THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993453
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 8, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
8 August 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In South Vietnam, government forces have moved closer
to the Quang Tri citadel. (Page 1)
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Japan
Japan has decided to discuss with the USSR a one-
billion dollar loan for developing a pipeline to
transport Siberian oil to the Pacific. (Page 4)
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VIETNAM
Government forces have moved closer to the
Quang Tri City citadel, but continue to encounter
intensive Communist artillery fire. South Vietnam-
ese Marine units are now near the citadel's north-
eastern and southeastern corners, and others are
trying to move west of the fortress along the Thach
Han River in hopes of cutting this enemy supply route.
Intercepted Communist messages indicate that enemy
troops inside the citadel received supplies and re-
inforcements during the weekend.
To the south in Thua Thien Province the Hue
citadel was. again struck by rocket fire, and govern-
ment positions guarding the western approach to Hue
Continue to be shelled. At one of these positions,
newly retaken Outpost Checkmate, government troops
Successfully repulsed an enemy ground attack.
Elsewhere in the country, Communist forces con-
tinue to be active against hamlets innorthern Quang
Ngai Province along the central coast and against
isolated government troop positions and villages in
Kontum and Pleiku provinces in the highlands, where
the enemy appears to be foraging for supplies.
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JAPAN
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JAPAN USSR
The Japanese Government has decided to discuss
with the USSR a-one-billion dollar loan for develop-
mentof a pipeline to transport Soviet Siberian oil
from the Tyumen, field to the Pacific. Last month,
a survey team representing the government,and'busi-
ness-interests returned from the USSR, with a favor-
able assessment of Soviet ability to deliver. 40 mil-
lion tons of oil, annually for 20 years in exchange
for Japanese aicL Tokyo businessmen are enthusias-
tic about,the scheme, which fits neatly into Prime
Minister Tanaka's priority given to the procurement
of fuel resources.
They also want to use the project as lever-
age in their negotiations of a peace treaty
with the USSR, particularly with respect to
the issue of the Northern Territories, now
under Soviet control. The outlook is for
protracted negotiations in which both sides
will try to relate political and economic
issues in a package that offers each some
advantages.
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USSR: The latest satellite photography of
Tyuratam indicates that the Soviets will soon con-
duct the first test launching from one of their new
large silos.
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USSR-India:
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