THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 OCTOBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977735
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 12, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
12 October 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
12 October 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Recent military developments in Cambodia are discussed
on Page 1.
Jockeying for power continues behind the scenes in
Egypt. (Page 2)
Government irregulars have taken a town in northern
Laos, but some reverses were reported in the pan-
handle. (Page 3)
Canada plans to announce its recognition of Peking
tomorrow. (Page 4)
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Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
No new significant ground attacks developed
against the government column on Route 6 yesterday.
Despite the constant enemy pressure against the
column, the task force commander still believes that
the situation is well in hand, principally because
of his air and artillery superiority.
In the Phnom Penh area, a Cambodian Army bat-
talion located some six miles east of the capital
came under heavy fire throughout the night of 9-10
October. Several towns also experienced harassing
fire.
The attack near Phnom Penh probably was
intended to draw attention from the fes-
tivities surrounding Cambodia's declara-
tion as a republic, but Cambodian author-
ities think it may also portend an increase
in military activity near the capital.
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1,500 enemy troops have recently moved
into the area, but there is no other hard
evidence that a force of this size has de-
ployed so close to Phnom Penh.
Several major elements of the Viet Cong 9th
Division recently have converged at the Chup rubber
plantation just east of Kompong Cham city. The
buildup of enemy forces at Chup may be related to
a recently intercepted message from Hanoi's Central
Research Directorate to COSVN's military intelligence
bureau which told of Communist intentions to attack
and occupy Kompong Cham. The message also spoke of
the necessity of opening up a new infiltration route
from Laos through northeastern Cambodia to Kompong
Cham.
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EGYPT
Two loosely knit triumvirates have emerged from
the political infighting following Nasir's death.
The members of the in group--acting President Sadat,
Minister of Interior Jumah, and Ali Sabri--have
worked together to ward off other contenders for
their present position of pre-eminence, but they
are maneuvering against each other for key posts in
the new government.
Three other close associates of Nasir, Minister
of Guidance Haykal, Kamal al-Din Husayn, and Zakariya
Muhyeddin, appear to be shut out of the power struc-
ture. Haykal, who
has dominated the press as editor of the Cairo daily
Al-Ahram, will soon be replaced. Husayn has been
confined to his home by security officials, and Muh-
yeddin has indicated that he is content to remain on
the sidelines for the present.
Egypt's disgruntled students, who in gen-
eral support Muhyeddin, are another factor
in the fragile political situation. Jumah
recently ordered the arrest of 150 student
leaders as a protective measure. This
move probably will rekindle the antiregime
mood of the students, who already hate
Jumah because of his repressive actions
against them during antigovernment demon-
strations in 1968.
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LAOS
yang Pao's irregulars this weekend occupied the
deserted town of Muong Soui and its nearby airstrip
on the western edge of the Plaine des Jarres. The
Communists have used Muong Soui as a storage and
transshipment point on Route 7, but it probably has
more political than strategic importance. Southwest
of the Plaine, irregulars made limited advances but
reported one enemy surprise attack behind their
lines.
In the Laotian panhandle, government forces op-
erating against enemy supply lines in the Toumlane
valley area have sustained serious setbacks in re-
cent days. Intercepted government messages indicate
that strong enemy counterattacks have forced them to
withdraw from the valley. Government forces operat-
ing in the area of Route 9 between Muong Phine and
Muong Phalane are also meeting stiff opposition from
Communist troops in this sector of the panhandle.
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NOTE
Canada - Communist China: All last-minute prob-
lems have been resolved and Foreign Minister Sharp
will announce Canadian recognition of Peking in par-
liament tomorrow. The agreed communiqug represents
a considerable retreat on the part of the Chinese
from their initial hard-line stand on the crucial
issue of Taiwan. The Canadian announcement will put
greater pressure on the Italians to conclude their
own long drawn-out recognition negotiations with Pe-
king and may cause Belgium to move in the same direc-
tion.
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