THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 APRIL 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976740
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 24, 1969

"Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 The President's Daily Brief 24 April 1969 19 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 25 April 1969 LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF 24 APRIL 1969 I. MAJOR PROBLEMS MIDDLE EAST The Israelis say they killed six members of an Egyptian commando party this morning as it was trying to land on the east bank of the Suez Canal. Lebanese Premier Karame announced his resignation yes- terday during a parliamentary debate in which he was criti- cized for his part in the suppression of pro-fedayeen demon- strators. If his resignation is accepted, there are unlikely to be any volunteers for his job and the crisis could be a long one. SOVIET AFFAIRS 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 ' r - 1 50X1 , 50X1 50X1 50X1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY MAJOR PROBLEMS VIETNAM Despite Saigon's desire to improve its relations with Paris, the South Vietnamese have their guard up against French attempts to. inject their views into the Paris talks. The South Vietnamese regard the French as more sympathetic toward Hanoi than toward Saigon; a surprisingly heavy-handed demarche by the French consul general in Saigon has sharpened their suspicions. FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Hanoi is often fed grossly misleading reports on US casualties. These false reports may well contribute to Hanoi's view that time is on its side in the negotiations. According to a captured enemy post-action report, Com- munist forces killed 47 US troops in a recent engagement. In fact, there were no US deaths in that action. The Communist leaders are most reluctant to admit that the allied situation May be significantly better than their reporting pictures it. MIDDLE EAST FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 2 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY, Fighting between Lebanese security forces and pro- fedayeen demonstrators broke out again today. The number of people killed now stands at 12 and the number injured at almost 80. FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY EUROPE 50X1 50X1 50X1 SOVIET AFFAIRS There is nothing significant to report. 4 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/18 : CIA-RDP79T00936A007000210001-6 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS THAILAND-CAMBODIA Thailand's foreign minister has welcomed a Cambodian initiative to hold formal discussions on re-establishing diplomatic relations. Although over the years there have been a number, of false starts, this time substantive hur- dles seem minimal, and Sihanouk--in line with his current effort to widen'his diplomatic options--appears more forthcoming. There are still some personal animosities that will have to be smoothed over, before a rapprochement can take place. COMMUNIST CHINA Initialaccounts-of'the 9th Party Congress, 'which ad- journed today, are bland ,and uninformative: The new cen- tral committee has 279 full and alternate members, com- pared with 170 in ,the last one formed in 1956. The 24 people named as appearing at the final session have been heading leadership turnouts in Peking for months:, Chair- man'Mao, his designated successor Lin Piao, and Premier, Chou En-lai were present in their usual order. 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