THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 JULY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977553
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 7, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
7 July- 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
7 July 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
There is little change in the Cambodian military
situation. (Page 1)
Establishing a new government in Italy will be a
long and difficult process. (Page 3)
The United Kingdom will take the first step in
supplying arms to South Africa. (Page 4)
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Cambodia: Current Situation
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CAMBODIA
Communist forces are maintaining strong pressure
against the district capital of Saang, 20 miles south
of Phnom Penh, following their brief occupation of
the town on Sunday. Cambodian Army reinforcements
have arrived at Saang, however, and South Vietnamese
air strikes have broken up some of the enemy troop
concentrations ringing the town. Large numbers of
Communist regulars remain in the vicinity, however.
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the city of Kompong Thom
The Communists still control large segments of Route
6 between Kompong Thom and Phnom Penh, and are har-
assing westbound traffic along the same route to
Siem Reap. Heavy South Vietnamese air strikes, how-
ever, may be disrupting enemy plans for a new ground
assault on Kompong Thom.
Nearby Kompong Chhnang appears to be relatively
quiet, but the Communists appear to be active around
that provincial capital. Enemy.fordes may be-pre-
paring for another attack on the government's major
munitions depot at Lovek, which came under heavy
pressure last week.
In western Cambodia, press reports indicate.that
Communist forces have now moved out of the temple
complex at Angkor Wat- andinto the surrounding coun-
tryside. Farther north in Siem Reap Province, the
village of Sre Noy fell to enemy forces on 6 July--
the first evidence that Communists are present in
this sector. In Oddar Meanchey Province, government
forces are bracing for a possible attack on the cap-
ital city of Samrong. Evacuation operations in the
province began last week, but it is still not clear
whether Samrong--which is one of the few Cambodian
provincial capitals unscathed by enemy attack--will
also be abandoned.
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ITALY
A major cause of the collapse of the Rumor
government yesterday was the weeks-long bickering
over prospective Socialist cooperation with the
Communists in the central regions of Tuscany and
Umbria, described in The President's Daily Brief
of 23 June.
The Socialists maintain they are free to
join the Communists in the two regional
governments because the center-left is
in the minority there. The other coali-
tion partners object, citing a formula
agreed to by all coalition parties before
Rumor's government was formed. The for-
mula was left vague to ensure four-party
participation, and each party now is able
to cite it to back up its own point of
view.
The politicians also are squabbling over eco-
nomiC policy. A general strike, called for today
to demand faster action on social and economic re-
forms, was canceled when the government resigned.
Business leaders fear Italy's steady economic
growth will be disrupted by increased government
spending for reforms or by industrial strikes.
Negotiations to establish a new center-
left government, or even a minority in-
terim government, are likely to be Zong
and difficult.
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UK - SOUTH AFRICA
London has agreed to consider requests from,
South Africa for arms and equipment for maritime
purposes: The foreign minister will discuss the
situation with Secretary Rogers in London at the
end of this week and an.announcetent'will be made,
some time thereafter.
British officials defend the Conservative
Party's, longstanding position on the
question and stress that'a:distinction
will be maintained between arms for mari-
time. defense :and. arms for internal'secu
rity purposes which. will_not be supplied
The British say, they do not know pre-
cisely what South Africa will ,request,
but they speculate'that'antisubmarine
aircraft may be sought
London is currently preparing "tailored mes-
sages" on the arms question for African Common-
wealth members. These messages will go out
British officials say. In Parliament, opposition
leader-Wilson has warned the government that, if
plans to sell arms to South Africa come to pass,
"the Commonwealth would be wrecked."
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NOTE
Cuba Castro's choices of an engineer to be.
the-new minister of the sugar industry and of a-major
to be minister of education reflect the regime's in-
creased use of technicians and military men to fill
civilian administrative positions. There have been
rumors that a. high-level Shake-up in the regime was
imminent ever since Castro announced on 20 May that
the sugar harvest would not reach its goal. Other
personnel Changes may be made soon as Castro attempts
to reduce his share of the. responsibilityfor the
sugar shortfall.
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