THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 JULY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976877
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 14, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
14 July 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
EUROPE
President Saragat yesterday asked Premier Rumor to form
a new government, but it is not yet clear what kind of line-
up Rumor will try for. Saragat is said to prefer an all-Chris-
tian Democrat (DC) government to last until early next year,
but leaders with whom he has been consulting are urging him
to pressure the new right-wing Unitary Socialists (PSU) to re-
constitute the center-left coalition, including both Socialist
factions as well as the Republicans and the Christian Democrats.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
Moscow is continuing its efforts to appear positive in
relatiOhs With the US. After indicating last week that the
only country they would be willing to add to the ENDC was
Yugoslavia, the Soviets on Friday suddenly switched signals
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and agreed to the US proposal calling for further enlargement
by six countries--Netherlands, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Pakistan,
one North African and another Latin American nation. Although
additional negotiations remain on which country should repre-
sent the last two regions, this Soviet response suggests that
Moscow will be willing to reach a final agreement on enlarge-
ment closely paralleling the original US suggestion--these six
plus Japan and Mongolia already added.
There is nothing significant to report on Vietnam or the
Middle East.
II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
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The government's campaign to retake Muong Soui seems to
be floundering. Bad weather is severely curtailing air sup-
port--on which government forces are heavily dependent--and is
permitting the Communists to bring in supplies and perhaps re-
inforcements as well. Even though General Vang Pao of the pro-
government guerrillas is thinking of committing more troops to
the campaign, a Communist counterattack seems to be only a mat-
ter of time.
Government leaders are also worried that the Communists
may threaten the royal capital of Luang Prabang. Three North
Vietnamese battalions seem to have moved toward Luang Prabang
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from the Nam Bac area, and probes have been made as far as Pak
Ou on the Mekong. It is too early to tell how serious this
activity is, but it may indicate that the Communists do intend
to isolate the royal capital.
SOVIET UNION - COMMUNIST CHINA
EL SALVADOR -.HONDURAS
There was sporadic -shooting along the Salvadoran-Honduran
border again yesterday. Each country disclaims any intention
of attacking the other, but both have moved more troops to the
frontier,
Nicaraguan President Somoza believes the mediation efforts
of the other Central American countries have been unsuccessful
and is urging the invocation of the Rio Treaty, according to
a message he asked the US Embassy in Managua to transmit to
Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa in Washington.
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