THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF - 1967/11/02

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The President's Daily Brief
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DAILY BRIEF
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The Cambodians are protesting the
decision taken by Saigon in mid-October
to close the Mekong River to convoys
bound for Phnom Penh. These convoys are
made up of ocean-going ships and deliver
a good share of Cambodia's imports.
On Monday the South Vietnamese de-
fense minister said the river would be
opened shortly, but we think the Viet-
namese are stalling.
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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
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I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
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Hanoi VIPs to Moscow: The North Vietnamese
fielded a top-drawer delegation for the Moscow anni-
versary celebrations. Headed by Party First Secre-
tary Le Duan, the delegation included General Vo
Nguyen Giap and Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh.
This group was met by Soviet brass at the airport--
Brezhnev, Kosygin, and President Podgorny.
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All this display of senior personalities is in-
tended to dramatize the close relations between
Hanoi and Moscow. Behind the show of,solidarity,
however, have been some pretty clear indications
that the North Vietnamese do not want to get caught
in any Moscow-Peking crossfire during the festivities.
II. .NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
.ATTITUDES ON THE WAR
Nothing significant to report.
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