g Declassified in Peri Sanitized Copy_Approved for Release 2016 06 14 14 December 1971 2 5 4 5OX1 I Declassified in Pan - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936AQJ0200130001-9 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY THE DAILY BRIEF 14 December 1971 DEVELOPMENTS The Indians say their main force driving toward Dacca is now only six miles from the East Pakistani V_capital and some local PakiStani officials are again talking of a negotiated surrender Page 1 China apparently has added a ninth army to its king Military Region Page 5 Formal signing of the inter-German and interFBerlin agreements is likely by this weekend Page 5 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936AO10200130001-9 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 - a Cooch Beh 4 11ng 40 A511th BAY OF BENGAL Conrail Indian attack PAKISTAN - v 52 i waif an kul wbul a o ad 5% in fir 24 i- 9 4' zilka Karac hii'y - 4 11 va 3 H 3 y gkistanj a'tthk i 0 RailmadlMfg 7 574 I W I 4 eroze I Bhatinda Ambala 552292 32-71 CIA i9 or 4 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 5OX1 5OX1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY INDIA-PAKISTAN I The Indians claim that their main column push- ing on Dacca from the northeast has now reached the last river crossing just six miles from the East Pakistani capital This force however appears to be meeting increased Pakistani resistance A second Indian celumn approaching Dacca from the Bo th is said to have reached Jaydebpur 12 miles from the capital- A third is still 22 miles away at Daudkandi and has yet to cross the Meghna'Riverc The Indians say-they are also making gains farther south and are now within 20 miles of Chittagong 0n the western front the situation has re _mained relatively static The Pakistanis hold the town of Chhamb in_Indian Kashmir but the Indians hold the ground to the east across a river and are bringing in reinforcements Reporters have seen heavy Pakistani military traffic moving toward the Chhamb sector suggesting preparations for a new Pakistani offensive in the area Control of Akhnur about 18 miles east of Chhamb could enable Paki- stani forces to cut a major tranSportation and sup ply route between northern India and-Kashmiro Major General Farman Ali adviser to East Pak istani governor Malik told Consul General Spivak in Dacca early today that he and Malik still hoped to arrange some kind of cease-fire with the Indian Army and Mukti Bahini to avoid a bloodbatho He said the Pakistani Army in the East was outnumbered cut off and unlikely to be able to hold out more than three or four more days Malik aISOxtold Spivak that any negotiations would be handled in Islamabad where President Yahya was discussing the situation with-Ambassador Farland 5ox1 Any surrender proposal is likely to be adamantly opposed by the East Pakistani commander General Niazi who has ubZtoZ promised to fiqht to the death - 5OX1 5OX1 continued 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 5OX1 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 Chinese Exp and Forces in Peking Military Region 11 3 'x I I '43 9 1 I 4 l sHEfv-vmzs NiIA methi 25 1 a 3 #51fan China Sea 5OX1 1 1 - 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 NOTES 50x1 Communist China 50x1 Chinese have established a new army in the Peking Military Region - This gives them a total of'nine armies and some 320 000 men in this area and is the latest step in China's long-standing effort to strengthen its defenses near the Sine Soviet border 1 West Germany The formal signing-of the inter- Berlin an inter German agreements -initialed on saturday is expected by the weekend following Allied review of the documents The agreements will not enter into force however until the sign ing of the final protocol of the Four Power Berlin accord Soviet signature Bonn says is contingent on ratification of its treaties with Moscow and Warsawmi The Brandt government submitted the trea ties for ratificatiOn yesterday but the process is not likely to be completed for three or four months FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in Part 5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14