THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 JUNE 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992673
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 1, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
1 June 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 June 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Israeli Prime Minister Meir allegedly has met with
Soviet representatives in .a remote area of Finland.
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The military situation in Laos is reported on Page 2.
The increased Communist military activity in South
Vietnam during the last few days has been focused
on the northern provinces and the central highlands.
(Page 3)
The recent fighting between the army and the feda-
yeen in northern Jordan is provoking new charges by
Fatah against King Husayn. (Page 4)
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ISRAEL-USSR
Press sources in Stockholm report that Prime
Minister Meir has met secretly with two Soviet of-
ficials at a lodge near the northern Finnish town
of Rovaniemi. The press story claims that Mrs.
Meir made the trip unannounced after leaving Stock-
holm on Saturday.
If such a meeting has taken place, the
question of emigration to Israel by So-
viet Jews and the extent of Soviet mil-
itary support to Egypt would certainly
have been discussed. It is also very
likely that talks would touch on the
subject of an interim cease-fire agree-
ment involving the reopening of the Suez
Canal.
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LAOS
Communist forces on the Bolovens Plateau appear
to be moving to oust elements of a government irregu-
lar task force operating north and east of Paksong,
but the North Vietnamese have not yet launched any
major ground attacks against government blocking po-
sitions protecting the approaches to Pakse. Condi-
tions in the town have improved substantially; the
civilian administration is functioning ?again, and a
new military command has been set up under the con-
trol of the armed forces' chief of operations.
Clashes have continued in the Dong Hene area
near Route 9. So far, no major Communist drive on
Seno has developed, although an intercepted message
of 26 May indicates that the Communists intend to
shell the town. There are indications that North
Vietnamese units in the Route 9 area may now be
planning to consolidate their gains around Muong
Phalane and that any further attacks toward Seno
would be intended primarily to tie down government
forces well west of the infiltration corridor during
the rainy season.
In the north enemy forces apparently are con-
tinuing to pull back from the Long Tieng complex,
but at least some of the North Vietnamese units may
intend to join the concentration of Communist forces
around the irregular base at Bouam Long north of the
Plaine:des Jarres. There were several ground as-
saults and shelling attacks on irregular positions.
in the Bouam Long area over the weekend but no posi-
tions changed hands..
Communist,strength? in the Bouam Long area
suggests that the North Vietnamese will
make a serious effort to overrun this
base or at least'to forestall its use to
support possible harassing raids on. Com-.
munist supply lines near the .Plaine, Its
capture or neutralization would serve to
boost the morale.of North" Vietnamese
troops who have taken heavy losses during
their prolonged dry-season' offensive
around Long.Tieng..
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The intensified Communist military activity of
the past few days follows the pattern set in late
March and late April, with the brunt of attacks
falling on South Vietnamese forces in the northern
part of the country. Most of the Communist shell-
ings have been light, but a number of determined
enemy ground assaults in the central highlands and
along the northern coast--particularly in Quang Nam
Province--have put additional strains on the gov-
ernment's already hard-pressed pacification program
in those areas.
It is likely that the Communists will con-
tinue a higher level of activity for at
least a few more days. Although intelli-
gence is sparse concerning enemy military
plans once their spring campaign is ended,
there are some indications that, in con-
trast to recent years, the Communists in-
tend to maintain pressure in the highlands
well into the summer.
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JORDAN
Fighting between the army and the fedayeen in
northern Jordan continued for the third day yester-
day. some of
the incidents ot the past few days originated in the
deteriorating relations between the fedayeen and the
local villagers who are now agitating for the army
to drive the fedayeen from their locales. Sentiment
is also growing among some army officers for a final
push against the fedayeen in northern Jordan as well
as for a foray into Syria to attack the Palestinians'
Yarmuk Brigade which was formed largely of deserters
from the Jordanian Army.
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/ Broadcasts by the
Voice of Fatah in Cairo are charging, meanwhile,
that King Husayn is personally supervising the army's
operations against the fedayeen in an effort to erad-
icate the movement.
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