39 Declassifie c in Peri - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 The President s Daily Brief 8 September 1973 45 1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011700040008-6 Declassified innPar t - anitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Exempt from dcclassi cation schedule of 1652 exemption category declassi ed only on approval of the Dimcmr of Central Intelligence Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Dedasy ed in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Iqu THE DAILY BRIEF 8 September 1973 PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS 25X1 Cambodia 25X1 Page 1 The North Vietnamese are building roads in Laos that will enable them to resupply their forces in South Vietnam and Cambodia virtually without regard to the weather Page 2 VEC political directors in preparation for President Nixon's visit to Europe made some progress this week toward a draft declaration on relations 25X1 Page 3 1 Chile 25X1 Page 4 25X1 Libya has laid a minefield outside its territorial waters Page 5 IWJR Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 a Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 IW1R CAMBODIA FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Deolassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 25X1 25X1 25X1 25x1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 North Vietnamese Building New Road L7 r f' Ki xii 9 Egan ape 25 50 NORT 'New construction - M4 VIETNAM Probable alignment 1 I I r - Mu Gia Quang Khe Pass 10Dong Hoi 1 - ahznxoy anassaral I m on I 23 Lax Demi ilorized Zom D n9 Qu on Khe a cvann at 'k 3 g wx on eoj HueBang A 1 e Shoo - - 'n ir 2a 1297urc fv e 16 5 92 96 YKh'mg l alengn t Sedone d 4 q THAILAND 1 w 2 1 Pakse 07 Pakso I 4 Bolovensi I 7 lPlateauKontum 7 Iem Pang a 50 A 9 5 37 leiku L 13 CAMBODIA l9 seeks sun A 9 25x1 i c Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassffied in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY INDOCH INA intercepted mes- sages from engineer units show that construction ofr a new road south through the Laotian panhandle is progressing at more than a dozen sites Since March about one third of the total mileage between the two entry points in North Vietnam and the probable end-point in Cambodia has beenaconstructed z The widespread construction suggests that far from abandOning the Ho Chi Minh trail _ the North Vietnamese may be preparing for 'another substantial dry season logistical' campaign Supply shipments would not only augment or replace existing military stores but would probably contain nonmilitary supplies for Communist held areas The road will not be sufficiently complete to carry traffic before the first of the year however Like the new north-south routes along the west- ern border of South Vietnam the Laos corridor is a two-lane road and well drained for speedy travel and year long use When completed the two systems will give the Communists increased flexibility and mobility for their widely scattered mili- tary forces in Indochina Links will probably be developed between the two corridors This means that during the Laotian rainy season the south would be accessible via the route through western South Vietnam during the winter rainy period in Vietnam the Laotian panhandle corridor would be open Once the roads are operational Hanoi will probably give first priority to improving the lines of communication among the major military strongholds for_ easier unit rotation and replacement of troops and equipmentn FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - US Representatives of the member states of the European Communities met in Copenhagen this week at the-working level According to the US Embassy in Denmark they made progress toward an agreed draft declaratiOn on US-EC relations calling for close links between the two The draft will be presented to the EC for- eign ministers who will begin their meet- ing next Monday If it is approved E0 Council President Andersen will want to discuss the paper with Secretary Kissinger possibly at the UN in New York There is no certainty however that the draft will be approved by the ministers Danish and West German officials have implied that French Foreign Minister Jobert may not be as businesslike as his subordinates The French have emphasized that their price for going even this far is an understanding that there would be-no permanent machinery created between the EC and the US Arrangements for President Nixon's visit to Europe apparently went no further than an exchange of views FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY CHILE 25X1 25x1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25x1_5x_1 25X1 25X1 25X1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 1W1R NOTE Lib a Libya announced on September 4 that a minef has been laid in the Mediterranean north west of Tripoli It covers approximately 300 square miles and is outside Libya's proclaimed lZ mile territorial limit Other minefields were laid in June by the Egyptian naval contingent in Libya these were northeast of Tripoli but within Libya's territorial claim Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified Pe rt anitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 - Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011700040008-6