-
ferences and uncertainties between Peking and Washing-
ton, commenting that these will become more evident
as Sino-American relations evolve toward a stage of
political decisions. He concluded that actions, not
words, toward the USSR and world problems will ul-
timately explain the changes in US policy and will
point the way to what will eventually emerge from
the struggle between the various forces and motives
shaping US policy toward China.
The rather low-keyed weighing of pros and cons in
Pravda's article seems intended to put the recent
steps in China-US relations in long-range perspective
and to assure the Soviet reader that there is no rea-
son yet to be overly concerned. Arbatov's article
indicates that, while Moscow is suspicious of "anti-
Soviet" aspects of these developments, it believes
that Peking and Washington will confront a good many
problems to be resolved and that final judgment can
be reserved.
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COMMUNIST CHINA
Recent satellite photography shows that the
Chinese have established a large military area near
Po-ko-tu, approximately 125 nm. from the Soviet and
Mongolian borders. Currently over. 100 barracks and
about 75 artillery and AAA pieces are scattered
along a 32-mile stretch of the Man-chou-li/Harbin
railroad, one of the two rail links between the So-
viet Union and China, and construction is continuing.
This is the latest example of China's slow
but steady efforts to establish defensive
areas within 200 miles of its Soviet and
Mongolian borders. The facilities usually
consist of caves, trenches, vehicle revet-
ments, artillery and AAA positions, and
some permanent buildings. Positions are
generally placed to defend transportation
routes.
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CHILE
The Communist Party is moving closer, to accept-
ing the Socialist position that recently nationalized
major US copper companies should not receive compen-
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leaders are said to have? decided to recommend that
Allende make large deductions for "excessive profits"
of Anaconda and Kennecott on their Chilean invest-
ments. Only $15 million would then remain to be
paid on what the party leaders estimate to be a book
value of $536 million in the three large nationalized
mines.
Until now, the Communists had been backing
Allende 's reluctance to threaten Chile 's
international economic standing with a
fiat refusal to compensate the US companies.
Allende 's Socialist colleagues believe that
a confrontation with the US would mobilize
mass support for the President and enable
him to move faster toward "socialization."
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