THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 JULY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976883
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 17, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
17 July 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
VIETNAM
In his conversation with AMbassador_Bunkeron 13 July,
President Thieu. underscored the need_to-give the Communists
every possible opportunity to respond_constructively to his
proposals for electionS. He said that our side should take
time (two or three weeks) to get a fully considered enemy re-
action, advising that "we must make it clear-wearen t shut-
ting any doors."
Thieu. probably expects the Communists, however, to stick
to their hard line, made public by Le Duc Tho and reaffirmed
Tuesday by the DRV delegation spokesman in Paris. By empha-
sizing his own cooperativeness and his willingness to give the
Communists full opportunity to make a favorable response, Thieu
may have been building up credit against any more Concessions
in the near future. Thieu also indicated to Ambassador Bunker
that, if the enemy rejects the GVN's_efforts to settle the war,
he thinks our side should "buckle down to_a long-term effort.."
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EUROPE
Pompidou, moving to alleviate France's economic difficul-
ties, has frozen some $800 million of.public expenditures.pro-
grammed for the second half of this year. The blocked credits
will be put in a reserve fund, from which the ministries may
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draw only if economic conditions change. significantly.
longer range program will be submitted-to .parliament. when it
reconvenes this fall.
There is nothing significant to report on Soviet Affairs
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