THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 JULY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977547
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 4, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
4 July 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
4 July 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in Cambodia is discussed on Page
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South Vietnam is uneasy
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The Vietnamese Communists are belittling the appoint-
ment of Ambassador Bruce. (Page 5)
The Heath government wants to revise its predecessor's
plans to withdraw from east of Suez. (Page 6)
The USSR conducted another short range test of the
modified SS-11 ICBM on 2 July. (Page 7)
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Cambodia: Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
The Communists continue to harass provincial
capitals in many areas, but no new major fighting
has developed.
Even though security pre-
cautions ,in. Phnom Penh are poor, there
have been few if any instances of. Commu-
nist terrorism or sabotage.
It seems unlikely that Saigon would tie
up all its elite airborne forces for the
duration of the rainy season; elements
of the division, however, might be sent
into the Mithot area.
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Sink Matak, in a recent conversation with
Chargg- Rives, took note of rumors making the rounds
that Hanoi would be willing to return to the status
quo ante if Lon Nol bowed out in favor of Penn Nouth,
Sihanouk's- "prime minister." Matak expressed "grave
doubt" that this would be acceptable. He did not
rule out, however, the possibility of coming to terms
with the Communists. On the key problem of Communist
troops in Cambodia, Matak said the situation could
not revert to what it was under Sihanouk. But he did
say the removal of Communist forces could take place
"over a period of time."
Matak's remarks appear to bear out other
reports that he is somewhat more flexible
than Lon Nol on the question of making a
deal with the Communists. How long the
"period of time" will be before Communist
troops leave Cambodia has been what the
Cambodians and the Vietnamese Communists
have been arguing about since Sihanouk
raised the issue at least a year ago. In
the early days after Sihanouk's fall,
Phnom Penh demanded a complete and almost
immediate withdrawal, a position which sub-
sequently softened somewhat. For their
part, the Communists have been willing to
agree in principle to the complete with-
drawal of their forces, but have held firmly
to the position that implementation will
not be possible until the Vietnam war ends.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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NORTH VIETNAM
The ? Vietnamese Communists are belittling Am7
bassador Bruce's appointment.: Most-commentary so
far, including statements issued in 'Paris Thursday,
takes the line that President Nixon was fOrced to
make the appointment in order to appease critics of
administration policies Radio Hanoi yesterday
broadcast a statement-on-the appointment by Foreign
Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh charging that Bruce's
designation-was? merely a "correction" of US policy
and addingthat no "peace hoax" can sway the Viet-
namese Communists.
For at least the next few weeks, Hanoi
probably will not want to give any ap-
pearance of responding positively to US
urgings that the time is ripe for getting
the negotiations back on the track. The
Communists, nonetheless, are almost cer-
tain to return one or more members of
their first team to Paris soon after Am-
bassador Bruce arrives--if only to probe
for the substance of his instructions.
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UNITED KINGDOM
London now hopes to be able to maintain some
military forces in the Singapore-Malaysia. area.
At the SEATO conference in Manila on 2 July, the
British delegate said that the Tory government will
review all its commitments-in the light of British
resources and will then consult with.Commonwealth
partners about keeping at least-some British forces
in that area. He statedi."We are here. If our
friends want. us., we intend to remain here."
On another aspect of Britain's east of Suez
policy--the Persian Gulf area-Prime Minister Heath
has not yet made up his mind.
Iran and, to a lesser extent, Saudi
Arabia want the British to pull out on
schedule, as the Wilson government prom-
ised. The rulers of the British protec-
torates in the Gulf, however, probably
are hoping that the Tories can lighten
the burden of responsibility placed on
them by Labor's withdrawal policy.
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NOTE
USSR: A modified SS-11 ICBM was fired from
Tyuratam to an undetermined short range on 2 July.
Two other tests of the modified SS-11 were conducted
in-June to ranges-of about 500-600 miles.- The mod-
ifications to the SS-11 include larger fuel tanks
for increased range/
\If testing continues satisfactorily,
the new system probably will be ready for deploy-
ment late this year.
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