THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 AUGUST 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977647
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 27, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
27 August 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
27 August 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The situation in Cambodia is discussed on Page 1.
Moscow has agreed to provide a $30-million economic
assistance credit to Peru. (Page 2)
Bolivia is experiencing a new outbreak of student
violence. (Page 3)
Heavy flooding in North Vietnam and the Laotian pan-
handle is temporarily causing serious dislocationS
in Communist supply movements. (Page 4)
Western trade unionists voice cOncern over the Senate
stand on the ILO. (page 4)
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, CAMBODIA
Fighting around Prek Tameak continues. Early
yesterday another Communist attack was repulsed by
government defenders who suffered ten killed and
30 wounded. Three battalions of Cambodian para-
troopers have been dispatched to reinforce the gov-
ernment defenses which were already being supported
by aircraft, artillery, and naval gunboats.
Elsewhere, the Communists have apparently es-
tablished themselves in northeastern Koh Kong Prov-
ince. A government reconnaissance patrol ran into
several hundred enemy troops holding three villages.
According to an intercepted Cambodian message, 30
soldiers and 90 armed civilians have defected to
the enemy from one of the local defense commands,
and the district administrator and his family are
being held prisoner.
This is the first indication of such a
large enemy concentration in the area,
although the Khmer Rouge have been uti-
lizing the Elephant Mountains as a re-
doubt for sometime.
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USSR-PERU
On 25 August, Moscow announced the extension
of a $30-million credit to Peru for the purchase
of Soviet agricultural machinery and other heavy
equipment. The Soviet Union also will assist Lima
in the development of its fishing industry(
Although the Soviets have been cautious
in responding to Peruvian requests for
sizable economic commitments, they are
providing help to specific Peruvian min-
istries where opportunities Zook good
for expanding Soviet influence. Some
30 Peruvians are already studying farm
management in the USSR, and Soviet tech-
nicians will advise the Ministry of Agri-
culture on the establishment of such
training programs in Peru.
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BOLIVIA
On 21 August the military released the names of
four students who were killed on 30 July while par-
ticipating in guerrilla operations in the country-
side. This official confirmation sparked demonstra-
tions on 24 August by militant students in La Paz.
The dead students have been declared "martyrs of na-
tional liberation" by the national student federa-
tion. Commemorative ceremonies are being held to
honor them, and the students are making vague threats
of retaliation. If the bodies are not released within
a "few days," there may be more violence, perhaps
even kidnaping attempts.
The armed forces have become increasingly
concerned with the sanctuary the univer-
sities provide for radicals and terrorists
and may soon launch a round-up of known
student agitators .1
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Flooding Temporarily Hinders Communist Supply Movements
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NOTES
Laos-Vietnam: Intercepted North Vietnamese
messages indicate that unusually heavy rainfalls
have damaged bridges and ferries and blocked roads
in Quang Binh Province, where the supply and infil-
tration pipeline passes from North Vietnam into
Laos. West of Quang Binh in Laos, roads in the
central and southern Laotian panhandle have been
flooded, causing a substantial reduction in trans-
port flows. Large quantities of supplies, mostly
rice and gasoline, have been destroyed or damaged
by water.
International Labor Organization: Western
free trade unionists are concerned over the US
Senate's decision to halve the US contribution to
the ILO in reaction to the appointment last month
of a Soviet as one of the ILO's six assistant di-
rectors. The UK representative to the ILO called
the cut "sudden and unwarranted," adding that if
the USSR is to be a member of the ILO it cannot be
kept from holding office. The French are also re-
portedly expressing "shocked surprise," and a
Canadian spokesman said that the US fund cut creates
a bad precedent, i.e. the withholding of contribu-
tions whenever, nations disagree with the actions
of an international organization.
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