THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 8 AUGUST 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993896
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 8, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
8 August 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
8 August 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
the Black September Organization was respon-
sible for Sunday's terrorist attack at Athens air-
port. (Page 2)
The more liberal trend in China's education policy
has suffered a setback apparently because of resist-
ance from those who want to keep alive the spirit
of the Cultural Revolution. The latest change may
signal increased contention over other domestic
policies as important party meetings draw near.
(Page 3)
Prime Minister Tanaka's trip to Washington has done
little to strengthen his hand at home. Opposition
parties have disparaged the results of the visit,
and will probably continue to block key legislation
proposed by the government. (Page 4)
In the Philippines, Muslim insurgents are making an
increased effort to strengthen their hold on Sulu
Province. (Page 5)
More terrorist incidents seem likely in Cyprus as
Archbishop Makarios and General Grivas remain at
loggerheads. (Page 6)
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FEDAYEEN
the BSO was responsible for
the terrorist attack at Athens airport on August 5.
the operation had been approved by
Fatal-i's general command, and that Yasir Arafat knew
about it in advance.
the Athens operation was a failure, since
its victims were to have been passengers on their
way to Israel. A TWA flight departed the Athens
terminal for Israel just prior to the shooting.
Fatah and other fedayeen groups reportedly
decided some time ago to disown the perpe-
trators of such incidents, in order to
make it more difficult for Tel Aviv to pin-
point responsibility and retaliate.
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CHINA
The liberalizing trend in education policy
has suffered a setback. The change may
signal a sharpening dispute over other key
domestic policies as important party meet-
ings draw closer.
Over the last few years, education policy
has gradually retreated from Mao's posi-
tion during the Cultural Revolution, which
called for admission on the almost exclu-
sive basis of the applicant's political
background. The liberalization is gener-
ally attributed to Chou En-lai, who re-
portedly was able to secure at least a
lukewarm endorsement from Mao for a more
moderate approach involving greater use
of such criteria as scholastic background
and exams.
This year, entrance examinations have been more
widely used in determining university enrollment
than at any time since the Cultural Revolution. Last
month, however, the examination system was attacked
in a series of broadcasts from Liaoning Province.
With a national party congress coming up,
it appears that proponents of ideologies
prominent during the Cultural Revolution
are using education policy to symbolize
their opposition to a broader range of
relatively moderate policy proposals.
These proposals, which are to be aired
at the congress, can be expected to en-
counter resistance from those who wish
to keep alive the spirit of the Cultural
Revolution.
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JAPAN
? Prime Minister Tanaka's US visit apparently
will provide few dividends domestically. Although
media reaction has been generally favorable, the
opposition parties point to the bland nature of
the communique and its lack of specifics on bilat-
eral problems as signs that Tanaka got little for
his efforts in Washington. The opposition charges
that the trip signals an increasing Japanese sub-
servience to the US.
For several weeks, the opposition parties have
been boycotting the Diet, seeking to block passage
of key legislation proposed by the government.
There are signs now that the boycott may end, appar-
ently because the opposition wants to zero in on
Tanaka and the summit in parliamentary debate. The
opposition also hopes to exploit a government-
approved rise in the price of rice, which has added
fuel to popular resentment over inflation.
In about a month Tanaka is scheduled to
leave for Western Europe and the Soviet
Union. Before then, the opposition will
probably be able to create enough trouble
over various domestic issues to prevent
Tanaka from making much headway against
his problems. This will increase his
desire to try to make significant gains
from his next foreign swing, especially
the trip to Moscow, in the hope of apply-
ing the credit domestically.
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PHILIPPINES
Rebel activity in the Sulu Archipelago is in-
creasing. Except for scattered army camps and the
provincial capital, Sulu Province has been largely
in rebel hands since early this year. Muslim insur-
gents are now trying to eliminate the remaining gov-
ernment presence, and Philippine officers concede
that government forces would be hard put to defend
against a determined rebel push. With most of the
army's combat strength already deployed in the south,
there is little prospect of further reinforcement.
Increased rebel activity comes at an awk-
ward time for the Marcos government. The
foreign ministers of four Islamic nations--
Libya, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Somalia-?
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are scheduled to arrive in the Philippines
next week to Zook into charges that the
government is persecuting the Muslim minor-
ity. Marcos has agreed to accept the Is-
lamic delegation in order to counter those
charges, but increased hostilities can
only make it more difficult for him to do
so.
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CYPRUS
General Grivas has offered to end his campaign
of terrorism and release the cabinet minister his
followers kidnaped late last month if President
Makarios either gives up his archbishopric or quits
the presidency and holds new elections. Makarios
has rejected the offer and urged the General to come
out of hiding and engage in a "democratic" confron-
tation.
No early compromise is likely, and more
bombings and other terrorist incidents
seem certain.
This continuing turmoil in the Greek com-
munity is increasingly worrisome to the
Turkish Cypriots. Both they and Ankara
fear that the violence may spread and
eventually be directed against the Turkish
minority.
If the violence continues, Ankara will
urge Athens to exert its influence over
the two rivals to find a solution. The
Greeks remain reluctant to get involved
directly.
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NOTE
International Monetary Developments: Arab
League economists and financial experts will meet
in Cairo on August 12 to study the potential impact
of international monetary reform proposals on Arab
reserve holdings. The Arab press and some Arab of-
ficials contend that the US, in opposing the accumu-
lation of large amounts of foreign exchange by any
nation, is acting from political motives directed
against the Arab countries.
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