THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 DECEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993052
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 29, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
29 December 1971
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FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY
THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
29 December 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
North Vietnamese troops continue to move forward in
northern Laos while on the Bolovens Plateau_govern-
ment forces are trying to. regroup to ths.west,of
Paksong. (Page 1)
Additional appointments to the Bangla Desh cabinet
maintain the Awami League's monopoly. (Page 2)
London is preparing for '.a showdown with Malta's
Prime ? intoff over his demand to meet his
terms (Page 3)
The number of North Vietnamese troops detected moving
south in the infiltration system continues to in-
crease (Page. 3)
The Soviets
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