THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 SEPTEMBER 1970

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Original Classification: T
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• Publication Date: September 6, 1970

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6 September 1970
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The U. S. Embassy in Moscow has received a statement from the Soviet
, Foreign. Office that the USSR has evidence of Is; aeli intentions to make
air strikes along the Egyptian side of the Canal On 6 September. The .
? note adds that the Soviets expect that firm U. -S. influence will be used
.to restrain the Israelis from such an act..
IS'e have no Positive indications of our own that
? such a project is imminent. The Israeli assertions
.that such an action would be necessar if Egyptian
? ceasefire violations continue carry n( sense of im-
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:There are three possible explanations for he Soviet action:
1. The Soviets have good evidence which pn-suades them that
Israel intends to attack.
2. The Soviets have flimsy evidence, or none at all, but
think it useful at. this point to alarm the U. S
3. The Soviets invented the story to cove- some imminent
military action of their own.
The first explanation is doubtful.
the channel chosen by
deputy chief of American Section to Er5assy officer does
,?not bespeak,.genuine and intense'alarm.
? The:thi-rd eXplanation,is equally doubtful.
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More generally, the USSR and .FTYPt have
,Israel in a ?serious political, bind at the moment, and it would appear
to be in.theirnterest to keen Tel Aviv's feet 7.o the fire, and even
? to throw. on some extra fuel.
The second explanation is consistent'with or evidence
and with the channel employed. On
explanation, 'the USSR wants to draw U. S. a:tention to the one
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contingency which could upset current Soviet tacics and, by prodding
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the U. S. into renresentations in Tel Aviv, to ridd to the inhibitions
on this Israeli course of action.
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ing.the past 24 hours. Enemy harassing activity
increased slightly in the southern and western pro-
vinces and the Communists kss also maintained some
pressure on the government-held towns of Srang and
Saang, south of Phnom Penh. Y;:eral government po-
sitions near Siem RR Reap town were hit by the
enemy, but few casualties resulted.
In Saigon, Foreign Minister Lam.has announced
that his government will call for a second Djakar-
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Conference to resolve the Cambodian problem.
'Lam explained that the time is propitious for some
action to follow up the "spirit of Djakarta."
IJam's timing may be correct, but a second confer-
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JORDANIAN DECISION ON MILITARY UNITS
AMMAN DOMESTIC SERVICE IN ARABIC 0700 GMT 5 SEP 70 N
(TEXT). AN OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN STATES THAT THE GOVERVita.,..'
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INSTRUCTED THE-CHIEF OF STAFF TO TAKE THE .NECESSARY:ME=ASWR
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, MILITARY PERSONNEL AXAR THE CAPITAL AND THE APPEARANCE .OfARIED,r.
MEN FROM THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY.. THIS 13.:
ORDER TO FINALLY END THE STATE OF TENSION WPUBLICLIrE:,
THE .CAPITAL. THE. GOVERNMENT 'IS CONFIDENT OF':.11a COOPEXAT40
OF :ALL SIDES FOR THE GENERAL INTEREST AND THg. RESTORATIONAPF.':
CALM AND SECURITY. - ' te !.?
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AMMAN, DOIESTIC SERVICE IS ARABIC 0628 .GMT 'SEP.70 M
(TEXT) THE PREMIER'S OFFICE CALLS ON ALL EMPLOYEES TO.;,
REPORT TO WORK AND TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES AS USUAL. 'IT
APPALS TO ALL CITIZENS TO CARRY ON WITH THEIR DAILY ACTO,
AS USUAL.
5 SEP 0840Z DD/PDS
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ACTION NEA-15
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FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN
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INFO AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
US INT CA IRO
AMCONSUL JERUSALEM
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV
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SLEJ PROSPECTS FOR JORDAN AFTER LATEST GOVT?FEDAYEEN CLASH
REF AMMAN 4309
SUMMARY: FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES OF PAST WEEK IN AMMAN, KING,
(10J, POLITICIANS AND REST:014918LE FEDAYEEN SEEM TO REALIZE THE
NEED TO SEEK ? AT LEAST TEMPORARILY - A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO THEIR
DIFFERENCES. IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS A CONSIDERABLE NEGOTIATING
EFFORT TOWARD THIS END WILL BE MADE BOTH IN CAIRO AND AMMAN.
PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IS THAT DISTRUST BETWEEN GOVT FEDAYEEN INCREA?
SING; LINES BETWEEN GOVT AND FEDAYEEN HAVE BECOME MORE SHARPLY
DRAWN, AND BOTH SIDES UNDER CONTINUING PRESSURES FROM THEIR
RESPECTIVE EXTREME FACTIONS. DIFFICULTIES IN THE PEACE TALKS,
FINALLY, COULD RAISE FEDAYEEN CAPABILITIES BACK TO - AND PERHAPS
BEYOND ? PREVIOUS HIGH OF JU`JE 1973.
1. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT KINVO S'F'EE,CH
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FEDAYEEN AS WELL AS TO EVENTS IN GENERAL OF PAST FEW DAYS.
ACCORDING TO CENTRAL COMMITTEE STATEMENT PUBLISHED IN FATAH
NEWSPAPER SEP 4 (BUTWHOSE CONTENTS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN
TO GOJ IN MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON), FEDAYEEN NOT PREPARED TO
SEEK NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT "WITH A GOVT WHICH IS NOT EXERCISING
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ITS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS." KING'S EMPOWERING COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
TO EXERCISE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES" WE BELIEVE SPEAKS TO THIS POINT
AND REFLECTS HIS GENUINE DESIRE FOR PEACEFUL POLITICAL ACCOMMO?
DATION.
2. KING'S SPEECH, MOREOVER, COMES AT TIME WHEN POLITICAL ACTIVITY
BY VARIOUS BODIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH GOJ AND FED?
AYEEN IS REACHING A NEW PEAK. EXTRAORDINARY, SESSION ARAB LEAGUE
COUNCIL SCHEDULED TO MEET SEP 5 IN CAIRO WILL DISCUSS THIS MATTER.
SULAYMAN NABULSI'S "NATIONAL GROUPING" WHICH WAS DUE TO HOLD
ANOTHER SESSION ON SEP 18 MAY NOW CONVENE EVEN EARLIER. PRESS
ACCOUNTS CLAIM "NATIONAL CHARTER" TO BE DRAFTED ON THIS OCCASION.
PAPERS ALSO CARRY ACCOUNT OF MEETING BETWEEN FEDAYEEN CENTRAL
COMMITTEE AND A "NUMBER OF SENATORS AND DEPUTIES" MOST OF WHOM
PRO?GOVT MODERATES. (DEPUTIES SEEM TO STRADDLE THE LINE BY CALLING
FOR PEACE AND ORDER IN AMMAN AND ALSO AN END TO SHOOTING IN CITY
BY GOVT FORCES. ON SEP 3, ALSO, KING BY ROYAL DECREE ESTABLISHED
"PRIVY COUNCIL" TO "ASSISI' KING AND OFFER ADVICE AND CONSULTA?
TION." COUNCIL INCLUDES ALL FORMER ''RIME MINISTERS (TELL, TALHOUNI,
MUFTI, NABULSI); PRIME MINISTER RIFA'I; HEAD OF ROYAL DIWAN
ZAID PIFAI; SPEAKER OF HOURSE IRAI(14T; FORMER CHIEF OF DIwAN
TARAWNEH; ROYAL CHAMBERLAIN FIELD MARSHAL MAJALI; AND CHIEF
OF STAFF AL?JAZI.
3. WE CONSIDER KING, IN ESTABLISHING PRIVY COUNCIL, MAY BE PRE?
PARING ANOTHER POLITICAL LINE OF DEFENSE TO WHICH HE COULD WITHDRAW
IF DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER FORUMS FRUITLESS. HUSSEIN MAY BE 43PEFUL
THAT OUT OF THIS WELTER OF NEGOTIATIONS SOME ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION
MAY EMERGE TO PRECLUDE HIS HAVING TO USE FORCE TO BR INC FEDAYEEN
INTO LINE. (HE PROBABLY DOES NOT DOUBT WILLINGNESS OR CAPABILITY
OF ?IAA TO DO SO, BUT WOULD WISH TO AVOID NARROWING HIS POLITICAL
BASE BY RESORTING TO A MILITARY SOLUTION.)
