THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 AUGUST 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976921
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 7, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
7 August 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
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Recent satellite photography reveals that Syria's first
SAM site is now operational. Located near an airfield serving
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Damascus, it probably will be used for training while other
sites are set up. Soviet equipment for this and, presumably,
future SAM sites has been in Syria for at least six months.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
Security and political preparations for the anniversary
of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia on 20 August are
being given priority attention by the leaders of both coun-
tries. Czechoslovak party chief Husak and President Svoboda
have gone to the Crimea, where they were joined by Brezhnev
and Podgorny for talks which have continued since last week-
end. There has been a press blackout on their activities,
which suggests that major issues connected with the anniver-
sary are being decided. The political chief of the Soviet
armed forces, General Yepishev, arrived yesterday in Prague
for "mutual consultations" with Czechoslovak military leaders.
The Soviet space center appears to be in late stages of
preparation for a manned flight and for a lunar mission.
Since these preparations overlap, Soviet intentions are not
clear. We think it most likely, however, that the two opera-
tions are separate: there will be an unmanned moon shot and
a manned shot in earth orbit.
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