THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 MAY 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007956
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 14, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
May 14, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
May 14, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Fighting increased yesterday on the Golan front. UN
observers reported heavy Syrian artillery fire east
of Al Qunaytirah. Israeli planes struck targets in
southern Lebanon., (Page 1)
South Vietnam
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Insurgent leaders in Portuguese Guinea announced yes-
terday that they are prepared for negotiations with
Lisbon, cease-fire or not. ?The rebels in Portuguese
Guinea are in a better position to win a political
settlement from Lisbon than their counterparts in
Angola and Mozambique. (Page 4)
The Khmer insurgents have launched their anticipated
push against the provincial capital of Kompong Thom,
75 miles north of Phnom Penh. Government defenders
at Prey Veng, east of Phnom Penh, are holding their
own against continued shelling and ground probes by
the Communists. (Page 5)
A note on USSR-Cuba appears on Page 5.
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
Fighting on the Golan front increased yesterday.
Most of the.firing was concentrated east of Al Qunay-
tirah, where UN Observers reported heavy, Syrian
artillery fire
For the first time since Friday, Israeli fighter-
bombers yesterday struck targets in southern Lebanon.
The strikes apparently were directed against fedayeen
positions on the western slopes of Mount Hermon. No
Syrian aircraft were reported active near the front:
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SOUTH VIETNAM
COSVN has issued detailed plans for its "offen-
sive phase" in South Vietnam during May and June.
The latest guidance
call for the heaviest attacks to occur
after June 1. The bulk of the action apparently is
to be concentrated against remote government outposts
in an attempt to secure outlying areas and improve-
Communist access to heavily populated sections of the
country.
The-two-month campaign is to cover several parts
of South Vietnam, especially the delta and the prov-
inces north and west of- Saigon. Intense government
counterattacks are anticiDated.
the fighting is not in-
tended to "rekindle-the war' and not "all our armed
forces will be used."
contains little new information on the
Communists' intentions, but offers great detail on
the scope, timing, and intensity of the campaign.
The South Vietnamese are aware of the Communists'
plans and have begun taking steps to counter them.
A recent successful government operation against main-
force units north and west of Saigon is an example,
and plans to conduct similar operations elsewhere may
take some of the muscle out of the Communists' punch.
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PORTUGUESE AFRICA
Leaders of the insurgent movement in Portuguese
Guinea announced yesterday that they are ready for
an "immediate start of negotiations" with Lisbon
"with or without a cease-fire."
?The insurgents in Portuguese Guinea are in a
good position to win a political settlement from
Lisbon', which has no economic stake in the terri-
tory; there are few white settlers to resist a pull-
out. The rebels have established apolitical struc-
ture that insurgent organizations in Angola and Mo-
zambique do not have. Last fall the insurgents pro-
claimed the state of "Guinea-Bissau," which has been
recognized by over 60 African, Communist, and other
countries as well as by the Organization of African
Unity. They hope to win UN membership at the next
General Assembly session.
Unlike the rebels of Portuguese Guinea, repre-
sentatives of liberation movements in Angola and
Mozambique and the foreign ministers of the black
African countries supporting them ended a meeting
in Tanzania last Thursday pledging to "intensify
the armed struggle" against Portugal. The foreign
ministers of Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, and Congo
promised their governments' full support.
Despite the tone of the communique, the partic-
ipants are far from united, particularly with re-
spect to Angola. Presidents Mobutu of Zaire and
Ngouabi of Congo support competing rebel groups
there.
The Portuguese do not feel pressed to strike
any bargains with the Angolan rebels. Insurgent
activity in the territory has been at a low ebb
for the past several years.
In Mozambique, the insurgents have resumed fight-
ing after a lull to assess the Portuguese coup.
Since the first of the year, the rebels have steadily
infiltrated and attacked areas heavily populated by
white settlers. The settlers have reacted with
strong demands for better protection. So far, the
Portuguese military response has been ineffective.
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NOTES
Cambodia: Khmer Communist forces have launched
their anticipated push against the provincial capi-
tal Of Kompong Thom, 75 miles north of Phnom Penh.
Assaults against the city's outlying defenses have
been repulsed, and the air force is ferrying rein-
forcements to Kompong Thom. East of Phnom Penh,
insurgent gunners continue intermittent shelling of
Prey Veng, while Communist infantry probes- exposed
government outposts. There are signs, however, that
this Communist force is beginning to encounter supply
problems. Government ammunition and food stocks are
ample, and morale among the city's 4,000 defenders
is high.
Pakistan-Syria:
USSR-Cuba:
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