THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 APRIL 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992561
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 1, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 April 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
On Page 1 we analyze domestic aspects of Brezhnev's
speech to the party congress.
We have additional information on the Soviet arrange-
ments with Egypt for developing Mersa Matruh west of
Alexandria for use by Soviet naval units. (Page 3)
The army is evidently in considerable trouble in
several population centers in the interior of East
Pakistan. (Page 4)
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USSR
In his domestic program presented to the party con-
gress, Brezhnev voiced a Strong commitment to raising
the status of the consumer sector during the current
five-year plan and beyond. He justified this in
terms.of the USSR's allegedly strengthened interna-
tional and economic position and the demands of a
modern economy. His lengthy explanation for this
emphasis; as.weZZ as his disclaimer that this does
not violate the party's "general Zine" on the prior-
ity development of heavy industry, suggests that the
subject is still a matter of controversy. He an-
nounced that the central committee Will shortly draw
up a program for inereasing the production levels
of consumer goods.
On party affairs, Brezhnev hinted that a close re-
view if nota purge of party ranks is in the offing.
He announced that proposals had been made for is-
suing new party cards to all members--the first such
exchange in 17 years.
Brezhnev handled the Stalin issue wit'h the now stand-
ard formulation that the party had overcome the cult
of personality, as well as subjectivism (read Khru-
shchevism). His remarks on Soviet intellectuals sug-
gest that the campaign for ideological conformity
will not entail any drastic move against the liberal
intellectuals. In a clear reference to liberal nov-
elist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn and his conservative
opposite numbers, Brezhnev complained that some
writers are obsessed with the "excesses" of the past
while others tend to whitewash the Stalin era. He
also singZed out scientists for their ideological
indifference and their tendency to work on problems
unrelated to present-day needs of Soviet society.
Brezhnev inveighed against the ideological threat
posed by imperialism, but his call for increased
vigilance failed to refer to "Zionism" as an inter-
nal threat, to political youth, or to wayward in-
tellectuals. Instead, he observed that the state
security organs had been strengthened during the
last five years with the addition of "politically
mature cadres"--a pointed remark in the light of
the dismissals during the past few years of KGB of-
ficials associated with politburo member Aleksander
SheZepin.
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USSR-EGYPT
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Soviet Naval Facility at Mersa Matruh
Port
UNITEDatruh
Ale ndrua
ARAB
REPUBLIC
(EGYPT)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
MERSA MATRUH
Dredged channe
Yards
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USSR-EGYPT
Further information is in hand concerning ?the
development of Mersa Matruh west of Alexan ri
Soviet naval units.
the movement of
Soviet warships into Mersa Matruh indi-
cate that as of last summer this facility
was being developed as a deep water port
for Soviet use. To date, most of the So-
viet naval units that put in there have
been support ships, but several combatant
ships, including two diesel submarines,
have called there. As noted previously
in The President's Daily Brief, SA-2s and
SA-3s have also been installed at Mersa
Matruh and the airstrip has been improved.
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FIGHTING CONTINUES IN EAST PAKISTAN
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NEPAL
SIKKIM
Dejeeling
angpur
arakka
asirabad
Sylhet
Pabna
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dkgartala
Comilla
Dooeya
NO khali.
hulna
Chittagonit
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BAY OF BENGAL
Cox's Bazar
BURMA
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PAKISTAN
As fighting continues, the government appears
to control most of Chittagong as well as Dacca. The
army evidently is in considerable trouble in at
least four population centers in the interior, how-
ever.
Despite some local' successes, , the -East
Pakistanis are no match for the West
Pakistani regulars; Eastern forces are
poorly armed, largely untrained, .have
suffered sizable casualties, and have
lost many of their leaders.
The Indian Parliament yesterday unanimously
passed a resolution affirming India's "solidarity
with the people of East Bengal," but Indian dip-
lomatic efforts to take the situation to the UN
have been rebuffed. U Thant refused to issue a
statement the Indians sought, and most Security
Council members reacted adversely to India's
proposal for a meeting on Pakistan.
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NOTE
? Lebanon-Israel-Fedayeen: An increase in feda-
yeen infiltration attempts from southern Lebanon
has resulted in several clashes along the Israeli
border.
/Citing reports of growing
fedayeen concentrations in this area, an Israeli
military spokesman warned earlier this week that
there might be a new wave of attacks on Israeli set-
tlements along the border. Usually such warnings
are enough to cause Lebanese authorities to inhibit
fedayeen activities; if not, they may well serve as
the basis for the Israelis to react on their own.
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