THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 JUNE 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993846
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 11, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
11 June 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 June 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In South Vietnam, military activity increased
sharply over the weekend, although the Communists
have not yet launched a general "land-grab" cam-
paign. (Page 1)
Venezuela is mounting a major diplomatic effort to
relax OAS restrictions against Cuba and may seek a
special session this week of the OAS Permanent
Council. (Page 2)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
Military activity increased sharply over the
weekend, as both sides jockeyed for position in
anticipation of new cease-fire arrangements. The
Communists have not yet launched a general "land-
grab" campaign, as they did last January, but there
are persistent reports that such an eleventh-hour
effort is planned.
Most of the current activity is in the delta,
with fighting reported in almost every province.
Sharp fighting persists in Chuong Thien and Dinh
Tuong provinces, where both sides are conducting
spoiling operations close to long-established Com-
munist base areas.
North of Saigon, government defenders at An
Loc, with the help of heavy air and artillery sup-
port, repulsed a tank-led Communist attack on June
9. The Communists also shelled both An Loc and Lai
Khe and have thwarted government efforts to reopen
Routes 13 and 1A.
In Kontum Province, North Vietnamese troops
occupied a village near the provincial capital
following a dispirited defense by government terri-
torial forces. Military Region 2 commander General
Toan sent two battalions of regulars to the area
and has ordered air strikes against Communist ar-
tillery positions. Along the coast, the North
Vietnamese have harassed outlying positions in
Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai provinces and pushed back
a government ranger unit in Quang Nam.
Fighting in many portions of the northern
provinces appears to have resulted from government
operations that, in some instances, are being con-
ducted in territory tacitly left under Viet Cong
control for several years. Communist actions in
this area may be aimed at securing staging areas
closer to the populous coastal zone.
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VENEZUELA-CUBA-OAS
Venezuela is mounting a major diplomatic ef-
fort to relax OAS restrictions against Cuba and
may seek a special session of the OAS Permanent
Council in Washington this week to consider the
matter.
The initiative is unlikely to muster the
two-thirds vote required to lift the re-
strictions, but any vote at this time
would be closer than it was last year
when Peru tested the issue. Venezuela
could conceivably achieve a simple ma-
jority favoring its initiative, which
would leave each member country free to
make its one decision on the application
of sanctions against Cuba.
The Venezuelan effort is motivated pri-
marily by domestic political considera-
tions. President Caldera apparently be-
lieves the lifting of sanctions is popu-
Zar among Venezuelan voters and that the
initiative would strengthen his party's
position in the presidential elections
scheduled for December.
Regardless of the outcome, Venezuela
will probably move fairly soon to re-
establish diplomatic and commercial re--
Zations with Cuba. This, together with
a similar move by Argentina last month,
will be interpreted by Havana as further
proof that its attempts to widen the gap
between the US and Latin America are suc-
ceeding.
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