THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 DECEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977185
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 9, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
9 December 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
9 December 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Prime Minister Wilson is being pressured by both
major parties to reconsider his policy of supplying
arms to Nigeria. (Page 2)
President Balaguer's silence on whether he will seek
re-election is making the uncertain political atmos-
phere in the Dominican Republic even more ticklish.
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Israel
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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UNITED KINGDOM
Prime Minister Wilson's policy of supplying
arms to Federal forces in Nigeria will come under
strong attack from both ma'or ?arties in ?arlia-
ment today.
In the past Wilson has parried parlia-
mentary criticism on this issue by ar-
guing that other countries supplying
arms to Nigeria would not agree to an
arms embargo. The current challenge
to Wilson's policy appears more serious,
however, and he may try to buy time by
offering to discuss the matter with the
belligerents or with the various foreign
powers supplying arms to Nigeria and
Biafra.
British Parliamentary Undersecretary Maurice
Foley, who is now in Lagos, may already be explor-
ing these problems with the Nigerians. Foley told
our ambassador on 7 December that his visit to Ni-
geria was a direct result of domestic political
pressures, particularly the movement for an arms
embargo.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
President Balaguer's steadfast refusal to an-
nounce whether he will seek re-election next May is
contributing to the country's uncertain political
atmosphere. Political turmoil persists giving rise
to gloomy predictions that violence will intensify
as campaigning continues.
Balaguer will find it difficult to main-
tain political calm regardless of his de-
cision on re-eZection. If he decides not
to run, many military and political lead-
ers now committed to BaZaguer's re-election
would be inclined to plot a pre-emptive
move against the government in order to
ensure their own entrenched positions.
If the President decides to run, as seems
likely, the announcement of his candidacy
could spark a campaign of systematic vio-
lence from some factions on the left. A
significant portion of the major opposi-
tion party has called for violent revolu-
tion if BaZaguer opts for re-,election.
The armed forces are already restive be-
cause of Communist-sponsored disorders,
and a higher level of violence could prompt
increased dissatisfaction with BaZaguer's
leadership.
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NOTE
Chile: The jittery Frei government has brought
troop reinforcementsinto Santiago and intensified
other security precautions
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