THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 NOVEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006146385
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 4, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
4 November 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
4 November 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In Vietnam, intercepts suggest infiltration may
again be on the upswing after having been down
significantly for some months. (Page 2)
John Gorton's chances of being re-elected prime
minister in Australia's Liberal Party caucus Friday
may have received a fatal blow with veteran party
stalwart William McMahon's announcement that he
will be a candidate. (Page 3)
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Soviets
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SOVIET UNION
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NORTH VIETNAM
There are signs that infiltration of North
Vietnamese regulars to the south may be on the up-
swing. During the past ten days, communications
intelligence has shown several large groups to be
on the move. Some of these are elements of the
320th Division.
Others, from what we can tell so far, seem to
be replacement fillers. One such group--of battal-
ion size--was spotted moving south on 31 October.
Analysis of communications suggests two other
groups of unknown size and nature have recently
entered the infiltration pipeline in North Vietnam.
The battalion-size (570 men) group is the
first significant batch of replacements
detected since last May.
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AUSTRALIA
Prime Minister Gorton's chances of surviving
the leadership challenge in Friday's Liberal Party
caucus have taken a sudden turn for the worse.
William McMahon, Federal Treasurer and deputy party
leader,threw his hat into the ring yesterday. He
made his move After John McEwen, leader of the.
Country Party--the junior partner in the ruling.
coalition--indicated he ?would no longer object to
McMahon's election as prime minister. McEwen
vetoed McMahon's bid to succeed Harold Holt in
early 1967.
McMahon presents a far more formidable.
challenge to Gorton than National Devel-
opment Minister Fairbairn, who had ear-
lier thrown down the gauntlet in opposi-
tion to Gorton.'
On domestic policy, McMahon
on past form would take a conservative
approach. The gains made by the opposi-
tion Labor Party in the recent elections
might, however, incline McMahon to lib-
eralize his domestic views.
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NOTES
Cambodia: Prime Minister Lon Nol may be tak-
ing his leave of absence as much for political as
for medical reasons. Chief of State Sihanouk and
Lon Nol's cabinet are increasingly at loggerheads,
mainly over the latter's economic reform program.
Sihanouk is said to be especially irate over the
government's decision to import rice for the first
time in recent years. Lon Nol may have thought it
prudent to get out of range, leaving his deputy--
the principal author of the reform program--to bear
the full weight of Sihanouk's wrath.
, Lon Nol plans to spend as
many as 45 days in France.
Lebanon: The cease-fire is still holding as
the Lebanese-fedayeen search for a modus vivendi
shifts from Cairo to Beirut.
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