THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 11 DECEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007619
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 11, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
11 December 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
11 December 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Egyptian and Syrian leaders are meeting in Cairo
to prepare for the opening of the Geneva peace con-
ference. The Israelis are moving to halt a spate
of terrorist activities on the West Bank. (Page 1)
In Cambodia, agreement apparently has been reached
on naming Foreign Minister Long Boret as the new
prime minister. (Page 2)
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The Dutch Government has asked for emergency powers
to deal with economic disruptions caused by the oil
crisis'. (Page 4)
Notes on Venezuelan election returns and Brandt's
trip to Prague appear on Page 5.
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ARAB STATES ISRAEL
Syrian President Asad arrived in Cairo yester-
day to consult with Sadat on a strategy for the
Geneva peace conference. A lower ranking Syrian
delegation has been in Egypt for the past few days.
Asad went to Cairo directly from Tripoli, where he
had talked with Qadhafi for two days. This suggests
that he may also hope to ease the strained relations
between the Egyptian and Libyan leaders.
Egypt's opening presentation to the peace con-
ference will have a significant bearing on the out-
come of the Knesset elections on December 31, ac-
cording to well-placed members of Prime Minister
Meir's Labor Party. Sources of the US Embassy in
Tel Aviv have stressed that a "moderate and con-
structive" Egyptian statement would greatly help
the party by indicating that the conference could
lead to a viable peace settlement. Conversely, an
Egyptian presentation of "non-negotiable" demands
would enable the opposition Likud coalition to
characterize Israeli participation in the confer-
ence as a surrender to international pressures.
Israel, meanwhile, has taken severe measures
to counter the recent surge in terrorist activity
on the West Bank. According to press reports, Tel
Aviv yesterday deported to Jordan eight Arab resi-
dents, including a mayor and a member of the Is-
lamic Council in Jerusalem, for allegedly urging
cooperation with guerrillas. Also, for the first
time in four years Israeli authorities imposed a
curfew in Nablus, the West Bank's major city, where
the Israeli military governor was attacked last
Saturday.
Military activity on both fronts was primarily
limited to exchanges of small-arms fire yesterday.
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CAMBODIA
Charge Enders reports that High Political Coun-
cil members Lon Nol, Sink Matak, and Cheng Heng
agreed yesterday that Cambodia's talented Foreign
Minister Long Boret should replace In Tam as prime
minister. The country's two major political parties
have also approved Boret, who has no political base
of his own. Lon Nol reportedly has already cabled
Boret in New York, asking him to return to Phnom
Penh to form a new government.
If Boret accepts, he probably will head a smaller
cabinet with a broad political base. Some haggling
over the filling of cabinet positions is likely, but
government leaders appear determined to install the
new government without any inordinate delay.
In an effort to improve the government's overall
performance and to reduce tension between civilian
and military officials, the council is to begin meet-
ing on important problems with the new prime minister
and army commander in chief Fernandez. Lon Nol is
also claiming that he will give the new government
greater authority than that exercised by the outgoing
In Tam administration.
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NETHERLANDS
Prime Minister Den Uyl's coalition government
has asked parliament for emergency powers for one year
to deal with economic disruptions caused by the oil
crisis.
Opponents as well as dissidents within the coali-
tion have now muted their criticism of government
policy and appear reluctant to make political capital
out of the crisis. Most political leaders sense the
need for unity and are inclined to follow public opin-
ion, which remains strongly pro-Israel. Recent ef-
forts by the Foreign Ministry to change the tone of
Dutch policy more. to the liking of Arab governments
produced several gaffes in public relations, but no
In alleviating the oil shortage, the Dutch will
continue to look, for the near term, to the US. The
Hague is grateful for the assurances given at this
week's NATO ministerial meeting that the US and West
Germany would meet the fuel needs of the Dutch Air
Force and Navy.
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NOTES
Venezuela: The latest unofficial returns from
the presidential balloting on Sunday shows Democratic
Action's Carlos Andres Perez with an increasing lead
over Lorenzo Fernandez, the governing Social Chris-
tian party nominee. The two major parties appear to
be winning about 65-70 percent of the total presi-
dential vote, a major gain over their total in 1968
and a possible indication that a two-party system
may be emerging. The makeup of the new congress will
not be known until later in the week.
West Germany - Czechoslovakia: Chancellor Brandt
and Foreign Minister Scheel begin a two-day visit to
Prague today to sign the "reconciliation" treaty and
to establish diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia.
Bonn hopes to follow up this achievement quickly and
to establish full diplomatic relations with Bulgaria
and Hungary before the end of the year.
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