THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992948
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 1, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
1 November 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 November 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Soviet Deputy Defense Minister.Kutakhov is in New
Delhi to assess. Indies defense:reguirements as
both India and,Pakistan continue to vie for inter-
national support. (Page 1)
Germany
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The Soviet naval task group arrived at Havana yes-
terday to begin its ten-day visit to Cuba. (Page 3)
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INDIA-USSR-PAKISTAN
Soviet Deputy Defense Minister Kutakhov arrived
in New Delhi on Saturday for what Indian officials
describe as a routine visit to assess India's de-
fense requirements. The officials say the trip was
arranged last month at the height of the Indo-Paki-
stani military buildup along the borders.
Kutakhov's trip follows closely that of Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Firyubin late last month.
On Saturday, the Indian defense and foreign
ministries held the first of what are to be daily
press briefings on the military situation. The of-
ficials, while accusing the Pakistanis of hundreds
of border violations on both the east and west
fronts last month, admitted for the first time that
Indian Army troops have been engaged in fighting on
the border with East Pakistan. (Previously, New
Delhi had claimed that such skirmishes involved
only Border Security Forces.)
Pakistani President Yahya Khan on 30 October
again called on Pakistani refugees--both Hindu and
Moslem--to return home from India. Yahya asserted
that the number of "genuine refugees" was only
around two million--not 9.5 million as claimed by
New Delhi.
Yahya's statement on the refugees is most
likely intended to balance the version
being expounded by Prime Minister Gandhi
on her foreign tour.
Mrs. Gandhi, now in the UK, is scheduled
to meet with UN Secretary General Thant
on Wednesday. She is expected to tell
him that India opposes all UN initiatives
other than efforts aimed at encouraging
the Pakistani Government to negotiate a
settlement with the East Pakistanis.
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EAST GERMANY - WEST GERMANY
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NOTE
USSR-Cuba: The Soviet naval task group arrived
at Havana yesterday to begin its ten-day visit to
Cuba. Since leaving the Mediterranean three weeks
ago, the ships have conducted training operations
including antisubmarine maneuvers and reconnaissance
of the USS Saratoga as it headed toward Bermuda.
On the basis of previous performance, the group is
expected to make several calls in Cuban ports and
perform training maneuvers south of the island and
in the Gulf of Mexico. The two Soviet TU-95 naval
reconnaissance planes that flew to Cuba on 27 Octo-
ber were still at Jose Marti airfield when the ships
arrived. Completing his five-day visit to Cuba,
Soviet Premier Kosygin left for home on Saturday.
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