THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 DECEMBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977221
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 31, 1969

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The President's Daily Brie
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31 December 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
31 December 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
West German leaders face hazards at home with their
response to East Germany. (Page 1)
Pakistan prepares for renewed political activity.
(Page 2)
Opposition activity in Sudan has not yet coalesced.
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EAST GERMANY - WEST GERMANY
Brandt is trying to circumvent the difficulties
presented by the highly demanding East German ap-
proach to negotiations. He looks upon the maximum-
terms treaty proposed by the East Germans as "only
a draft," and a West German counterproposal will be
offered. Brandt will delineate the West German po-
sition in his "state of the nation" speech on 14
January.
Brandt faces a formidable dilemma. To over-
come the pessimism of the conservative press
and criticism from conservative Foreign Min-
istry professionals and to strengthen his
position before the public, he has to take
a firm stand with the East Germans. At the
same time, he must avoid being provoked by
Ulbricht's demands, for a sharp reply now
would destroy, any chance for Brandt's
Ostpolitik to succeed.
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PAKISTAN
As promised by Yahya last month, Pakistanis to-
morrow will be free to resume full political activ-
ity. This will signal the start of preparations for
the election of a constituent assembly in October.
Public gatherings will again ,be permitted, but the
regime has warned that troublemakers will not be
tolerated.
Pakistanis have not enjoyed complete po-
litical freedom since Ayub seized control
in 1958. The current restrictions, how-
ever, have been in effect only since March
1969) when Yahya assumed power and declared
martial law.
Security conditions, particularly in East
Pakistan, are shaky at best. We are not
sanguine about the government's ability
to keep the lid on once campaigning begins
and the bitter rivalries between political
factions come out in the open again. The
government, however, derives some comfort
from its belief that it is not likely to
be the target of political attacks--
initially at least--and therefore can play
the role of referee between competing
groups.
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SUDAN
Sudanese authorities
have recently
given wide publicity to such security meas-
ures as a series of political arrests and
the dismissal of 15 university lecturers.
The latter move may backfire--185 other
university faculty members have resigned
in protest./
Meanwhile, the government is pursuing its pri-
mary foreign policy of enlarging its commitment to
the Arab cause in the struggle with Israel. Sudan's
leaders have been courting President Nasir, and
seem determined to create some direct tie with Egypt
and Libya.
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NOTES
New Zealand: Two Molotov cocktails were found
in the driveway of Ambassador Franzheiles residence
on Monday. A New Zealandsecurity official thinks
this may have been the work of the Progressive Youth
Movement, a Vietnam protest organization. The inci-
dent raises the possibility, for the first time, that
local militants may try something more violent during
Vice President Agnew's visit than the provocative
demonstrations heretofore expected.
Ethiopia:
/ Monday's
violence between troops and university students was
caused by the killing of the president of the student
union. Radical students claimed the troops were re-
sponsible, and triggered off the riot.r
/The university has been closed to prevent
a recurrence of the riot, and several suspects have
already been arrested.
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