THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 DECEMBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993671
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 11, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
11 December 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAV BRIEF
11 December 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The annual Soviet - North Vietnamese aid agreements
were signed in Moscow on 9 December with little of
the usual fanfare. (Page 1)
In Laos, the North Vietnamese have broken the month-
long lull in the north by attacking three irregular
battalions in positions overlooking the enemy's
principal access route to Sam Thong. (Page 2)
A cease-fire apparently has now been worked out be-
tween the Lebanese Army and Arab guerrillas that
had reinfiltrated the Lebanon-Israel border area.
(Page 3)
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NORTH VIETNAM - USSR
The annual Soviet - North Vietnamese aid agree-
ments were signed in Moscow on 9 December. As is
usual, the TASS statement announcing the agreements
did not provide figures. TASS emphasized that next
year the USSR would ship--without compensation--
large consignments of goods, equipment, and other
property of "great significance" for the development
of the North Vietnamese economy and the strengthening
of its "defense potential."
This year saw little of the fanfare normal
for such occasions. Although in the past
Soviet Premier Kosygin has generally been
on hand, no top-level Soviet leader at-
tended this year's signing. The Soviets
also refrained from publicizing the "grand
banquet" that is reported to have followed
the ceremony. Moscow obviously is in-
terested in downplaying its role in re-
supplying North Vietnam at a time when
sensitive negotiations on ending the war
are in progress.
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LAOS
The North Vietnamese have broken the month-
long lull in the north. On Saturday company-size
units of the North Vietnamese 174th Regiment, sup-
ported by moderate artillery and heavy weapons fire,
attacked three irregular battalions in positions
overlooking the enemy's principal access route to
Sam Thong. The irregulars, although supported by
heavy artillery, quickly withdrew after suffering
some casualties.
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In the south, government troops in Saravane
easily turned back an assault by three North Viet-
namese battalions supported by artillery and heavy
weapons fire. On the Bolovens Plateau, irregulars
are taking advantage of the absence of resistance
to consolidate their hold on Paksong.
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NOTE
Lebanon-Fedayeen: On Saturday, Lebanese Army
units clashed again briefly with Arab guerrillas
that had reinfiltrated the Lebanon-Israel border
area in defiance of a government ban. A cease-fire
apparently has now been worked out, however. Leba-
nese Army spokesmen report that the guerrillas have
begun to pull back from the border areas.
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