THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JANUARY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977242
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 13, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
13 January 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
13 January 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
General Gowon has accepted an appeal for an armistice
by General Effiong>
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Cambodia
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There has been another small-scale Communist guer-
rilla raid against the Ubon airbase in northeastern
Thailand. (Page 6)
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NIGERIA: Organized Biafran Resistance Nearly at End
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BIGHT OF BIAFRA
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NIGERIA
General Gowon has accepted an appeal for an ar-
mistice by General Effiong, Riafra's administrator
-since Ojukwu's departure.r-
The federal government, which is dominated by
minority tribesmen, is willing to deal with Effiong,
who is from a small Eastern tribe. Effiong promised
there would be no government in exile, signaling a
break with Olukwu's stand.
Although not an Ibo, Effiong probably has
the support of most Biafran senior officers.
Nevertheless, some secessionist units may
continue to fight, particularly those that
have held their ground against federal at-
tacks in the north. A breakdown in Bia-
fra's logistics system and a shortage of
ammunition probably will prevent them from
maintaining organized resistance for more
than a few days, however.
- There is little information on the fast-moving.
military, situation onBiafra's southern front, but
it appears that federal troops have occupied at
least part of Ihiala airstrip. There have .been no
reports of atrocities by the federal division in the
south.
We have no, definitive word on conditions-
in:the northern area, but itthere that
we would expect atrocities if there'are to
be any at all. Fighting in this sector
has been intense and bitter, with heavy
casualties on both sides. The federal unit
involved is.comprised-primarily of norther-
ners who were responsible for the massacres
of the Ibos in 1966.
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COMMUNIST CHINA - JAPAN
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CAMBODIA
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NOTES
? Thailand: Communist guerrillas yesterday car-
ried out their second small-scale sapper raid in the
last six months against the Ubon airbase in north-
eastern Thailand. Five insurgents were killed and
one US sentry wounded; there was no damage to US
aircraft or facilities. This first repeat perform-
ance by the guerrillas against a major military tar-
get in the northeast suggests a determination on
their part to present a more credible military.
threat. The Communists for along time have been
capable of such nuisance raids against the well-
defended bases, but they have demonstrated no abil-
ity to mount .a larger attack.
Venezuela: In recent weeks Caracas has been
making increasingly urgent representations in antic-
ipation of an early US decision on oil import pol-
icy. Last Friday, President,Caldera took the unus-
ual step of using a diplomatic reception at which
he was host to engage the US charge in a lengthy
discussion of the matter. Caldera said that wash-
ington's intentions toward Venezuela would be judged
by the decision taken on Venezuela's share of the
US oil market. He emphasized that Venezuela would
be "less than satisfied" with a policy that did not
accord it equal treatment with Canada.
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