vii 0 a Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 a ELLIGEM The Pram mt Dali y Brief 1 May 1973 25x1 Top I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Exempt from general declassi calion schedule of 1 652 exemption category declassi ed only on appmval of the Director of Central Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassifie d in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY THE DAILY BRIEF 1 May 1973 PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS - 25x1 Algeria 25X1 The Soviets are continuing to improve their SS-ll ICBM force Page 2 According to some reports the Communists in South Vietnam plan to intensify their attacks within the next several weeks although evidence of normal preparatory moves is lacking _ que 3 In Argentina the assassination of a major military figure yesterday has added to tensions between the military and president elect Campora Page 4 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in 15art - Eanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 ALGERIAFLIBYA FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part -_Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 filR The-Soviets are continuing to modernize their SS-ll ICBM force 1 1 25x1 shows construction activity at 30 launch sites in three complexes in the eastern USSR and other sites could be involved In recent months-36 of the mis- siles -an unprecedented number -have been launched from these complexes apparently in-order to empty the silos for construction work The sites probably are being hardened or modified to prepare them for the newest triple warhead version of the 33-11 the Mod 3 Flight-testing of the Mod S'ap pears to be complete and it-probably is now being fitted into some of the new small silos at Derazhnya and Pervomaysk 139R Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 Declassified in 5ar1 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY SOUTH VIETNAM - the Communists 25X1 plan in May to-intensify the-nibbling attacks the - have been conducting since the cease-fire 25X1 the-Communists hope to_gain 25x1 control over more territory and people as well as sconsolidate_their position in some of the more in-- tensely contested areas such as northern Binh Dinh Province suggest the'attacks 25x1 may be pegged to the period before May 20 which in- cludes three important holidays Communications intelligence one of the best indicators of enemy military intent _does not suggest that the Communists are preparing for heavy or sustained military action or that substantial involvement by main force elements is likely Some Communist forces in both North and South Vietnam and in southern Laos have been on alert since April 20 but this appears to be a response to anticipated South Viet- namese operations and to the recent US bombing in Laos No significant moves by Communist combat units of the sort that usually precede major Communist attacks have been detected in the past few weeks Some main force units have even pulled back from major battlegrounds in the far north and in the northern delta FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 Declassified in Ijart - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY ARGENTINA The terrorist assassination yesterday of the recently retired chief of the joint general staff Admiral Quijada has heightened tensions between the military and president elect Campora This was the second assassination of a major military figure since-the elections in March Two other officers and several businessmen have been kidnaped 25X1 25X1 1 1 25x1 The armed services now seem in a mood to demand further concessions from the Peron ists the navy - 25x1 the most anti Peronist of the three serv- ices and the victim of yesterday s attack - now has called on the army and air force to join in aborting the electoral process FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved fer Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 25X1 25X1 Saudi Arabia Yemen FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 Declassified i xlga'rt Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1 1 may To ecret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 06 14 CIA-RDP79T00936A011600010025-1