THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 JANUARY 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993722
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 22, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
22 January 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 January 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Aerial photography over North Vietnam shows an
operational SA-3 surface-to-air missile site--the
first in the country--about eight miles southwest
of Hanoi. (Page 1)
The Soviet Union's compromise agenda for the Con-
ference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to
be proposed today, reflects Moscow's interest in
sustaining the momentum of the preparatory talks.
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Most of the NATO allies oppose the Warsaw Pact
states' proposals to hold initial talks on force
reductions in Vienna and to open the meetings to
"all interested states." They agree that Moscow
should be held to its promise to open the talks
on 31 January and will try again today to draft
a joint response. (Page 3)
In Chile, the military have reached a compromise
with President Allende whereby its participation
in the cabinet will continue, at least until after
congressional elections in March. (Page 4)
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First SA-3 Site Located in
North Vietnam
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SA-3 Missile Canisters at Dong Dang
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NORTH VIETNAM
Aerial photography of 20 January shows the
first operational SA-3 surface-to-air missile
site in North Vietnam. The site, about eight
miles southwest of Hanoi, contains eight missiles
on four launchers, together with radar and as-
sociated support equipment.
At least 70 SA-3 missile canisters were
photographed at the Dong Dang rail trans-
shipment area near the Chinese border on
7 January. Additional SA-3 sites will,
most likely soon appear in the Hanoi-
Haiphong area, improving North Vietnam's
capability for defense against aircraft
flying at low and medium altitudes.
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USSR-CSCE
The Soviet Union will propose a compromise?
agenda at today's session of the preparatory talks
for the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Europe As privately outlined by Soviet represent-
ative Mendelevich to the US delegation on Friday,
the proposal will include: 1) reference to "confi-
dence building" measures which would involve such
matters:as advance notification of maneuvers; 2).a
separate agenda item on "contacts among.organiza-
tions.and'people" intended as a bow to Western in-
terest in freer exchange within Europe; and 3) a
clarified version of Moscow's proposal for a perma-
nent organ to be established under the CSCE,Which
the Soviets suggest be called a "consultative com-
mittee."
The new Soviet approval was foreshadowed in
General Secretary Brezhnev's remarks to President
Pompidou ten days ago. At that time, Brezhnev sug-
gested that western areas of the USSR might be in-
cluded in the region to be covered by the "notifi-
cation of maneuvers" provision.
Mendelevich, who recently returned from con-
sultations in Moscow, warned the US delegation
against trying to gain agreement on details by all
the CSCE participants at this stage. He implied,
however, that Moscow would not object to further
discussion of specifics under the general headings
of the Soviet proposal.
The new proposal and the manner in which
it was broached privately prior to its
submission reflect Moscow's interest in
sustaining the momentum of the prepara-
tory talks.
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FORCE REDUCTION TALKS
Most of the NATO allies are opposed to the
Warsaw Pact states' proposals to hold initial talks
on force reductions in Vienna (rather than Geneva)
and to open the meetings to "all interested states"
(instead of restricting participation). Many of
the allies are skeptical of Soviet interest in re-
duction of forces and would like to test the inten-
tions of the USSR further.
Despite the disagreements in NATO on how to
respond to the Warsaw Pact states' proposals, most
of the allies agree that Moscow should be held to
its promise to open the talks on 31 January. They
will try again today to draft a joint response.
Ambassador Mendelevich--one of Moscow's rep-
resentatives at the preparatory talks for a security
conference in Helsinki--privately told US delegates
that the Warsaw Pact: states' response on force re-
duction was not intended to delay the negotiations:
He said his government believed Geneva to be over-
burdened with arms negotiations, and argued that
it seemed only "democratic" that participation in
the meetings on force reductions be open. But he
suggested that only those governments directly con-
cerned work on the draft of an agreement.
The outlook, for French participation in the
talks is now in question. The US Embassy in Paris
reports that Foreign Minister Schumann still op-
poses the idea, but.President Pompidou may be having
second thoughts and-the French position could change
at any time.
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CHILE
The military and President Allende have reached
a compromise whereby the military will continue par-
ticipation in the cabinet; at least until after
congressional elections in March
Allende has promised to post-
pone imposition of controls on food distribution
and to delay further expropriations until after
elections. He has also agreed to the posting of
four senior military officers to the Ministry of
Economy to assist in alleviating serious food short-
ages.
Interior Minister and Army chief General Prats
is pleased with the compromise, although he and
other military leaders are aware that the agreement
could break down.
The military opposes the stringent eco-
nomic controls announced by the govern-
ment earlier this month and resents the
Zack of prior consultation with military
cabinet ministers. Some dissent to the
compromise is likely to develop among
officers in the navy and air force when
they learn the details, and civilian pol-
iticians within Allende's coalition could
also scuttle the arrangement.
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