THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 JUNE 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993369
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 22, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
22 June 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 June 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
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Soviet
North Vietnam
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North Vietnam
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No major change is reported in the South Vietnamese
military situation. (Page 3)
There are signs that a series of major meetings has
been under way among Chinese leaders since late
May. (Page 4)
The Israeli raid into southern Lebanon yesterday
is discussed on Page 5.
Greek
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The Shah has negotiated a major new agreement with
the companies that produce the bulk of Iran's oil.
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Fidel Castro, due in Moscow on 26 June
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Ireland. (Page 9)
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USSR - NORTH VIETNAM
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NORTH VIETNAM
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Demilitarized Zone
y Chanh River
Capital Special Zone
Gulf of
Thailand
SOUTH VIETNAM
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The South Vietnamese Marine operation into
Quang Tri Province has been ended, and all units
have been withdrawn to government defense lines
along the My Chanh River. The withdrawing marines
were attacked by Communist troops and tanks, but
the attackers were driven off with fairly heavy
losses. Nearby, Communist gunners have increased
artillery attacks against government strongpoints
northwest of Hue.
? Farther south, South Vietnamese troops in
Binh Dinh Province are under increasing pressure
and have been forced to abandon at least one po-
sition south of the district capital. There are
indications that elements of a North Vietnamese
division are moving closer to other government
positions along :the coast.
In the delta, heavy fighting continues in
western Kien Tuong Province and along the Cambo-
dian border. Action has also picked up in three
provinces in the lower delta area.
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CHINA
_irecent absences of Chinese lead-
ers from public view were due to a series of high-
level leadership meetings, not Mao Tse-tung's health.
rumors were circulating among low-level
government officials and journalists that a party
central committee meeting was in progress.
most provincial party lead-
ers have been out of sight since mid-May:
Furthermore, in the past few weeks there
have been several gaps in the public ap-
pearance patterns of many normally active
central leaders, including the ubiquitous
Chou En-lai. There are a number of press
ing and difficult domestic problems that
the Chinese leaders could be discussing.
Foremost among these are: the need to
fill the many vacant positions in top
party and military councils, the need to
establish a new working relationship be-
tween the reconstructed party apparatus
and the military, and the need to create
a mechanism for transferring power after
Mao's passing.
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ISRAEL LEBANON
Israel raided southern Lebanon yesterday, cap-
turing one touring Syrian Army brigadier general,
four colonels, and a Lebanese Army intelligence of-
ficer on one road, and interdicting civilian traffic
on others. Israeli aircraft hit a town and a Leba-
nese Army barracks, while Israeli artillery shelled
?a few villages. Seven Lebanese soldiers and police-
men were reported killed. Lebanese officials claim
that at least 12 civilians were killed and more than
20 wounded.
The Israeli action followed two incidents
on Monday in the occupied Golan Heights:
a fedayeen rocket attack on an Israeli
tourist bus, and the wounding of two Is-
raeli soldiers in a mine explosion. It
is in this context that the Israelis have
justified yesterday's activity, not the
Lod airport massacre on 30 May.
Lebanese officials believe that Israeli
intelligence was aware of the ?resence o
the Syrian officers.
Lebanon appears to be preparing to bring
the Israeli attack formally before the UN
Security Council.
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GREECE
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IRAN
The Shah expects within the next few days to
announce a major new agreement with the consortium
of companies that produce the bulk of Iran's oil.
He has extended the consortium's concession by 15
years to 1994. The consortium, in return, will
nearly double oil production by 1976 to 8 million
barrels per day. In addition, the companies will
turn over the large Abadan refinery to the govern-
ment, build a new refinery, and make increasing
quantities of oil available to Iran at cost.
The agreement, highly beneficial to Iran,
contrasts with the efforts to other oil
producing countries to achieve greater
control over the companies operating
within their borders.
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CUBA
Fidel Castro is scheduled to arrive in Moscow
on 26 June for the most important segment of his
eight-week ten-nation journey.
Castro should expect some tough bargaining
about future Soviet aid to Cuba. There
are signs that this year's sugar crop will
be nearly as poor as the disastrous 1963
harvest. A bad harvest would require a
sharp increase in Soviet credits. Castro
has no guarantee that the Soviets, who are
disillusioned about repeated mismanagement
of the Cuban economy, would be willing to
shoulder an even greater trade deficit with
Cuba.
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IRELAND
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