THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 MAY 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007947
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 3, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
May 3, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
May 3, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Israelis resumed combat missions over the Syrian
front yesterday after a one-day lull; ground fight-
ing picked up from Wednesday's low level. (Page 1)
The Soviets
Sihanouk and Khieu Samphan, his Khmer Communist po-
litical rival, both attribute limited Chinese and
North Vietnamese aid largely to Peking's and Hanoi's
lack of enthusiasm for a Sihanouk-led government in
Cambodia. (Page 3)
The South Vietnamese have completed a major operation
in the Parrots Beak region of Cambodia west of Saigon. 25X1
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The Soviets
Notes on the USSR and Portugal appear on Page 5.
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Beirut
Mediterranean
Ay Ata. Qatana
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Shaba?
Al Kiswah
Syria
Israeli Line
Haifa Tiberias
Nazareth
Lake
Tiberias
Syrian Line
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Fire Line
Shaykh
Miskin
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
Israeli aircraft resumed combat missions over
the Syrian front yesterday after a one-day lull.
The Israelis flew a total of about 150 combat sorties
and defensive patrols over the Golan Heights - southern
Lebanon area.
They reportedly bombed "terrorist" concentrations
near the Lebanese villages of Ayn Ata and Shaba.
Ground combat also appeared to pick up from
Wednesday's low level. Israel announced that its
long-range artillery shelled Syrian military camps
at Qatana and Al Kiswah--both well behind Syrian
lines--in retaliation for Syrian fire which killed
four Israeli soldiers and wounded two others.
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? CAMBODIA
Sihanouk and Khieu Samphan, his chief Khmer. Com-
munist political rival, have both complained that
Chinese and North Vietnamese support to the insurgents
is inadequate. Both men evidently believe that this
tight-fistedness is due in large part to Peking's and
Hanoi's lack of enthusiasm for a Sihanouk-led govern-
ment in Cambodia.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The South Vietnamese have completed a major op-
eration against the North Vietnamese 5th Division
in the Parrots Beak region of Cambodia west of Saigon.
No major battles were reported, but official
sources in Saigon are claiming heavy enemy losses.
Sizable quantities of equipment and supplies were
also reported captured. The South Vietnamese claim
that the operation has significantly reduced the
threat to western Hau Nghia Province and that the
road to the once-beleaguered outposts at Duc Hue is
now open.
The North Vietnamese 5th Division, which has
normally operated north of Saigon, began moving toward
the delta two months ago and had been concentrated
in the Parrots Beak for several weeks. Most of the
division managed to sidestep the cross-border opera-
tion. One regiment--the 174th--reached the South
Vietnamese border, less than ten miles north of the
Kien Tuong Province capital of Muc Hoa, on April 30.
Additional heavy fighting may occur if the
Communists continue to move the 5th Division south-
ward.
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NOTES
USSR:
USSR:
Portugal: With the approval of the junta, Mario
Soares, Portuguese Socialist Party leader, met Prime
Minister Wilson and Foreign Secretary Callaghan in
London yesterday. Soares plans talks today in Bonn
with Chancellor Brandt and has requested an appoint-
ment with the US ambassador there. Soares, concerned
about competition from the well-organized Portuguese
Communist Party, is working to increase the strength
and prestige of his own organization. He assumes that
he will receive a portfolio in the provisional govern-
ment which is to be formed within the next two weeks.
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