THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 AUGUST 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993490
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 29, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
29 August 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
29 August 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The South Vietnamese advance in Quang Nam Province
appears to have slowed as Communist resistance has
stiffened. (Page 1)
In Laos, the five irregular task forces near the
Plaine des Jarres are still meeting opposition, but
two of them are advancing toward their objectives.
(Page 2)
Japan
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China's veto of UN membership for Bangladesh has
further damaged the already shaky Simla Agreement
between Pakistan and India. (Page 6)
The Soviet withdrawal from Egypt continues, but Mos-
cow is still delivering military equipment to Egypt.
(Page 6)
Soviet party chief Brezhnev is touring key grain-
growing areas to put his personal authority behind
current efforts to bring in a maximum harvest.
(Page 7)
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DEMILITARIZED ZONE
SOUTH
VIETNAM
SOUTH
CHINA
SEA
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VIETNAM
The government advance in Quang Nam Province
appears to have slowed as Communist resistance has
stiffened. Although South Vietnamese forces now
control most of Que Son district town, they have
not been able to push the Communists out of the mil-
itary compound near the center-of the town, which
the enemy seized over the weekend. Intense ground-
fire near the town is also making it difficult for
government helicopters to bring in reinforcements.
West of the town, government forces moving toward
Fire Support Base Ross have inflicted fairly heavy
casualties in skirmishes with the enemy. A Commu-
nist ground attack against Fire Support Base Baldy--
the base supporting the government operation in
Quang Nam Province--caused little damage.
Farther north, government forces in and near
Quang Tri City are still encountering stiff resist-
ance. The heaviest fighting involved the South
Vietnamese Marines, who were involved in a number
of clashes in the northeastern and southern sectors
of the city.
Communist forces that recently shifted from
Kontum to Pleiku Province may be preparing to in-
crease the fighting there. Over the past few days,
there has been a sharp increase in harassing at-
tacks against government positions near Pleiku City,
and on the night of 26-27 August, the Communists
barricaded Highway 14 south of the city.
The Red River Delta may receive its first trop-
ical storm of the season. "Cora" is forecast to
hit the Vietnamese coast today some 20 miles south
of Haiphong with 45-50 knot winds and torrential
rains. Although the wind velocity of the storm is
not extreme, its inland course and good size could
cause extensive flood-producing rains and may test
the improvements recently madeto the dikes.
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Miles 10
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