THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993479
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 23, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
23 August 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
23 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The government counteroffensives in the northern
provinces of South Vietnam are making some headway.
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The Japanese
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Some of Chile's senior military leaders are
again talking about moving against President Allende.
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The situation in Uganda is deteriorating, largely
because of the increasingly irrational behavior of
President Amin. (Page 6)
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QU G TRI
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VIETNAM
,Government counteroffensives in the northern
provinces are making some headway. South Vietnam-
ese forces in coastal Quang Nam Province, moving
against relatively light Communist opposition, are
within two miles of enemy-held Fire Support Base
Ross. The Saigon troops are going slowly, depend-
ing for the most part on air strikes to clear the
way.
For their part, the North Vietnamese appear
to be preparing more attacks in the Quang Nam low-
lands. The headquarters of the North Vietnamese
711th Division, directing the enemy offensive in
this area, has been detected near Fire Support
Base Baldy, the government's staging area and last
major strongpoint in the Que Son Valley. The Com-
munists are moving their large field pieces closer
to the coast, and several 130-mm. artillery rounds
have hit the base.
Enemy reinforcements and supplies are continu-
ing to flow into the Quang Tri City area. Inter-
cepts indicate that supplies and replacement per-
sonnel are en route to the North Vietnamese units
tasked with both air and ground defense of the
city. An 85-truck Communist convoy, estimated to
be carrying about 340 tons of supplies, was to
arrive at a transshipment point about 15 miles
northwest of Quang Tri City earlier this week.
Moreover, recent intercepts from a major way sta-
tion in the North Vietnamese panhandle indicate
that substantial amounts of artillery and other
ammunition are still moving south.
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CHILE
Deepening concern over the country's accumu-
lating economic and political problems is prompt-
ing some senior military leaders to talk once
again about moving against President Allende.
before the demonstrations
in Santiago Monday night, the service commanders
had agreed that eventual military intervention is
almost inevitable. Some troop commanders are seek-
ing an appointment with the army chief to discuss
what they consider to be a deteriorating political
situation.
The disaffected military officers will
find it easier to agree on the need to
take action against the Allende govern-
ment than on when or how to mount any
coup attempt. The tradition of a non-
partisan military runs very deep in Chile.
The military leaders no doubt will con-
tinue to debate for some time whether
theu should assume a more political role.
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FEDAYEEN
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UGANDA
the situa-
tion in Uganda, while not yet explosive, is deteri-
orating rapidly and is likely to get worse.
The principal problem, of course, is the
increasingly irrational behavior of Pres-
ident Amin. His recent decision to expel
non-Ugandan Asians from the country will
undermine the already depressed economy.
The Asians' departure will deprive Uganda
of badly needed technical and entrepre-
neurial skills; few African Ugandans are
prepared to fill this gap, and in conse-
quence the standard of living is likely
to drop sharply as unemployment rises and
commerce slows.
Amin has held onto power so far by retain-
ing the support of key military units--
largely by staffing them with his fellow
tribesmen. The Ugandan Army is unruly and
undisciplined, however
/ Amin 's
grasp on the reins is far from steady,
however, and further irrational moves'on
his part, a rapid deterioration of the
economy, renewed tribal unrest, or a weak-
ening of his military backing could result
in his ouster.
Amin's latest move has been to threaten neigh-
boring Rwanda because it still harbors an Israeli
aid mission.
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