THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 OCTOBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977716
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 3, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
3 October 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
3 October 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In the Middle East, Amman remains quiet and signs
continue to appear of maneuvering for the leader-
ship of Egypt. (Page 1)
On Page 2 we highlight and analyze the speech
Brezhnev delivered yesterday.
The situation in Cambodia is discussed on Page
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MIDDLE EAST
With Amman quiet, all Jordanian armed forces
have withdrawn at least three miles outside the
city. The government now apparently intends to
rely on public security forces to maintain law and
order in the capital. These forces are poorly
qualified, however. /
The Jordanians remain nervous about possible
actions. .of ? - Iraqi forces.
? In Cairo there continue to be signs of maneu-
vering for the succession to Nasir. The al-Ahram
stories that two possible contenders, acting pres-
ident Anwar Sadat and former vice president Ali
Sabri, suffered heart attacks may have been in-
tended to show that neither is fit to carry on
Nasir's work. The paper's editor apparently fa- .
vors another, leading contender, former vice presi-
dent Zakariya Muhyeddini
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USSR
Brezhnev's nationally telecast speech yesterday
was an authoritative endorsement of themes already
evident in Soviet foreign policy. On the whole it
was more bristling than conciliatory with regard to
the West.
--Brezhnev praised the new Communist negotiating
proposals in Paris and said they had the "full ap-
proval and understanding of the Soviet Government."
Brezhnev's? remarks gave no indication, however,
that the Soviets actually think the new proposals
will break the log jam in Paris.
--Brezhnev's comments on the Middle East were
the harshest by a Soviet leader in some time. He
warned against any foreign intervention in the
Middle East, stating "one could not only burn one's
fingers, but--who knows--even lose an arm." He
described US complaints of cease-fire violations
as an effort to frustrate peace negotiations "be-
hind a smokescreen of invented accusations against
the UAR." He also scored US support for Israel,
condemning with special vigor "new consignments of
offensive arms."
--Brezhnev was unusually defensive in discus-
sing the Soviet-West German treaty. He defended it
against unnamed critics "here and there" as an even-
handed agreement from which "all have gained equally."
His remarks seem aimed primarily, at lending indirect
support to the Brandt government's attempts to coun-
ter domestic opposition to the treaty, but he may
also have intended these comments for the ear, of
East German and Soviet critics.
'--The speech did not contain any reference to
the SALT talks.
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CAMBODIA
The lull in major military activity continues.
Communist forces, however, are maintaining pressure
against government positions along primary roadways.
The Thai apparently intend to provide further
military assistance to Cambodia despite their lin-
gerimg dismay over Phnom Penh's rejection of the
Thai-Khmer volunteer force. /
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