THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 MARCH 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977334
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: March 6, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
6 March 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
6 March 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS,
There has been a new flare-up along the Lebanon-
Israel border, (Page 1):
More on the running confrontation between Jordan and
the fedayeen. (Page 2)
Moscow
Finnish
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A realignment of some Chinese military units in South
China appears under way. (Page 4)
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LEBANON
There has been a new flare-up along the LebanOn-
Israel border.r.
/An Israeli spokesman also
told the press that there had been a clash with feda-
yeen "near the Lebanese lines" in which one Israeli
soldier was killed and two wounded.
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JORDAN
Negotiations between the regime and the United
Fedayeen Command on the implementation of the com-
promise agreement of late February were scheduled
to begin on 4 March. The talks will center on who
controls the commandos in Jordan--a key point de-
liberately left vague in the compromise agreement.
The fedayeen are insisting that they merely agreed
to discipline themselves and should deal with all
offenders in their own courts; the government, how-
ever, intended to allow the fedayeen to deal only
with internal squabbles.
The confrontation between the regime and
the fedayeen has now entered a new and
crucial stage. If serious problems arise
in the negotiations, more trouble is pos-
sible. The army is reportedly still bit-
ter and resentful toward the fedayeen as a
result of last month's clashes. Commando
leader Yasir Arafat, for his part, seems
convinced that the King intends to use the
army to crush the fedayeen movement in
Jordan. Arafat is said to be eager to
avoid a showdown, but splits within the
ranks of the fedayeen could give a louder
voice to the more extreme factions.
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COMMUNIST CHINA
Peking appears to be realigning some of its
military forces in south China. Since early Febru-
ary the communications of two Chinese armies in
Yunnan Province have shown irregularities, including
the passing of alert signals and standby operations.
The purpose behind this ground force ac-
tivity is unclear. It could reflect a
state of heightened military preparedness
in the area or could merely be part of a
routine rotation of forces, similar to
one that took place in south China a year
ago. A troop realignment could even be
dictated by the Chinese military's deep
involvement in the domestic political sit-
uation.
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NOTES
USSR: The Soviets launched two ABM intercep-
tors from Sary. Shagan yesterday, probably modified
versions of the Galosh missile.
This was the second test
of the modified Galosh in eight days and the 12th
test detected since the test program began in Au-
gust 1968.
NATO: Secretary-General Brosio has called for
an informal meeting of the senior Allied represent-
atives on 24 March to discuss the implications for
the Alliance of President Nixon's recent report on
US foreign policy. Last month Brosio told the US
representative that he regards the report as a sig-
nal to him personally and to the Europeans in gen-
eral to,Start serious thinking about the need for
Europeans to play a larger role in the future of
the Alliance. Brosio's call for a meeting was fa-
vorably received and is an indication of the keen
interest at NATO in assessing the impact of the:re-
port on Western European defense strategy.
USSR - West Germany: Neither side offered any-
thing new during the opening session of the Bahr-
Gromyko talks last Tuesday, according to West German
Ambassador Allardt. Bonn had hoped the pause in the
talks, which allowed the two negotiators to confer
with their respective governments, might result in
new Soviet proposals. Moscow apparently expected the
same thing from the West Germans. There may not be
any movement at the Moscow talks until both sides get
a chance to assess the Brandt-Stoph meeting.
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