THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 MAY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976801
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 30, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
30 May 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
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MIDDLE EAST
Over the past few days the embassy in Paris has picked
up bits and pieces which shed some light on the direction of
France's post - De Gaulle arms supply policy in the Middle
East. The embassy reports that:
--Both the Quai and the Israeli embassy expect the em-
bargo on arms supply to Israel to be relaxed whether Poher
or Pompidou is elected. Poher, it is agreed, is likely to
be more forthcoming than Pompidou..
--The relaxation of the embargo on Israel will be accom-
panied by a campaign for a general embargo on all arms to the
Middle East. The success of this campaign, along with devel-
opments in the four-power talks, will help determine whether
France resumes delivery of the Mirage fighter-bombers it has
been keeping out of Israeli hands.
--Defense Minister Messmer apparently has succeeded in
blocking a government decision to provide arms and ammunition
to Lebanon. Instead, the French seem to have picked up Pres-
ident Hilu'S requests for demonstrations of internatiOnal sup-
port and are pushing for a four-power declaration backing Leb-
anese independence and integrity.
The Israelis are pushing the Jordanian button this week.
They claim the Jordanian Army is initiating artillery bombard-
ments and that Iraqi forces in Jordan are showing new aggres-
siveness. We cannot tell what the Israelis plan to do about
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all this, but one Israeli officer recently said publicly,
"We've been treating the Jordanians with kid gloves so far."
There is nothing significant to report on Europe or So-
viet Affairs.
II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
ECUADOR
There were no incidents at Quito airport as Governor
Rockefeller arrived yesterday. Later, however, numerous
bands of students roamed the streets of the capital, attack-
ing stores, buildings and automobiles. Quito Radio reported
many injuries among the demonstrators as police and army troops,
using tear gas, attempted to restore order. Security forces
maintained a heavy guard around the Presidential Palace while
Governor Rockefeller conferred there.
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