4. PROBLEM AS WE SEE IT, HOWEVER, IS THAT AS A RESULT OF LAST FEW
DAYS DISTRUST BETWEEN GOUT AND FEDAYEEN SHARPENED AO ISSUE THEM-
SELVES HAVE BECOME MORE INTRACTABLE. IT NOW MORE DIFFICULT FOR
EITHER SIDE TO SATISFY MINIMAL DEMANDS OF OTHER. PALACE OFFICIAL
TOLD EMBOFF SEPT 3 THAT PALACE FELT ITSELF IN STRONG POSITION.
KING 'S GREATEST PROBLEM, HE SAID, WAS FENDING OFF PRESSURES FROM
RIGHT?WING LOYALISTS TO MOP UP FEDAYEEN ONCE AND FOR ALL. WE
OURSELVES THINK THEREMAY BE SOME HAIR TRIGGERS ON GOVT SIDE
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AND RELIABLE FOREIGN EMBASSY SOURCE STATES THAT SEVEN BRIGADIER
ZAID BIN SHAK IR SURPRISED BY SPONTANEITY ARMY'S RESPONSE TO
FEDAYEEN FIRING ON NIGHT OF AUG 31.
5. ON OTHER HAND, IT IS CLEAR THAT EXTREME IST AND IDEOLOGICAL GROUPS
SUCH AS PFLP AND ?DELP HAVE NOTHING TO GA IN AND EVERYTHING TO LOSE
BY EITHER PEACE OR GENUINE Ci0J*FEDAYEEN AGREEONZSM IT IS PROBABLY
LATTER OF THE TWO WHICH, BOTH ON NIGHT OF AUG 31 AND IN NEXT DAY'S
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, HO PED TO SET OFF ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE
BETWEEN GOVT AND FEDAYEEN. IN SUCH A CLASH FATAH WOULD BE SEVERELY
HURT AND MORAL PRE% IGE OF GOVT DROP TO ALL TIME LOW; RESULTING
SITUATION COULD WORK TO ADVANTAGE OF IDEOLOGICAL EXTREMISTS.
G. WE BELIEVE THAT POSSIBILITY OF INCIDENTS ESCALATING OUT OF
CONTROL HAS LESSENED IN PA ST FEW DAYS. WE DO NOT, HOWEVER,
COMPLETELY DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY THAT EXTREMISTS, HAVING FAILED IN
THE IR PROVOCATIONS AGAINST ARMY HEADQUARTERS AND KING, MIGHT FALL BACK
ON MORE VULNERABLE TARGETS SUCH AS FOREIGN MISSIONS AMMAN ?
7. FINALLY, IT WORTH EMPHASIZING THAT UAR *S ACCEPTANCE OF ROGERS'
PROPOSAL HELPED PRODUCE LEAST FAVORABLE CLIMATE IN PAST THREE YEARS
FOR FEDAYEEN OPERATIONS, BUT IF CEASE?FIRE BREAKS DOWN, OR JARRING
TALKS APPEAR DEADLOCKED, FEDAYEEN INFLUENCE AS FORCE WITHIN JORDAN
AND IRRITANT TO JORDANIAN/ ISRAELI RELATIONS MAY INCREASE BEYOND
PREVIOUS HIGH IN JUNE 19700 GP-3.
