THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 NOVEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977811
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 21, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
21 November 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
21 November 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Satellite photography has identified MRBM
equipment in rough terrain in west China.
The Communists apparently plan to step up
activity in South Vietnam in the next few
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/Jordan. (Page 3)
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The Czechs are taking steps to tighten their air de-
fenses along their West German border. (Page 7)
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The Soviet submarine tender is in a small Cuban
east of Cienfuegos. (Page 7)
port
The North Vietnamese Army Command has accused the US
of committing a "serious act? of war." (Page 7)
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COMMUNIST CHINA
An area containing support equipment for a me-
dium range strategic missile crew has been identi-
fied in the hills of west China. The missile sup-
port equipment was seen in satellite photography of
early September in an area about 20 miles southeast
of Wu-wei, the location of a surface-to-surface mis-
sile school.
The Location of the site is well within
the interior of China. This fact, to-
gether with its proximity to the Wu-wei
school, suggests a training site for MRBM
units prior to deployment to the field.
If the Chinese deploy operational missile
sites of this type in such rough terrain,
future detection will be difficult.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
There have been recent indications that the
Communists plan to step up attacks against allied
targets by the end of this month or in early Decem-
ber. Intercepts reveal that some Communist units
in the DMZ area have completed training exercises
and are ready for tactical activity. Other forces
near Da Nang have been ordered to be ready for a
"highpoint" by 25 November. Enemy plans to increase
action in the areas around Saigon have been reported
by two recent Viet Cong defectors who are company
commanders.
We expect that the Communists' "dry season
campaign" will consist generally of their
current pattern of terrorism, shelling
harassment, and occasional ground forays
against government outposts. The enemy's
principal target is likely to be the gov-
ernment's pacification program, which the
Communists acknowledge is undermining
their hold on the population in many areas.
A major purpose of increased Communist ac-
tivity will be to support efforts to re-
build their grass-roots assets.
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JORDAN
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SYRIA
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General Asad appointed a provisional cabinet
last night, _holding the two key posts of prime min-
ister and defense minister for himself. Two reputed
Communists arid some pro-Egyptian members are in-
cluded among the ministers, according to press
sources.
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Czechoslovakia:
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are being used in defensive patrols along the West
German border, and that L-29 pilots are engaging
in air-to-air gunnery training. These steps, ap-
parently being taken to tighten Czech air defenses,
follow a Czech diplomatic protest over alleged in-
trusions by two US military helicopters from West
Germany. The L-29 is better suited for engaging
slow-moving, low-flying targets than a high perform-
ance fighter since it handles better at low alti-
tudes and has a slower, stall speed. The L-29 can
carry two wing-mounted machine guns and a two-man
crew, allowing one man to act as an observer.
Israel/
USSR-Cuba: After it left Cienfuegos on 19
November, the Soviet submarine tender put in to
the small Cuban port of Casilda, 40 miles to the
east. We have no ready explanation for this move.
The rescue tug that had been in company
with the tender remains in Cienfuegos.
North Vietnam: A communiqug of the North Viet-
namese Army High Command is charging that the US
has committed "a serious act of wail.' by sending
"many flights" of bombers over its territory early
this morning. Specifically, the communiqug alleges
that US aircraft struck heavily populated areas in the
vicinity of Haiphong and Hanoi., causing many civilian
casualties and.wounding several Americans in a PW
camp. Boasting that three jet fighters were shot
down', the High Command warns that further US provo-
cations will be met with heavier puni'shment.
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