THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 DECEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977827
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 1, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
1 December 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 December 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In Chile, the Communist Party has publicly boasted
of its important role in the Allende government.
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Laotian troops in the Ban Ban area have thus far met
little enemy resistance. (Page 3)
The explosion at the embassy in Phnom Penh is the
first terrorist action directed against the US
presence. (Page 3)
Brezhnev is expected in East Berlin today for talks
with the East German's in advance of the impending
Warsaw Pact summit. (Page 3)
The Soviet missile destroyer, believed to be en
route to Guinea, is now south of the Canary Islands.
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CHILE
In a speech to last week's plenum of the Chilean
Communist Party, Secretary General Luis Corvalan em-
phasized the compatibility between the policies
adopted by Allende's coalition government and the
Communist Party's position. He cited economic and
other measures already taken as proof that the new
administration is "of and for the masses." Welcom-
ing Allende to the plenum, Corvalan indicated that
the party relies on him to carry out the revolution
that will transfer Chile into a "people's state."
Allende told the plenum he would submit legislation
this week to nationalize the copper industry, pri-
vate banks, and insurance companies, and to end
monopolies.
Corvalan's speech suggests that Communist
Party leaders have become confident that
anti-Communist forces in Chile are so
weak that an obvious assumption of politi-
cal influence by the party no longer en-
tails serious risks. In claiming some
credit for Allende 's initial successes
the party seeks to improve its competitive
position in the municipal elections next
April.
Pravda's account of Corvalan's speech
marks a slight shift in Soviet press com-
mentary on the Allende government. In
contrast to the previous depiction of
the Chilean Communist Party as a reason-
able partner in a coalition having wide
appeal, Pravda now portrays the party in
a more militant and revolutionary light.
This suggests that Moscow is less worried
than before about possible US and internal
Chilean reactions to greater Soviet at-
tention to the Chilean party.
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NOTES
Laos: Seven battalions of government troops
are ?now operating in the Ban Ban area, and thus far
they have met little enemy resistance. The four-
battalion irregular force totaling 1,000 men which
was airlifted into positions south of Ban Ban on 27
and 28 November has advanced to within two miles of
its immediate objective at San Tiau, but is moving
slowly because of poor weather. An additional three
battalions of 850 troops from Bouam Long have moved
into positions about four miles north of the Ban
Ban valley and have had only scattered contact with
enemy forces. Like the four units to the south,
these three battalions intend to attack Communist
logistic assets in the Ban Ban area, but will be
withdrawn after their primary missions have been
accomplished.
Cambodia: The explosion in the US Embassy
early todaythe first terrorist action in Phnom
Penh targeted against the American presence. It
could signal an intensified Communist terrorist cam-
paign in the capital. No US personnel were injured
in the blast, which was caused by a large plastic
charge possibly planted by a local laborer in a sec-
tion of the embassy now being renovated.
USSR - East Germany,- Warsaw Pact: Soviet
party chief Brezhnev is expected in East Berlin to-
day for the impending Warsaw Pact summit meeting.
This would give him time for private talks with the
East Germans before the full summit, which TASS an-
nounced yesterday would take place some time this
week in East Berlin. The meeting is expected to
deal with the coordination of bloc policy toward
Bonn, a matter which most directly affects the in-
terests of East' Germany and the USSR.
USSR-Guinea: A Soviet missile destroyer which
left the Gibraltar area on 26 November is now south
of the Canary Islands, and we believe it is en route
to Guinea as a demon
Sekou Toure.
3.3(b)(1)
It could reach Conakry about
4 December. Sekou Toure has requested similar sup-
port from other nations, but has withdrawn his re-
quest to the US.
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