THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 28 SEPTEMBER 1972

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 28, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
28 September 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
28 September 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The arrival of five Soviet naval vessels at the
Syrian port of Tartus is the latest demonstration
of Moscow's support for Damascus. (Page 1)
The exodus of Soviet Jews continues at a signifi-
cant rate, despite last month's decree requiring
emigrants to reimburse the state for their educa-
tion. (Page 3)
In Lebanon, an accommodation has been reached be-
tween the government and the fedayeen, but the Leba-
nese Army is maintaining control over fedayeen ac-
tivities. (Page 4)
The Communists are continuing to exert pressure
against government positions in South Vietnam's
coastal lowlands./
/ (Page 5)
Poland
North Vietnam
(Page 6)
West Germany and China have successfully concluded
negotiations to establish diplomatic relations.
(Page 6)
Nationalist China
Bangladesh
(Page 6)
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USSR-SYRIA
a destroyer and a de-
stroyer escort from the Soviet Mediterranean fleet
,entered the Syrian harbor of Tartus early yesterday.
Three amphibious ships apparently accompanied the
warships.
The inclusion of the amphibious ships sug-
gests that a joint amphibious exercise may
take place in the near future. Neither
the presence of the warships nor the pro-
jected amphibious exercise is unprecedented.
Two Soviet naval vessels were in the Syrian
port of Latakia as recently as July, and
there have been two joint Soviet-Syrian
amphibious exercises since 1970. The naval
visit at this time can, however, be used
by both sides as an additional demonstra-
tion of Soviet backing for the Syrians.
Some further development in the Soviet-Syrian
relationshin may be in the offina.
The number of Soviet military transport flights
to Syria since 19 September still stands at 17.
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USSR
The exodus of Soviet Jews continues at a sig-
nificant rate, despite last month's decree requiring
emigrants to reimburse the state for their educa-
tions. Dutch officials in Moscow state that 10 to
20 Jews a day are paying the new levy, and estimate
that 20 percent of all working males who receive
exit visas for Israel have a high enough level of
education to be affected. The Dutch also told US
officials that 2,000 Jews a month emigrated in Au-
gust and September--a decrease of about 500 each
month from the January-July average.
This decline may in large part be due to
- the summer vacation period, when the So-
viet bureaucracy tends to slow down.
The.exit.fee requirement is said to be enforced
uniformly throughout the Soviet Union. Although
the burden of the new law falls heaviest on the Jews,
who are emigrating in the largest numbers, other
nationalities including Russians have been affected.
Caprice and arbitrariness in enforcement seem to
have been limited by the use of a written schedule
of fees applicable to specific types of educations.
The Soviets have not published the decree and refuse
to make the text available to foreign officials on
grounds that it is purely an internal matter._ Never-
theless, a purported text of the decree, received
by the Israeli Government from a recent emigrant ,
who reproduced it from memory, generally agrees with
earlier reports that the fees range from $4,356 to
more than $14,520. The fees are levied regardless
of age, sex,-or ability to pay, and do not take into
account any principle of amortization.
The Soviets have shown sensitivity to
Western charges that the new law is dis-
criminatory and violates human rights.
There are no indications that Moscow is
prepared to retreat on the issue, but
its refusal to publish the decree or to
ratify it at the recent session of the
Supreme Soviet--actions that do not negate
the validity of the law--may mean that if
Moscow were to find the pressure too great,
it could quietly amend the law and publish
the new text to refute harmful foreign
allegations.
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LEBANON -FEDAYEEN
Cairo radio announced on'25 September that a
"complete understanding" had been reached between
the Lebanese Government and the fedayeen, and that
delegations representing both parties would go to
south Lebanon to work out the details.
the
number of fedayeen in the south has been substanti-
ally reduced since the Israeli foray of 16 and 17
September. The army is maintaining control over
those that remain by means of roving patrols and
numerous checkpoints. A few fedayeen have been
wounded. when they refused to submit to army searches.
Although the major fedayeen groups have
apparently acquiesced in the agreement
and accepted continuing army restrictions,
some splinter groups may not, and further
incidents between them and the army could
occur. Moreover, the continued presence
of some commandos in the south could cause
Israel to launch another attack aimed at
ridding the area of all fedayeen.
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VIETNAM
Communist pressure against threatened govern-
ment positions along the central coast is continuing,
and heavy fighting is reported around several dis-
trict capitals. Intercepted messages suggest that
the Communist 711th Division, which has carried the
?brunt of the fighting in Quang Tin, may be maneuver-
ing to renew offensive operations in the lowlands
to the west of Tam Ky, the provincial capital. In
the Quang Tri area, the Communists have resumed
heavy shelling, firing several thousand mortar and
artillery rounds into government positions.
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NOTES
Poland - North Vietnam:
West Germany - China: Negotiations to estab-
lish diplomatic relations were successfully con-
cluded in Bonn on Monday/
// The formal announcement
will come in a joint communique at the end of For-
eign Minister Scheel's visit to Peking beginning on
10 October.
Nationalist China:
Bangladesh-USSR:
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