THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 DECEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977849
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 14, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
14 December 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
14 December 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Cambodian Government positions on Route 7 came under.
heavy Communist pressure over the weekend. (Page 1)
In Laos the Communists appear to be planning action
against the government drive on Ban Ban. (Page 2)
The four Soviet ships are moving from Antilla to-
ward Havana. (Page 4)
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Cambodia: Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
Government positions on Route 7 were struck
over the weekend by a series of Communist attacks
centered on the town of Prey Totung. The attacks
began early on 12 December against the town's out-
lying defenses on the east, and fighting seesawed
between this area and the town throughout the week-
end, with fairly heavy casualties on both sides.
As of late yesterday the Communists were reported
to be holding some parts of Prey Totung.
South Viet-
namese torces are scheduled to begin their planned
clearing operation along Route 7 today, in conjunc-
tion with Cambodian troops. Three Vietnamese air-
borne battalions and three artillery batteries--
possibly to be joined later by two Marine battal-
ions already stationed at Neak Luong--are to land
at Kompong Cham airfield and begin moving westward
on the highway into enemy-controlled areas. Six
Cambodian battalions are to move eastward from
Skoun and effect a link-up with the South Vietnam-
ese.
As many as six Communist main force regi-
ments are believed to be in the general
Kompong Cham Skoun area. The Cambodian
Government has committed about 30 battal-
ions to this area, including those in the
Chenla road operation north of Skoun.
In other_actions over the weekend, a govern-
ment ,force retook the town of Batheay on Route 6.
On the other hand, an 18-boat convoy, carrying 75
tons of rice, fuel, and ammunition to resupply
Kompong Cham city, was ambushed on the Mekong 25
miles. north of Phnom Penh and forced to turn back.
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LAOS: Current Situation
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LAOS
Recent North Vietnamese intercepts suggest that
the Communists are preparing counterattacks against
the government irregulars moving on their supply
base at Ban Ban from the north. The messages report
extensively on the irregulars' movements and contain
orders to bring in weapons "to strike the enemy."
Until now, government guerrillas converging
on Ban Ban from both the north and the
south have encountered almost no signifi-
cant resistance. An irregular outpost
about nine miles northwest of Ban Ban was
overrun late last week, however, in what
may have been the opening move in enemy
plans to stiffen opposition. Two columns
of the irregulars moving from the south
are now within about ten miles of their
objective.
West of the Plaine des Jarres, messages from
elements of the North Vietnamese 174th Regiment talk
of challenging government control at Muong Soui,
which irregulars took about two months ago. Other
intercepts passed by elements of the 174 southwest
of the Plaine refer to planned mortar attacks on
one of the outposts blocking access to the govern-
ment guerrilla base at Ban Na, and to impending at-
tacks around Khang Kho, a guerrilla staging area.
In the panhandle, North Vietnamese messages
have referred to possible attacks on government po-
sitions in the Muong Phalane area to occur on 18 and
19 December. The town of Paksong, farther south,
was the target during the weekend of enemy rockets
for the first time since early spring.
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NOTE
USSR-Cuba: The Soviet guided-missile frigate,
F-class diesel submarine, submarine tender, and
oiler left Antilla in northeastern Cuba on Saturday
The two nuclear submarine support barges and
rescue tug in Cienfuegos were joined last week by
a small Nyryat-class diving tender. A unit of this
type had arrived in Havana from the USSR in late
November.
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