THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 AUGUST 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977638
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 22, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
22 August 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 August 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The military situation in Cambodia is summarized on
Page 1.
In Thailand, Prime Minister Thanom's recent parlia-
mentary defeat over the new budget has underscored
the widespread dissatisfaction with his leadership.
(Page 2)
The Soviets apparently gave Ulbricht some last-
minute assurances before the formal Warsaw Pact ap-
proval of the Soviet - West German treaty. (Page 3)
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/Israel. (Page 4)
A new Soviet space probe to Venus--the second this
week--failed early this morning. (Page 4)
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CAMBODIA
Government forces have repulsed the Communist
attack on Prek Tameak, and the enemy has withdrawn
into the surrounding countryside. Other enemy units
south of Prek Tameak succeeded in lobbing several
mortar rounds into government positions on the east
bank of the Mekong less than two miles from Phnom
Penh.
Communist forces continue to be active in Oddar
Meanchey Province. An intercepted military message
indicated that government forces abandoned the vil-
lage of 0 Chik on 21 August, The Cambodians are
calling in air strikes on the village.
Since the fall of much of neighboring
Preah Vihear Province to the Communists
at the end of June, enemy activities have
intensified in Oddar Meanchey, where ill-
prepared government forces seem to be
having difficulty countering the enemy
thrusts. (
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THAILAND
A group of dissidents in the government's Saha
Pracha Thai (SPT) party recently joined opposition
members in the parliament to defeat,Prime Minister
Thanom in the second round of the fight over the
new budget. Opposition members now have a one-vote
majority on the 37-man committee responsible for re-
viewing and amending the 1971 budget and are in po-
sition to alter it considerably if they vote as a
bloc.
The rift over the budget has surfaced a
widening breach within government ranks.
Many members of the parliament, including
members of the SPT, have been pressing
Thanom for increased recognition and re-
sponsibilities, and for constitutional
changes which will give the legislature
more power. They are also urging Thanom
to reshuffle the cabinet to reflect cur-
rent Thai political realities.
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USSR - EASTERN EUROPE
That Moscow summit session with Eastern
European leaders took only a few hours to
wrap up views concerning the West German
treaty and agreement on pressing ahead
with a conference on European security.
The primary reason for the brevity is that
no Eastern European nation with the excep-
tion of East Germany has any problem with
the forthcoming Soviet reaction to Brandt's
Ostpolitik. Moscow apparently took pre-
cautions to soothe Ulbricht in advance of
the leadership meeting. Ulbricht flew in
to Moscow on the 18th, two days before the
summit session.
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NOTES
USSR: The Soviets apparently failed in an at-
tempt to send a space probe toward Venus early this
morning.
Another Venus probe was
launched successfully on 17 August and should reach
its destination in mid-December.
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