THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 NOVEMBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993639
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 22, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
22 November 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
22 November 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
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Vietnam.
General Lon Non admits that the program
for inducing Khmer Communists to rally to the gov-
ernment has failed so far, but President Lon Nol
does not seem ready to consider any different ap-
proach. (Page 2)
Israel's air and artillery strikes in southwest
Syria yesterday were stronger than its attacks of
two weeks ago. A state of continuous, if limited,
warfare could be developing. (Page 3)
Juan Peron has made clear progress. in putting to-
gether a political coalition during his five days
back in Argentina. (Page 4)
In Chile, the major opposition parties are at odds
on how to cope with President Allende's bringing
military officers into his government. (Page 5)
Unusually large numbers-of-North Vietnamese civil-
ians have been moving to join the Communist admin-
istrative apparatus in the South. (Page 6)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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CAMBODIA
President Lon Nol's brother Lon Non, the cabi-
net official responsible for inducing Khmer Commu-
nist forces to rally to the government
admits that so far the program has failed.
A number of prominent Cambodians have
criticized the rallier program as unreal-
istic, and believe that the government
should either negotiate with the Khmer
Communists or allow them to participate
in elections. For the time being, how-
ever, Lon NoZ does not seem prepared to
give serious consideration to such sug-
gestions.
The Khmer Communists are equally intran-
sigent, echoing Sihanouk's Zine that no
political compromise is possible with the
Lon NoZ government. They also insist
that they will not be bound by any cease-
fire for Cambodia that might be included
in an agreement between Washington and
Hanoi.
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
The Israeli chief of military intelligence has
explained that yesterday's air and artillery strikes
in southwest Syria were in response. to fedayeen
mining incidents and mortar shellings in the Golan
Heights on 17 November and earlier yesterday. He
said the-raids were intended to send a "clear and
loud message" to the Syrians to close their borders
to the fedayeen. The action was stronger than the
Israeli attacks, against Syria on 9'November. This
time, Israel claims to have downed six. Syrian
MIG-21s destroyed 15 tanks, and knocked out,a radar
facility and several- Syrian artillery positions.
These episodes are increasing both in fre-
quency and intensity. If the Syrians re-
main deaf to the Israeli message, a state
of continuous, if limited, warfare could
develop similar in some ways to the situa-
tion that prevailed along the Suez Canal
prior to the cease-fire of 1970.
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ARGENTINA
In the five days Juan Peron has been back in
Argentina he has made clear progress toward putting
together a political coalition. He has still to
secure the cooperation of the large Radical Party.
Nevertheless, Radical leader Ricardo Balbin seems
interested in reaching a working agreement with him
that will also be acceptable to the armed forces.
Peron's hope is that continuation of his
early success in bringing a wide spectrum
of political leaders into at least pre-
liminary accord will significantly
strengthen his hand when he sits down to
bargain with President Lanusse.
Lanusse retains the backing of his senior
generals and faces no immediate threat of
military action against him. Nonetheless,
doubts among military officers about his
handling of Peron's return could make it
more difficult for him to accept the po-
Zitical compromises which Peron's strength
may require if Lanusse is to achieve his
aim of bringing the country to peaceful
national elections next March.
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CHILE
The major opposition parties now agree that
President Allende's inclusion of three military of-
ficers in his cabinet strengthens his government,
but are at odds on what to do about it.
National Party leaders consider that Interior
Minister Prats is lending his support to the Popular
Unity program for socializing Chile. Since Allende
is proceeding by constitutional means, they are un-
impressed by Prats' assurances that he will not per-
mit illegal actions by either side. The National
Party wants to bring impeachment charges against a
Communist cabinet minister in order to force Prats
to define his position. By tradition the Interior
Ministry defends accused ministers.
The more cautious Christian Democrats fear this
would only push the military into closer identifica-
tion with the government. They also view National
Party - inspired press criticism of the military
ministers as counterproductive, even though some
fear the expansion of the military role in govern-
ment.
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NOTES
Vietnam: Recent intercepts show an unusually
large number of North Vietnamese civilians moving
south to strengthen the Communist administrative
apparatus in South Vietnam. Since early this year
nearly 100 groups involving as many as 2,000 civil-
ian administrators have been detected. Other groups
may have transited the pipeline undetected. Approx-
imately half of these infiltrators are destined for
the coastal areas of central South Vietnam.
USSR - Indian Ocean:
Jamaica-Cuba: Jamaica's Prime Minister Manley
told Ambassador De Roulet on Monday that he had
changed his mind and has now "abandoned all thought
of recognizing Cuba for the time being." He added
that he would try to persuade the prime ministers
of Trinidad-Tobago and Barbados also to hold off.
Guyana's Prime Minister Burnham, who had wanted the
four Caribbean Commonwealth states to make the move
toward Cuba jointly, is evidently continuing talks
with the Cubans.
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