THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 JUNE 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993339
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 6, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
6 June 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
6 June 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The North Vietnamese are extending their petroleum
pipeline toward China.
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Lon Nol's margin of victory in the presidential elec-
tion on Sunday was short of the clear-cut vote of
confidence he sought. (Page 2)
Public unrest is again on the increase in Bangladesh.
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A general lull continues on the South Vietnamese
battlefields. (Page 4)
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NORTH VIETNAM
The North Vietnamese are extending their pe-
troleum pipeline system toward China. Recent photog-
raphy shows construction under way to extend the
pipeline about 30 miles north, from the Hai Duong
area to Kep. Kep lies on the Dong Dang railroad
line about 50 miles from the Chinese border. A POL
storage area is also under construction there.
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CAMBOD IA
The results of the presidential election
reflect widespread dissatisfaction with
Lon Nol. Complete returns are not yet in,
but it now appears certain that Lon Nol's
margin of victory will fall short of the
unequivocal vote of confidence he had
hoped to obtain.
At last report, Lon Nol had 61 percent of the
vote, In Tam 22 percent, and Keo An 17 percent. The
respectable showing of Keo An, an unknown who at-
tracted attention by pledging to permit Sihanouk to
return to Cambodia, is embarrassing to the govern-
ment since it will be interpreted as evidence of
residual support for the former Cambodian leader.
In Tam actually ran ahead of Lon Nol in Phnom
Penh, where he effectively exploited war-weariness
and unhappiness over inflation and high-level cor-
ruption. Only energetic electioneering and some
threats of a coup by the military enabled Lon Nol
to get the national majority necessary to avoid a
run-off election.
Although In Tam is claiming fraud, the
election was reasonably honest by Khmer
standards, and the closeness of the vote
should help the government to portray
the contest as a legitimate expression
of the voters' will.
Lon Nol's next important political step
will be to appoint a vice-president. He
has not yet indicated who might be given
the post or when the appointment will be
made. Sink Matak has repeatedly insisted
that he does not want the job, and In Tam
clearly is unacceptable to the military.
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BANGLADESH
Public unrest-is again on the increase, and
there have been disorders-in some parts of the coun-
try. Food shortages.and.allegations.of official cor-
ruption seem to be the main reasons. Prime-Minister
Mujibi-s Awami League Party is coming in for increased
criticism.
Mujib himself is still widely popular, and
opposition groups pose no threat now. He
is concerned, however, over the longer
term threat that continued deterioration
of law and order would bring. Mujib has
scheduled a major policy address for to-
morrow and may announce new measures for
dealing with dissident elements.
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NOTE
South Vietnam: The general lull in battlefield
activity Continues. In Kontum City., South Vietnam-
ese forces have cleared the remaining Communist
troops.fromthe area; south of the airfield, and only
minor skirmishing is reported north of the field
In Binh Dinh Province, the fighting in and around
Phu My District town has also lessened. Government
forces have cleared.the town of almost all the Com7
munist troops that had infiltrated during the week-
end fighting. To the north, the enemy continues re-
supply and reconnaissance activities in preparation
for heavier fighting in the Hue area,.but poor
weather may be hindering some of this preparatory:
work.
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