THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 SEPTEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977672
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 9, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
9 September 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
9 September 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Middle East situation is discussed on Page 1.
The Cambodian Army continues its two-pronged opera-
tion to relieve Kompong Thom. (Page 3)
Scandinavian opposition to the Greek regime has
eased off. (Page 4)
Some Soviet sailors are due for liberty in Havana
and Cienfuegos. (Page 5)
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MIDDLE EAST
Amman radio announced a cease-fire agreement
between the government and the Palestine Liberation
Organization central committee yesterday afternoon.
Less than 12 hours later, however, the central com-
mittee announced its withdrawal from the truce,
charging that Jordanian units had struck guerrilla
positions without warning near Irbid, 45 miles
north of Amman, killing 25 commandos and wounding
40. Efforts are now being made to renegotiate the
cease-fire.
According to the US Embassy, however, Amman last
night was quieter than on any night of the past ten.
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King Husayn's ability to deal with the fedayeen
has been hampered by the presence in Jordan of the
airline passengers held hostage by the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Interna-
tional Red Cross representative Rochat met with
PFLP leaders yesterday and commented that the situ-
ation is "extremely serious," although he is guard-
edly optimistic about the passengers' release if he
continues to receive the united backing of the gov-
ernments concerned.
In a conversation early on 7 September, Chargg
Zurhellen in Tel Aviv asked Assistant Director Gen-
eral of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gazit if
there was any way open for the restoration of talks.
Gazit said that Dayan had said that the US should
get the Egyptians to restore the situation to what
it was at the time the cease-fire went into effect;
if that cannot be done the original cease-fire is
dead. In that case, however, Gazit thinks that the
resumption of hostilities is not the only option.
Another is the negotiation of a new cease-fire agree-
ment that will provide a basis for political talks.
Gazit urged the US to give thought to this "opening"
provided by Dayan.
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CAMBODIA
Advanced elements of a Cambodian Army task
force moving toward Kompong Thom city are now about
15 miles north of Skoun on Route 6. The operation
is spearheaded by six infantry battalions recently
returned from retraining in South Vietnam. Five
other battalions are moving westward from Kompong
Cham city in order to provide route security be-
hind the advance elements.
The government's advance has been slowed by
destroyed bridges along Route 6 and by many obsta-
cles the enemy has placed across it. Thus far,
elements of the Viet Cong 275th Regiment that are
within striking distance of the road have not moved
into action.
In a parallel operation to relieve Kompong
Thom city, a force moving by river reached Kompong
Chhnang city today, where it will pick up additional
troops. Phnom Penh is assuming that the Communists
will concentrate their attacks on the ground forces
moving on Route 6, making the amphibious operation
easier to execute. Once the river convoy reaches
Kompong Thom, its elements are to move southward,
clearing Route 6.
In the northwest, the Communists continue to
harass government positions at Siem Reap city. An
intercepted military-message reported that govern-
ment troops clashed twice yesterday with Communist
units just north and northwest of the city. For f)
the past few weeks the Cambodians have been expect-
ing a major ground attack against Siem Reap, but
thus far there has been only intermittent rocket
and mortar fire.
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NATO-GREECE
The impasse over the report recommending Alli-
ance support for the strengthening of Greek forces
apparently has been broken. Danish Prime Minister
Baunsgaard told Ambassador Dudley yesterday that
his government will make only an oral statement on
the issue at the meeting of the Defense Planning
Committee on 18 September, when the report will be
reviewed. Presumably, none of the NATO members will
pose objections to its adoption.
This should ease the strains in US-Greek
relations)
I Also, Papa-
dopouZos now may be able to placate his
military colleagues, who have been in-
creasingly distressed about what they see
as his use of political liberalization to
appease foreign critics.
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NOTES
USSR-Cuba: Two guided missile ships and two
support vessels entered the Caribbean over the week-
end and are expected to make a port call at Cienfue-
gos, Cuba, later this week. Antisubmarine exercises
by the Soviet ships and sonar contacts by US de-
stroyers trailing the group indicate that at least
one nuclear submarine is accompanying them. Two
other Soviet support ships and an amphibious land-
ing craft arrived in Havana on 6 September. Follow-
ing the port calls the Soviets probably will conduct
additional antisubmarine operations in the Caribbean.
Philippinef
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