THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 SEPTEMBER 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977674
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 10, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
10 September 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
10 September 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The deadline set by the fedayeen for meeting their
demands has been extended to 10 PM EDT Saturday, but
the safety of the hostages is further endangered by
the deteriorating situation in Jordan. (Page 1)
Egypt (Page 3)
/Soviet Union. (Page 4)
Cambodian developments are discussed on Page 5.
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In Communist China, the bland communiqug issued at the
close of the Communist Party central committee plenum
suggests that behind-the-scenes disagreements still
pose serious obstacles to China's "reconstruction."
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MIDDLE EAST
Passengers on all three hijacked aircraft--in-
cluding 145 on the BOAC plane seized yesterday--are
safe so far, but International Red Cross representa-
tive Rochat regards the situation as "extremely se-
rious." Fighting in Amman prevented Rochat from meet-
ing with representatives of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) last night; the com-
mandos agreed by telephone, however, to extend the
deadline. In a communique issued this morning, the
PFLP said that a 72-hour extension (to 10 PM EDT Sat-
urday) had been granted to give the parties involved
time "to take the necessary steps." Rochat stated
earlier that the number of Israeli-held commandos
whose release is being demanded by the PFLP is "very
high indeed," and he expects that the negotiations
may drag on for several weeks. He has asked US Em-
bassy officials what the US might do if the situation
were to reach the "final crash."
Rochat also reports that the fedayeen, apparently
nervous over the possibility of outside intervention,
have told him that if there is any foreign military
action on Jordanian territory the three planes and
all their occupants will be blown up.
/late last
night, fedayeen attacked and drove off the security
force stationed at Amman's Intercontinental Hotel,
where the women and children allowed to leave the
first two hijacked planes have been staying. The US
Embassy in Amman reports that as of early this morn-
ing, however, the hotel was being guarded by a hand-
ful of army and Bedouin troops.(
The UN Security Council yesterday unanimously
adopted a resolution calling for the immediate re-
lease of all hijacked passengers and crews, and ask-
ing states to take "all possible legal steps" to
prevent further hijackings. Ambassador Yost notes
that the resolution puts both the Soviets and the
Syrians--who had held out for some amendments in the
original wording--squarely and unequivocally behind
the appeal for the release of the passengers held by
the fedayeen.
Fighting in Amman continued throughout most of
yesterday, despite the announcement of yet another
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cease-fire agreement. Army Chief of Staff Haditha,
who had been given full powers by King Husayn, ordered
all units and personnel of the armed forces to cease
fire on pain of "the strictest military action."
Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization (PLO) central committee, promptly ordered
the fedayeen to follow suit.
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EGYPT
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USSR-EGYPT
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CAMBODIA
A government amphibious convoy reached Kompong
Thom last night without encountering any enemy re-
sistance. Government ground forces are also nearing
the city; lead elements of the Cambodian Army task
force had advanced yesterday beyond Khnong to some
30 miles south of the provincial capital. The gov-
ernment units have met only light Communist opposi-
tion, but downed bridges, fallen trees, and other
enemy-emplaced obstacles have slowed their advance.
In the Siem Reap area, the Communists are keep-
ing up pressure on government forces. Several com-
panies of enemy troops dressed in Cambodian para-
trooper uniforms attacked government positions near
the Siem Reap airport on 8 September.
Phnom Penh has made it clear to Bangkok that it
does not want Thai-Khmer volunteer troops. The US
Embassy in Phnom Penh reports that, during recent
Thai-Cambodian talks, government representatives in-
sisted that the military situation in the north and
northwest does not warrant the intervention of such
forces. The Cambodians also stressed that if a fu-
ture emergency compelled them to ask for these troops,
Phnom Penh would not pay for their support.
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PANAMA
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COMMUNIST CHINA
The communique issued at the close of the Com-
munist Party central committee plenum, which met
from 23 August to 6 September, failed to propose any
new policy guidelines, and merely belabored Peking's
routine platitudes on domestic and international af-
fairs. The plenum was addressed by both Mao Tse-
tung and his heir-designate, Lin Piao, but neither
their remarks nor the full agenda of the plenum was
reported.
The communique was notable for its Zack of
commentary on key events and issues. This
suggests behind-the-scenes disagreements
continue to pose serious obstacles to
China's "reconstruction." The communique
said that the National People's Congress
will be convened at "an appropriate time,"
but avoided comment on its timing and
agenda. Some of the more controversial
tasks to be taken up by the congress in-
clude the selection of a new chief of
state, the formal restaffing of the vari-
ous ceistral government ministries and
bureaus, and a five-year economic plan for
1971-75.
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NOTE
Chile: There are still no signs of the develop-
ment of any cohesive political opposition to block
congressional approval of Allende. Various military
leaders have been meeting to consider the situation;
some oppose a move against Allende, and even those
who would like to act seem incapable of doing so.
For his part, Allende is more and more assuming the
role of president-elect in his public forecasts of
the profound changes he will make and in his demands
on President Frei for economic liaison and fiscal
controls in the interim before Allende takes over.
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