THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 AUGUST 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976944
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 21, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
21 August 1969
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VIETNAM
A commentary in yesterday's issue of Hanoi's party
newspaper Nhan Dan took a tough line on the subject of
negotiations. Nhan Dan argued that continued US support
for the Thieu government, "intensification" of the war,
and the Vietnamization program all demonstrate that the
US is trying to prolong the war and partition Vietnam
permanently, rather than negotiate a settlement.
Nhan Dan's uncompromising line is readily apparent in
such assertions as that the US "must" unconditionally pull
out forces, that a provisional government "must" be set
up to organize elections, and that the elections "Must" be
held after US troops have been completely withdrawn.
Articles of this kind are often nothing more than
rhetorical posturing and do not necessarily offer a good
guide to Hanoi's intentions. The line taken by Nhan Dan
fits other current evidence, however, that the Communists
have--for the moment at least--dug their heels deeply into
a rigid interpretation of their ten-point program. Pre-
sumably they are hoping that the current round of military
activity and the deadlock in Paris eventually will rebuild
pressures on the US to make additional concessions.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
Recent satellite photography shows that construction
of two new groups of ten launchers each began this summer
at existing 55-11 complexes. By the end of 1971, when all
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SS-11 groups now identified are completed, there will be
810 operational SS-11 launchers. There are now about 630
operational SS-11 silos.
MIDDLE EAST
CZECHOSLOVAK IA
For the most part, demonstrators
in Prague and else-
where have avoided violence. The workers in Prague are
staging a "walk-to-work" protest today, leaving busses and
streetcars all but deserted. A continuation of "passive
resistance" will not threaten police control, although an
unforeseen incident may trigger sporadic disorders.
The government press is stepping up its attacks on
Dubcek, apparently in an effort to discredit him and his
government completely.
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INDIA
Prime Minister Gandhi's most recent success, the elec-
tion of V. V. Gin i as president, will make it all the easier
for her to chip away further at the old guard which controls
much of the Congress Party organization. She may attempt,
fairly soon, to unload party president Mijalingappa--the
chief Congress Party backer of Gin's opponent.
President Gin i and Mrs. Gandhi probably will cooperate
closely, particularly on any decision to form a new govern-
ment or to call new elections. She can also count on the
support of the Congress Party parlimentarians who backed
Gin.
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