THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 JANUARY 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993109
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 29, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
29 January 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
29 January 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
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The Panamanian Government plans to publicize soon
its dissatisfaction with the canal negotiations.
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Allende's changes in the Chilean cabinet do little
to improve his position. (Page 4)
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indicators regarding the
impending Communist offensive in South Vietnam's
central highlands. (Page 6)
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PANAMA
The government will shortly issue a public
statement that is expected to stress dissatisfac-
tion with the progress on canal negotiations. The
Panamanian foreign minister has told Ambassador
Sayre. that the statement is not intended to disrupt
the negotiations.
Panama recognizes that the main sticking points are
its demands for the return of all land in the Zone
not being used for canal operations and for an end
to all military activities not directly related to
canal defense. Panama also wants the Zone's police
and postal systems to be integrated with those of
Panama within a year. Moreover, the Panamanians
are insisting that any new treaty be for no more
than 30 years, at which time the canal must.be re-
turned to Panama.
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CHILE
Allende's cabinet shuffle announced yesterday is
only a stop-gap measure which does not solve his
political difficulties. In remarks on a nationwide
radiobroadcast, he clearly indicated the interim
nature of some of his changes.
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CYPRUS
President.Makarios is seeking:to purchase 1.,000
Belgian rifles to. arm a paramilitary force loyal to
him, presumably as an insurance policy against the
supporters of General Grivas. Makarios believes
that Grivas ordered up a recent minor civil disturb-
ance that resulted. in A clash between Greek Cypriot:
police and right-wing Greek? Cypriot demonstrators,
He is also convinced that Grivas was behind the re-
cent theft of A large number of weapons from a ,Na-
tional Guard armory. Besides the paramilitary force,
Makarios is expanding the presidential palace guard
and appointing special constables and-police.
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NOTE
Vietnam: indica-
tors T.45-EFEEng the coming Communist offensive in
South Vietnam's central highlands. Recent radio-
direction finding indicates that an:advance unit of
the 320th Divisidn has arrived in Kontum Province.
There has also been a sharp increase in, the rate of
supply movement intothe highlands, including the
distribution of 122-mm.-ammunition to operating
units.. Moreover, a sizable portion--over 1,000 men--
of the Communist 2nd Division appears to be moving
toward the central highlands. We caution, however,
that,because-mOst of the 2nd Division has been used
for the past 18 months as a mobile combat force in
?southern Laos, the units may now be moving,to
strengthen the defenses Of the infiltration corridor
rather than to operate with other Communist troops
now in the central highlands.
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