THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 DECEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977171
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 1, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
I December 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 December 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
East Germany's rejection of Bonn's negotiation of-
fers has frustrated Chancellor Brandt's inner-Ger-
man policies. (Page 1)
Enemy units stationed near Saigon and in the Mekong
Delta are preparing for another roundzof intensive
military activity. (Page 2)
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EAST GERMANY - WEST GERMANY
East Germany has
gotiate Berlin matters
rejected Bonn's offer to ne-
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Pankow has
also broken off
the recently
resumed discussions on bilateral transportation and
postal issues as reported in The President's Daily
Brief of 26 November.
East Germany insists that it can discuss Berlin
matters only with West Berlin city officials. Pan-
kow also repeated its position that broader talks
with Bonn cannot take place until West Germany signs
a formal treaty recognizing East Germany's sover-
eignty.
East German motives are not entirely clear.
They may be afraid of undercutting their
own argument that other Eastern European
states should delay entering bilateral
negotiations with West Germany. The sub-
ject of how to deal with Bonn's Eastern
policy reportedly will be discussed at
the Warsaw Pact summit early this week.
Meanwhile, East Germany's rigid posture
poses a difficult dilemma for the new
Brandt government which has made progress
in inner-German relations a major objec-
tive. This problem has produced a clash
between Egon Bahr, a key advisor to Chan-
cellor Brandt, and conservative officials
in the foreign ministry. Bahr is also
against the current Allied attempts to
sound out the Soviets on Berlin because
he thinks they will conflict with Bonn's
negotiations with the East.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The Communists seem to be preparing for an-
other round of greater military activity.
statements by prisoners and re-
cent ralliers suggest that the next "high point"
may come as early as this week.[
A prisoner recently captured north of Saigon
claims his unit is set to participate in a country-
wide offensive that will begin shortly./
Prisoners claim that the Communists will
emphasize guerrilla and commando tactics
in the coming offensive. Their hope of
course would be to inflict heavy losses
on the allies at relatively little cost
to themselves.
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NOTES
USSR:
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