THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 MAY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992659
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 7, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
7 May 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
7 May 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
West Pakistani politicians are pressing for a relax--
ation of military rule, at least in the west.
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Another division is being added to Soviet forces
along the USSR-Mongolian border. (Page 2)
Jordanian and Syrian officials have been consulting
on ways to control the fedayeen. (Page 3)
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PAKISTAN
Z.A. Bhutto, whose Pakistan People's Party won
a majority of seats in West Pakistan's elections for
both the national and provincial assemblies, has
publicly? demanded that the Martial Law Administration
transfer political power--at least in the West--to
elected officials, preferably by 1 July. With East
Pakistan still not paCified, senior military offi-
cers,in the Administration are divided on how to
meet these civilian demands,
Some. believe the civilians should at
least be given power in the provincial governments.
President Yahya has not made a final decision on the
issue, but he will not turn
over power? until the situation in East Pakistan is
settled.
We Zook for both sides to be cautious in
dealing with this issue. The army does
not want to risk violent agitation in the
West wing which could follow any crack-
down on the politicians or a prolonged
postponement of civilian government. For
their part, the politicians will be reluc
tant to provoke the army into making ar-
rests or strictly enforcing the current
nationwide ban on political activity.
Bhutto may have felt that he had to speak
out in order to forestall radicals who
have been trying to take over his party's
organization in the Punjab, West Pakistan's
most important province.
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Soviet Ground Forces in Trans-Baikal- Mongolia Area
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USSR
The Soviets are adding another division to their
ground forces near the USSR-Mongolian border in a
continuation of their gradual troop buildup along
the Sino-Soviet border. The latest satellitephotog-
raphy shows that elements of a motorized rifle divi-
sion have moved into a new installation near
Gusinoozersk in the Trans-Baikal military district.
Construction of this installation, which is not yet
completed, was begun in the spring of1970., and the
division apparentlybegan moving in last month The
division does not have its full complement of combat
and support equipment, and the number of tents in
the area suggests a low personnel strength. It is
located within 60 miles of two other divisions and
probably is part of an army being formed in this
area.
We believe there are now 39 to 44 Soviet
ground force divisions along the Sino-
Soviet border. The total personnel
strength of Soviet ground and tactical
air forces along the border immediately
available in the event of hostilities
with China is estimated at 355,000.
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JORDAN-SYRIA
Military and civilian representatives of the
two countries have been conSulting on. ways to curb
Palestine guerrilla o erations.
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NOTES
Panama:
USSR: An SL-12 booster, similar to those that
failed in attempts to launch two,Mars probes in 1969,
is now being checked out at the Tvuratam space cen-
ter,
This and the movement of space support ships lead us
to expect that the Soviets will launch two spacecraft
toward Mars during the "launch window" which extends
over the next few weeks. Experiments to be performed
may include atmospheric and soil sampling, measure-
ments of. the environment, and checking for the,pres-
ence of water.
France:
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