THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 1 JUNE 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993838
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 1, 1973

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The President's DaikBrief
1 June 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
1 June 197
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Talk of war preparations in the Middle East has di-
minished in recent weeks as the Egyptians concen-
trate on diplomatic maneuvers in advance of the UN
Security Council debate next week. (Page 1)
Cambodia
(Page 2)
Soviet stalling on negotiations with Japan concern-
ing joint economic ventures in Siberia is aimed at
playing off the major industrial nations against
one another. (Page 3)
The decision of West Germany's highest court to hear
a constitutional challenge to the inter-German treaty
has had an immediate negative impact on Bonn's nego-
tiations with Pankow. (Page 4)
Canada's minority government, bolstered by the broad
domestic support for the decision to quit the ICCS,
will now push more aggressively for adoption of its
legislative program. (Page 5)
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EGYPT
Talk of war preparations has diminished in
cent weeks. The Egyptians are concentrating on
lomatic maneuvers in advance of the UN Security
cil debate on the Middle East next week.
Egyptian statements have turned from strident
calls for war to a lower pitched--and longer range--
emphasis on the "total mobilization" of political and
economic, as well as military, resources for an even-
tual confrontation with Israel.
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Egypt's intensive round of diplomatic con-
tacts has aimed at finding an approach that
would exert pressure on the US to push Is-
rael toward compromise, or at least give
the appearance of progress toward a peace-
ful,solution.
Cairo is apprehensive about US-Soviet de-
tente, fearing a Soviet reluctance to pro-
vide strong support for Egypt's approach
toward a settlement. President Sadat has
made clear his unhappiness with Soviet
policy toward Egypt in several recent pub-
lic speeches, and the Soviets apparently
have told the Egyptians that they want a
non-controversial UN resolution. This is
a particularly important consideration for
Moscow on the eve of Brezhnev's summit
meeting with President Nixon.
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USSR-JAPAN
The Soviets have begun to stall on negotiations
with Japan concerning joint economic ventures in
Siberia. They have postponed meetings that were to
take up details concerning the Tyumen oil pipeline,
Yakutsk gas, and other projects.
The Soviets have discussed their new approach
with US diplomats in Tokyo. Ambassador Troyanovsky,
after pressing hard earlier in the year for Japanese
Government support of the Tyumen project, recently
acknowledged that the USSR is now "dragging its feet."
A Soviet trade official said Moscow expected to con-
clude favorable deals with the US on energy projects
during coming meetings and would later propose sim-
ilar terms to Japan on a "take-it-or-leave-it basis."
He also played up the results of the recent Brezhnev-
Brandt meeting, particularly on energy matters.
The Soviets probably hope that these re-
marks will get back to the Japanese and
persuade them that Moscow has attractive
alternatives to Japanese participation in
Siberian projects. Tokyo officials have
tried to alert Japanese businessmen to
the Soviet ploy, but there are already
signs of mounting worry that the USSR
might turn to the West for help in develop-
ing its energy resources.
The new Soviet coolness toward Japanese
participation is part of a larger Soviet
effort to play off the major industrial
nations against one another. During his
visit to Bonn, Brezhnev spoke in glowing
terms about the prospects for economic
cooperation with the US and with Japan.
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WEST GERMANY
The Constitutional Court decided to hear Ba-
varia's constitutional challenge to the inter-German
treaty. The decision, which blocks completion of
the treaty's ratification, has had an immediate neg-
ative impact on Bonn's relations with Pankow. Nego-
tiators Bahr and Kohl ended their session on Wednes-
day by announcing that, in light of the case, they
would not set a date for their next meeting.
The Court expects to reach a decision by the
end of July.
Chancellor Brandt seems justified in his
public optimism that the Court will rule
in favor of the treaty, even though four
of its eight justices were named by the
opposition. The challenge comes from the
most conservative element of the opposi-
tion, which as a whole is no longer strongly
opposed to the treaty.
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Canada: Bolstered by broad domestic support
for its decision to quit the ICCS, the minority
Trudeau government apparently is attempting to dis-
pel any notion that it is concerned solely with
survival, and will now push more aggressively for
adoption of its legislative program. The most con-
troversial element of this program is the Liberal
Party's proposal to cut corporate taxes, which is
,opposed by the party's coalition partner, the New
Democratic Party. The Liberals may have gained the
support of the opposition Conservatives, however,
by offering to subject the legislation to periodic
parliamentary review.
Singapore - Nationalist China:
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