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AMEMBASSY CANBERRA
AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUVPU'R
AMEMBASSY MANILA
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
AMEMBASSY SEOUL
AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE
AMEMBASSY TOKYO
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SUBJECT: GVN AND SECOND DJAKARTA CONFERENCE
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1. LOCAL PRESS SEPTEMBER 3 CARR IED INTERVIEW WITH FO NM IN LAM
IN WHICH HE REPORTEDLY SA ID GVN WOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE
IN CALLING FOR SECOND DJAKARTA CONFERENCE. LAM HAD EX PLA INED
THAT NEW MEETING WAS DESIRABLE IN VIEW OF FAILURE OF DJAKARTA
THREE TO RESOLVE CAMBODIAN PROBLEM.
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2. IN RESPONSE TO QUERY BY FOL COUNSELOR SEPTEMBER 4, LAM
SA ID AT DJAKARTA HE HAD ARGUED THAT. CONFERENCE WAS USELESS
WITHOUT ADEQUATE FOLLOW?UP AND HAD URGED THAT REFERENCE TO
SECOND CONFERENCE BE PUT IN FINAL COMMUNIQUE. MAL IK AND
SUHART 0 HAD COUNTERED THAT, WHILE THEY AGREED ANOTHER
MEETING WOULD PROBABLY PROVE NECESSARY, SPECIFIC REFERENCE
TO THIS IN COMM UNIQUE MIGHT UNDERMINE EFFORTS OF DJAKARTA
THREE DELEGATION. LAM NOW FELT TIME WAS PROPITIOUS TO RA ISE
MATTER AGA IN AND HAD THEREFORE INSTRUCTED SVN EMBASSIES
IN DJAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR AND TOKYO TO SOUND OUT THE IR HO ST
CDVERNMENTS ON HOLDING ANOTHER CONFERENCE HE DID NOT EXPLAIN
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WHY HE SIMULTANEOUSLY ANNOUNCED HIS VIEWS TO PRESS.
3. COMMENT WHILE WE BELIEVE GVN 'S OBJECTIVE OF KEEPING
DJAKARTA SPIRIT ALIVE HAS MERIT,DIFFICULT TO ASSESS FROM HERE
WHETHER NEW CONFERENCE WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE OR FEASIBLE WAY
OF DOING SO. IN ANY CASE WE DO NOT THINK LEAD TA KEN BY GVN
WOULD HELP PROSPECTS. IF OT HER DJAKARTA PARTICIPANTS INCLINED
TOWARD NEW INITIATIVE, WOULD SEEM PREFERABLE FOR ONE OR MORE OF
UTRALS TO BE IN FRONT ? HOW VIGOROUSLY GVN INTENDS TO PURSUE
4HIS ISSUE MAY DEPEND TO LARGE DEGREE ON RESULTS OF ITS CURRENT
SOUNDINGS. WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE DEPARTMENT'S VIEWS FOR
PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS HERE
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JOINT EMBASSY/DAO MESSAGE
SuBJ: CAMBODIAN SIT REP 7 SEPTEMBER 5
1. LUSAKA NON-AL.LIGNED CONFERENCE
RADIO PEKING ANNOUNCED ARRIVAL OF TWO MAN DELEGATION IN LUSAKA
FROM SIHANOUK GOVERNMENT. HEAD OF DELEGATION IS SARIN
CHHAK, "MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS", WHILE "MINISTER OF
POPULATION EDUCATION AND YOuTH" CHAN YOURAN IS OTHER MEMBER.
AFK PUBLISHED FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS REPORTING THAT GOC
FONMIN WAS TO ARRIVE IN LUSAKA TODAY.
2. VISIT OF AMERICAN YOUTH DELEGATION
A. LOCAL PRESS
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"AMERICAN YOUTH FOR A JUST PEACE." YESTERDAY DELEGATION
RECEIVED MILITARY BRIEFING; VISITED MILITARY HOSPITAL, WHERE
THAT SAW VC/NVNA WOUNDED AS WELL AS WOUNDED STUDENTS;
VISITED REFUGEE CENTER; AND HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH INTELLECTUAL
GROPU. AMONG QUESTION WHICH THEY ASKED INTELLECTUALS
CONCERNED SIHANOUK'S POPULARITY AMONG PEASANTS, CIA
INVCLVEMENT IN DISMISSAL OF SIHANOUK (INTELLECTUCALS FLATLY
DENIED), AND QUESTION OF THE REPUBLIC. AMERICAN GROUP
URGa INTELLECTUALS TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO VISIT LIS.
