THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 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 27, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
27 September 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
27 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and Pathet Lao ne-
gotiator Phoumi Vongvichit are grappling with the
practical problems of implementing the September 14
protocol. (Page 1)
In Chile, the junta has rebuffed efforts by some
Christian Democrats to persuade the military to
modify its activities. (Page 2)
The reported appointment of more leftists to high
government positions in Afghanistan would appear
to weaken President Daud's position vis-a-vis his
opponents--the left-wing military officers who
staged the coup and who are on the ruling Central
Committee. (Page 3)
The arrest of labor leaders in Bolivia apparently
is a move to prevent the formation of any coalition
between these political independents and the oppo-
sition parties while President Banzer is in the US
next month. (Page 3)
Tokyo is considering the relaxation of controls on
the inflow of foreign funds. (Page 3)
The strike at Iran's Abadan oil refinery ended yes-
terday without violence. (Page 3)
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LAOS
Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and Pathet Lao
negotiator Phoumi Vongvichit are grappling with the
practical problems of implementing the September 14
protocol.
The Communists appear genuinely interested
in working toward rapid implementation.
Within 24 hours of the signing of the
protocol, Phoumi was moving to iron out
details.
Before leaving Vientiane last week for Sam Neua,
presumably for fresh instructions, Phoumi asked the
Soviet and British embassies to reactivate the Inter--
national Control Commission machinery to help set
the protocol into operation. The Communists have
not yet provided a list of their nominees for the
cabinet, but Phoumi probably will bring such a ros-
ter with him when he returns from Sam Neua.
The Communists are insisting on adequate secu-
rity arrangements before their personnel arrive.
The first step in this process is the positioning
of Pathet Lao police and military units in Vientiane.
The first contingent of these forces reportedly is
to arrive in Vientiane on October 8 aboard a Soviet
transport.
Souvanna is lobbying among key National Assem-
bly deputies to ensure approval of the peace agree-
ment and the new coalition government. Obstructive
tactics from some rightist politicians may delay for-
mal investiture of the government, but Souvanna
seems likely eventually to have his way.
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CHILE
The junta has rebuffed efforts by some Christian
Democrats to persuade the military to modify its
activities.
Although disheartened by the junta's re-
sponse, the party is likely for the time
being to continue its support of the gov-
ernment.
Military repressiveness may well invite
further internal problems and increased
international criticism.
The junta is concerned about its international
image and is making efforts to improve it. At the
same time, however, it is determined to prevent the
left from regaining power. This policy was further
evidenced by the banning of all Marxist parties and
yesterday's decree "recessing" remaining political
organizations as a means of promoting "national unity."
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Afghanistan: Significant numbers of sympathiz-
ers and members of Parcham, the larger of two pro-
Soviet factions in the Communist Party of Afghani-
stan, reportedly are among recent appointees to high
government positions. These include top posts in
education and economic development. Earlier reports
had indicated that several persons on the ruling
Central Committee and in the cabinet may be members
of Parcham. An increase in this group's influence
at key levels of the government would appear to
weaken President Daud's position vis-a-vis his op-
ponents--the left-wing military officers who staged
the coup and who are on the Central Committee.
Bolivia: Widespread arrests of labor leaders
have led to a strike by 40,000 workers. The govern-
ment claims that those seized were involved in a
subversive plot, but their main crime appears to
have been persistent advocacy of wage hikes. The
detentions appear to be a move to prevent the forma-
tion of any coalition between the politically inde-
pendent union leaders and the opposition parties
while President Banzer is in the US next month. In
the long run, the arrests will probably weaken Ban-
zer's already sagging government.
Japan: Tokyo is considering the relaxation of
controls on the inflow of foreign funds. Monetary
officials are confident that this can be done with-
out stimulating speculative inflows. They base
their thinking on a decline in foreign exchange re-
serves, six months of balance-of-payments deficits,
foreign and domestic pressure for easing exchange
controls, and stability on Tokyo's foreign exchange
market since March. Any policy changes will come
gradually, however, and the results will be closely
monitored by Tokyo. A first step could be the re-
moval of restrictions on investment in Japanese
stocks by foreigners.
Iran: The strike at the government-owned Abadan
oil refinery--the country's largest--ended yesterday
without violence. Apparently included in the govern-
ment's offer was an increase in the workers' daily
food allowances.
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