THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 FEBRUARY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976612
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 11, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
11 February 1969
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LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF
11 FEBRUARY 1969.
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12 February 1969
LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF
11 FEBRUARY 1969
I. MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
The Indians and the Yugoslays are pressing Egypt
to resume diplomatic relations with the US, but Cairo
does not seem quite ready. According to the chief of
the US Interest Section, the Indian ambassador was
told by a Cairo Foreign Office official Monday that the
crucial development Egypt was waiting for was the up-
coming conversation between President Nixon and
De Gaulle.
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EUROPE
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SOVIET AFFAIRS
There is nothing significant to report.
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II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
There is nothing significant to report.
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PUN .1 fih liKEVULIVI L Y
MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
Prime Minister Eshkol beat back with no difficulty a no
confidence motion by right wing critics who were upset by his
statement to Newsweek that Israel was not interested in hold-
ing on to heavily Arab-populated areas of the West Bank.
Eshkol's statement does not reveal any Israeli "giveaway" on
the territories. The motion by the right-wingers--some of
whom want Israel to hold on to all the territories--reflects
the touchiness of the territorial issue in Israel, and indi-
cates the difficulties Eshkol faces in moving toward a settle-
ment in an election year.
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EUROPE
There is nothing of significance to report.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
There is nothing of significance to report.
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The 30-odd Viet Cong battalions in the Mekong Delta
are capable of making a significant contribution to any up-
coming Communist offensive. The enemy command apparatus
in the region has demonstrated its ability to launch corps-
wide coordinated mortar attacks on several occasions since
Tet 1968. The threat of major Communist ground assaults in
the delta has increased in recent weeks as sizable enemy for-
mations have shifted closer to prime target areas. Multi-
battalion Viet Cong concentrations continue to hold their
positions near My Tho and other urban centers in the northern
delta and relatively close to Can Tho, farther south.
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reports allege
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delta cities in the near future.
Allied sweep opera-
tions appear to be having some success in spoiling Communist
attack preparations. At least two Viet Cong battalions, for
example, apparently were pushed back from Can Tho last week
by ARVN units.
The Communists stepped up the pace of their military
action during the past 24 hours, shelling several urban
centers and allied bases stretching from Da Nang south-
ward to the Mekong Delta.
At least four provincial capitals received enemy mor-
tar and rocket fire, and one in the central highlands was
subjected to a ground attack as well. The-allied air: base
at Da Nang as well as a network of outlying bases in Tay
Ninh-Province were among the more significant military ob-:
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II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
BELGIUM
Sometime. after a Belgian cabinet meeting scheduled for
21 February, Foreign Minister Harmel plans to announce that
Belgium recognizes Peking as the government of "continental
China." The Belgians say that they will continue to support
Taiwan in the UN and that they want to maintain relations with
the Nationalists.
NATIONALIST CHINA
The defense ministry is engaged again in plans for small-
scale sabotage Operations against mainland ,Chipa. Such plan-
ning occurs Sporadically, but the few missions that go beyond
the study stage are generally ineffective because of inept
planning and the alertness of Chinese security forces.
/ If the National-
ists should carry out some operation from Hong Kong, Peking
would no doubt hold the British there responsible and demand
that they prevent such activities in the future. The Burmese
have always been highly concerned about repercussions from
use of their territory by the Nationalists.
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