THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 AUGUST 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976915
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 4, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
4 August 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
EUROPE
Fanfani's "exploratory mandate" was solely to determine
whether there would be sufficient parliamentary support if
the Christian Democrats made another attempt to form a one-
party minority government. .Saragat apparently had no inten-
tion of naming Fanfani to form such a government and on hear-
ing his positive report yesterday the President asked Prime
Minister Rumor to make a new,attempt. Despite their early
opposition to such an arrangement, the orthodox Socialists
now evidently have agreed not to oppose such a government pro-
vided it is considered a temporary arrangement looking toward
formation of another center-left coalition in the fall. The
Unitary Socialists will support the government and the small
Republican Party plans to abstain.
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'II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
EL SALVADOR - HONDURAS
Although all its troops have now left Honduras, the prob-
lems resulting from earlier Salvadoran migration have not been
resolved.
Furthermore, leftist elements in both countries, quies-
cent during the fighting, are now trying to undermine public
confidence in their governments. Honduran leftists are crit-
icising President Lopez fOr lack of preparedness and
ure
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to withstand the Salvadoran assault. Salvadoran
carping because President Sanchez withdrew under
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leftists
OAS pres-
sure without effective guarantees for protection of their na-
tionals in Honduras. They have questioned whether the Salva-
doran Army really won anything.
Both presidents were in a shaky position before the inva-
sion, and in its aftermath the spirit of national unity called
forth by the emergency may dissipate so rapidly they will both
be worse off than before.
COMMUNIST CHINA - USSR
A French press report quoting "informed Chinese sources"
claims that a Chinese delegation is now in Moscow to negoti-
ate a new trade agreement. The agreement, the first in two
years, will probably provide for an exchange of Chinese agri-
cultural and consumer goods for Soviet industrial products.
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Despite their political differences, the two countries have
continued to trade, and even this past year, when there was
no formal agreement, a minimum level of' trade (about $100 mil-
lion) was carried out.
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