THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 MARCH 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992547
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: March 25, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
25 March 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 March 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Chile's Christian Democrats have begun to stiffen
their opposition in the congress to the Allende gov-
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CHILE
On 22 March the opposition Christian Democrats
seized on several issues to challenge the Allende
government in congress. The issues included the
alleged involvement of government officials in a
shady copper sale maneuver on the world market and
amendments to the government's constitutional reform
bill nationalizing remaining US copper holdings.
On the same day party leaders refused Allende's of-
fer to join the government.
The Christian Democrats seem finally to
have concluded that their accomodating at-
titude was strengthening the Popular Unity
(UP) government's steady consolidation of
power and further weakening their own di-
vided party. They hope their challenges
will improve their modest chances in the
nationwide municipal elections on 4 April.
The Communist Party is concerned about the
increasing and outspoken opposition to the
government,
and plans to counterattack
strongty. Communist leaders want to re-
move all remaining UP opponents from the
information media and have already staged
one of a series of demonstrations planned
to mobilize popular support for the admin-
istration. Both the Communists and the
extremist Movement of the Revolutionary
Left are reported to be aware of plots
against the government and are making
plans to counter such action.
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South Vietnam: Evidence has been increasing
in recent days of Communist plans to intensify shell-
ings and sapper activities in South Vietnam later
this month. Prisoners have reported that elements
of. three North Vietnamese regiments in the central
highlands are preparing to,attack a South Vietnamese
strongpoint near the tri-border area. 50X1
Communist units plan limited actions 50X1
against selected targets in several areas of the
country, and in the Da_Nang area an especially 50X1
vigorous propaganda campaign will be launched to
brand the recent fighting in Laos as a major South
Vietnamese defeat.
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