THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 OCTOBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977770
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 31, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
31 October 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
31 October 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Egypt
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Several radical fedayeen groups are preparing to op-
pose any attempt to carry out distasteful provisions
of agreements with the Jordanian Government. (Page 2)
Allende's announced cabinet is dominated by committed
Marxists and especially favors his own Socialist
Party. (Page 3)
\Soviets'
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\Soviet'
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The South Vietnamese Supreme Court has voided the
conviction of a Lower House deputy held for pro-Com-
munist activities, but the government is determined
not to set him free. (Page 5)
Italy and Communist China have reached tentative
agreement on recognition. (Page 5)
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ISRAEL-EGYPT
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JORDAN'
? Several of the more radical fedayeen groups,
chafing at the cease-fire, are strengthening their
defenses and stockpiling food and ammunition
/ Government .authoritiesi.for their
part expect trouble and are preparing for it.
Tensions are likely to rise sharply after
9 November, when the "transition period"
provided for in last week's protocol be-
tween the government and fedayeen expires.
At that time all of the more restrictive
provisions of agreements stemming from
the crisis take effect. The two sides do
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not seem headed for an early renewal of
large-scale fightin'g, however, for the
stronger and more moderate groups--Fatah
and the Palestine Liberation Organization--
appear willing to carry out their end of
the agreements and'will do their best to
keep clashes from escalating.
By appointing the hawkish Wasfi Tal as
prime minister, Husayn has served notice
of his intent to enforce the agreements
strictly. Even if-Arab leaders meeting
in.Cairo next week press Husayn to remove
Tal, he seems in no mood to make such a
concession.
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CHILE
The cabinet Salvador Allende announced yes-
terday is dominated by committed Marxists
and especially favors the president-elect's
own extremist Socialist Party. Allende 's
closest confidant, Jose Toha, will be min-
ister of interior, the post first in suc-
cession to the presidency. In that job
Toha will control all the police forces as
well as the chief executives of Chile's 25
provinces. The Socialists' three other
portfolios include the Foreign Ministry,
which went to Clodomiro Almeyda, a man with
close ties with both Havana and Peking.
The Communist Party, chief architect and
organizational core of Allende's six-member
coalition, placed long-time stalwarts as
ministers o inance ublic works ',Is
labor.
-Pedro Vuskovic, a "leftist in-
dependent" named as minister of economu
and development.
The Radical Party received three posts--
defense, education, and mining. The first
two appear to be non-Marxist window dress-
ing, but the new minister of mines is a
leftist close to Allende and will have the
key role in the promised takeover of Chile's
vast copper industry.
The three smaller non-Marxist coalition
members share the other four posts. Among
them, the designated minister of agricul-
ture broke with the Christian Democrats
last year after playing a major role in
President Frei's controversial agrarian re-
form program(
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NOTES
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South Vietnam In a clear assertion of its
independence from the executive, the Supreme Court
yesterday voided the conviction of imprisoned Lower
House Deputy Tran Ngoc'Chau, who was tried before:a
military, court last March- for-pro-Communist activi-
ties-. Under normal- legal procedures,'Chau should be
released within two weeks, but:a presidential aide
has told that the deputy would
never, be set free as long as Thieu- wasin office.
Nevertheless, the government has not discovered a
satisfactory way to hold Chau, despite the urgency
placed on this matter by Thieu.
Italy - Communist China: Tentative agreement
on recognition was reached during talks in Paris on.
27-28 October-. The formula is similar to that of
the successful Ottawa-Peking negotiations earlier
this month. The Italian Government must still make
up its mind on how it will vote in the UN on the
question of Chinese representation
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