THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 15 SEPTEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976987
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 15, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
15 September 1969
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MIDDLE EAST
Israel's repeated air attacks in the northern Gulf of
Suez area--yesterday's was the fifth in six days--may fore-
shadow heavier ground and air action against Egyptian forces
along the Gulf or the Suez Canal. We note that these strikes
have been accompanied by public warnings from Dayan of "heav-
ier blows" to come on the cease-fire lines, and from Allon of
the possibility of "larger-scale ground, air, and sea actions."
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New Ground Forces Moveinto Sino-Soviet Border Areas
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Turkestan .
Military District
New division
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SOVIET UNION - COMMUNIST CHINA
The Soviets continue gradually to increase their strength
on the China border. Satellite photography of early September
indicates that the military installation at Sayn Shanda in
Mongolia will be expanded to accommodate a division. Three
new regimental' areas have been identified; the installation
previously housed one or twO regiments. The small number of
vehicles present indicates that the new units have not yet
arrived.
In the Turkestan Military District, a division probably
has been moved to the Ayaguz - Dzungarian Gate area near the
Sinkiang border. More than 100 tanks--enough for at least-
a tank regiment--are at Ayaguz, and extensive storage facili-
ties are being constructed in this area.
In China, at least 70 tanks, 18 antiaircraft pieces, and
70 trucks are located just north of Hu-ho-hao-t'e in Inner
Mongolia. This is the closest that Chinese tanks have been
noted to the Mongolian border.
LAOS
Government troops moved unopposed into Xieng Khouangville
and the surrounding hills on Friday. Elsewhere in northern
Laos, however, they have made only slight progress. Large
stocks of Communist supplies are being destroyed in the Khang
Khay area, but determined enemy resistance continues on the
northern periphery of the Plaine des Jarres. Although there
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