THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 NOVEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006146478
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 22, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
22 November 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 November 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS'
Leaders of the Warsaw Pact powers are expected to
meet soon in Moscow, probably to. discuss European
security matters. (Page 1)
The Italian domestic situation is causing further
difficulties for the Rumor government. (Page 2)
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Cambodian insurgents have renewed their activity in
the countryside. (Page 4)
In Iraq, a struggle for power is developing. (Page 5)
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WARSAW PACT
Leaders of the Warsaw Pact powers are expected
to assemble in Moscow soon, probably to discuss
European security matters. The exact timing is
still not known
Soviet
Ambassador Tsarapkin was suddenly recalled from
Bonn to Moscow on 20 November to take part in prep-
arations for the meeting.
There are conflicting reports concerning the
purposes of the meeting and its agenda. A West
German official in Prague, citing statements by
Eastern European diplomats, takes the view that the
East Germans requested the meeting in order to dis-
cuss a common policy toward West Germany.[
the participants will
treat Germany and Berlin only as part of a broader
discussion of European security matters.
In any, event, Pankow will certainly try
to obtain agreement from its East Euro-
pean allies not to move too quickly in
negotiating with Bonn or to ignore East
German interests. The EastiGermans may
already be too late, however, especially
in the case of the Poles.
Unlike 1967, when Pankow joined forces
with Moscow to block West Germany, this
time the Soviets have been relatively
forthcoming toward Bonn. They are re-
ported to have told' the other Eastern
European states that they too may negoti-
ate certain issues with the West Germans.
Unless Moscow shifts tactics and supports
the East Germans, it appears doubtful that
Pankow will be able to dissuade its allies
from following their own schedule for
moving closer toward an accommodation
with Bonn.
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ITALY
There is uneasiness in government circles fol-
lowing police casualties at the hands of labor ex-
tremists in Milan during Wednesday's general strike.
The police, worn by the strikes and demonstrations,
of the past two and one-half months, had earlier
organized a complaint over their long hours of try-
ing to maintain order. Following Wednesday's in-
cidents, senior officials only with some difficulty
dissuaded police retaliation, and two of the less
tractable units were replaced by others from out-
side Milan.
The government of Prime Minister Rumor has
come under new attacks from many quarters
deterioration of the domestic situation.
President Saraga
that a stronger government is required.
There is little doubt that the Rumor gov-
ernment is in difficulty, but how pre-
carious its position may be is not clear.
The government is making corns progress'
toward new labor contracts that may ease
the current unrest, and in the meantime
efforts to maintain law and order are
receiving support from both conservative
and leftist politicians. Should the po-
lice fail to exercise their normal re-
straint or be otherwise insubordinate,
however, the government would immediately
be in serious trouble.
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COMMUNIST CHINA
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Cambodia: Insurgent Activity on the Rise
Tribal insurgents maint6ining iteatly:\
pressure on army units
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CAMBODIA
With the coming of the dry season, leftist in-
surgents have renewed their activity in the country-
side. Most of the incidents, as reflected in in-
tercepts of Cambodian military messages, are occur-
ring in traditional guerrilla areas in the western
provinces and in the east, along the South Viet-
namese border. In the latter sector, the insur-
gents get some logistic support from the Viet Cong
and are able to dodge security forces by withdraw-
ing into Viet Cong - controlled territory along the
border. Insurgency is particularly acute in the
northeast, where tribal rebels, backed by the Viet-
namese Communists, have maintained steady pressure
on Cambodian Army units. Away from the immediate
border area, the Viet Cong do not appear to be sup-
porting insurgent groups.
The uerrillas
are a
perennial thorn in Sihanouk's side.
The insurgents' heavy-handed tactics of
sending propaganda :and extortion teams
against villages in the outlying provinces
suggest that they are making little pro-
gress in developing a popular base.
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NOTE
Iraq: A struggle for power is developing.
The civilian wing of the Baath party is threatening
the present dominance of the party's military wing.
Although the civilian faction does not exercise
control over the military as such, it can count on
the loyalty of many junior officers, the party mi-
litia, the civilian party apparatus, and perhaps a
number of non-Baathists both in and out of the army.
A successful coup by this group, however, would
still leave Iraq in essentially the same political
posture in its relationship with the West.
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