THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 FEBRUARY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977289
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 9, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
9 February 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
9 February 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Allied forces in Vietnam are braced for post-Tet
attacks. (Page 1)
The European Communities have agreed on their fi-
nancing and are ready to negotiate with the UK.
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NORTH
VIETNA
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AVERAGE STRENGTH
OF ENEMY UNITS
Demilitarized Zone
Battalion: VC 200-400
NVA 300-500
Regiment: VC 1,000-1,500
NVA 1,200-2,000
Division: VC 5,000-7,000
NVA 5.000-8,000
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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There are also signs that the enemy in-
tends to increase its activity in the Mekong Delta
soon, notably in the provinces of Dinh Tuong and
Kien Hoa.
Enemy formations surrounding the Saigon
area do not appear to be in position to
mount attacks on major allied bases and
installations in the near future. The
discovery over the weekend of several
large caches of munitions north of Saigon
could further delay any plans for action.
The heavy explosion that wrecked Saigon's
press center yesterday, however, may sig-
nal increased terrorist and sapper activ-
ity over the next few days.
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The Council of the European Communities, in a
22-hour meeting ending on 7 February, resolved the
difficulties that had blocked final agreement on a
plan for future financing. Beginning in 1975, the
European Parliament will have the final say over the
small portion of the budget that covers administra-
tive expenditures, but the Council will be free to
reject any parliamentary amendments to the rest of
the budget.
The Council also agreed to common marketing
policies for wine and tobacco--a condition laid down
by the Italians for their approval of the financing
arrangements. The decisions on wine and tobacco,
along with the resolution of the question of budget-
ary powers, will permit the individual governments
to move for national parliamentary ratification of
the financing package.
The agreement cleared away the remaining
obstacles to preparations by the Communi-
ties for accession negotiations with the
UK. Belgian Foreign Minister HarmeZ--the
current Council president--said that the
Council meetings from now until the summer
will be devoted exclusively to discussions
of the Communities' future and preparations
for enlargement.
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Laos:
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