THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF (MORNING) 3 FEBRUARY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976595
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 3, 1969

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3 February 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
Herve Alphand, former French ambassador to the US
and now top careerist in the Foreign Ministry, told the
US Embassy in Paris Friday that the Quai is developing
specific proposals for tabling at the projected four power
meeting at the UN. Alphand claimed the Quai has prepared
a paper, not yet approved by Debre and De Gaulle, which is
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much more precise than the Soviet plan about ways to bring
the Arabs and the Israelis together. It provides for guar-
antees of frontiers, freedom of passage through the Suez
and the Gulf of Aqaba, and small rectifications of fron-
tiers "in both directions."
Alphand said he hoped the UK and US would also come
to the table armed with specific proposals.
EUROPE
The political adviser in the French Defense Ministry
has scotched recent press speculation that France is in-
terested in increasing its military ties with NATO. He
told an embassy officer that the speculation was probably
based on conversation with the "limited number of the French
military" who are not in sympathy with De Gaulle's policies.
He also said the articles had exaggerated the extent of
French interest in participating more extensively in NATO
exercises, although he thought a limited increase in this
area might be possible.
The adviser, who earlier had hinted strongly at a
French desire for some form of nuclear cooperation with
the US, did not mention this topic on this occasion.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
There is nothing of significance to report.
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VIETNAM
Because of widespread speculation about special
nuances in the North Vietnamese presentation in Paris
last Thursday, we reviewed previous Communist state-
ments to see what, if anything, was new in Xuan Thuy's
language. We found almost nothing. The most striking
point, as reported earlier, was his repeated insistance
that political issues must be clarified before military
matters can be resolved. The Communists used almost the
same language last July, however.
There was nothing new in Xuan Thuy's statement that
the DRV's four points and the Front's five points should
be the "basis" for a political settlement. The Communists
have long hedged their positions with this phrasing. Thuy's
lip service to the principle of "self-determination" was
somewhat more explicit than in the past but this, too,
has been a recurring theme in the talks. Usually it takes
the form of a demand that the US respect the military pro-
visions of the Geneva agreements so that conditions for
"self-determination" will be created.
Thuy rendered the third of Hanoi four points into a
demand for "self-determination" in which the Liberation
Front's "existence" is acknowledged. This is almost the
same formula the Communists put forward last July, when
they seemed to drop the demand in point three that a set-
tlement must be "in accordance" with the Front's political
program. Although the older, more restrictive language
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is still used frequently, we have long assumed that the
Communists have abandoned this totally unacceptable de-
mand. Even their current line calling for a "peace cab-
inet" in Saigon is a step down from the Front's program,
which calls for overthrow and dismantling of the present
government.
In the provinces surrounding Saigon, first line Com-
=mist units are continuing to edge closer to key allied
target areas.
OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
JAPAN
Ten Japanese students invaded the US Embassy in Tokyo
yesterday afternoon in what was clearly an attention-get-
ting stunt. They broke several windows and hung banners
containing anti-US slogans from the chancery roof before
being evicted by the Japanese police. No offices in the
embassy were entered, and there were no US injuries.
VENEZUELA
President-elect Caldera told Ambassador Bernbaum last
Thursday that he fully supports Venezuela's claim to the
Essequibo region of Guyana. He said that his government
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would not resort to military force but that it could not
repudiate those Guyanese and Venezuelans who were trying
to foment rebellion in Essequibo. He also told the am-
bassador that the large-scale economic projects now under
way in eastern Venezuela need to expand into the disputed
region.
All of this confirms our belief that neither Caldera
nor any other Venezuelan politician is willing or able to
de-fuse the dispute with Guyana.
PAKISTAN
More turmoil is in prospect in Pakistan. Leftist
leaders and dissident students have already turned down
President Ayub's offer to open up a dialogue and have
demanded that troops be withdrawn from the major cities.
Ayub's speech on Saturday in fact did not live up to its
advance billing. He did note that the 1962 constitution
could be amended, but we doubt that he is ready to meet
the key demands of the opposition that the indirect elec-
tion system, which virtually assures his re-election early
next year, be abolished and that perliamentary'government
be restored.
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