THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 JUNE 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993858
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 25, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief.
25 June 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 June 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Pyongyang's sharp reaction to Seoul's announcement
of a new flexible foreign policy makes it clear
that the North remains reluctant to give up en-
tirely any prospect of reunification of Korea on
Communist terms. (Page 1)
Bolivian President Banzer is
scheduling national elections and a return to con-
stitutional rule. (Page 2)
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KOREA
Pyongyang has once again made it clear that
it opposes any moves toward a "two-Koreas" settle-
ment. Reacting sharply to Seoul's announcement of
a new and more flexible foreign policy, Premier
Kim Il-sung on Saturday flatly rejected membership
in the United Nations until a "confederation" of
the two states is achieved. While insisting that
the North and South should not join the UN sepa-
rately, he affirmed that any discussion of the
Korean question at the UN this fall should include
a North Korean observer.
Kim clearly remains reluctant to give
up entirely any prospect of reunification
on Communist terms and is concerned that
a dual-membership formula could win broad
international support for a permanent
division of the peninsula.
To offset the effect of South Korea's modera-
tion, Kim recited a litany of complaints against
Seoul for the present impasse in the North-South
talks. He again called for a mutual reduction in
armed forces, the withdrawal of US troops, an end
to US military assistance, and an expansion of con-
tacts between the peoples of the North and South.
Kim expressed particular concern over the de-
gree to which big-power politics could affect the
Korean situation, charging that Washington tries
to "maintain colonial domination by suppressing
small countries, while improving its relations with
big ones."
Despite this implied criticism of Peking, Chou
En-lai quickly offered "firm" support for the views
expressed by Kim.
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BOLIVIA
President Banzer has announced that the country
will return to constitutional rule in 1974. His
plans call for holding elections next February for
a national assembly, which will then select a presi-
dent. opposition par-
ties will be permitted to enter candidates, but will
be strictly regulated so that Banzer's National Pop-
ular Front will hold a strong majority in the new
assembly.
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NOTES
France-EC: (
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sate the US for trade losses resulting from the com-
munity's enlargement from six to nine members.
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Cambodia: The High Political Council has fi-
nally named Major General Sosthene Fernandez to the
newly-created post of commander in chief of the
armed forces, according to a Cambodian press release.
Fernandez will also retain his job as army chief of
staff. The filling of the new position had been
sharply disputed within the Council for two months,
largely because Prime Minister In Tam opposed Fernan-
dez for personal reasons. Fernandez' authority will
still be circumscribed, however, if President Lon
Nol continues to function as supreme commander.
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