THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 5 NOVEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977780
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 5, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
5 November 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
5 November 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Communists in northeastern Cambodia appear to
be antagonizing the local populace. (Page 1)
In Laos, the Communists are/
/stepping up
their resistance to harassment farther south.
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CAMBODIA
/Communist alienation of the local population
in some areas of northeastern Cambodia where the
Communist presence was initially accepted. Among
local grievances are the Commu-
nist restrictions on travel, heavy food requisitions,
and summary justice. In addition, local Cambodian
Communists are disgruntled by the subsidiary role
assigned to them by the Vietnamese.
/The burden of the Vietnamese
Communists in extending their Laotian in-
filtration network southward and securing
new supply routes and base areas is not
lightened by the problems of trying to
govern an increasingly hostile population
without politically reliable Cambodian
cadres.
Elsewhere in Cambodia, the Communists are doing
somewhat better. In an area about 20 miles north
of Phnom Penh, for example,
the Communists have had some success
with their propaganda efforts to link the Lon Nol
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government with misbehaving South Vietnamese troops.
As a result, the Communists have been able to get
cooperation from some respected local leaders.
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LAOS: Current Situation
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LAOS
Intercepts indicate that North Vietnamese
forces are preparing additional attacks to retake
government positions near Ban Na along the south-
western edge of the Plaine des Jarres. The Commu-
nists could launch some attacks soon, but a major
assault would require more time to bring up suffi-
cient troops and supplies, as Communist forces in
the immediate area are outnumbered about 2 to 1 by
recently reinforced government troops.
In southern Laos, the six government battalions
operating near Muong Phine and Tchepone are contin-
uing to mine roads and inflict'substantial casual-
ties on enemy units protecting supply lines. Com-
munist resistance has grown significantly stronger
in the past two days, however, and the government
battalions are now trying to disengage from heavy.
fighting.
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