THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 SEPTEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977708
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 29, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
29 September 1970
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NOTES
In order to meet the schedule of President
Nixon during his trip this issue of The President's
Daily Brief contains information as of 2000 EDT 28
Sei4ember. 1970. Subsequent issues through 5 Clcto-
ber will be timed similarly.
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.THE PRESIDENT'S. DAILY BRIEF
29 September 1970. ?
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS.
The situation in Jordan is discussed on Page' 1.,
Saudi Arabia/
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Elements of the Cambodian column on Route 6
are moving north from Tang Kouk village. (Page 3)
The Communists apparently plan to step up
supply movements through the Laotian panhandle
soon. (Page 4)
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JORDAN
The cease-fire remains generally effective in
Amman. At least two limited clashes occurred yes-
terday morning, however, and some small-arms fire
and explosions have been cited
Ambassador Brown plans to estab-
lish a branch embassy in a more secure area because
he doubts that the embassy area,will be cleared of
fedayeen for a long time.
In the north,.. attempts to enforce the cease-
fire appear to be running into trouble.(
Our embassy believes that the efforts of the
committee headed by Tunisian Premier Bald.. Ladgham,
together with the 100-officer military observer
team, may give the country a breathing spell but
doubts that they can keep the army and the fedayeen
apart for long. The failure of Syria and Iraq to
sign the agreement could encourage the fedayeen
to resist the committee's decisions.
The best that might be expected of the feda-
yeen in Amman, according to the embassy, would be
some token withdrawals with the remainder doffing
their uniforms and merging with the local popula-
tion. In the north, the embassy doubts that the
army will agree to continued fedayeen presence in
Irbid, as this would constitute a political defeat.
The army will also object that the agreement makes
no mention of other fedayeen-infiltrated towns such
as Ramtha. The embassy also doubts that the army
will immediately release any important fedayeen
whom it holds.
The remaining six hijacking hostages are still
in fedayeen hands, and negotiations for their re-
lease continue.
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CAMBODIA
Eletents of the..government_column on Route.
,6 are moving north. Tang-Kouk. 'village toward
Fompong Thom. Other: government forces are. en-
,gaged in clearing Communist elements from a
forest area near. the. 'village.'
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NOTE
Laos - South Vietnam: The Communists are
planning to step up supply movements through the
Laotian panhandle in the near? future, according
to an intercepted enemy message. Their senior
logistic authority in the panhandle has informed
a subordinate that the "dry season mission" would
begin early and that AAA deployments to provide
defensive cover in the central panhandle should be
completed by 14 October. Major roads in this area
were not opened to truck traffic until mid-November
last year. This year, however, the Communists kept
most of their logistic forces in the panhandle
throughout the rainy season, and they have been
repairing rain and bomb damage to the roads for
the past month.
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