THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 JUNE 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976839
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 21, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
21 June 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
SOVIET AFFAIRS
MoscOw is: taking unusual steps to isolate China by
urging Western nations not to recognize the Peking govern-
ment.
Further analysis of the satellite photography mission
noted in yesterday's Brief shows a new SS-11 group under
construction. This is the third group known to be started
this year; seven were started during the same period last
year. The total for the SS-11 now stands at 79 groups.
When all known groups are completed, the USSR will have
790 operational SS-11 launchers.
EUROPE
Canada, reacting to strong NATO criticism of its force
reduction plans in Europe, is apparently ready to reconsider
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some of its projected cuts. Ottawa's ambassador to NATO
recently said that Defense Minister Cadieux would not make
his planned public statement on the reductions before
Parliament recesses next Monday.
The ambassador also thought his government might re-
vise its plans and cut its forces in Europe by only 50 per-
cent--instead of the 66 percent recently announced. He fur-
ther stated that in addition to the two reconnaissance squad-
rons currently planned to remain,. Ottawa might be willing to
leave one or two air combat squadrons.
The Norwegian Ambassador to NATO has remarked that the
impact on Norway and Denmark of the planned Canadian force
cuts would probably be greater than the impact of the French
withdrawal in 1966. He told Ambassador Ellsworth that he
has a "feeling of uncertainty" about Norway's future in NATO.
The US Embassy in Oslo, however, while recognizing that the
Canadian reduction of forces will create difficulties, believes
that there will have to be other and major defections before
Norway's allegiance to the alliance wavers.
MIDDLE EAST
There is nothing of significance to report.
VIETNAM
A dispatch by AP's George McArthur reported that Presi-
dent Thieu has presented his senior military supporters and
cabinet members with proposals for elections in South Vietnam
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to include Communist representation in some form. McArthur
cites "informed sources." Among Thieu's proposals is a plan
to set up a government - Viet Cong commission to study elec-
tion procedures, with the South Vietnamese to be represented
by Duong Van Minh--popularly known as "Big Minh." McArthur's
informants said that no public disclosures of Thieu's pro-
posals were likely.
The heavy fighting in Tay Ninh Province tapered off on
20 June, the Communists having suffered heavy losses, and
activity elsewhere was light.
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II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
There is nothing of significance to report.
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