THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993463
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 14, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
14 August 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
14 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In South Vietnam, the Communists have increased
their pressure in several areas of the country, but
South Vietnamese forces appear to have blunted most
of the enemy's effort so far. (Page 1)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The Communists have increased their pressure
against government positions in several areas of
the country, but South Vietnamese forces appear to
have blunted most of the enemy's effort so far.
Some of the sharpest action occurred in the south-
ern provinces where, over the weekend, enemy forces
raided two major supply depots near Saigon, shelled
government positions in Tay Ninh, Hau Nghia, and
Long An provinces, 'and directed mortar fire at the
provincial capital of Kien Hoa in the northern delta.
Heavy fighting around Lai Khe, the government staging
base for An Loc, caused substantial government casu-
alties. The headquarters of the North Vietnamese
7th Division was detected a few miles southwest of
Lai Khe on Saturday along with reconnaissance ele-
ments of the Viet Cong 9th Division.
Both divisions participated in the siege
of An Loc, but have not been in action
for severaZ weeks.
Farther south in the delta, air strikes and
government attacks have inflicted heavy losses on
Communist forces in Dinh Tuong Province. Enemy
troops and supplies continue to move into the re-
gion however,/
elements of the Communist Phuoc Long Front
may ?e preparing to move into the western delta
from nearby Cambodia.
On the northern battlefront, heavy Communist
artillery fire continues to hamper government op-
erations in Quang Tri City. Over the weekend South
Vietnamese Marines fought several sharp engagements
in the still uncleared southern section of the city.
The Communists, although they are taking heavy
losses, are still moving in reinforcements. A
headquarters element of the North Vietnamese 312th
Division is now a few miles northwest of the city,-
-and one of its regiments is moving southward in
North Vietnam toward the DMZ. One regiment of the
312th ivision has been near Quang Tri City for ,
several weeks.
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NOTE
Paraguay: The president_of the Paraguayan Su-
preme Court has told Ambassador Ylitalo that the
government has decided to permit the extradition to
the US of accused narcotics smuggler Auguste Ricord.
The decision is to be announced today, and extradi-
tion is likely to take place late this week.
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