THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992954
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 4, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
4 November 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
4 November 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
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Both the Indians and Pakistanis are claiming that
fighting has increased in areas along the East Pak-
istan border. (Page 2)
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the Pakistanis have been trying to
elicit .a public st&tement of support from the Chi-
nese (Page 4).
A Cambodian task force that had been successfully
pushing north on Route 6 was halted yesterday by a
Communist ambush,. (Page 6)
Chinese engineer-construction troops in northern.Laos
apparently have been augmented. (Page 7)
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INDIA
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Fighting Increases Along East Pakistan Border
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INDIA-PAKISTAN
In recent days, both sides have issued a stream
of accusations and stories about recent engagements
on the East Pakistan border involving hundreds of
men. These charges are difficult to sort out, but
it appears that fighting has indeed intensified.
? According to the Indians, heavy casualties have
been inflicted by the Mukti Bahini in a major offen-
sive along the border in Sylhet, Mymensingh and
Rangpur districts. Indian press reports claim that
in Sylhet District, electric plants have been de-
stroyed,.. Razakars--the locally recruited government
militia--are surrendering in large numbers, and
heavy fighting has occurred at Companyganj. The
Pakistani press says that in the past ten days, com-
pany-sized groups of "Indian agents"--supported by
Indian regulars--have been beaten back with heavy
losses at Kamalpur in Mymensingh, Dhalai, and Kasba.
Both India and Pakistan continue to charge each
other with unprovoked shelling along the border.
The Indians have announced publicly that they took
"action"--unspecified--to halt the shelling of
Kamalpur in Tripura.
, a large Indian torce entered tne area op-
posite Kamalpur, destroyed Pakistani installations,
and was still occupying the area on 1 November,
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INDIA-USSR
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PAKISTAN - COMMUNIST CHINA
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On Tuesday Yahya confided to Ambassador Farland
that he planned to send a- delegation to Peking on.5
November that would include Air Marshal Rahim Khan.
and Foreign Secretary Sultan Khan.- The-purposewa's
to' maintain contact.with:the Chinese-iniDoth the
military and' political fields and to ask again for
a public announcement_of support. at this time of.
Crisis. Yahya also said that Chinese ability to.
assist Pakistan is "definitelyjimited, but he had
been promised that as much military-equipment as
possible would be made available.
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CAMBODIA
A government task force of Khmer Krom troops
that had Moved north on Route 6 from Skoun to within
four miles of embattled Rumlong village was ambushed
yesterday as it began a drive on Rumlong. The task
force, which had split into two columns for its final
thrust,- pulled back to allow air, strikes on suspected
Communist positions, and has orders to resume its
assault today
A second Khmer Krom relief force moving south
from Kompong Thmar apparently is still stalled on
the outskirts of Rumlong. This force has had un-
usually heavy casualties in recent fighting, but its
morale still appears good.
Prime Minister Lon Nol, since his recent visit
tO government forces at Baray, has asked for addi-
tional US armored vehicles and helicopters in order
to improve the mobility of Cambodian reaction forces.
The Communists apparently plan to inten-
.sify their pressure against Route 6. In-
tercepts show, that a third regiment--the
271st-of the Vietnamese Communist .9th Di-
vision has also crossed the Mekong and is
now located east of Route 6 close to the
division's, other two regiments. There is
an, indication that the 9th Division regi-
ments may be planning to stay in the field
for. some time. The Communist 7th Division
recently moved a headquarters element into
the Chup rubber Pilantation, suggesting
that it may be assuming responsibility for
defense:of the 9th Division's normal base
areas.
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COMMUNIST CHINA - LAOS
Three additional Chinese engineer-construction
regiments may be in Laos.
Previously, Chinese forces in Laos have in-
cluded five engineer-construction regiments and an
AAA contingent, with an estimated total strength of
up to 27,000 troops. The three new regiments would
add some 6,000 troops.
Currently, the Chinese are'working on
three widely separated construction proj-
ects in?Laos.
--They have'extended the motorable limits
of'Route 46 southwest of Muong Houn.to
within 12-miles of Pak Beng.on the Mekong
River.
spur road begun last dry season to run
westward from Route 412 is now motorable
to within three miles of Nam Tha; this
road was given low priority last year,
but the use of heavy equipment has speeded
up progress this dry season.
--The Chinese are improving the section
of Route 45 between Muong La and Muong
Khoua at the Nam Ou River, although as
yet there has been no attempt to Zink
with Route 19 from North Vietnam.
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CHILE
President Allende's impatience with the per-
formance of his coalition members is growing.
Allende last week
again complained to Popular Unity leaders about the
self-interested behavior of the member parties which,
he asserted, is losing popular support for his gov-
ernment. Noting the months of quarreling over the
copper.. compensation. issue, Allende said he had de-
cided to handle this matter himself without further
guidance from them. He intimated, that he also in-
tended to call all the shots himself in the foreign
policy sphere.
As he observes his first anniversary in
office, Allende .clearly appears intent on
asserting his personal leadership and on
blaming his supporters for Chile's worsen-
ing economy. Allende's overtures to non-
Marxist political groups and to the armed
forces appear to be an attempt to broaden
his bases of support and strengthen his
ability to act independently.
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NOTE
North Vietnam: Intercepts, and press stories,
show that military recruitment has again been re-
ceiving high priority. Army inductions rose sharply
in August and the call to arms apparently continued
into October. The new inductees should be ready for
infiltration in three to six Months and, together
with men called up in last May's drive, should pro-
videa substantial manpower pool for military opera-
tions during the dry.season of 1971-72.
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