THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 15 AUGUST 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976934
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 15, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
15 August 1969
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VIETNAM
Heavy ground fighting flared up again on 13-14 August
in northwestern III Corps and near Da Nang. Five battalion-
sized engagements, all centered around US bases, were re-
ported in Binh Long Province. In neighboring Tay Ninh Prov-
ince, another battalion-sized Viet Cong unit attacked an ARVN
base camp five miles southwest of the provincial capital.
South of Da Nang, US Marines are maintaining contact
with elements of a North Vietnamese regiment which has lost
over 200 men since the latest "high point" of 11-12 August.
Attacks are also continuing against government refugee camps;
three northeast of Quang Ngai city were attacked on 13 August.
Tactical intelligence continues to indicate that a new
"high point" will occur around 19 August. It also suggests
that the Communists intend to sustain their new offensive in
widely separated parts of the country well into September.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
With the approach of the anniversary of the Soviet in-
vasion, Czechoslovak authorities have reinforced the regular
police and activated the "people's militia"--the Communist
party's security units which are usually mobilized in times
of potential crisis. Security officials are making preven-
tive arrests of known criminals and dissidents whom they con-
sider likely to generate trouble.
Party leaders have begun making daily appeals to the
people to refrain even from quiet, non-violent demonstrations.
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The regime is probably being helped in this effort by un-
confirmed rumors that Warsaw Pact exercises are to take
place around major cities during the anniversary period,
primarily for purposes of population control.
Trouble, if it comes, would most likely be from the
more extreme of the country's disaffected youth, some of
whom are said to have recently stolen small quantities of
arms. Conservatives in the regime might attempt to fan
any disturbances, hoping to precipitate the intervention
of Soviet forces and the downfall of Husak and his moder-
ate colleagues.
In addition to correcting the problems with the booster,
the Soviets probably will need six months to a year to re-
pair the launch pad. The second pad nearby appears undamaged.
Zond 7 was recovered in the USSR yesterday after its
eight-day circumlunar flight. Zond 7 seems to have been a
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full-scale rehearsal for a manned circumlunar flight, which
would come as early as next month. A Soviet manned lunar
landing mission may be two or three years away because it
would need a larger booster which has not yet been success-
fully tested.
INDIA
Mrs. Gandhi yesterday moved closer to a showdown with
the Congress Party bosses by refusing to associate herself
with a call to party members to vote for Sanjiva Reddy, the
official Congress candidate for president. Her allies,
meanwhile, are lobbying frantically for V. V. Girl, whom
she backed for the party nomination last month.
Some senior party leaders are trying to cool tempers
on both sides. They have working for them the traditional
reluctance of all party leaders (Mrs. Gandhi included) to
do anything which risked the end of Congress rule. More-
over, we suspect Mrs. Gandhi is reluctant to jeopardize
the gains she made in last month's test of strength with
the bosses by mounting an all-out campaign against Reddy.
The animosities are deep, however, and the conciliators
have their work cut out for them.
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