THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 16 JANUARY 1970

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005977248
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 16, 1970

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The President's Daily Brief
16 _January 1970
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
16 January 1970
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Reconstruction begins in Nigeria. (Page 1)
Lebanon hopes to curb the fedayeen; and Brit-
ain brushes off Arab protests about sending tanks
to Israel. (Page 2)
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The Chinese Communists may not really expect much to
come out of talks with the US, but Peking is sure
the Warsaw meetings will irritate the USSR. (Page 5)
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NIGERIA
Ojukwu's successor, General Effiong, met yes-
terday with General Gowon and formally renounced
secession. Gowon then declared a general amnesty
for all those who had been "misled" into secession.
Several secessionist civilian leaders, including
Ibos, accompanied Effiong, but had no public part
in the ceremony.
Gowon's major concern now seems to be to
reassure Eastern tribesmen that there will
be an equitable reconstruction. ,He is
also keeping a close watch on foreign aid
to the former Biafran region, restricting
it to relief from the US, the UK, West
Germany, and the USSR. Moscow must be
asked, Nigerian officials have said, be-
cause of Soviet help during the war.
Meanwhile, there are conflicting reports
on Ojukwu's whereabouts, with Gabon being
at present the most likely haven. Wher-
ever Ojukwu is, his statement yesterday--
claiming Biafra will survive and calling
for an international presence to prevent
genocide--indicates he can still embar-
rass Gowon and may yet cause serious trou-
ble.
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MIDDLE EAST
In Lebanon, the government is seeking a way to
control the Arab commandos. Minister Jumblatt is
insisting the fedayeen evacuate all inhabited areas
in southern Lebanon, and is threatening "punitive
action" if they do not comply.
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The British are selling at least 100 Centurion
tanks to Israel to augment the 480 now in the Is-
raeli inventory. Arab spokesmen have objected, of
course, but the Foreign Office is replying, to the
UAR at least, that Centurions have been going' to Is-
rael for the past five years on the basis of firm
contracts and that the UK has no intention of apply-,
Ing an arms embargo in the Middle East.
The Arab outcry at this late date probdb.lY
stems from Arab belief that Arab pressure
caused the British refusal to sell the
more formidable Chieftain tanks and the
Arab hope that sufficient additional pro-
test may cause a cancellation of the pres-
ent arrangement.
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SOVIET UNION
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COMMUNIST CHINA
Peking is setting the stage for the Sino-US
talks in Warsaw scheduled for 20 January./
/Peking was particularly
pleased with the resumption of the talks in Warsaw
because they would have a "discomfiting effect" on
the Soviets.
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probably do view the forthcoming Warsaw
talks primarily as another aspect of the
war of nerves with the Soviets. Neverthe-
less, Peking is also interested in assess-
ing at closer range future US intentions
in China.
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LAOS
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NOTE
East Germany - West Germany: The first "unof-
ficial" reaction of the East Germans to Chancellor
Brandt's state of the nation address was predictably
negative. The Bonn correspondent of East Germany's
official news agency criticized Brandt both for what
he said and for what,he did not say. The Chancel-
lor's statement that he will propose talks on a re-
nunciation of force agreement was "unsatisfactory,"
according to the correspondent. In general, Brandt
was scored for not discussing the draft treaty Ul-
bricht sent to Bonn in December. The East German
party's politburo is scheduled to meet on Saturday
in an extraordinary session, and presumably then
will prepare Pankow's official reply for Ulbricht
,to announce in his press conference on Monday.
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