THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 APRIL 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977409
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 18, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
18 April 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
18 April 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Cambodia. (Page 1)
In Laos, both sides are still holding back. (Page 4)
The fedayeen are capitalizing on the new squabble
between Jordan and the United States. (Page 4)
Guatemala
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CAMBODIA
There are signs that the Vietnamese Commu-
nists along the border are suffering from
temporary shortages, but once they adjust
their logistics pipeline along the trails
from Laos, they probably will be adequately
supplied. The government's statements dur-
ing the past week indicate that it now is
taking a much more serious view of the mili-
tary threat posed the Communists.
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Both the French and the Japanese are treating
Cambodia's appeal for military aid with considerable
reserve. The French ambassador in Washington said
on 16 April that Paris does not intend to increase
military assistance to Cambodia over last year's
program or to speed up deliveries already planned.
In Tokyo, a foreign official has said that no deci-
sion would be made on aid to Cambodia until after
mid-May.(
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Cambodian Army units have reported little, new
Communist offensive activity. According to press re,-
ports, Cambodian soldiers killed more than 100 Viet-
namese civilians being held in a detention camp in
Takeo Province.
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NOTES
Laos: There was little significant ground ac-
tion around around the Long Tieng area yesterday, although
a strategic highpoint some eight miles north of yang
Pao's headquarters changed hands several times be-
fore government forces finally took it and held it.
Elements of the North Vietnamese 312th Division may
be joining the battle for Long Tieng, perhaps as
replacements for elements of the 316th. It is still
too early to say if these developments portend a
major shift southwestward in the division's area of
operations.
Jordan-Lebanon: The-fedayeen.are using Assist-
ant Secretary Sisco's Middle East tour as an occasion
to challenge the authority of the governments of
Jordan and Lebanon. The cancellation of Sisco's
visit, to Amman is generally regarded as a blow to
the King's prestige, one which publicly calls into
question his ability to control the fedayeen. In
Lebanon, Interior Minister JuMblatt.has decided not.
to interfere with Palestinian-organized demonstra-
tions being staged in connection with Sisco's
scheduled visit there. The precarious truce be-
tween the fedayeen and the Lebanese security forces
could be ended by forceful government measures to
prevent disorders similar to those in Amman.
'Guatemala:
TWO more political assassinations occurred this
week--the victims were both minor functionaries in
President-elect Arana's party.
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