THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 SEPTEMBER 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: September 3, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
3 September 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
3 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The UK, which has just completed a re-evaluation of
its policy toward force reduction negotiations, has
not changed its basic belief that force reductions
could weaken Western security. (Page 1)
The Soviets have been uncomfortable about the effects
of the US-USSR detente on their relations with the
"third world," and have been trying to disassociate
themselves from "US imperialism" in preparation for
the nonaligned conference. (Page 2)
The initial complement of North Korea's observer
mission at the UN, which arrives in New York today,
can be expected to move into high gear in pressing
Pyongyang's strategy on the debate of the Korean
question. (Page 3)
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NATO - FORCE REDUCTIONS
The UK has just completed a re-evaluation of
its policy toward force reduction negotiations which
it will present to the allies in Brussels this week.
The US Embassy in London reports that although Lon-
don has not changed its basic belief that force re-
ductions could weaken Western security, it has been
somewhat encouraged by the willingness of the US to
refine its position.
British continue to stress that the early stages
of the negotiations should concentrate on ex-
ploring the other side's attitudes, not on
presenting specific proposals.
--The British still have reservations concern-
ing the size of proposed reductions of US and
Soviet forces, but as long as the NATO allies
pursue with determination the aim of getting
the Soviets to withdraw a tank army, the UK
will accept the US proposals. London believes
the size of the US reduction ultimately will
depend chiefly on American domestic political
considerations and is prepared to accept Wash-
ington's judgment on this matter.
the British
want NATO to insist that there be a common ceil-
ing for both manpower and equipment.
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USSR - CUBA - NONALIGNED CONFERENCE
The Soviets have been uncomfortable about
the effects of the US-USSR detente on their
relations with the "third world." They
have been trying to disassociate themselves
from "US imperialism" in preparation for
the nonaligned conference which opened in
Algeria yesterday.
On the surface, the Soviets are treating the
'conference approvingly and as compatible with their
interests. TASS, however, has-acknowledged and con-
demned talk of "superpowers' collusion" as "fabri-
cations of the reactionary press and Maoist propa-
ganda." Even Brezhnev's laudatory message to the
conference referred to problems posed by equating
the USSR with "the big capitalist states."
Moscow's ace-in-the-hole may turn out to be
Cuban Prime Minister Castro, who appears to have
reluctantly agreed to put on a command performance
in behalf of Moscow to debunk any rhetoric about
"two imperialisms."
Castro's mission ap-
parently is to get the conterees to discard the
"third world" concept and to accept a "two world"
idea, pitting the US against Communist, nonaligned,
and underdeveloped states centered around the USSR.
Even if Castro's ploy is turned down, its
introduction may well serve tb take the
heat off the Soviet Union during the con-
ference.
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NORTH KOREA
The initial complement of North Korea's observer
mission at the UN arrives in New York today.
It can be expected to move into high gear
in pressing Pyongyang's strategy on the
debate of the Korean question in the Gen-
eral Assembly.
--Pyongyang wants to see the UN's political and
military roles terminated; several of its allies,
headed by Algeria, will sponsor a resolution to
this effect.
--The resolution may also call for General As-
sembly endorsement of the elimination of foreign
military influence (i.e., US) in Korea.
--Finally, Pyongyang may seek support for its
latest unification proposal.
This calls, in part, for the two Koreas to
enter the UN as a single confederated
state and is intended to counter Seoul 'S
proposal for dual UN membership for the
Koreas. Pyongyang claims the South Korean
concept would perpetuate the division of
Korea.
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