THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 JUNE 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992691
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 11, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
11 June 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 June 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In the Laos panhandle, a government operation aimed
at retaking positions on the Bolovens Plateau has
suffered a setback. (Page 1)
Satellite photography shows that construction work
on the Soviet Kama River Truck Plant is proceeding
rapidly. (Page 2)
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LAOS
A government operation launched on Wednesday to
retake key portions of the western Bolovens Plateau
has run into serious problems. Lead elements of a
multibattalion regular army task force moving east-
ward along Route 23 toward Ban Phak Kout were hit
hard yesterday by North Vietnamese shelling followed
by a ground attack that is reported to have been led
by two tanks. The Lao Army units were dispersed and
?are trying to regroup around their command post on
Route 23.
Enemy resistance to this operation is likely
to continue to be stiff as the Communists
are dug in along Route 23 and hold key high
ground positions. There are at least two
main-force enemy regiments and six combat
battalions with armor and artillery support
in the general vicinity of the Bolovens.
Holding the Bolovens is of key importance
to the North Vietnamese in protecting their
infiltration corridors into Cambodia and
South Vietnam. There is some evidence sug-
gesting that during the next dry season
they plan to increase the use of the west-
ern infiltration corridor--Routes 23 and
16. Recent aerial photography indicates
that they have begun improvements on the
long unused section of Route 16 between
Ban Phone and Attopeu and are building a
new road to Zink the staging areas at Ban
Bac with Route 16.
In northern Laos, elements of Vang Pao's irregu-
lar task forces operating on the southern and western
edges of the Plaine des Jarres have met little enemy
resistance. They have discovered several enemy sup-
ply caches and claim to have destroyed or captured
some mortars and recoilless rifles and substantial
amounts of ammunition, food, and sundry supplies.
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USSR
? Satellite photography shows that basic construc-
tion work on facilities to house and service the Kama
River Truck Plant is proceeding rapidly. Since the
fall of 1969 when work began on the $3- to $5-billion
project, construction has been noted over a 40-square
mile area in which six large plants will be located:
forge; foundry; pressing and stamping; engine, gear
and transmission; tooling and repair; and assembly.
By mid-May, foundations had been built for production
buildings covering 2,000,000 square feet, more than
ten percent of which is under roof. Analysis of
photography supports Soviet claims that over $75 mil-
lion was spent on construction of this project in
1970 and that close to half a billion dollars will
be invested this year.
The Soviets say they expect the complex to
begin production, principally of heavy-duty
trucks for inter-city freight, by 1974;
sometime after 1975 it is to achieve a ca-
pacity of 150,000 annually. This output
would exceed current US production of sim-
ilar trucks by about one quarter.
As we reported in The President's Daily
Brief of 28 May, the Soviets have signed
a protocol with Mack Truck under which the
US firm would act as principal consultant
for engineering services and for-equipment
purchased from the West. Renault has also
agreed to some participation, apparently
to provide the pressing and stamping shop.
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NOTES
USSR-Cuba: The Soviet submarine tender that
left Antilla on Monday is now some 500 miles north-
east of Puerto Rico and appears headed for Northern
Fleet waters. The'E-II class cruise missile nuclear
submarine that left on 4 June has not been seen
since then, although it could be accompanying the
tender on the homeward voyage.
Bolivia: Leftist government officials, deter-
mined to eliminate US influence in Bolivia, have
launched a campaign to achieve the ouster of US mil-
itary advisers just as they did to get the Peace
Corps expelled. The Bolivian military apparently
does not consider the Military Assistance Program
vital enough to warrant a confrontation with the
left, and President Torres has already indicated to
Ambassador Siracusa that there is waning interest in
the mission's functions in view of the phasing out
of the military assistance program.
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