THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 OCTOBER 1969

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977029
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 9, 1969

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The President's Daily Brief
9 October 1969
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
9 October 1969
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Soviets appear almost ready to
next space mission;
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conduct their
In the Middle East, Israeli forces have carried out
operations against islands near an Egyptian naval
base. (Page 2)
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Panama's military government plans to mark its first
anniversary on Saturday with major policy statements.
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The Soviets have established an airlift capability
for troops at two installations near the Sino-Soviet
border. (Page 5)
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USSR
Preparations appear nearly complete for the
forthcoming manned space mission, and the operation
probably will start withinthe next few days.(
The Soviets probably intend this flight
to make further advances toward the es-
tablishment of a permanent manned space
station. The planned duration of the
mission is not known, but the Soyuz
spacecraft is believed capable of support-
ing its crew in orbit for about 30 days.
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Israel Continues Military Pressure on Egypt
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ISRAEL EGYPT
Intercepted Egyptian messages on Tuesday night
indicated that Israeli forces were clashing with
Egyptian troops on an island near the Egyptian naval
base of Hurghada. Other Egyptian intercepts of 21
and 24 September reported Israeli infiltration at-
tempts on another island in the ,same region.
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Egypt
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EGYPT
Three TU-16s have been moved temporarily from
Aswan to Jiyanklis airfield, according to intercepts.
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PANAMA
The provisional junta. government is planning to
make three major policy pronouncements on:Saturday.
the first anniversary of the military coup-.
the government'
will announce the immediate restoration of constitu-
tional guarantees, including freedom of the press.
All political prisoners except suspected guerrillas
will be released, and election.of a constitutional
assembly--to be charged with revising the constitution
and ratifying a new canal treaty. with the US-Twill be
scheduled for October 1970.
These initiatives apparently are designed
to alleviate major popular grievances, but
it seems clear that the present leaders
have no intention of relinquishing power
in the near future. Al./ political parties
have been dissolved and the government is
organizing in their place a broadly based
unitary political organization patterned
on the Mexican example.
Torrijos apparently is also going to push
for a new set of canal treaties more favor-
able to Panama than those so carefully ne-
gotiated and drafted in 1967. He hopes
thereby to strengthen his position; ulti-
mately he wants to compete for power "con-
stitutionally."
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Soviet Air Transportable Forces Identified Near Sino-Soviet Border
SIBERIAN
MILITARY DISTRICT
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TRANSBAIKAL FAR EAST
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NOTES
USSR - Communist China: Recent satellite pho-
tography shows air transportable equipment and ve-
hicles and some 90 helicopters at two Soviet instal-
lations near the border opposite Manchuria. The
installations do not have the transports or jump
training equipment of airborne units, however, or
the heavy combat equipment of conventional ground
force units. This airlift capability almost cer-
tainly was established to permit the Soviets to react
quickly to border incidents in rugged terrain. Ad-
ditional units of this type probably will appear in
other areas along the border.
USSR: The annual Northern Sea Route convoy,
which left for the Soviet Far East early last month,
did not include any combat ships this year. Combat
ships are being transferred to the Pacific Fleet via
the Cape of Good Hope and the Indian Ocean, and we
suspect this may be the rule in the future. The
southern route is a good deal longer, but the ships
will be able to show the flag and gain valuable oper-
ational experience en route.
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