THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 OCTOBER 1968

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976387
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: October 2, 1968

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.THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
2 OCTOBER 1968
1. Communist China
2. Czechoslovakia
3. Poland
Peking's National Day celebra-
tions yesterday were used to reaffirm
the current policy of stabilization.
Speeches by Lin Piao and Chou En-lai
were notable mainly for the slight
attention given to Vietnam, .a major
theme last year.
On domestic affairs, both men
gave short shrift to the Red Guards
and indicated that the industrial
workers backed by the army now have
the leading role in society. .Mao
was present at the rally but as usual
did not speak.
The Czechs have taken several
more steps to comply with Moscow's
demands. Barracks and apartments
are being provided for the occupation
troops, "anti-Socialist" Western
press correspondents are being told
to get out, and Czech students are
being warned to keep a "cool head"
and not offend the Russians.
The Polish military, badly di-
vided over the.Czech venture, is get-
ting a partial housecleaning. .A
number of high-ranking officers have
been shunted to secondary slots and
some 25 new generals are about to be
appointed. .The losers, of course,
are the diehard nationalists who
spoke out against Poland's role in the
invasion.
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4, Philippines
5, West Germany -
France
6. Israel
The
government probably also stimulated
the work slowdowns at US bases and the
boycotts of Malaysian and British prod-
ucts. These are all part of the Marcos
game of building up the Sabah issue in-
to a cause c?bre to boost his chances
for re-election.
Labor Party Secretary General
Pinhas Sapir has apparently superseded
Deputy Prime Minister Allon as the heir
apparent to Prime Minister Eshkol.
The naming of Allon as deputy prime
minister last June aroused speculation
that he was being groomed to take over
when Eshkol decides to step down.
Eshkol was seriously annoyed with
Allon's arranging, apparently on his own
initiative, a meeting with President
Johnson last month.
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