THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 MAY 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993817
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 8, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
8 May 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 May 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The flare-up of fighting in Beirut that began yes-
terday and continued through the night apparently
was caused by guerrilla extremists determined to
prevent the cease-fire from taking hold. (Page 1)
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Seasonal rains have halted Chinese road building in
some areas of northwest Laos, but preparations ap-
pear to be under way for renewing construction once
the monsoon ends in the fall. (Page 3)
The Khmer Communist leadership in Cambodia has in-
dicated that there are still definite limits to its
support for Sihanouk. (Page 4)
US Consul General Leonhardy was released unharmed
by Mexican guerrillas last night. (Page 5)
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LEBANON-FEDAYEEN
The flare-up of fighting in Beirut that began
yesterday has continued through the night. Rockets
were fired at army positions near the Palestinian
refugee camps and the airport. The renewal of hos-
tilities prompted Prime Minister Hafiz to declare
a state of emergency and once again to submit his
resignation.
The renewed fighting, which began just af-
ter a government announcement that progress
had been made in settling differences with
the guerrillas, apparently reflects a de-
termined effort by fedayeen extremists to
prevent the cease-fire from taking hold.
They probably fear that Fatah leader Yasir
Arafat, in negotiations with the govern-
ment, had agreed to a formula that imposes
.further restrictions on the guerrillas.
No representatives of the extremist splin-
ter groups attended meetings yesterday be-
tween the government and mainstream ele-
ments of the guerrilla movement.
The breach in the cease-fire may have been
staged by the Popular Democratic Front for
the Liberation of Palestine. The Front
reportedly had made an earlier, unsuccess-
ful attempt to incite a resumption of
fighting.
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