THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 AUGUST 1968

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005976289
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• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: August 6, 1968

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The President's Daily Brief
ret 6 August 1968
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THE PRESIDENT'S
DAILY BRIEF
6 AUGUST 1968
1. South Vietnam
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2. Bolivia
3. Israel-Jordan
4, Pakistan
5. South Korea
Barrientos seems to have big-
mouthed himselfout of a tight spot
over the weekend. By tough talking
and threatening to resign, he has
,backed down the politicians and prob-
ably the military malcontents as well.
Tension has dropped, but could easily
flare up again if the opposition suc-
ceeds in raking up the ashes of the
Guevara diary case. More student dem-
onstrations are another likely source
of serious trouble.
The Israeli attack on Sunday
against terrorist bases in Jordan has
made Jarring's job even harder. The
incident can only harden the already
fixed bargaining positions on both
sides. For Jordan, prospects now are
for increased terrorist activity which
will bring more violent retaliation
from Israel, which in turn will sour
public opinion in Jordan toward any
peace moves.
President Pak's shuffling of sev-
eral senior military commanders on
Sunday was probably rooted in his dis-
satisfaction with the minister of de-
fense. A public controversy involving
leaks of military information to the
press provided Pak with a convenient
excuse to move. The new defense minis-
ter was most recently chairman of the
joint chiefs; a firm friend of the US.
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\ FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
.) Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
2.) North Vietnamese Reflections of U S
Political Attitudes
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
6 August 1968
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
Hanoi on Bombing Anniversary: Nhan Dan commemo-
rated the fourth anniversary of the first US air at-
tacks on North Vietnam with an editorial saying that
President Johnson had finally limited the bombings
because of "great setbacks" in the war. The editorial
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says the bombing was started in an attempt to "save"
the US war effort from "complete failure," but argues
that it has not done the job. It concludes by say-
ing that the US is now "feverishly escalating" the
war and "threatening" to end the bombing limitation.
Liberation Front Sending Out More Representa-
tives: Hanoi's international service announced in
MITIsh on Sunday that the Liberation Front had
named envoys to Albania, Bulgaria, and Rumania, and
had accredited its man in Moscow to Mongolia. With
these appointments, the Front has a quasi-diplomatic
representative accredited to every Communist country.
II. .NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
ATTITUDES ON THE 'WAR
There is nothing of significance to report today.
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