THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 MARCH 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993181
• 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 8, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
8 March 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 March 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
North Vietnam
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The Nationalist Chinese are looking for new contacts
with Communist governments not allied to Communist
China. (Page 2)
Pakistan has decided to recognize North Vietnam and
Prince Sihanouk's Cambodian government-in-exile.
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Fearing that the Israelis mean permanently to occupy
southern Lebanon, Beirut wants more UN observers
stationed in the area. (Page 4)
Archbishop Makarios' latest response to the Greek
Government's demands will probably be rejected in
Athens. (Page 5)
France is preparing to intervene in West Germany's
debate over the ratification of the Moscow and War-
saw treaties. (Page 6)
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NATIONALIST CHINA
The Nationalist foreign minister stated publicly
yesterday that his government is interested in con-
tacts with'Communist-nations "if they are not puppets
of Communist China." He hinted that Taipei might
even be willing eventually to establish diplomatic
relations with such states. Last Sunday the govern-
ment announced that it will consider allowing foreign
companies on the island to export to the USSR-and-
East Europe, at.first through third parties. Taipei
will-also further relax restrictions on imports from
these countries.
These reversals, of long-standing policies
are in line with Taipei's efforts since
its ouster from the UN to prevent economic
and political isolation. The announcements
are also designed to suggest that Taipei
has not been "boxed in" by the Sino-US
communiqug and that the Nationalist gov-
ernment, like its rival in Peking, can
conduct diplomacy on the basis that the
enemy of my enemy is my friend." The
USSR and its East European allies in fact
have little to gain from Close contacts
with the Nationalists, but. they will no
doubt welcome the opportunity to'nettle
Peking by responding positively, if cau-
tiously, to Taipei's overtures.
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PAKISTAN
The Bhutto government has decided to recognize
North Vietnam and Prince Sihanouk's government-in-
exile and to establish consular offices in both
Pyongyang and Seoul. A high Pakistani Foreign Min-
istry official told the US Embassy yesterday that
the decisions were being made in order to fulfill
earlier pledges made by President Bhutto's party.
He addedthat the Pakistanis hope that ties with.
Hanoi will help balance the upgrading of Indian -
North Vietnamese relations last January and enable
the Pakistanis to serve as a communication link be-
tween Washington and Hanoi.
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These moves, following .a succession of
dramatic measures on the domestic front
in the past week, seem designed to demon-
strate Bhutto's independence in prepara-
tion for his trip to Moscow later this
month. Islamabad has no official rela-
tions with South Vietnam, and has had none
with Cambodia since Sihanouk's ouster
nearly two years ago. Both North and
South Korea have consular representatives
in Pakistan.
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LEBANON-ISRAEL-UN
Foreign Minister Abu Hamad has requested all
permanent members of the UN Security Council to sup-
port a proposal to expand the UN observer group op-
erating in the Middle East under the armistice agree-
ment of 1948. He told Ambassador Buffum on Monday
that the UK was enthusiastic about such an expansion,
the Chinese and Soviets were noncommittal, and the
French were somewhat reserved. The foreign minister
said Lebanon was prepared to accept observers only
on its side of the border if this would make their
presence more palatable to Israel.
Abu Hamad reiterated the Lebanese complaint
that the Israelis are insisting on a level of con-
trol over the fedayeen which is clearly beyond
Beirut's capability. The latest Israeli demands
included the removal of all fedayeen from the bor-
der and the stopping of "all fedayeen activity."
Senior Lebanese officials believe that
Israel really wants to annex southern
Lebanon and that the recent raids were
in preparation for such action. Israeli
officials, including Defense Minister
Dayan, have on several occasions threat-
ened permanent occupation of southern
Lebanon if the fedayeen are not controlled,
and the presence of Israeli observer
groups on the Lebanese side of the border
is doing nothing to calm fears in Beirut.
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CYPRUS-GREECE
On Monday, Cypriot Foreign Minister Kyprianou
told.UN special representative-Osorio-Tafall that
President Makarios is now ready to accept UN inspec-
tion of the controversial Czech arms, according to
another UN official. Kyprianou added that if Gen-
eral Grivas leaves the island, the arms will be
transferred to UN custody.,
This offer may represent Makarios' indirect
response to the Greek note demanding that
the arms be turned over to the UN and
that steps be taken to form a government
of "national unity." The Greeks have
claimed all along that they do not control
Grivas, and Athens will probably reiterate
this claim as justification for rejecting
Makarios' offer. Moreover, Athens has in-
sisted that Makarios reply directly to the
Greek Government.
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NOTE
France - West Germany: The FrenchGovernment,
concerned lest the Bundestag fail to ratify West
Germany's treaties with the USSR and Poland, will
use its influence in behalf of the treaties
The French are
preparing to discuss the ratification problem with
opposition leader Rainer Barzel when he visits Paris
in about two weeks. French officials say they ex-
pect President Pompidou to warn of the setback in
East-West relations that would ensue from a failure
to ratify. Paris is well aware that its own effort
to promote detente would be among the casualties.
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