THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JANUARY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992421
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 13, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
13 January 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
13 January 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The military situation in Cambodia is discussed on
Page 1.
No progress was made yesterday toward a peaceful
solution to the fighting in Jordan. (Page 2)
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The Soviets appear to be Positioning three Y-class
submarines for patrol duty in the western Atlantic.
(Page 4)
The new Polish leadership seems anxious to establish
abetter rapport with East Germany. (Page 5)
Soviet progress in testing their new swing-wing
bomber is noted on Page 6.
North Vietnam's infiltration starts have been low
so? far this month. (Page 6)
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CAMBODIA
Communications intelligence places the headquar-
ters of the Viet Cong 96th Artillery Regiment on the
south bank of the Mekong River, some 15 miles south-
west of Kompong Cham city. This unit was last lo-
cated in September 1970 when it was near the border-
of South Vietnam, 75 miles east of its current loca-
tion.
The presence of the 96th Regiment increases
the threat to Kompong Cham and to govern-
ment forces operating along Route 7. The
NIA 95C and VC 271st regiments are located
near the 96th, but enemy activity in this
area has been limited to scattered harass-
ing attacks since the withdrawal of South
Vietnamese troops from the Kompong Cham
city environs Late Last month.
Farther west, South Vietnamese forces are pre-
paring for a clearing operation along Route 4. Three
South Vietnamese marine battalions have arrived in
Kom ong Speu city, and
South Vietnamese rangers are also scheduled to
participate in the clearing operation. The rangers
are to cross the border and move overland to Veal
Renh in Kampot Province, where they will link up with
Cambodian and Khmer Krom troops.
This route passes through Communist con-
trolled territory, but the enemy may avoid
a serious confrontation with South Vietnam-
ese troops as they did in the Route 7
clearing operation.
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JORDAN
The situation in Jordan deteriorated further
yesterday as indicated by the following events:
the cease-fire concluded by government and fedayeen
leaders did not take hold and the fighting that
closed the city earlier in the day increased. Dele-
gates from the various Arab states that helped nego-
tiate the cease-fire last fall did not arrive in Am-
man as scheduled. Fedayeen propaganda became more
brazen--a Fatah leader speaking in Damascus for ex-
ample, called for the overthrow of King Husayn.
The best chances for a truce now lie with
the moderating influence of cease-fire
supervisor Ladgham, who met with Husayn
yesterday in London. The army, meanwhile,
is anxious to continue its militant cam-
paign to bring the commandos under firm
control, and this strategy apparently has
the blessing of Jordan's leaders.
Payments to Jordan
have been stopped by two of the three
states that signed an agreement in Khar-
toum in 1.967 to provide financial aid to
states engaged in hostilities with Israel.
Kuwait suspended its annual subsidy of
$39 million early this month because of
the renewed fighting between the Jordanian
Army and the fedayeen, and Libya canceled
its $25 million subsidy last September for
the same reason. The third state, Saudi
Arabia, is still 7rnakina its annual paument
of $41 million,
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USSR
A Y-class ballistic missile submarine currently
in the Norwegian Sea and another now south of Ice-
land appear to be en route to patrol stations in the
western Atlantic. A third Y-class is on station
southeast of Bermuda. A fourth that had beenon-
patrol northeast of Bermuda appears to be returning
to the Northern Fleet.
Completion of these movements would mark
the first time since June 1.970 that the
Soviets have had three Y-class submarines
on simultaneous patrol in the western At-
lantic. The Soviets have at Least 14 op-
erational 1-class units in the Northern
Fleet, enough to support three Atlantic
patrols on a continuing basis.
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POLAND
Members of the new Polish leadership have
fanned out all over Eastern Europe this month to
touch base with Poland's Warsaw Pact allies. The
most important leaders--party leader. Gierek and
Prime Minister Jaroszewicz--visited Moscow and East
Berlin. Their East German trip followed a three-
day visit by Polish Foreign Minister Jedrychowski.,
Although the new Polish leaders appear
determined to establish their credentials
throughout the Soviet orbit, they have
given special precedence to East Germany.
Relations between Ulbricht and Gomulka
never were cordial, and Gierek appears
anxious to ease the political and economic
frictions that have developed between the
two countries. Gierek has long been an
advocate of closer industrial cooperation
between East Germany and Poland, and he
may use his ideas on this subject to pro-
mote a general improvement in bilateral
relations.
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New Soviet Swing-wing Bomber
Combat radius_2,900 nm with ASM, unrefueled
(at 460 kts) 3,900 nm with ASM, refueled
Max speed 1,150 kts (Mach 2)
Year operational 1974-76
Probably will carry one
air-to-surface missile
Prototypes at Ramenskoye flight test center
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NOTES
USSR: Testing of the new swing-wing bomber--
designated KAZ-A--evidently is proceeding rapidly
and smoothly.
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Although the KAZ-A appears best suited for
operations _against Europe and Asia, in-flight re-
fueling would allow the aircraft to be used for two-
way missions against the US, if it staged through
bases in the Arctic.
North Vietnam About 400 troops have been de-
tected entering the infiltration system so far in
January. The apparent drop in-departures has oc-
curred dis-
closed,North Vietnamese plans to dispatch one-in-
filtration group, presumably battalion-sized, teach
night from 5 to 10 january. It is too early to
determine if Hanoi has cut back on the troop flow.
If there has been a slowdown, it may have been
caused onlyby a North Vietnamese effort
-to shift the location of an impor-
tant:way station at the top of the infiltration
system.
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