THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 APRIL 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977419
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 24, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
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24 April 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
24 April 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in Cambodia is discussed on Page 1.
The Israelis are convinced that the Soviets are
playing a large role in the air defense of Egypt.
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A Soviet diplomat is dropping hints that the USSR
has developed some surprising concessions for arms
control verifications. (Page 4)
Panama
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Soviet
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Cambodia Requests South Vietnamese Support
CHAM
Air support against
'enemy threats
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CAMBODIA
The Communists continue to claim tat their cur-
rent actions in Cambodia are for relatively limited
purposesI
the Communists yesterday
attackea a military regional headquarters in the town
of Mimot near the South Vietnam border. Details on
the attack are not known
other areas was quiet.
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fields located about 50 nautical miles south of Cairo
have been taken over by the Soviets and that Soviet
pilots conduct all defensive missions south of Hulwan,
there are "Russian fighter
squadrons" in Egypt in addition to the 80-100 Soviet
pilots conducting flight training with Egyptian units.
He is "ready to conclude" that the Soviets are in the
process of taking full responsibility for the air de-
fense of certain areas of Egypt.
In support of his theory, cites several
recent operations conducted by Soviet pilots in re-
sponse to Israeli actions. On April 18th, eight So-
viet-piloted late-model MIG-21s chased two Israeli
photoreconnaissance aircraft from the vicinity of
Al Fayyum to within a few miles of the western shore
of the Gulf of Suez. On the 20th, Soviet aircraft
conducted defensive patrols south of Hulwan between
the Nile and the Gulf while the Israelis were bomb-
ing the north end of the Suez Canal, Finally, On
the 22nd, while the Israelis flew a patrol along
their side of the median line of the Gulf, the So-
viets flew a parallel patrol over Egypt a few miles
inland from the Gulf.
says this Soviet support accounts for
the increased aggressiveness of the Egyptian Air
Force in recent weeks. The Israelis have not been
deterred by these signs of greater Soviet activity,
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SALT
'Before the Vienna talks opened, YulylVorontsov?
charg4 d'affaires in the Soviet Embassy here, dropped
two small hints that the USSR might at some point
change its position on verification.
During a conversation on SALT last month, Vor-
ontsov told a State Department officer that, in con-
nection with an unspecified subject before the Geneva
Disarmament Committee, Moscow had studied some "sur-
prising" possibilities for verification on national
territory.
It is unclear why Vorontsov is taking this
line, but the fact that he has dropped the
same hint at least twice suggests that he
is acting on instructions. It is conceiv-
able that the USSR is prepared to offer
some concession on verification. If so,
it is likely to fall well short of US pro-
posals for detailed adversary on-site in-
spections and, given the slow pace at
which Semenov is unveiling the Soviet po-
sition at Vienna, will probably not be
forthcoming soon.
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NOTES
European Communities: Formal adoption of the
EC financing regulations early this week has helped
clear the way for membership negotiations with Britain
and other applicants. The French had made it clear
that they would not agree to the opening of member-
ship negotiations, which are scheduled for June or
July, until the financing question was settled.
USSR:
Trinidad-Tobago: Negotiations between the gov-
ernment and rebel spokesmen are continuing. Prime
Minister Williams told Ambassador Symington yesterday
that although he is disposed to continue the talks,
neither he nor any of his cabinet is willing to meet
all of the rebels' demands, which include the release
of all detainees and a general amnesty for the mili-
tary mutineers. Williams said that a hard core of
about 40-50 dissidents remain at large. Williams now
appears confident and apparently is playing for time
to put his forces in the strongest possible position
if the rebels are not willing to surrender on the
government 's terms.
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