THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 14 APRIL 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 14, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
14 April 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
14 April 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Rumblings within the Libyan Revolutionary Command
Council and the military may be causing President
Qadhafi serious difficulties. (Page 1)/
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Arab states are continuing to press for Security
Council condemnation of Israel's attack on the
fedayeen in Lebanon and may seek Israel's expulsion
from the UN. (Page 3)
India
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In Chile, leftist militants continue to create dis-
turbances in Santiago and outlying areas, but Pres-
ident Allende's efforts to discredit them are in-
fluencing some of their allies to shift ground.
(Page 6)
Arab terrorists have attacked an American-owned oil
refinery in Lebanon. (Page 7)
Laotian Government troops are reported to have
abandoned all positions near Tha Viang. (Page 7)
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LIBYA
President
Qadhafi is again trying to force some Revolution-
ary Command Council members to surrender their
military commissions. The Libyan media report-
edly received instructions early this month to
avoid any references to the rank of five RCC
members, including Prime Minister Jallud. Over
the last several days, only Qadhafi, Chief of
Staff Major Yunis, and Commander of the Popular
Militia Major Humaydi have been accorded their mil-
itary rank, while all other council members have
been referred to simply as "Brother" or "RCC mem-
ber."
Qadhafi has long hoped to phase out the
RCC and replace it with a civilian gov-
ernmental structure more like Egypt's,
but his colleagues have adamantly re-
sisted any changes that would separate
them from their power base in the army.
Qadhafi's efforts to force some council
members to assume civilian status last
July set off serious infighting, and
Qadhafi was forced to back down.
This time, however,
the collegium will be dissolved
on September 1, when the formal union
between Egypt and Libya is to be an-
nounced, and that RCC members will then
be given the choice of either returning
to the army or becoming civilians.
Although we have no firm evidence that
Qadhafi is losing his grip on the reins
of power, his leadership appears to be
facing a critical test. Qadhafi's col-
leagues have reservations over the merger
with Egypt. and may force a showdown with
Qadhafi
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LIBYA
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UN
Arab states are continuing to press for Secu-
rity Council condemnation of Israel's attack on the
fedayeen in Lebanon. Despite Lebanese assurances
that it will support a balanced resolution condemn-
ing all forms of violence, Beirut appears to be
bowing to pressures for censure of the Israeli raids
alone.
In view of the current composition of the
Council, the Arabs probably can command
the nine votes needed to pass such a reso-
lution unless a major power exercises its
veto. They most likely will exploit this
situation to embarrass the US. That ap-
parently is Israel's conclusion, and the
Israeli representative has confided that
he is relying on a US veto.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Zayyat's ar-
rival in New York yesterday indicates
Cairo's interest in exploiting the Leba-
nese situation for its own purposes.
Zayyat probably will attempt to broaden
the agenda to include a general examina-
tion of the Arab-Israeli standoff in
hopes of generating pressure on Israel
to offer more acceptable terms for a
settlement. In support of this effort,
Cairo may try to press for a strong anti-
Israeli resolution with broad interna-
tional support in order to isolate the
US.
Before leaving Egypt, Zayyat also hinted
that he would seek Israel's expulsion
from the UN because of its so-called
"crimes." The USSR's endorsement yester-
day of Israeli expulsion may well prompt
Zayyat to pursue that line when he ad-
dresses the Council on Monday. US offi-
cials know of no actual resolutions pre-
pared for Monday's session, however, and
a formal proposal for expulsion would
have little chance of success.
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EGYPT
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INDIA
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CHILE
Leftist militants continue to create disturb-
ances in Santiago and outlying areas, but President
Allende's efforts to discredit them are influencing
some of their allies to shift ground.
In the government coalition, several former
supporters of Chile's most extreme leftist organi-
zation, the Movement of the Revolutionary Left
(MIR), recently have criticized the disturbances.
A spokesman for Allende charged on April 10
that the MIR is involved in a plot by the extreme
right-wing Fatherland and Freedom to lure workers
into uprisings.
Extremists of both left and right clearly
are trying to promote civil disorder.
Whether they are indeed in collusion is
less certain, but Allende's charge that
they are may be intended as a warning
to the MIR and its allies that the Pres-
ident is ready at last to crack down on
their efforts to create violence.
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NOTES
Lebanon-Terrorists: Arab terrorists struck
early this morning at an American-owned oil re-
finery near the coastal city of Sidon. According
to press reports, they succeeded in damaging oil
storage facilities in what was an apparently skill-
fully executed operation. The terrorists had made
repeated threats of action against US interests
since the Israeli raid Tuesday into Lebanon. They
may have viewed Sidon as a particularly appropri-
ate site for their action because a guerrilla base
there was one of the targets hit by the Israelis.
Laos: Government troops--half of whom are
Thai volunteers--abandoned all positions near Tha
Viang late on April 12, according to a preliminary
report. Heavy North Vietnamese artillery and
ground attacks are reported to have caused heavy
casualties. Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma may
request US air strikes in retaliation.
European Communities: Franbe this week again
sought to include soybeans--a major US agricultural
export to the community--in the EC's protectionist
farm support system. Most EC members, however,
are reluctant to introduce another contentious
issue into US-EC relations. Although the Commis-
sion rebuffed the French proposal, Paris could
still press for inclusion of soybeans as part of
a package deal on farm support prices.
India:
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Czechoslovakia - West Germany: Czechoslovak
and West German negotiators yesterday agreed to
a compromise formula on the Munich Agreement of
1938. "Compromise" is probably diplomatic language
intended to disguise the fact that Prague has aban-
doned its long-standing demand that Bonn recognize
the invalidity of the agreement ab initio. The
negotiators also announced that formal talks on a
non-aggression treaty and related matters will be-
gin in early May.
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