THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 5 NOVEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993977
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 5, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
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5 November 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
5 November 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
General quiet prevailed on the Middle East battlefront
over the weekend, although there were occasional minor
outbreaks of fighting along the Suez Canal. Arab oil
producers announced a 25-percent production cutback.
Various delays threaten to slow deployment of the
UNEF.
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Communist forces attacked and apparently overran two
South Vietnamese outposts in Military Region 2 near
the Cambodian border. (Page 3)
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ARAB STATES - ISRAEL
General quiet prevailed on the battlefront over
the weekend, despite sporadic cease-fire violations
and continued preparations by both sides for a pos-
sible resumption of hostilities. Arab oil producers
underscored their political war with an additional
production cutback.
The Syrian front was quiet, probably because
of heavy rains, but occasional minor outbreaks of
fighting continued through the weekend along the
Suez Canal. The Israelis claim that on November
3 the surrounded Egyptian Third Army tried to con-
struct a small infantry bridge across the canal
from the east bank between Suez and Little Bitter
Lake. The Egyptians gave up the attempt, however,
after a three-hour artillery, mortar, and small
arms duel.
Yesterday, a UN patrol reported fighting near
Suez as 200-300 Egyptian troops pushed out of the
city and were met by Israeli infantry and tank units.
UN observers also reported hearing heavy explosions
near Ismailia, and the Israelis complained that the
Egyptians had opened fire on their forces near that
city.
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Arab oil ministers announced a 25-percent pro-
duction cutback based on September's production
figures. Saudi Arabia, with a 10-percent limita-
tion imposed in mid-October and the additional
embargoes of shipments to the US and Netherlands,
had already reached the 25-percent level. The new
formulation appears to strengthen King Faysal's
leadership role by committing the other producers
to match his cutback. If adhered to, the move
will increase the overall Arab cutback in November
by some five percent over that already in effect.
At the UN, various delays threaten to slow
deployment of the full 7,000-man UN Emergency Force
(UNEF). The Secretary-General must negotiate agree-
ments with each of the seven participating states
approved by the Security Council last Friday. The
problems of paying for the force are still unresolved.
There is little support for the proposal that the
costs be apportioned among UN members according to
the regular scale of assessments. Less-developed
states are likely to support instead the Brazilian
proposal making developed countries, particularly
permanent Council members, responsible for 98 per-
cent of the costs. Since there is no cash in the
UN treasury, a delay in reaching some agreement
could stall the entire operation.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
Communist forces, backed by armor, attacked
and apparently overran two South Vietnamese out-
posts yesterday in Military Region 2 near the Cam-
bodian border. The attacks on Bu Prang and Bu
Bong in Quang Duc Province resulted in heavy casu-
alties to both sides, according to South Vietnamese
military spokesmen.
The Communist attacks coincided with a belli-
cose public statement from the Viet Cong regional
command which ordered its forces to "recover all
areas illegally occupied by the enemy" since the
January cease-fire agreement. Since Communist
propaganda on the situation elsewhere in the coun-
try has been taking a similar line, more aggressive
Communist military action seems likely in other
areas that have been contested since the cease-fire.
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