THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 OCTOBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977718
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 4, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
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4 October 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
4 October 1970
(Information as of 2000 EDT 3 October)
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation
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Cambodia will
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be proclaimed a republic this week:
Allende has reversed himself and now plans to ne-
gotiate democratic guarantees with the Christian
Democrats. (Page 3)
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MIDDLE EAST
The Jordan cease-fire is being respected by
both the fedayeen and the Jordanian Army./
/Progress continues to be made
in restoring communications and services in the
capital, and private cars and buses were allowed
back on the road Saturday morning.
. The fedayeen remain in control of three key
sectors of Amman, including the area where the US
Embassy is located. Jordan south of Amman is in
the hands of the army. In the north, the fedayeen
apparently remain in control of Ramtha, Irbid, and,
with Iraqi assistance, Mafraq.
The Arab Supervisory Committee has directed
that the cease-fire agreement, including demilitari-
zation of the cities, be completed by 1200 Monday.
The compliance of the. fedayeen in the north, how-
ever, remains in doubt; This area is the strong-
hold of the more extreme fedayeen organizations
which so far have refused to endorse the cease-fire
agreement negotiated by Arafat.,
Public security forces and customs officials
at Ramtha have been ordered to return to work. This
will clear the way for the formal reopening of the
Syrian-Jordanian border, which will allow thousands
of Jordanians who fled to Syria during the fighting
to return home.
Calm has returned to Cairo, but a heavy police
and military guard is being maintained throughout
the city. Yesterday at least 15 different student
demonstrations took place in the capital but the
authorities did not appear to be unduly perturbed.
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CAMBODIA
Lon Nol has told Ambassador Swank that Cambodia
will be proclaimed a republic this week. For rea-
sons which are not entirely clear, Lon Nol appeared
to be somewhat defensive about the step: he ex-
plained that there was considerable pressure for a
republic and that he feared "some troops might lay
down their arms" unless the move was taken soon.
Lon Nol added that the proclamation of a republic
would make it more difficult for Sihanouk to return
to Cambodia. Swank believes the government may
also hope that the conversion to a republic will
revive some of the elan of the heady days immedi-
ately following Sihanouk's ouster.
The military situation continues to be quiet.
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NOTES
Chile: In a change of tactics, Allende has
agreed to negotiate with the Christian Democratic,
Party (PDC) on its demands for the inclusion of
democratic guarantees in the constitution. Ambas-
sador Korry reports that Allende's concession elim-
inates "any possibility" that the PDC convention
this weekend will adopt an anti-Allende position.
Allende only needs about 20 of the 75 PDC votes to
be confirmed as president-elect in the congressional
runoff later this Month.
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