THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 JANUARY 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993721
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 20, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
20 January 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
20 January 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Lao Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma says that he does
not intend, to seek the withdrawal of the Chinese
road-building force in northwest Laos as part of an
Agreement with the Communists. (Page 1)
Chilean President Allende has temporarily shifted
his office to a nationalized textile plant in the
Santiago slums in an attempt to dramatize the
strength of his lower class support. (Page 2)
Hostility toward King Hassan of Morocco continues
to grow and some dissidents are turning to Algeria
in search of support. (Page 3)
Zambia is seeking to ease its dispute with Rhodesia,
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LAOS-CHINA
Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma has told French
officials in Vientiane that he does not intend to
seek the withdrawal of the Chinese road-building
force in northwest Laos as part of an agreement
with the Lao Communists.
Souvanna said that he would discuss the road
building with Peking later this year, but that the
talks would not be in the context of the 1962 Geneva
accord that forbids the stationing of foreign
troops in Laos. Souvanna added that he opposes
taking action to stop the road work because the sys-
tem being constructed is "basically useful" to Laos,
and he indicated a willingness to consider the work
as a form of economic aid.
Souvanna recently has been showing great
interest in obtaining Chinese assistance
in resolving the Lao conflict. His will-
ingness to accept a continued Chinese
role in northwestern Laos is meant to keep
the way open for this policy.
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CHILE
President Allende temporarily shifted his of-
fice on Thursday to a nationalized textile plant
in the Santiago slums.
Although billed as a send-off for the
new controls over consumer goods distri-
bution, the carefully publicized move
is more likely meant to emphasize the
strength of his lower class support. AZ-
lenders grandstand play seems intended
to impress military officers, particu-
larly service chiefs and cabinet minis-
ters who have shown concern about their
inability to curb his more radical pro-
grams and officials.
At the same time, Allende seems determined to
keep a well-circumscribed military presence in his
cabinet.
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NOTES
Morocco: Hostility toward King Hassan con-
tinues to grow. Some of the court hangers-on and
influence seekers are distancing themselves from
the monarch, and others are said to be engaging in
behind-the-scenes maneuvering. Some opposition
elements have turned to Algeria for support. The
Algerians reportedly have not provided aid thus
far, but did not rule out the possibility of some
assistance if the dissidents are able to undertake
guerrilla activity that seriously challenges Has-
san's rule and attracts international attention.
Zambia-Rhodesia: President Kaunda, fearing
even more drastic Rhodesian actions against his
country, forward
a conciliatory message to Prime Minister Smith.
Kaunda offered
to restrain black Rhodesian paramilitary prepara-
tions in Zambia if Smith calls off his blockade.
Kaunda cannot afford to say this publicly, and hard
bargaining may remain, but it looks like a positive
first step toward easing the crisis.
Chile: Santiago's major Western creditors
will meet in Paris on 25 January to discuss re-
scheduling Chile's debts of about $320 million
falling due this year. Although the creditors
last year granted relief for some 70 percent of
the interest and principal due on most debts, they
are likely to be less generous this time in view
of Chile's poor performance under the 1972 agree-
ment. Its payments are in arrears with Switzerland,
and nothing at all was paid to the US, UK, West
Germany, or the Netherlands. Moreover, in view of
continuing economic deterioration, Chile's tradi-
tional creditors remain reluctant to provide new
financial aid. Of the creditors present at the
1972 meetings, only Spain and Sweden supplied
major new credits.
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