THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 AUGUST 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977653
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 30, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
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August 1970
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TO THE WHITE ROUSE
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HEREWITH THE PDB OF 3E AUGUST.
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vHICR CONCLUDED IN AMMAN FRIDAY PRODUCED FE SuRPRISES, AS
EXPECTED, THE COUNCIL - A PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARY BODY DOMINATED
BY THE FEDAYEEN ORGANIZATIONS - FORMALLY REJECTED THE ROGER'S PEACE
PROPOSALS, IN ITS MOST CONCRETE ACTION, THE COUNCIL CALLED UPON
EGYPT AND SYRIA TO ALLOW UNITS OF THE PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ARMY
NOtt UNDER EGYPTIAN AND SYRIAN COMMAND TO TRANSFER TO JORDAN. THESE
TROOPS 6000 IN ALL, DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN EGYPT AND SYRIA - WOULD
NEARLY DOUBLE THE MANPOWER AVAILABLE TO THE FEDAYEEN. SINCE THE
TROOPS WOULD CONTRIBUTE FURTHER TO THE FEDAYEEN"S ABILITY TO MA*:
TROUBLE DURING THE PEACE TALKS N EITHER EGYPT NOR SYRIA IS EXPECTED
TO AGREE TO THE COUNCIL'S REQUEST.
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THE FIGHTING IN CAMBODIA CONTINUED TO BE LIGHT, BUT ANOTHER
CLASH HAS OCCURRED CLOSE To-pHitIOM -PE-NH. ON AUGUST, A CoMPAt4Y-
SIZED COlv.MuNIST UNIT ATTACKED TWO GoVERWENT COMPANIES AT?THE VILLAGE
OF MOAT KRASAS, ONLY FOUR MILES EAST OF PHNOm PENH AND IhE CLOSEST TO
THE CAPITAL SUCH AN ENEMY FORCE HAS FOUGHT. THE ENEMY ASSAULT LAS
DRIVEN BACK WITH THE AID OF INTENSIVE AIR SUPPORT. AT LAST REPORT
THE COMMUNISTS HAD PULLED BACK TO THE EAST .H PRELIMINARY GOVERNMENT
LOSSES ARE LISTED AS THREE KILLED AND Two wouhDED.
THE ENEMY IS EmPLACING 122.MM
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FAR BEEN FREE OF ENEMY HARASSMENT,
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ALTHCluGH THE COMMUNISTS CLEARLY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MORTAR OR
ROCKET IT WITH NO WARNING.
ELSEWHERE, THE ONLY MAJOR ACTION WAS AT THE GARRISON TOWN OF
SRANG, 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHNOM PENH, WHERE A GOVERNMENT BATTALION
REPULSED AN ATTACK BY AN ESTIMATED 300 COMMUNIST TROOPS. SPORADIC
HARASSING FIRE CONTINUES, MEANWHILE, THE COMMUNISTS AMBUSHED A
GOVERNMENT PATROL NEAR THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF PREY VENG KILLING
FOUR AND WOUNDING TH IRTEEN.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL WEEKS THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF
KOMPONG THOM RECEIVED NO HARASSING FIRE.
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unit attacked two ,government companies at the village of Moat Krasas,
only four miles east of Phnom Penh and the closest to the capital such an
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of Srang, 30 miles Southwest of Phnom Penh, where a goviErnment battalion
repulsed an attack: by an estimated 300 Communist troops.
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fire continues. Meanwhile, the Communists ambushed a government patrol ftear.
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received no harassing fire.
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