THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 JULY 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976907
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 30, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
30 July 1969
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MAJOR PROBLEMS
MIDDLE EAST
Through a variety of channels the Jordanians have acted
to make sure that the US is aware of their current gloomy
appraisal of the Middle East situation
The fullest exposition came from Zaid Rifai Husayn's 50X1
private secretary, whose theme was that Husayn would soon
have to accommodate himself to Nasir's thesis that Arab aims
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can only be achieved through armed struggle. Nasir himself,
said Rifai, had decided to bleed Israel regardless of the cost
to Egypt. He said the Soviets had "clearly" promised to make
good the Egyptian losses in materiel.
Much of what Rifai said seems a bit overdrawn; among
other things, we think it highly unlikely that the Soviets
have given Nasir a blanket promise to keep his inventories
full. Nevertheless, both the Egyptians and the Israelis
have recently shown a willingness to accept higher casualties
in their efforts to damage each other, and the Jordanians
will find it difficult indeed to stay aloof.
SOVIET AFFAIRS
Kosygin and Gromyko furthered the notion the Soviets
have been trying to implant in Western Europe--that Moscow
is in a mood to reduce tensions and is ready for a round of
European talks.
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European security conference. Both Kosygin and Gromyko
showed interest in a dialogue with European leaders but no
eagerness to resolve the outstanding issues./
On the subject of Soviet Asian policy, Kosygin said that
Washington shares concern with Moscow about "that continent,"
and he also asserted that if military conflict were to break
out between China and the USSR, it would involve many states.
For this reason, he claimed, Moscow "is doing all it can dis-
creetly to end the Vietnam war."
II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
LAOS
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L SALVADOR - HONDURAS
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Each side has its own interpretation of the agreement
achieved at the OAS meeting on 29 July. Following the an-
nouncement that Salvadoran troops would be withdrawn, the
Salvadoran national radio claimed El Salvador had "won the
battle of Washington" and had obtained rights to indemnifi-
cation. Hondurans were highly irritated by the Salvadoran
attitude. We probably will see considerable' foot-dragging
by both nations.
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