THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 OCTOBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992897
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 3, 1971

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COMMUNIST CHINA
SUNDAY CABLE
3 October 1971
Peking appears to be making some effort to head
off an intensification of rumors about the leadership
situation. In rapid succession, Chou hosted a special
State Council reception on the evening of 1 October and
a banquet for Sihanouk in Peking at noon yesterday.
The politburo members in attendance were all leaders who
had already made previous appearances since mid-Septem-
ber. There is still no information on the status of
Mao, Lin Piao, or the important military leaders on the
politburo who have been out of sight since 10 September.
The official Chinese press account of the State
Council reception on 1 October, which was sponsored by
the recently formed "Cultural Group" of the central gov-
ernment, provides some further indications that the po-
litical stock of Mao's wife, Chiang Ching, is on the de-
cline. The broadcast revealed that a veteran party
official not known to be particularly close to Madame
Mao has been named as head of the group. In recent years
the regime has consistently emphasized Chiang Ching's pre-
eminence in the cultural field, and it was logical that
either she or one of her close associates would be named
to the post. Moreover, despite the fact that Chiang Ching
was noted as being present at the reception, her name was
conspicuously absent from the list of high-level offi-
cials who mingled with the guests.
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SUNDAY CABLE
3 October 1971
SOUTH VIETNAM
On the eve of the election, minor anti-government
demonstrations contiflued in Saigon and several other
cities, but they were contained relatively easily by po-
lice. Ky, who has been encouraging the anti-election
protests, is said to be planning to try to prolong the
agitation beyond election day. On the military side,
good weather has helped South Vietnamese reinforcements
to retain the initiative against several Communist regi-
mental formations which have been attacking fire bases
and field positions along the Cambodian border northwest
of Saigon. Elsewhere in South Vietnam, the military
situation remains generally quiet.
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3 October 1971
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