THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992950
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 2, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
2 November 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
2 November 1971.
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
There is heavy fighting in Cambodia. (Page 2)
Communist China expects to occupy its seat in the
UN by the end of the week. (Page 3)
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CAMBODIA
Four government battalions, accompanied by ar-
mored vehicles, are moving up Route 6 from?Skoun in
an attempt to relieve eight other battalions that
have been encircled between the villages of Prakham
and Rumlong. At the same time, several Khmer Krom
battalions from Kompong Thmar have moved down the
highway to within a mile of Rumlong, which has been
the object of some of the Communists sharpest at-
tacks. Altogether the government now has 39 battal-
ions, or about 20,000 men, assigned to the Chenla
II task force strung out between Skoun and Kompong
Thmar town.
There is evidence that the Communists have com-
mitted additional numbers of their best troops to
the Route 6 operation--a further sign that their
dry season offensive has begun. In the past week,
elements of two regiments--the 95C and the 272nd--
of the Communist 9th Division have crossed west of
the Mekong River to within easy striking distance
of Route 6.
There are several possible explanations
for these attacks along Route 6. With
better weather approaching, the Communists
may want to re-establish their control
over the highway to facilitate the move-
ment of supplies to the west. They may
also want to undermine Phnom Penh's mor-
ale by inflicting some sharp setbacks to
what has been the government's best-run
military operation. It is also possible
that the Communists are seeking to fore-
stall any government plans for operations
against their important bases and supply
points east of Route 6 or into Kompong
Cham or Kratie provinces.
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Communist China - UN: Peking's delegation to
the UN is expected to depart today, arriving in New
York on 5 or 6 November
The group is to be headed by acting Foreign Minister
Chi Peng-fei, whose presence would be a measure of
the great importance Peking assigns to the symbolic
act of occupying its seat in the UN. The prompt de-
parture of the delegation would suggest that the Com-
munist Chinese have concluded the Nationalists have
little chance of retaining their places in specialized
UN agencies. Taipei's acting Foreign Minister, how-
ever, told Ambassador McConaughy yesterday that his
government intends to make a strong fight to remain
in the specialized agencies.
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