THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992970
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 12, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
12 November 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
12 November 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Further skirmishing is bringing India and Pakistan
closer to a war, although neither seems eager for
one. (Page 1)
India
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On Page 3 we comment on Egyptian President Sadat's
latest speech.
The Soviet naval task force is in the Gulf of Mex-
ico after conducting operations with the Cuban Navy.
(Page 4)
President Allende believes his prospects have im-
proved for restructuring the Chilean congress.
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
The two sides are edging closer to the,
brinks although neither seems to want to
plunge over it.
? The Pakistanis have charged publicly that on
10 November Indian regulars and Mukti Bahini attacked
in brigade strength in the Belonia area.(
? the Indians penetrated three miles against badly out-
numbered Pakistani troops, but that the Pakistanis
staged .a successful counterattack. The press reports
200 Indian casualties, and the source claims Paki-
stani losses were about the same.
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USSR-INDIA
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EGYPT
President Sadat's address to the nation yesterday,
billed as a major policy statement, hewed for the
most part to well-known Egyptian conditions for an
accommodation with Israel. Sadat closed no doors
in the search for a settlement but he said that, as
a necessary first step, the Israelis must respond
to Ambassador Jarring's request that they state
their final conditions.
Sadat also dwelt at length on his rationale for the
failure thus far of US mediation efforts. Holding
the US accountable for the deadlock, he accused
Washington both of succumbing to domestic "Zionist
pressure" and of using Israel as a "tool" for Amer-
ican interests in the Middle East. In a clearly
intended contrast, he lauded the Soviet Union as
!la friend in war and a friend in peace" that has
"withheld no assistance to strengthen our military
ability."
In giving a preview of the speech to the US inter-
ests section in Cairo, Sadat's confidant, Muhammad
Haykal, complained bitterly that he could not under-
stand the US approach to negotiations. Haykal urged
as a favor to Sadat a temperate response to the
speech.
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USSR-CUBA
The Soviet naval task force has been operating
in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean since leaving
Havana three days ago. During their first day out of
port the Kresta- and Kashin-class missile ships,
along with the two F-class submarines, conducted op-
erations northwest of Havana with Cuban Navy sub-
chasers and aircraft. Following this activity, one
of the submarines went into the port of Mariel and
is still there.
Early this morning the ships were continuing
into the Gulf of Mexico following refueling opera-
tions, yesterday. Traveling togethex,the Kresta
cruiser and the Kashin destroyer were some 250 nm
northwest of Havana. The remaining submarine is
currently unlocated. The tanker and a Soviet in-
telligence collection ship that joined the group
on 10 November are now in the Caribbean.
If the ships follow .past naval patterns
.they wiZZ call. at Cienfuegos for a short
time before heading into the Atlantic.
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CHILE
President
Allende believes he has found a formula for creating
a unicameral legislature which the presentcongress
might approve.- His proposalwould include an updated
reallOcation of seats and other features, such as
protecting senatorial terns that extend to 1976,, to
make'it palatable even to opposition legislators.
Allende apparoltly.has tailored his'bill
to win the support of the opposition Chris-
tian Democratic Party, the largest both in
Chile and in the congress. Christian Dem-
.0cratic _legislators have previously said
that.they*uld stall'a .as?-
bly
bill for up to a year' bythe lengthy'
athendment process.'
. Allende's. current plan-is. to try to.avdid.,.any
stalling:by demanding that the bill'be passed as':'
Submitted. or rejected: If it is rejected, he in- .
tOrids to-call-0 plebiscite on the matter.- He would
cast.the plebiscite in terns of capitalism versus
sOcialismather than democracy.versus Marxism--in
the belief that this would make it harder. for. the' ?
ChriStian.Democrats to mount an effective opposition
'campaign.-
-Allende apparently believes that. a. uni10-'
eral legislature, together with riappor7.--
tioriMent, will eliminate much of. the.ob
? ? strUctionism of the present congress and'
result in a more responsive. body.. His
current, proposal is.far.less radical than.
the "people's assembly" with broad powers
that was a major.plank in his Popular
Unity coalition platform. As such,,its.
changes of adoption appear considerably
better.
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NOTES
Israel-Egypt:
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