THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 NOVEMBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993610
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 6, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
6 November 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
6 November 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
North and South Korea have agreed on the composition
and functions of a committee to work on national
unification, and a general spirit of cooperation is
evident. A significant increase in the scope and
pace of North-South contacts may be ahead. (Page 1)
(Page 2)
In Laos, Communist attacks have forced an irregular
task force to abandon positions south of the Plaine
des Jarres. (Page 3)
Cambodian government forces trying to reopen several
key highways are making little progress. (Page 4)
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KOREA
In an atmosphere remarkable for its cordiality,
Seoul and Pyongyang have reached agreement on the
composition and functions of a "Coordinating Commit-
tee" to undertake the work of national unification.
The agreement, fashioned in three days of nego-
tiations in Pyongyang by South Korean CIA Director
Yi Hu-rak and senior North Korean officials includ-
ing Premier Kim Il-sung, charges the committee to
discuss a broad range of political, social, and eco-
nomic matters. The ten-man committee is to be made
up of individuals of vice ministerial or ministerial
rank. The committee will meet alternately in the
two capitals every two or three months, with subcom-
mittees convening more frequently. A joint secretar-
iat will be set up at Panmunjom.
To underscore the spirit of cooperation evident
in this meeting, the two sides agreed that on 10 No-
vember they would end propaganda activities directed
at each other. Yi indicated in a press conference
in Seoul on Saturday that the agreement could pres-
age a whole range of cooperative endeavors in the
near future. He cited as examples a proposal by Kim
Il-sung that South Korean fishing boats might fish
in northern waters and a suggestion by President Pak
Chong-hui that the two sides jointly develop tourism.
While neither side is contemplating steps
which would modify their domestic social
or political institutions, these recent
moves, added to other recent evidence,
suggest that there may be a significant
increase in the scope and pace of the
North-South contacts in the weeks ahead.
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LAOS
The Communists have again struck hard against
irregular forces in northern Laos. After several
days of preparation, elements of two North Viet-
namese regiments on 2 and 3 November carried out
ground assaults and heavy shellings against the
task force that had been trying to regroup along
a ridge about fur miles south of the Plaine des
Jarres. The attacks forced the irregulars to
abandon their positions in that area, and most of
them have now fallen back to Pha Dong--some ten
miles south of the Plaine's southern edge.
It seems unlikely that this task force,
which is the largest of Vang Pao's forces
operating against the Plaine, will be
able to mount any new offensive opera-
tions in the near future. Consequently,
it appears that there is little chance
for Vang Pao's campaign in the north to
achieve any significant successes before
the dry season about to begin.
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NOTE
Cambodia: Government forces are making little
progress in their efforts to reopen several key
highways fanning out from Phnom Penh. The attempt
by five government battalions to clear a short
stretch of Route 4 has faltered in the face of
sharp resistance, and the Communists have mounted
harassing attacks elsewhere along the road. Opera-
tions to reopen Route 5 to Battambang, closed since
mid-August, are making no headway largely because
of command and discipline problems. In the south,
government troops are offering no serious resistance
to Communist pressures against Route 2, about ten
miles of which is Communist-controlled.
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