THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 SEPTEMBER 1973 (CHILE ARTICLE ONLY)

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 07079877
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: August 24, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2023
• Publication Date: September 11, 1973

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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Lao Prime Minister. Souvanna Phouma's chances are
good for gaining cabinet approval to sign the agree-
ment with the Communists this Friday. (Page 1)
A North Vietnamese military recruitment campaign
which began last month could provide some indication
of Hanoi's intentions in South Vietnam for the next
dry season, which runs from October to May. (Page 2)
In Chile, plans by navy officers to tri militAry
action against the Allende government
reportedly have the support of some key army units.
(Page 3)
The Soviet Union's Ryad program to develop a series
of third-generation computers is at least three
years behind schedule. (Page 4)
Notes on Iceland, China, and Norway appear on Page
3.3(b)(1)
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Plans by navy officers to trigger military
action against the Allende government
are supported by some key army units,7
The navy
is also counting on help from the air force and
the national police.
Although military officers are increas-
ingly determined to restore political
and economic order, they may still Zack
an effectively coordinated plan that
would capitalize on the widespread civil-
ian opposition.
Socialists, leftist extremists, and Com-
munists are equally determined not to
compromise. They are gambling that the
military and political opposition cannot
carry out moves to oust the government
or even to impose restraints on it. Pres-
ident Allende, for his part, still hopes
that temporizing will fend off a showdown.
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