THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 SEPTEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977668
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 7, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
7 September 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
7 September 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Egypt'
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The hijacking of civil aircraft over Europe yester-
day is summarized on Page 2.
Cambodia)
(Page 3)
Allende probably will be able to secure the necessary
votes from the Chilean Congress to nail down the
presidency. (Page 5)
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EGYPT-ISRAEL
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ARAB STATES
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Pales-
tine (PFLP), which has been involved in a number of
similar incidents in the past, claimed responsibility
for hijacking four aircraft yesterday en route from
Europe to New York. The Pan American 747, which was
hijacked after departing Amsterdam, has been blown
up in Cairo. An El Al flight crew foiled an attempt
against their flight after it left Amsterdam and
after a stop in London the plane continued to New
York.
Two other planes--a Swissair DC-8 hijacked after
departing Zurich and a TWA 707 hijacked- after depart-
ing Frankfurt--were forced to fly to Dawson's Landing,?
an unused military airstrip about 25 miles east of
Zarqa, Jordan. A spokesman for the PFLP in Amman
has announced that the passengers on these two flights
will be held as hostages until three PFLP members cur-
rently held by Swiss authorities are released. The
PFLP set -a deadline of 1300 EDT on 9 September for
the release of the prisoners and has threatened to
blow up the two aircraft if any rescue attempts are
made.
Following earlier terrorist attacks against
aircraft, Israel warned the Arab government
that it held them responsible. for the ac-
tions of the fedayeen and that it would
take appropriate action at a time of its
own choosing. In December 1968 for exam-
ple, Israeli helicopter-borne troops landed
at Beirut airport and destroyed a number
of Lebanese-owned aircraft. Because of
the large numbers of Israeli citizens and
US citizens of the Jewish faith included
in the hostages held by the fedayeen,
however, it is unlikely that Israel will
take any immediate action of this kind.
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CAMBODIA
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NOTE
Chile: Socialist Salvador Allende's election
victory is unlikely to be overturned in the congres-
sional vote on 24 October despite the slim margin
of his plurality. Alessandri stated some time ago
that he would not accept the office if he did not
win the popular vote. In any case, less than "one-
fourth of the legislators are in his camp and it is
doubtful that outgoing President Frei will try--or
could succeed--in marshalling enough legislators of
his own Christian Democratic party to give Alessandri
a congressional majority. Defeated government can-
didate Radomiro Tomic is almost certain to offer
support of leftwing Christian Democrats to Allende.
There is no indication at this time that military
leaders are planning to move to keep Allende from
becoming President.
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