THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 26 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992994
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• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 26, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
26 November 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
26 November 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Indians
fighting along the borders of East
Pakistan
(Page 1)
The latest South Vietnamese operation into Cambodia
has met little resistance so far, and there is no
evidence that the Communists have reacted by pulling
forces out of operating areas deeper inside Cambodia.
(Page 3)
[Egypt)
(Page 4)
The Chinese are beginning to accumulate a sizable
backlog of MIG-19 jet fighters and F-9 jet fighter-
bombers at production facilities. (Page 5)
The Soviet cruiser and one submarine appear to be
headed back home from Cuban waters. (Page 6)
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
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bassador Keating's lengthy, stormy session with the
Indian Foreign Minister yesterday. The Indian re-
iterated the view that the US should force Presi-
dent Yahya to find a political solution and heatedly
denied that Indian troops were inside East Pakistan
for other than defense against Pakistani attacks.
India's basic tactic in East Pakistan is
for Indian troops to secure border areas
and then withdraw, leaving the Mukti
Bahini in control. This tactic has suc-
ceeded in forcing the Pakistanis to bring
the bulk of their troops ?to the borders,
thus leaving the interior relatively un-
guarded. Indeed the US Consul in Dacca
reports that the Mukti Bahini have greatly
increased their operations in the interior
since 19 November, and some heavy scattered
fighting is taking place. The Mukti Bahini
also want very much to seize an important
town in order to give some credence to
their claim for recognition as an inde-
pendent nation.
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Pakistan's Foreign Secretary has publicly af-
firmed that Pakistan is considering raising the ques-
tion of "Indian aggression" in the UN Security Coun-
cil. Ambassador Farland reports, however, that the
Pakistanis appear to be hoping for a Security Coun-
cil session initiated by someone other than them-
selves.
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Hq,f4VA 95C Regt
Hq NVA
271st Regt
Chup
Pla ation
Snuol
Hqs Phuoc Lon
Front
PHNOM PEN
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Pea Cheang
PI ntation
Prey Veng
ARVN dry season
campaigns
Neak Luang
ay Ninh
SAI GO
SOUTH VIET
VINT-I RA CH GIA
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CAMBODIA SOUTH VIETNAM
Communist forces have not yet reacted to the
South Vietnamese dry season campaign. South Viet-
namese airborne troops with armor support are en-
countering little resistance in clearing the area
that will serve as a support base for future forays'
north and south of Route 7. A move into the planta-
tion areas will begin as soon as enough supplies
and ground forces are assembled. Other South Viet-
namese forces are scheduled to mount a diversionary
attack along Route 7 toward Mimot, while similar
spoiling operations by a smaller South Vietnamese .
task force are under way in the Parrot's Beak area
along Route 1.
Radio direction finding of 24 November reveals
that major elements of the Communists' 5th., 7th,
and 9th divisions continue to be located in the
areas they occupied before the start of the South
Vietnamese operations There has been little fight-
ing along Route 6 since Cambodian forces abandoned
a portion of the road two weeks ago.
In the Phnom Penh area, the government has
made little headway in pushing major elements of
the Communist Phuoc Long Front from positions close
to the capital. The presence of Communist units
has had some effect on morale in the city, and there
is. a widespread fear that a terrorist campaign may
begin soon. The distribution of antigovernment
leaflets in recent days and a terrorist attack on
a police station yesterday is the only evidence of
unusual activity. Government security in the city
and its environs is poor,. and the Communists prob-
ably can mount additional terrorist actions in
Phnom Penh.
claimed
the Communists have no intention of occupying Phnom
Penh because they could not hold it.
the Communists hope to undermine Lon Nol in-
ternationally by demonstrating the feebleness of
the Cambodian forces and by putting a strain on
Vietnamization by drawing Saigon's forces into Cam-
bodia.
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EGYPT
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COMMUNIST CHINA
Recent satellite photography shows About 620
MIG-19 jet fighters at three airfields associated
with the Shen-yang production facility in northeast
China and almost 100 new F-9 jet fighter-bombers at
the Nan-chang facility in eastern China.
Both of these totals are the highest yet
observed. Accumulations at the production
facilities first became apparent early
this year and have continued to increase
as deliveries of the new aircraft to tacti-
cal units have been relatively low. The
military aircraft standdown since mid-Sep-
tember undoubtedly has further contributed
to the backlog. Apart from this fairly
recent circumstance, we see no ready ex-
planation for the Chinese Air Force's ap-
parent difficulty in absorbing the new
aircraft.
China has been producing MIG-.19s for about
seven years and F-9s since at least 1970.
Some 1,200 MIG-19s and about 60 F-9s have
been assigned to tactical units' since pro-
duction began.
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NOTE
USSR-Cuba: Two TU-95 naval reconnaissance air-
craft flew to Cuba from the USSR yesterday?the sec-
ond pair to fly there in the last month and the
sixth pair since TU flights began in 1970. The air-
craft normally remain in Cuba about a week before
returning The Kresta-class cruiser and F-class
submarine., now some 200 miles north of the Dominican
Republic, evidently are headed back to the USSR.
The other F-class submarine, which- apparently sus-
tained mechanical. problems during its recent opera-
tions, and the Kashin-class destroyer remain in
port at Mariel.
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