THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993459
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 11, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
South Vietnamese forces have gained some ground in
the fighting for Quang Tri City. (Page 1)
Chinese
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Bangkok is preparing for wide-ranging political dis-
cussions with the Chinese. (Page 3)
Pakistani President Bhutto's decision not to recog-
nize Bangladesh largely reflects his domestic polit-
ical problems. (Page 4)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
South Vietnamese forces have gained some ground
in the fighting for Quang Tri City. South Vietnam-
ese Marines have captured a key bridgehead in the
southern sector of the city and are nearing both
the northern and southern walls of the citadel.
The Communists clearly intend to continue the
fight. They are still using massive artillery fire--
which yesterday may have included some tear gas
rounds--to slow the South Vietnamese operation. Ac-
cording to intercepts, their forces in the citadel
continue to receive supplies. Moreover, elements
of the North Vietnamese 308th Division, previously
committed against the My Chanh defense line south
of Quang Tri City, are now being used to bolster
Communist defenses to the west of the citadel.
To the south, the Communists have attacked
Tam Quan district capital in northern Binh Dinh
Province. Of the three district capitals recently
retaken by the government, Tam Quan is the only
one in which the South Vietnamese have thus far
maintained firm control.
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CHINA
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THAILAND-CHINA
Bangkok is
preparing for wide-ranging political discussions
with the Chinese in connection with the forthcoming
visit, of a Thai ping-pong team to Peking. Prasit
Bangkok is prepared to state that Taiwan is a part
of China and that Peking is the sole legitimate gov-
ernment of China.
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indication of Thai seriousness in pursuing
better relations, and they are likely to
respond positively.
The Thai will seek some assurance that the Chi-
nese will not use their presence in Thailand to fo-
ment anti-government sentiment in the country's
large ethnic Chinese community. /
The insurgency question could prove to be
a major stumbling block because, in the
Thai view., the threat is growing and Chi-
nese support of the insurgents is evi-
dence of Peking's attitude toward Thai-
land. Peking could well make at least
some gesture on the insurgency question.
The. Indochina war--and Thailand's part
in it--remains a problem for the Chinese.
They are unlikely to enter into formal
relations with Bangkok without some kind
of Thai assurances that US forces in. the
country will in time be reduced at least
to the pre-1964 levels.
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PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH
President Bhutto has announced that Pakistan
will not recognize Bangladesh, citing as the reason
Prime Minister Mujib's refusal to meet with him.
Bhutto's decision primarily reflects his
domestic political problems. He fears
that recognition, unless accompanied by
Bengali concessions on such things as
trying Pakistanis for war crimes, would
be unpopular with significant segments
of the population, including members of
his own party.
Another major concern is that the increas-
ingly active opposition parties would use
recognition as one more stick with which
to beat the government. Bhutto is par-
ticularly wary of stirring up new trouble
in the Punjab. Most Pakistani prisoners
of war are Punjabis, and the opposition
would almost surely charge that recogni-
tion of Bangladesh now would make it
harder to negotiate the return of pris-
oners and to bargain with Dacca to reduce
the number of trials.
In his announcement, Bhutto also asserted that
the Chinese will veto Bangladesh's request for mem-
bership in the UN.
In recent weeks, Peking has appeared to
be moving in this direction, and it is
unlikely that Bhutto would have made his
statement without some assurance that
Peking would back him up.
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