THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 SEPTEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993930
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 13, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
13 September 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
13 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The chiefs of the Chilean armed services and cara-
bineros formally took the oath of office last night
and named a military cabinet. The junta has not
yet been able, however, to overcome all armed re-
sistance, which has been particularly stiff in in-
dustrial sections of the capital. (Page 1)
The decision by EC foreign ministers to pursue
preparations for an EC-US declaration was made pos-
sible by a more positive French attitude. The West
Europeans will now accelerate efforts to work out
common positions on a number of issues. (Page 3)
The Soviets have asked Japan to help them finance
further oil exploration efforts in the Tyumen area.
The request adds to suspicion that there is not
enough oil there to keep the Japanese interested
in the pipeline project. (Page 4)
The pressure is temporarily off Kompong Cham as
Cambodian insurgents regroup to fight another day.
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Moscow's recent overture to establish relations be-
tween CEMA and the EC has met a cool reception from
the West Europeans, who see in it another Soviet
attempt to keep the wraps on Eastern Europe.
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CHILE
The chiefs of the armed services and carabineros
formally took the oath of office last night and named
a military cabinet. Army commander Pinochet is Pres-
ident of the governing junta.
Pinochet will probably remain President for at
least a year, according to a message from the US Em-
bassy in Santiago. He has indicated privately that
the junta has a "fundamental desire" to improve re-
lations with Washington, and he has already made
general requests for food, military equipment, and
debt relief.
In its effort to quash all opposition, the junta
reportedly plans to outlaw the parties that supported
Allende.. .The military has already assumed control
over all public administration and the, judiciary,
and is moVing quickly to organize transportation so
as to facilitate delivery of critically scarce food
and other commodities. The leader of the truckowners
confederation has endorsed the coup and announced an
end to the transportation strike.
Despite military efforts to play down continued
opposition to the coup, it is clear from some of
the junta's own radio broadcasts that it ran into
considerable armed resistance yesterday and expects
more trouble today. Armed groups occupying factories
in industrial sectors of Santiago have made effective
use of rocket launchers, mortars, and machine guns
against military attackers, and there have been more
casualties on both sides than the military is pre-
pared to admit., Yesterday the junta shortened the
deadline for surrendering arms and decreed summary
execution of those who do not comply.
Last night the junta extended the curfew until
after midday today to facilitate continuing military
operations against the leftist holdouts.
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it may take two more days to put down
resistance by well-armed groups in the capital.
Meanwhile, the junta has obtained statements
of backing--notably from the Christian Democratic
Party and the President of the Supreme Court--and
expects further pledges of support from other Chilean
parties and institutions soon.
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WESTERN EUROPE
The EC foreign ministers' decision in Copenhagen
to pursue preparation for an EC-US declaration was
achieved because the French took a more positive
attitude.
Although Paris continues to be wary of
establishing a permanent dialogue between
the community and the US, it probably felt
uncomfortable when faced with the desire
of its partners to produce a forthcoming
response to Washington's initiative. The
French may also have been concerned that
continued stubbornness on their part might
work against their overriding desire to
keep the Germans contained within a West
European framework. This lends credence
to reports that President Pompidou may
take some positive initiative, presumably
on European political cooperation. The
Nine will, in any event, now accelerate
their political consultations toward de-
veloping a distinct "European identity"--
common positions on a wide variety of
foreign policy questions.
In NATO, meanwhile, Secretary General Luns this
week tried to use the EC agreement to spur efforts
of the North Atlantic Council to produce a draft
NATO declaration on Atlantic principles. The French
are clearly in no hurry in this forum, however.
During a discussion of deadlines for national con-
tributions to the NATO drafting effort, the French
ambassador said that as far as he is concerned,
"the later the better."
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USSR-JAPAN
The Soviets, who have just been warned publicly
by Prime Minister Tanaka that progress on the North-
ern Territories issue must precede any serious eco-
nomic discussions, have asked the Japanese for an
additional $300 million credit to finance oil explo-
ration efforts in the Tyumen area. Japanese oil in-
terests say that the Soviets believe that this addi-
tional exploration should not interfere with the con-
struction'bf the proposed 2,500-mile pipeline from:'
Tyumen to the Far East. Occidental Petroleum's Armand
Hammer claims that the Soviets actually prefer to -
delay construction,. to the pipeline, however, at
least until more reserves are confirmed at Tyumen.'?
It appears that Dr. Hammer's reading of
Soviet intentions is the correct one. ,
Rising Soviet and East European oil con-
sumption may require full use of Tyumen,.
oil for the next 20 years. Soviet Deputy
Foreign Trade Minister Ossipov said re-
cently that this is the basis of some
opposition in the Soviet leadership to
any foreign participation in the develop-
ment of Siberian oil resources.
For their part, the Japanese are still
shocked by the recent Soviet proposal to
reduce exports from Tyumen from 40 to 25
million tons a year. Moreover, the So-
viet request for additional exploration
credits further feeds their doubts about
the size of exploitable reserves at Tyumen
and thus about the overall economic via-
bility of the projected pipeline.
In fact, estimates of Soviet oil and gas
reserves frequently are exaggerated, and
exploitable reserves often are not as
extensive as claimed.
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CAMBODIA
The pressure on Kompong Cham has eased over the
past few days. The insurgents have confined their
actions to sporadic shellings of government positions,
and have offered little resistance to government op-
erations south and southwest of the city.
These operations have given the government
maneuvering room. In addition, over 2,000
reinforcements have arrived since last
week, and Mekong River convoys have brought
in badly needed munitions. The last con-
voy ran into heavy shore fire as it ap-
proached Kompong Cham, however, and future
resupply efforts may be more difficult.
The Communists are regrouping. They still
have a considerable force in the vicinity
of Kompong Cham, and continue to stress in
their propaganda their intention to "liber-
ate" the city.
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NOTES
EC-CEMA: Senior British and EC officials are
reacting coolly to the recent Soviet move to estab-
lish relations between the EC and CEMA. In a con-
versation with a US official, the British Ambassador
to the EC has said that both his government and the
French are dubious about responding to the Soviet
proposal because they believe its bloc-to-bloc ap-
proach would act as a constraint on the Eastern Eu-
ropean countries. The British Ambassador predicted
that the Nine are likely to move slowly, neither re-
buffing the CEMA initiative when they discuss it
at next week's EC Council meeting nor doing anything
to promote its success.
China: The harvest of early rice--the first of
three ricecrops harvested in China each year--is
disappointing. The acreage planted declined this
year, and yields were depressed because of low tem-
peratures, flooding, and insect infestation through-
out much of south China. Any substantial increase
in rice output will have to come from the intermedi-
ate and late rice crops, which together account for
about 60 percent of the annual output.
South Africa: The clash on Tuesday night be-
tween rioting black miners and the police, in which
ten workers were killed and a dozen wounded, was the
bloodiest racial incident in South Africa since the
"Sharpeville massacre" of 1960. The violence con-
trasts sharply with restrained police handling of
strikes by black workers in recent months, but there
is no indication that the Vorster government has
shifted to harsher methods against strikers. None-
theless, the incident is certain to trigger a new
round of strong foreign attacks on Pretoria's racial
policies, especially by other African countries.
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