THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 JANUARY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992429
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• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 18, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
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18 January 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
18 January 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Egyptian letter to Jarring is discussed on Page 1.
(Page 2)
East and West Germany.
Another enemy regiment has moved from Cambodia into
Tay Ninh Province. (Page 3)
The situation in Cambodia is noted on Page 4.
Laotian irregulars are meeting increased resistance
in their operation against the new road in the in-
filtration corridor. (Page 5)
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MIDDLE EAST
The Egyptian letter presented to Jarring on
15 January charges that Israel's proposal "adds no
new element" to previous Israeli positions and that
it ignores the question of Israeli withdrawal from
occupied territories and the refugee problem. The
letter calls for an end to "Israeli aggression,"
the withdrawal of all Israeli forces to their 5
June 1967 positions and a settlement of the ref-
ugee problem through Israeli respect for the rights
of the Palestinian people in accordance with UN
resolutions. The letter says that the Security
Council could provide security to all states in
the area by setting up a UN peace-keeping force
composed of the Big Four powers and by establishing
demilitarized zones astride the borders.
The letter concludes by stating that the Se-
curity Council "must exercise its responsibility
for international peace and security" because the
Israeli position impedes the achievement of a
peaceful settlement and leads to continued escala-
tion in the Middle East.
Jarring told Ambassador Yost that he is re-
casting the Egyptian letter in order to eliminate
its "polemical" elements and to put it in a form
resembling the Israelis' proposals. He plans to
show this to Egyptian Ambassador Zayyat today and
hopes to get his concurrence to the new draft with-
out reference to Cairo.
It seems doubtful that Zayyat will accede
to any major revisions without consulting
Cairo. At any rate, even stripped of its
polemics, Cairo's letter is uncompromising
on Israeli withdrawal and the refugee ques-
tion. The areas of disagreement seem as
wide as ever.
It is unclear from the letter whether
Cairo is calling for another Security
Council meeting. Zayyat says he is seek-
ing clarification from Cairo on the point
but he told Ambassador Yost that his per-
sonal interpretation was that the language
was intended neither to request a Security
Council meeting nor to foreclose this op-
tion. In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign
Ministry summoned separately yesterday
the ambassadors of non-permanent members
of the Security Council, presumably to
discuss what action the Council might
take.
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EAST GERMANY - WEST GERMANY
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Recent Communist Unit Relocation
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SOUTH VIETNAM- CAMBODIA
The 271st Regiment of the Communist 9th Divi-
sion, which participated in the campaign in the
Kompong Cham area several weeks ago, has moved more
than 40 miles to the southeast into the Tay Ninh
Province border area of South Vietnam. Two enemy
soldiers, who had taken part in an ambush of a
South Vietnamese supply convoy on Route 22, claim
that parts of the regiment returned to Tay Ninh
during the first two weeks of January./
Two regiments of the Communist.7th Divi-
sion?the 141st and 165th--which moved'
into northern Tay Ninh Province late
last month appear ready for
The continuing movement of forces to
northern Tay Ninh appears intended to
discourage South Vietnamese operations
into Cambodia. The two regiments of the
7th Division, as well as the 271st Regi-
ment, are close to Route 223 and they
may coordinate harassing action against
this major supply route into Cambodia.
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CAMBODIA: Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
The South Vietnamese - Cambodian task force mov-
ing up from the south along Route 4 is still in the
vicinity of Stung Chhay pass.
in spite of supply shortages, the North Vietnam-
ese biD Regiment remains in the area and is attempt-
ing to slow the advance of the task force. Cambodian
officials announced today that the task force moving
from the north has taken Pich Nil pass, according to
late press reports.
but the Cambodian units of
tne tasic rorce were only a few miles short of the
pass earlier today. A spokesman in Phnom Penh
claimed that the pass was occupied without enemy re-
sistance.
The South Vietnamese Government has agreed to
provide naval escorts and air cover for river con-
voys to and from Phnom Penh, The Cambodians will
assign liaison officers to the South Vietnamese
craft to coordinate fire support, and Cambodian
troops will mount new operations to attempt to clear
the river banks between Neak Luong and Phnom Penh.
The first escorted convoy arrived in Phnom Penh yes-
terday without incident.
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NOTES
Laos: Government forces pushing toward the new
Communist road in the infiltration corridor are en-
countering increased resistance.
the Communists are moving in forces to
counter the government forays. In the north,
the Communists' preoccupation with
supply shortages west of the Plaine des Jarres, and
indicate that elements of the North Vietnamese 312th
Division are now in the border area, perhaps inside
Laos. Meanwhile, Communist envoy Souk Vongsak has
advised Souvanna that he plans to go to Samneua late
this week for consultations, and assured him he will
return to Vientiane to resume discussions on possible
peace negotiations.
International Oil: Libya has given Occidental
and Bunker Hunt until today to respond to its demand
for increased oil revenues and mandatory reinvest-
ment of profits. The Libyans reject the companies'
position that they will negotiate only on the basis
of the industry-wide proposal presented on Saturday,
and the US Embassy believes that reprisals can be
expected if the companies stick to this stand. The
meeting between oil company negotiators and the Gulf
States negotiating committee is still scheduled for
tomorrow in Tehran.
Jordan: The cease-fire continues to hold, with
the movement of the fedayeen to bases outside of the
cities scheduled to be completed today. PFLP leader
Habbash's call for King Husayn's replacement by a
"popular, progressive, and nonreactionary" regime
points up the growing differences within the feda-
yeen ranks. A spokesman for the fedayeen central
committee retorted that the PFLP's actions repeatedly
provide the Jordanian Government with a pretext for
not adhering to agreements.
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