THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JULY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992749
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 13, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
13 July 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
13:July 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
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On Page 2 we comment on the official Soviet statement
on the cause of the Soyuz 11 tragedy.
Moroccan King Hassan seems? to have the situation
firmly under control in the aftermath of Saturday 's
coup attempt. (Page 3)
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In Iceland, the three parties that have agreed to
form a government are reported to have adopted a
policy statement calling for the departure of US
military forces over the next four years. (Page 5)
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NATIONALIST CHINA
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USSR
The official Soviet statement on the cause of
the Soyuz 11 tragedy attributes the deaths to "loss
of the ship's sealing" during the descent trajectory
about 30 minutes before landing, but denies that any
structural failure in the Soyuz 11 vehicle caused
the rapid drop in pressure that killed the cosmo-
nauts. The report asserts that the flight prior to
the beginning of the descent trajectory proceeded
normally.
The Soviet statement did not specify what
seal had failed, but said that studies were
continuing to determine the specific cause
of the depressurization. It is likely,
however, that human error in the sealing
of the hatch or a mechanical malfunction
in its operation caused the death of the
cosmonauts.
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MOROCCO
Saturday's coup attempt has been repressed with
great severity, and the country remains calm. Re-
serves have been called up for 30 days and the port
of Casablanca has been placed under military control,
but King Hassan seems confident of his position and
has not proclaimed martial law. In his public state-
ments Hassan has left an impression of radical Arab
involvement, and he has also blasted the Moroccan
opposition for creating an atmosphere conducive to
coup plotting.
These elements did not actually have much
to do with the abortive coup. Hassan's
remarks are probably designed to divert
attention from the fact that the plotters
were moved by basic dissatisfaction with
conditions in Morocco, and that they in-
cluded officers who had been presumed to
be staunchly loyal to the monarchy.
The Libyan press has continued to uige support
for the Moroccan "revolutionaries," long after the
rebellion was effectively quashed. Egyptian Presi-
dent Sadat has sent envoys to both countries, appar-
ently to try to head off further friction. In a
gesture of solidarity, Jordan's King Husayn flew to
Rabat yesterday to congratulate Hassan on his escape
from assassination.
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JORDAN
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ICELAND
Four weeks after national elections, three op-
position parties have agreed to form a government
and are reported to have adopted a policy statement
that sets a goal of securing the withdrawal of US
military forces over the four-year term of office.
The coalition? government will be headed by Olafur
Johannesson of the agrarian Progressive Party, and
also includes the Communist-dominated Labor Alli-
ance and the splinter Liberal Left.
The three parties represent constituencies
most opposed to the presence of US forces,
which have been stationed in Iceland since
1951. In 1956, a center-left coalition
government called for American withdrawal
but reaffirmed the arrangement in return
for $9 million in loans.
The partners in the new coalition are un-
natural allies. There are stresses and
strains involved in various "agreements"
made to form the coalition. The chances
of the coalition's holding together for
a full term appear slim.
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