THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 OCTOBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993572
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 14, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
14 October 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
14 October 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
On Page 1,/ Soviet
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Communist forces have launched a series of attacks'
against South Vietnamese Ranger positions in the west-
ern highlands. The enemy is also apparently continu-
ing to make preparations for the October countrywide
"high point." (Page 2)
In Chile, the Allende government is attempting to
cope with an extensive commercial and transportation
strike, ?and food and fuel shortages are reported in
some urban areas. (Page 3)
Morocco's foreign minister has informed US officials
that King Hassan may insist on a reduction of the US
military presence in his country. (Page 4)
The accommodation reached last month between the
Lebanese Government-and the fedayeen is still hold-
ing up, but a small extremist group may attempt to
disrupt the delicate truce. (Page 5)
Full-scale hostilities between the two Yemens appear
imminent, despite efforts of an Arab League mediation
committee to resolve the differences between Sana
and Aden. (Page 6)
/Soviets?
(Page 6)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
Communist forces have launched a series of
attacks against South Vietnamese Ranger positions
in the western highlands. On Thursday the Commu-
nists overran the Ben Het border camp in northwest-
ern Kontum Province following two days of intensive
shelling. Two other border outposts are in im-
mediate danger. The Dak Seang camp north of Ben
Het, has been the target of enemy mortar bombard-
ments during the past several days and a ground
attack could come at any time. In Pleiku Province,
enemy pressure against the Duc Co camp has also
sharply increased.
These attacks may be the beginning of
the October countrywide "high point"
for which the enemy has been preparing.
Elsewhere in the country these prepara-
tions continue.
Communist rocket and
sapper attacks against Da Nang are being planned,
and enemy forces farther south of the city have
been ordered to seize and hold as much territory
as possible. The slow but deliberate movement of
Communist units toward Saigon has prompted increased
security measures around the capital in anticipa-
tion of enemy shellings and sapper raids./
/ In the delta, sev-
eral Communist units have relocated closer to key
urban centers and military bases.
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CHILE
Major. retail businesses began their sympathy
strike with truck owners yesterday, despite the, gov-r
ernment's tough response to the transportation strike.
Supplies of food, fuel, and other necessities were.
reported becoming rapidly depleted in some urban
areas, and the commercial strike appears to be par-
ticularly effective in southern and central Chile.
President Allende told the nation yesterday that in
the face of a "fascist effort to paralyze it" nothing
would keep him from maintaining public order and im-
plementing his program.- In another nationwide speech
early today, he threatened to crack down even harder
on the strikers. He warned of government confisca?
tion of all trucks "kept idle" by their owners and?
asserted that shopowners who refuse\to open their
stores will be taken to court.
Allende's hand has been strengthened by
the government's strict enforcement of the
state of emergency restrictions that were
declared after the truckers' strike. The
government has not hesitated to use in-
timidation measures against truck owners
and other strike leaders in an effort to
break the strike.
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MOROCCO
Foreign Minister Benhima told Secretary Rogers
on Wednesday that Morocco would like to "re-examine
at an early opportunity" the question of US bases.
Benhima added that it is not a question of closing
all bases or removing all US technicians. He thought,
however, that the three bases now in Morocco might
be reduced to two.
King Hassan has not made much progress in
broadening his domestic support, and he may
well believe that reducing the US presence
will bring him increased backing.
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LEBANON-FEDAYEEN
The Lebanese Army continues to enforce its
restrictions against fedayeen activity, and most
of the larger fedayeen organizations are observing
the agreement reached late last month between the
government and the commandos.
the maverick
"Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -
General Command"--a small group that split from
George Habbash's main PFLP organization in 1968--
may attempt to disrupt the delicate truce.
this splinter group recently
received a large amount of money and weapons from
Libya.
The PFLP-GC was opposed to fedayeen accom-
modation with the Lebanese Government and
has generally been unresponsive to other
fedayeen leaders. The Qadhafi regime may
be actively encouraging this group to re-
sume operations into Israel in spite of
the Lebanese ban on such actions.
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The Yemens: Full-scale hostilities between the
two Yemens appear imminent, despite efforts of an
Arab League mediation committee to resolve the dif-
ferences between Sana and Aden.\
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