THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 28 MARCH 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976693
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: March 28, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
28 March 1969
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF
28 MARCH 1969
MAJOR PROBLEMS
There have been several recent reports of an enemy
intent to launch further widespread attacks shortly, One
Viet Cong defector has said the round of fighting in April
feature intensified attacks against key targets in
presumably provincial and district capitals
claims that while a concerted
attack against Saigon is not planned, an attempt will be
to infiltrate
three battalions of several hundred
men each.,into the southern
par-tof the (Central
Bulletin, 29 Mar 69)
is nothing Significant .to report on other areas.
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
Nasir's speech on Thursday
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SOVIET AFFAIRS
Several Communist parties
are
seeking ways to dilute the impact of the world Communist
conference now scheduled for 5 June in Moscow.
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The US Embassy in Moscow assumes that after so many
preparatory sessions (another is scheduled 23 May) the
Soviets will be reluctant to consider a further postpone-
ment beyond 5 June. It believes questions of prestige
and face will induce them to compromise since they are
not entering the conference from a position of strength.
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VIETNAM
The Communists will probably consider yesterday's
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings as evidence
that the US administration is under strong pressure to
end the war, and that this pressure will grow and work
to their advantage as time passes. If this assessment
of their reaction is correct, Hanoi is likely to con-
tinue stalling in Paris in belief that our side even-
tually will make new proposals, both for the format of
private talks and for settlement of the main issues of
the war.
.South Vietnam's leaders will also take particular
note of warnings by some Committee members that they
will push the US administration
cant progress is evident in the
months. Saigon views with deep
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come under strong pres-
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to the Liberation Front.
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II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
PAKISTAN
SOVIET UNION - COMMUNIST CHINA
The Soviet press continues to exploit the border issue.
Today's Pravda carries a report of Chinese shelling of the
disputed island. No date is given, however, and neither side
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has referred to troop Clashes since l5 March. The wording
of the Pravda article sugge.st0:.that neither Chinese nor So-
viet forces have established fixed positions on the island,
but Soviet patrols visit it and both sides are digging in
on their respective sides of the river.
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