THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 16 APRIL 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007724
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 16, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
April 16, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Latin American representatives at the inter-American
foreign ministers meeting Opening in Washington to?
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morrow will be looking for solid evidence that the
US intends to undertake specific Actinns in fhpir fA-
vore
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Recent intercepted messages suggest that North Viet-
nam's troop infiltration for this dry season may be
drawing to a close (Page 2)
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WESTERN HEMISPHERE
At the inter-American foreign ministers? meet-
ing, which opens here tomorrow, the Latin Americans'
will be looking for solid evidence that the US in-
tends to undertake specific actions in their favor.-
The agenda includes such economic issues as greater
access to US markets, technology,. and development
resources as well as A mcode of conduct" for multi-
national companies. Restructuring of the inter-
Americansystem and a general review of US - Latin
American relations also are: included..
The Washington conference will probably estab-
lish means for bilateral and multilateral consulta-
tions on a.wide range of trade matters. It also
may call:for setting up special Working groups on
foreign investment and transfer of technology. In
addition,,a statement of general principles relating
to the conduct of multinational corporations may be
approved.
Several issues could strain the fragile unity
established at the Tlatelolco Conference last Feb-
ruary. One of these is Cuba.
In addition, a number of Latin leaders are
suspicious of US intentions in proposing a new hemi-
sphere "community," and there will be strong pres-
sure-to exclude this concept from the final com-
munique,
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VIETNAM
? .Recent intercepts suggest that North Vietnam's
troop infiltration for this dry season may be draw-
ing to a close. According to an April 12 message,
"no southbound troops" will pass through a key trans-
fer point in southern North Vietnam for the rest of
the month, and more recent messages confirm that
none have arrived. No new groups, except small num-
bers of specialists, have been detected entering the
top of the infiltration system for eight days, the
longest interruption since September.
:Intercepts from southern Laos indicate that
North Vietnamese in the infiltration corridor that
is used to move most troops and supplies south have
begun removing Supplies from storage areas there.:
before clOsing down for the Approaching rainy .season.
The new Communist road network along South Vietnam's
western border, however, is less susdeptible to the
heavy rains, and Hanoi could move men and supplies
along this route well-into late summer..
Hanoi has probably already sent more than enough
manpower to central and southern South Vietnam to re-
place losses for several months at the current low
level of combat. Few troops have gone to northern
South Vietnam, where there has been little fighting,
but Hanoi could quickly send men to this area.
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