THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 19 SEPTEMBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993527
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 19, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
19 September 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
19 September .1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
South Vietnamese Marines are still fighting to elim-
inate pockets of resistance in the Quang Tri citadel,
while farther south in Quang Ngai Province the Com-
munists have overrun a district capital and are
threatening two others. (Page 1)
(Page 2)
In the wake of the Israeli incursion, Lebanon's bal-
ancing act includes both enforcement of new restric-
tions against the fedayeen and a public note of con-
ciliation toward them. (Page 3)
The Ugandan Army has repulsed the attack by Tanzania-
based opposition elements. (Page 4)
Peking has sharply reduced the scope of its program
of sending urban youth to the countryside. (Page 5)
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VIETNAM
In Quang Tri City, South Vietnamese Marines con-
tinue their efforts to eliminate remaining pockets
of enemy resistance in the citadel. Ranger and Air-
borne troops have captured several tons of Communist
weapons and ammunition in the city. Intercepts show
that the remaining North Vietnamese troops there are
still being told to hold out at all costs.
There are additional indications that the Com-
munists may be planning to attack government osi-
tions in nei hborin Thua Thien Province. 25X1
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Enemy troops in Quang Ngai Province have over-
run the district capital of Ba To and are threaten-
ing two others, Mo Duc and Duc Pho. They are also
readying additional forces for attacks in Son Tinh
and Binh Son districts. South Vietnamese 2nd Divi-
sion troops in the province so far have had little
success in slowing the enemy's advance. General
Truong, the MR-1 commander, is said to consider the
situation critical. He plans to send reinforcements
if further setbacks occur.
In the delta, Communist units have kept up
their pressure against government outposts, hitting
several of them in Dinh Tuong and Kien Hoa provinces
and farther south in Chuong Thien and Kien Giang,
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USSR - NORTH VIETNAM
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LEBANON -FEDAYEEN
According to the
clandestine Voice of Palestine
the army is enforcing new
restrictions in the wake of the Israeli incursion,
including roadblocks to prevent the commandos from
re-entering southern villages. At the same time,
the Lebanese Government is striking a note of con-
ciliation. Prime Minister Salam has met with Yasir
Arafat and stated that no ultimatum was intended.
The Palestine Liberation Organization had asserted
that the army had only "requested" the fedayeen to
evacuate ,their southern strongholds.
Incidents between army units and fedayeen
could shake Lebanon's delicate political
structure. Radical Sunni Muslims and
leftists in Parliament are calling for
complete freedom of action for the, feda-
yeen. On the other hand, the Christians
and the Shia Muslims of the south, who
have borne the brunt of Israeli retalia-
tion, support the army's efforts to keep
the fedayeen out of the populated areas
near the border. Disagreements over pol-
icy toward the fedayeen Zed to serious
disturbances in 1969 and 1970; for seven
months during 1969 the country was unable
to bring together a formal government.
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UGANDA
SUDAN
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KIVA A'
Masindi
LAKE KYOGA
KENYA
Mubende
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GEORGE
LAKE
owns captured
by insurgents VICTORIA
RWANDA
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UGANDA
Uganda radio claims that government troops have
repulsed an attack on the military garrison at
Mbarara. Army troops are said to be preparing to
recapture three towns seized by the Tanzanian-based
Ugandans opposed to President Amin. After Ugandan
planes bombed the invaders base at Bukoba, on Lake
Victoria some 20 miles inside Tanzania, the Tanza-
nians moved additional troops to the border with
instructions not to provoke any incidents. This
movement, however, increases the possibility of bor-
der clashes if Ugandan troops drive the invaders
back to Tanzania.
Kampala is reported quiet, but tense. About
80 Europeans and eight Americans have been arrested.
Amin's accusation of British and Israeli complicity
in the invasion has increased the danger to British
and Jewish residents.
At this point, the Ugandan Army appears to
have checked the attack. The insurgents
may have hoped to set off a popular up-
rising that would allow the return to
power of former president Milton Obote.
Without such an uprising, the chances of
overthrowing Amin would be slight.
Even so, Amin will continue to face serious
problems. His policies have produced a
heated political atmosphere, a stagnating
economy, and a near-chaotic security situa-
tion. More intertribal fighting within
the army seems likely. Army officers op-
posed to Amin could yet take advantage of
the current crisis and attempt to oust him.
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CHINA
NCNA's announcement last week that 400,000 young
people had been sent to the countryside so far this
year indicates that Peking has sharply reduced the
scope of its rustication program. This figure,
which seems likely to be close to the total for all
of 1972, contrasts sharply with the estimates of
the last three years, when well over three million
per year were assigned to live and work in rural
areas.
The old program, originally designed to spur rural
development, had been used in recent years to pun-
ish recalcitrant Red Guards, to maintain discipline
over other rambunctious youths, and to alleviate
urban unempZoyment. It apparently created more
problems than it solved, however. Disgruntled
youths have illegally returned to the cities and
resorted to crime to support themselves--returnees
contributed to a security breakdown in Canton this
summer. Some rural authorities have refused to ac-
cept any more urban youth. The cutback is consist-
ent with the moderating trend evident in other
domestic policies this year.
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NOTES
USSR:
USSR: The Soviets have canceled their planned
launch of a manned Soyuz spacecraft.
/ Calling off the
event after extensive world-wide preparations sug-
gests that the Soviets are experiencing serious
probaems with the spacecraft or its support systems.
Preparations are still under way, however, for an
unmanned lunar mission, which evidently will in-
volve the "J-Vehicle," the Soviets' largest space
booster.
Chile:
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