THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 OCTOBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977023
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 6, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
6 October 1969
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VIETNAM
Military activity increased significantly over the week-
end in the delta, where the Communists launched rocket and
mortar attacks in at least ten of the 16 provinces. Action
was light elsewhere in the country.
COMMUNIST CHINA
The Chinese on Saturday
nuclear tests
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gressive image both the Chinese
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and the SON/lets are trying
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to convey at the moment. Chou's earlier assurance that China
will not be the first to use nuclear weapons is emphatically
reiterated.
LAOS
The Communists are continuing their buildup on the north-
west and eastern fringes of the Plaine des Jarres, and are
harassing government outposts, but they have not yet counter-
attacked. (See The President's Daily Brief of 3 October.)
They may be awaiting the arrival of additional members of the
North Vietnamese 312th Division and associated elements, to-
taling about 12,000 men..
There are signs, including the hurrying to completion of
an airstrip close to the Laotian border, that the enemy may
seek to provide some air cover and faster logistical support
to its forces near the Plaine. This would be a shot in the
arm for Communist troops who have been sorely pressed by
Laotian and US air strikes.
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