THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 APRIL 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007712
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 1, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
April 1, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S
April 1, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
? Reports received over the weekend reflect a develop-
ing sense of crisis on the Golan Heights. (Page 1)
Cambodia's president yesterday announced the dis-
solution of the three-man High Political Council;
it is to be replaced by a slightly larger "executive"
body. Meanwhile, the Khmer Communist "defense min-
ister" is to arrive in China today, where presumably
he will consult with Sihanouk and his foreign "am-
bassadors," who are meeting there. (Page 2)
The Thai military is showing new signs of restive-
ness. (Page 3) ?
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SYRIA-ISRAEL
Reports received over the weekend reflect a
developing sense of crisis on the Golan Heights.
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CAMBODIA
Cambodian President Lon Nol announced yesterday
the dissolution of the three-man High Political Coun-
cil. It is to be replaced by a slightly larger
"executive" body. The new body is supposed to aid
the President in examining "important questions"
submitted by the government and the army. In addi-
tion to Lon Nol, the council reportedly is to be
composed of Prime Minister Long Boret, army chief
General Fernandez, and former prime minister Sink
Matak.
The High Political Council was supposed to have
brought together disparate political factions for a
more effective government. It failed to do so, in
part because both Lon Nol and Sink Matak distrusted
its third member, former chief of state Cheng Heng,
who has been left out of tfie new grouping.
The new council presumably has the same basic
aims as its predecessor. Its effectiveness, how-
ever, will depend heavily on whether Lon Nol and
Sink Matak can work together. The notoriously poor
relations between the two have led to a recent round
of rumors that Matak is plotting a coup.
Peking announced that Khmer Communist "defense
minister" Khieu Samphan will arrive in China today.
He presumably intends to consult with Sihanouk and
his foreign "ambassadors," who are meeting there,
ostensibly to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.
The talks will probably center on the military sit-
uation in Cambodia, possible future strategies for
the Khmer insurgents, and the results of Samphan's
trip to North Vietnam.
The level of Hanoi's aid to the Yhmer insurgency
probably dominated the talks between Samphan and the
North Vietnamese. North Vietnamese leaders Truong
Chinh and Le Thanh Nghi took the occasion of Samphan's
visit to reiterate North Vietnam's support for the
Khmer Communist political program and to promise that
Hanoi's aid would continue; Chinh stated that "no
insidious scheme" could prevent Hanoi from assisting
the Cambodians.
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THAILAND
The Thai military, troubled by the Sanya govern-
ment's lack of decisive leadership as well as its
own diminished influence in national affairs, is
showing new signs of restiveness./
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