THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 DECEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977839
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 8, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
8 December 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 December 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The search for a stable cease-fire continues in Am-
man today. (Page 1)
The military situation in Cambodia is discussed on
Page 4.
Cuba is negotiating new long-term credits in Moscow.
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JORDAN
The situation in:northern,Jordan remains tense,
but no new fighting was reported last night. Jorda-
nian authorities report the army now controls Jarash-
and the main highway between Amman and the northern
city of Irbid. Former Tunisian premier- and chairman
of the Higher Arab Committee, Bahi Ladgham, will
leaveTunis today for Amman to help reorganize the
cease-fire. E yptian President Sadat encouraged
Ladgham's tri
Small scattered clashes may continue in
some of the more isolated villages in the,
north, however, where it. is difficult to
restore calm. even with the cooperation of.
fedayeen leaders; once the fighting has
been set in motion'. The return of Ladgham:
should have-a quieting effect, but his
impact.maybe:short-lived.
Ladgham told Ambassador Calhoun in Tunis yes-
terday that he does not intend to stay in Jordan
more than ten days and considers this his last of-
ficial visit. Ladgham said he plans to disengage
from Jordanian problems and added if a continuing
authority is needed in Jordan to help the cease-
fire, leaders of the Arab states would have to cre-
ate a new organization.
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CAMBODIA
The Communists on 6 DeceMberrouted three gov-
ernment battalions clustered at'Peam Chikang, a dis-
trict headquarters town some ten miles southwest of
Kompong Cham,, Before losing radio contact, the gov-
ernment commander at Peam Chikang claimed he had
over 100 troops wounded, plus unknown numbers killed
or missing. A senior CambodianArmyofficer at Kom-
pong Cham subsequently reported that more than 100
government soldiers had? been killed in the lighting.
Cambodian losses appear to be the.heaviest
incurred since the enemy began to step up
military.activity last month, The attacks
are believed to have been spearheaded by
elements of the Viet Cong 272nd Regiment
which recently moved to positions west of
the Mekong in' the vicikity of Pecan Chikang.
The government units engaged are among.
the more than,30..battalions trying to open
Routes 6 and 7 northeast of Phnom Penh,
The enemy is retaining the initiative on sev-
eral other fronts', disrupting government efforts to
reOccupy positions'along'major roadways: Communist
harassing attacks are preventing government troops
both from reopening.Route:7 betweeh Skoun and Kom-
pong Cham city andfrom-advanding beyond Sre Ehlong
on Route 4,
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USSR-CUBA
A Cuban delegation headed by one of Castro's
closest advisers is in Moscow for talks on economic
agreements covering the next five years. Two long-
term agreements--the basic five-year trade agree-
ment, and a separate one covering sugar purchases--
are due for renewal.
The basic trade agreement was first signed
in 1960 and renewed in 1965. The current
sugar agreement, signed in 1964, committed
the USSR to purchase five million tons of
Cuban sugar annually.
The Cubans may also make a pitch for new
long-term Soviet credits. Cuba used up
$300 million in Soviet credits during
1970, raising its total economic aid debt
to the USSR to approximately $2.7 billion.
The 197L sugar harvest is not expected to
match this year's record output and will
force Havana to continue its reliance on
significant deliveries of Soviet aid.
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