THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 MARCH 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993211
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: March 25, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
25 March 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 March 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
yang Pao is receiving fresh troops to help defend
Long Tieng, while the Communists appear to be ready-
ing a new assault against positions near the western
end of Skyline Ridge. (Page 3)
The North Vietnamese appear to be constructing a
major new road system through the country's southern
panhandle. (Page 4)
The Israelis have run into difficulties with regard
to their activities in Uganda (Page 5)
Ireland(
(Page 6)
Prime Minister Mintoff is to fly to London today to
review a draft UK-Malta agreement that would be
signed on Sunday. (Page 8)
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LAOS
There was relatively little activity on Skyline
Ridge yesterday. With the addition of reinforce-
ments now flying into Long Tieng, yang Pao will have
over 1,100 fresh troops to assist in the defense of
his stronghold.
The Communists may be preparing to launch their
next major assault against positions that guard the
road from Sam Thong. Elements of the North Vietnam-
ese 312th Division have been ordered to retain a
toehold on the western end of Skyline Ridge "at all
costs," according to intercepted messages, and ground
observers continue to report tank movements north of
the ridge.
To the east of the Plaine des Jarres irregular
task forces near Phong-Savan and Nong Pet are meet-
ing increasing resistance. The Communists used
105-mm. howitzers yesterday(
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North Vietnam Panhandle Road Construction
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NORTH VIETNAM
Photography of early March has revealed several
north-south road segments in the early, stages Of
construction in North, Vietnam's. panhandle'. The con-
struction is in high terrain paralleling the Laotian
border and extends over 150 Miles from northwest,of
Vinh to just 17 miles north of. the DMZ. Some sec-
tions of-existing roads along this general align-.
ment.are being improved at the same time. The-North
Vietnamese appear to be building the road segments
as straight. level.as possible;
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In a related development, photography of mid-
March shows that Route 103/6086 through the DMZ
has been completed and now can carry traffic as far
south as Khe Sanh.
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ISRAEL-UGANDA
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The
Israelis have suffered reverses
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in
Uganda
, where their agents have
had some
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success
in diverting the Muslims from the
main
Arab-Israeli conflict. Earlier this week
Ugandan
President Amin announced that he would not renew
Uganda's military training agreements with Israel
and ordered Israeli Army advisers and "intelligence
agents" out of the country by 27 March. Although
Amin exempted Israeli Air Force advisers, who make
up at least half of the approximately 50-man con-
tingent, the Israelis have decided to pull them
out too. Kampala claimed yesterday that five Is-
raeli nationals were arrested on "subversion"
charges, and Amin has hinted at further measures
against Israel.
Relations between Uganda and Israel be-
gan to worsen earlier this year when
Amin, a Muslim, moved to strengthen his
contacts with Arab countries, notably
Libya.
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IRELAND
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NOTES
Malta-UK: Prime Minister Mintoff will fly to
London today to review a draft Malta-UK agreement
to be signed Sunday. He has dropped his demands
that the US provide assurances of bilateral assist-
ance and give a commitment that the 6th Fleet will
not seek to use Maltese facilities leased to the
British. The draft would give Malta about $33 mil-
lion upon signature, plus an additional payment of
$6.5 million from Italy, and $36.4 million annually
thereafter.
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