THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 NOVEMBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993643
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 24, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
24 November 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
24 November 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
South
Vietnam
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Soviet commentators have expressed relief andpleas-
ure at Chancellor Brandt's victory in the West Ger-
man elections. (Page 3)
The US country team in Buenos Aires believes that
the Peronist movement may be peacefully reintegrated
into Argentine political life. (Page 4)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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USSR - WEST GERMANY
Moscow is evidently quite pleased with Chan-
cellor Brandt's election victory last Sunday. So-
viet press comment reflects relief and pleasure
that Moscow's heavy investment in resolving the
German problem has paid off, and that the German
electorate endorsed Brandt's "realistic" foreign
policies.
Although Moscow has not made a formal public
statement on the election, a West German Embassy
official .in Moscow says that party chief Brezhnev.
sent his personal congratulations to Brandt soon
after the outcome was known. The US Embassy in
Moscow observes that Brezhnev had more at stake in
the election that did any other Soviet leader, and,
that the way is now clear for Brezhnev to accept a
long-standing invitation to visit Bonn.
Soviet press commentary indicates that the
USSR now looks for rapid completion of remaining
steps in the rapprochement process, including sig-
nature and ratification of the inter-German treaty,
UN membership for both German states, and the nor-
malization of West Germany's relations with Czech-
oslovakia.
Specific mention of the West German -
Czechoslovak talks and the absence of
any endorsement of Prague's views sug-
gest that the kind of Soviet arm twist-
ing applied to East Germany in recent
years may now be in store for Czech-
oslovakia.
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NOTE
Argentina: A week has passed since the return
of Peron, and according to an assessment by the US
country team in Buenos Aires, it may be possible
peacefully to reintegrate the Peronist movement
into Argentine politics. The former dictator has
demonstrated that after 17 years in exile he is
still adept politically and can influence develop-
ments in Argentina. For his part, Lanusse has
shown that he is capable of maintaining public
order despite widespread fears that Peron's return
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though Peron's maneuvering has caused nervousness
among some general officers.
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