THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 MARCH 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992517
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: March 8, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
8 March 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 March 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT
Mujibur Rahman yesterday stopped short of proclaim-
ing East Pakistan's independence, but set conditions
for cooperation that President Yahya will find vir-
tually impossible to accept. (Page 1)
/North Vietnam(
/ (Page 2)
On Page 3 we review military activity elsewhere in
Laos.
The Turkish dragnet still has produced no informa-
tion concerning the missing US airmen. (Page 6)
In his speech yesterday Sadat left open Egypt's
military options and showed continuing interest in
a ?olitical solution
/(Page 7)
/the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine\
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Ceylon has been placed in a state of emergency.
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PAKISTAN
Mujibur Rahman's much-heralded address yester-
day stopped short of proclaiming East Pakistan's
independence, and thereby averted an immediate show-
down with President Yahya Khan. Instead Mujib an-
nounced a policy of noncooperation whereby East
Pakistan would largely return to normal but with
government functions suspended. Mujib also said
that his party would not consider attending the
Constituent Assembly called for 25 March unless
several conditions were met: the end of martial
law, withdrawal of the army to barracks, and trans-
fer of power to elected representatives of the
people.
If Mujib 's call to keep government offices
closed is heeded, he and his Awami League
will move farther toward becoming the de
facto authority in East Pakistan. At the
same time, by failing to declare independ-
ence, he has lessened the chances of an
open confrontation with Yahya, who on Sat-
urday expressed his determination to pre-
serve Pakistan's integrity.
Yahya does not need to respond immediately,
and some room has been left for negotia-
tion. Nevertheless, he will find it vir-
tually impossible to accept Mujib's de-
mands in their present form, which would
be tantamount to acquiescing in de facto
self-rule for East Pakistan. Indeed, he
will be under some pressure to crack down
noncoo eration movement.
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VIETNAM-LAOS
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LAOS
,BURMA;
, NORTH
CHINA
'Long 'hong ,
Ban Son
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Communists attack
refugee settlemeht
Communist-controlled territory
Contested teeritory
THAILAND
Cornmunists
attack village
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LAOS
Government irregulars and village defense
forces north of the Plaine des Jarres have recap-
tured PhOu Cum, which fell to the Communists two
weeks ago. The: loss of Phou Cum had left only one
position-on the northern edge of the Plaine in gov-
ernment hands.
Although ground action remains light throughout
northern Laos, shelling attacks and scattered clashes
have continued to be reported in recent days around
the Long Tieng complex. On 6 March, some 40-50
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao attacked a refugee
support center at Ban Son, about 20 miles southwest
of Long Tieng. Rockets and explosives were used in
the attack, destroying several vehicles and a re-
fueling unit; nine civilians and three soldiers were
killed.
. In southern Laos, the Village
about.15 miles south of Pakse, was
by an estimated 100-200-Pathet Lao
were. robbed and the village school
USAID office were destroyed.
of Houei Nam Phak,
overrun on 7 March
. The villagers
, dispensary, and
The attacks over the weekend on civilian
centers, coming on the heels of the rock-
eting of Pakse late last week, raise the
possibility that the Communists may be
embarking on a campaign of harassment
against civilian facilities in government
areas.
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COMMUNIST CHINA - NORTH VIETNAM
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TURKEY
A dragnet by some 300.00 police, troops, ,and
plainclothesmen has still produced no information
on the fate. or whereabouts of the missing American
airmen. The search has now spread as-far as 70:
miles outside of the Capital.'
Turkish politicians of diverse orientation have
condemned the kidnapers; Prominentopposition lead?
ers and ranking press representatives are behind
the government's drive to recover the airmen And ap-
prehend the culprits Even some, of Turkey's best-
known leftists. have denounced the crime.
The firm measures
taken may help to dampen military criti-
cism. Early passage of pending legisla-
tion to strengthen the government's hand
in dealing with extremism should now be
assured. Demirel continues to oppose a
declaration of martial law.
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EGYPT
Sadat's.speech yesterday rejecting a further
cease-fire extension carefully: left? open Egypt's
future military options against Israel while show-
ing a Continuing interest in a political solution..
Sadat directed a special plea to the US to "discharge
its-duty" and get Israel to agree to withdraw from
the occupied Arab territory.
the uncertainty created
by the absence of a formal cease-fire in-
creases the chances of an inadvertent or
miscalculated incident. Under the pres-
ent full-scale defense alert conditions,
any such incident could escalate rapidly.
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MIDDLE EAST - FEDAYEEN
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NOTE
Ceylon: Last night Prime Minister Bandaranaike
placed the country in a state of emergency and called
out the armed forces to maintain: law and order. De-
spite a seeming lack of concern over Saturday's at-
tack on the US Embassy-by a self-styled "Mao Youth
Group," Mrs-. Bandaranaike's leftist coalition gov-
ernmenthad clearly been worried over the violence
perpetrated in the ?past year by a developing new
left.element, and yesterday police blocked a second
march on the embassy.
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