THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 26 APRIL 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992606
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 26, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
26 April 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
26 April 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Increasing tensions between Pakistan and India are
discussed on Page 1.
Prime Minister Erim intends to impose martial law
soon in Turkey's major urban areas. (Page 2)
Evidence so far indicates that the Soyuz.10 space
mission may have been curtailed prematurely. (Page 3)
In South Vietnam the Communists appear to be launch-
ing their anticipated new "high point." (Page 3)
Formation of a new Cambodian Government remains
stalled over the question of deputy premierships.
(Page 3)
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
Pakistan has demanded that India close.its-
Deputy High COmmission in Dacca by noon today local
time (0200 EDT). It has also announced the official
closing of its Deputy High Commission in Calcutta,
and wants India to repatriate Pakistanis serving
there.
India has been refusing to evict the Pak-
istani staff in Calcutta which had recently
proclaimed its loyalty to the secessionist
regime in East Pakistan. Should New Delhi
refuse to force the return of the defecting
Pakistanis, it is possible that the Indians
in Dacca will meet with delays and addi-
tional difficulties in returning to India.
Indian diplomats in Dacca have already been sub-
jected to harassment. According to officials in New
Delhi, "their quarters are surrounded." Pakistani
authorities in Dacca have warned that any vehicle
going to the deputy high commissioner's residence or
office will be searched. An attempt was made on 24
April to search his automobile. He has also been
warned not to try to destroy any of his records. An
official in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
has expressed concern to the US Embassy over the pos-
sibility that Pakistan will withdraw diplomatic im-
munities for Indians in Dacca following the expira-
tion of the Pakistani deadline.
The dispute over the repatriation of dip-
lomatic personnel and the harassment of the
Indians in Dacca, when added to other cur-
rent issues raising temperatures in New
Delhi and Islamabad, have brought relations
between the two nations to the lowest point
since the war in 1965.
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TURKEY
In view of the continuing violence, Prime Min-
ister Erim has decided to declare martial law in
five cities, including Ankara and Istanbul,
The new restrictions
will continue for two or three months or until law
and order are fully restored.
Erim is likely to encounter some opposi-
tion to this move within his cabinet, but
he is evidently convinced that martial
law is necessary and appears determined
to go ahead with it. The government may
postpone its action, however, until after
the CENT? foreign ministers conference in
Ankara, which meets on 30 April and 1 May.
Erim recently issued a public warning
that his government would soon take
firmer action against those who would
"destroy the Turkish state," some of
whom he said were being aided and en-
couraged "from outside." He did not
identify the outsiders
US installations in Ankara continue to be the
targets of bombing attacks. Late Friday night ex-
plosive devices damaged two facilities; additional
explosives found near one of them could have, if
detonated, caused serious damage and fatalities.
Foreign Minister Olcay recently warned the US am-
bassador that Americans in Turkey should remain on
their guard against possible extremist attack.
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NOTES
USSR: Many of the extensive preparations nor-
mally associated with the recovery of a manned space-
craft were not noted when the Soyuz 10 was deorbited
Saturday, late in the second day, of its mission.
This, together with the unprecedented nighttime re-
covery operation, suggests that the mission was cur-
tailed prematurely, contrary to the TASS claim that
the planned program of experiments had been fulfilled.
The Salyut vehicle with which Soyuz 10 docked remains
in orbit, and, according to TASS, will continue to
be used in experiments. There are no indications,
however, that further manned launches are imminent.
South Vietnam: An increase in enemy military
action in widely 'scattered sectors of the country
occurred over the weekend and was continuing early
this morning. This activity suggests that some Com-
munist units have begun the much-heralded late April
phase of the enemy's current spring campaign. More
attacks are expected the last few days of this month
as various other units complete battle preparations.
Some action could carry over into May.
Cambodia: Efforts to form a new government in
Phnom Penh remain stalled. The main obstacle is
Sink Matak's reluctance to accept a position in a
troika of deputy prime ministers.
Nol
may yet be able to persuade him to go along. Lon
Nol still favors the plan and believes he can con-
vince Matak that he will be the senior deputy pre-
mier.
West Germany: The Christian Democrats continued
their series of state electoral victories by polling
an absolute majority--51 percent--in the Schleswig-
Holstein election yesterday. Although Brandt's So-
cial Democrats increased their share of the vote
slightly to. 41.2 percent, their failure to do better
and the collapse of their intended coalition part-
ner--the Free Democrats who slipped to only 3.8 per-
cent and lost their four seats in the state legis-
lature--consigned them once again to the opposition
role in the state. This latest setback to his party
at the state level is not likely, however, to cause
Brandt to undertake any significant revision of his
domestic or foreign policies, including his Ostpol-
itik.
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