a UNIVERSITY OF BEAUX ARTS STUDENTS HOSTED GROUP AT DINNER
TO WHICH SOME EMBOFFS INVITED. FOLLOWING CAMBODIAN STUDENTS
PRESENTATION OF CLASSIC AND FOLD DANCING
AMERICAN GROUP CALLED
TO STAGE AND Q13EDITABLY SANG FOLK SONGS. FOR FINALE AMERICAN GROW"
OFFERED SONG, WHICH THEY IDENTIFIED AS A CIVIL RIGHTS SONG, 'WHICH
THEY SAID WAS APPLICABLE TO CAHEODIA. CAMBODIAN AUDIENCE APPLAUDED
ENTHUSIAST ICALLY AND JOINED INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE IN SINGING "WE
SHALL CNERCOME."
3. MILITARY TRIBUNAL INVALIDATES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST SON NGOC
THANH
SON NG0c THANH WHO WAS CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA BY
A MILITARY TRIBUNAL DURING REGIME OF SIHANOUK, PETITIONED MILITARY
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TRIBUNAL FOR REEXAMINATION OF HIS CASE. PETITION WAS ACCEDPTED AND
SON NGOC THANH TESTIFIED ON SEPTEMBER 4, DENYING ACCUSATIONS MADE
BY SIHANOUK. MILITARY TRIBUNAL DECIDED THAT SON NGOC THANH'S
PETITION WOULD BE ACCEPTED, THAT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL 0,RDER.
OF SEPTEMBER I99 WAS INVALID AND THAT SON NGOC THANH WAS EXCULPATED.
4. CAMBODIA TO BECOME MEMBER OF SEAMS
AMONG DECISION TAKEN AT WEEKLY CABINET MEETING WAS
APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE FOR CAMBODIAN MEMEBERSHIP SEAmES.
5. MILITARY J2, J3.
A. DURING PAST 24 HOURS VO/NVNA HARASSING ACTIVITY
INCREASED IN THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PROVINCES. THIS ACTIVITY
INCLuDED ATTACKS BY FIRE, RAIDS ON VILLAGES AND AMBUSHES OF
CIVILIAN CONVOYS. VC/NVNA PRESSURE CONTINUES IN SRANG AND SAANG,
BUT CAMBODIANS CONTINUE TO HOLD THESE VILLAGES.
B. FANK POSIT IONS NORTH AND WEST OF STEM REAP TOWN WERE
ATTACKED DURING THE DAY. ATTACK WAS OF GREATER INTENSITY THAN
ANY TIME SINCE JULY.
6. PRESS BRIEFING
PRESS BRIEFER REPORTED ON ATTACKS ON SAANG AND SRANG. HE
? SA ID THAT THE ENEMY, CONT IN UED LIMITED ATTACKS AND _SPORADIC ACT ION.
HE SAID THAT FANK TROOPS IN SWEEP OPERATIONS OFTEN PRECIPITATED
FIGHTS WHICH SPOILED ENEMY PLANS FOR ATTACK.
7. LOCAL PRESS
A. KOS SANTEPHEAP EDITORIAL URGES LUSAKA NAC NOT TO ACCEPT
SIHANOUK GOVT IN EXILE. EDITORIAL REPEATS FAMILIAR THEMES AND
DOES NOT OFFER ANYTHING NEW.
B. RROJOCH KHMER COMMENTS AGAIN ABOUT THE FEUD BETWEEN
SIM VAR AND THE CAMBODIAN SPECIAL MILITARY REGIMENT COMMANDER.
(SIM VAR ATTACKED THE NEWSPAPER AND ACCUSED IT OF TAKING SIDES
AGAINST HIM.) PROJOCH KHMER DENIED IT IS TAKING SIDES BUT THAT
NATIONAL INTEREST RE QUIRES THAT THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE "TWO
ELEPHANTS" BE SETTLED.
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