THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 DECEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993028
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 14, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
14 December 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
14 December 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Indians say their main force driving toward
Dacca is now only six miles from the East Pakistani
capital, and some local Pakistani officials are
again talking of a negotiated surrender. (Page 1)
China apparently has added a ninth army to its Pe-
king Military Region. (Page 3)
Formal signing of the inter-German and inter-Berlin
agreements is likely by this weekend. (Page 3)
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
The Indians claim that their main column push-
ing on Dacca from the northeast has now reached the
last river crossing, just six miles from the East
Pakistani capital. This force, however, appears to
be meeting increased Pakistani resistance. A second
Indian column approaching Dacca from the hogth is
said to have reached Jaydebpur, 12 miles from the
capital. A third is still 22 miles away at Daudkandi
and has yet to cross the Meghna River, The Indians
say they are also making gains farther south and are
now within 20 miles of Chittagong.
On the western front, the situation has re-
mained relatively static. The Pakistanis hold the
town of Chhamb in Indian Kashmir, but the Indians
hold the ground to the east, across a river, and
are bringing in reinforcements. Reporters have seen
heavy Pakistani military traffic moving toward the
Chhamb sector, suggesting preparations for a new
Pakistani offensive in the area. Control of Akhnur,
about 18 miles east of Chhamb, could enable Paki-
stani forces to cut a major transportation and sup-
ply route between northern India and Kashmir.
Major General Farman Ali, adviser to East Pak?
istani governor Malik, told Consul General Spivak
in Dacca early today that he and Malik still hoped
to arrange some kind of cease-fire with the Indian
Army and Mukti Bahini to avoid a "bloodbath." He
said the Pakistani Army in the East was outnumbered,
cut off, and unlikely to be able to hold out more
than three or four more days. Malik AlSotOld
Spivak that any negotiations would be handled in
Islamabad where President Yahya was discussing the
situation with.Ambassador Farland.
Any surrender proposal is likely to be
adamantly opposed by the East Pakistani
commander General Niazi, who has publicly
promised to fight to the death.
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Chinese Expand Forces in Peking Military Region
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Communist China:
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Chinese have established a new army in the Peking
Military Region. This gives them a total of nine
armies and some 320,000 men in this area and is
the latest step in China's long-standing effort to
strengthen its defenses near the Sino-Soviet border.
West Germany: The formal signing of the inter-
Berlin and inter-German agreements, initialed on
Saturday, is expected by the weekend, following
Allied review of the documents. The agreements
will not enter into force, however, until the sign-
ing of the final protocol of the Four-Power Berlin
accord. Soviet signature, Bonn says, is contingent
on ratification of its treaties with Moscow and
Warsaw. The Brandt government submitted the trea-
ties for ratification yesterday, but the process
is not likely to be completed for three or four
months.
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