THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 JULY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976861
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 4, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
4 July 1969
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I. MAJOR PROBLEMS
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VIETNAM
Military activity remained light, with only a few spo-
radic shellings reported.
There is nothing significant to report from Europe or
the Middle East.
II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
LAOS
The government counterattack toward Muong Soui has made
some limited gains. Only light resistance was encountered
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in clearing enemy forces from the Route 7/13 road junction
some 40 miles west of Muong Soui. The government has also
reoccupied its defensive position astride Route 7 at Phou
Soung.
The lack of stiff enemy resistance to the initial gov-
ernment moves suggests that the Communists may be more inter-
ested in consolidating their hold over Muong Soui than at-
tempting to expand their influence into northern Vientiane
Province. Signal intelligence has identified a clustering
of North Vietnamese radio terminals near the former neutral-
ist garrison. Preliminary reports indicate that large num-
bers of North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao troops are dug in
near Muong Soui.
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GUYANA
Prime Minister Forbes Burnham is personally involved in
strict security arrangements designed to prevent trouble dur-
ing Governor Rockefeller's Nisit. Although preventive arrest
is illegal in Guyana, police officials have sought out.
ous troublemakers and forcefully impressed them with the dire
consequences that will surely follow any hostile action.
The most likely spot for trouble, if any develops, is
the 27-mile, two-lane road between the airport and Georgetown.
Although police have arranged for numerous guards and mobile
patrols along its entire length, the crowds of well-wishers
that Burnham's party is bringing in from outlying districts
may impede the movement of the governor's motorcade.
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