THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993477
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 22, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
22 August 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In South Vietnam, government troops have launched
a counterattack in Quang Nam Province to retake
positions captured by the Communists over the week-
end. In North Vietnam, the rainy season is now
well along, and so far the country has escaped ex-
tensive flooding. (Page 1)
In Cambodia, the government is making some progress 25X1
in its efforts to reopen key roads. (Page 3)
the Egyptians
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Soviet military equipment
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A recent ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court has
cast doubt over the future status of US economic
holdings in the Philippines. (Page 5)
In Chile,, a nationwide strike of retail merchants
has led to violence and mass arrests in Santiago.
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VIETNAM
Government troops have launched a counterattack
in Quang Nam Province to retake positions captured
by the Communists over the weekend. South Vietnam-
ese Army troops, backed by heavy air support., so
far have encountered moderate enemy ground resist-
ance and artillery fire and have moved to within
five miles of Communist-held Que Son district capi-
tal and Fire Support Base Ross. Five 130-mm, field
gun positions have been pinpointed in Quang Tin
Province, about 12 miles southwest of Que. Son. In
addition, US pilots have spotted a newly. constructed
road in the mountains close to. the junction of
Routes 14 and 534; the road may be serving both the
guns and North Vietnamese forces in adjacent Quang
Nam Province.
To the north in Quang Tri Province, Communist
artillery fire continues at near-record highs;
about 8,500 rounds fell on South Vietnamese Marine
and Airborne positions over a-,two-day period. Street
fighting was reported in both the northern and south-
ern sectors of Quang Tri City on Sunday, but little
ground was gained.
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CHINA
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The rainy season is now well along in North
Vietnam, and so far the country has escaped ex-
tensive flooding. Aerial photography up to 13 Au-
gust indicates that the flooding in lowland areas
north of Hai Duong noted in late July has, now spread
to new areas along.a 15-mile stretch of the Cao
River. -There has also been some minor flooding west
of Hanoi in lowland areas between the primary dikes.
On the whole, the dikes appear to be under little
pressure, and none of the flooding can be attributed
to bomb damage.
Infrequent, intercepts from North Vietnamese
weather stations suggest. that precipitation this
year has been well below that of 1971,, and the
rivers in the northwest mountain region are much
lower than they were last year at this time. There
have been no intercepts from the Red River delta
area to indicate river levels there, but reporting
from diplomatic observers suggests that the rivers
are no higher than normal for this time of year.
Hanoi's news media have cut back their propaganda
on the flood danger.
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CAMBODIA
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CAMBODIA
The government is making some progress in its
efforts to reopen key roads. Three South Vietnam-
ese battalions moving on Route 1 toward Kompong
Trabek from the southwest have linked up with the
five Cambodian battalions that have been pinned
down by the Communists on the outskirts of the town
for the past two weeks. The Cambodian and South
Vietnamese column on Route 1 that has been stalled
farther west of Kompong Trabek may be able to join
these forces soon to make a combined attack on the
town.
In the northwest, government troops have
launched operations to reopen Route 5 by retaking
two outposts overrun by the enemy on 18 August near
the border of Pursat and Kompong Chhnang provinces.
Phnom Penh can ill-afford any prolonged
closure of Route 5 because the capital
receives most of its rice over this high-
way. The latest enemy attacks in this
area suggest that the Communists may ex-
ert greater pressure against the highway
than they have done in the past.
Meanwhile, the other major highway in the
northwest, Route 6, is once again open to Siem Reap,
enabling the government to bring in fresh supplies
and troops. Cambodian units at Siem Reap are still
trying to organize operations to regain the posi-
tions in the Angkor Wat area that they recently lost
to the Communists.
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EGYPT-USSR
--Satellite photography of the Aswan area on
suggests that at least four of the
five SA-6 sites there were active on that
date, which would imply that the SA-6s have
been turned over to the Egyptians.
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PHILIPPINES
A recent ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court
has cast doubt over the future status of US economic
holdings in the Philippines. The court held that
the rights to own land and business interests--which
were assured to American citizens and corporations
in 1946 under an amendment. to the Philippine consti-
tution?will expire on 3 July 1974 when the amendment
itself expires.
Total US investment in the Philippines is
estimated at $1 billion, and a large por-
tion of this would be affeCted. The
court's decision did not address the tim-
ing and procedures for the dissolution of
American rights. The Philippines is in
the process of drafting a new constitution,
however, and the whole issue of the future
of American rights will have to be resolved
by the current constitutional convention.
President Marcos, who controls the conven-
tion, will be tempted to use the now-pre-
carious position of American business in-
terests as a bargaining leper in renegoti-
ating military and economic agreements with
the US.
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NOTES
Chile: A nationwide strike of retail merchants
has led to violence and mass arrests in Santiago.
Yesterday's anti-government demonstrations were
prompted by police efforts to reopen retail estab-
lishments that had closed to protest police involve-
ment in the death last week of a merchant in remote
Punta Arenas. The strikers have urged an investiga-
tion of the merchant's death, and have expressed
resentment over the government's pricing policies.
Although disturbances subsided in the capital late
last evening, there are reports that the government
plans to declare a state of emergency for Santiago--
as it already has done for Punta Arenas--should dem-
onstrations resume today.
USSR:
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