THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 FEBRUARY 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007672
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 12, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
February 12, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
February 12, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Bonn's efforts to bring defense questions before the
European Community made some notable progress last
week when French officials agreed to a discussion
of European force reductions in that forum. (Page 1)
French
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The first of four Mars probes launched last summer
passed within about 900 miles of the planet on Feb-
ruary 10 and may have landed a capsule on the planet.
A second probe will reach the vicinity of Mars today.
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South Korea's President Pak Chong-hui is preparing
to meet possible large-scale student protests this
spring. (Page 5)
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EC-MBFR
Bonn's efforts to bring defense questions be-
fore the European Community made some notable prog-
ress last week when French officials agreed to par-
ticipate in a discussion on European force reduc-
tions in that forum. The EC political committee at
its meeting on February 6-7 established an expert
working group to meet at an early date to begin such
discussions.
The main task will be to examine in detail the
implications of the MBFR negotiations for European
integration, especially in the area of defense co-
operation. The working group's mandate, however,
is broadly worded to include any relevant interna-
tional negotiations or agreements. By joining the
working group, the French will be able to inject
issues related to SALT and the US-Soviet agreement
on the prevention of nuclear war. Paris has argued
repeatedly that both imply a weaker US commitment
to the defense of Western Europe.
The greatest obstacles confronting Bonn in its
efforts to establish the working group have been
Paris' long-standing reluctance to debate defense
questions in the EC and its strong opposition to
MBFR. West German officials concede that the
French, and perhaps the British, might use the new
EC forum to speak out against the force reductions
talks in the hope of slowing their progress.
The Western participants at the negotiations
in Vienna hope to postpone consideration of West
European force reductions until a second, later
phase of the talks. Nevertheless, West German of-
ficials maintain that the time is ripe for the EC,
as well as NATO, to reach a consensus on the nature
and scope of reductions compatible with Western
Europe's security. . In Bonn's view, the working
group will serve this purpose as well as force
Paris to reveal its views more fully on issues re-
lated to MBFR.
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FRANCE
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USSR
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The first of four Mars probes launched last
summer--Mars 4--passed within about 900 miles of
the planet on February la, and a edond--Mars
will reach the vicinity today. It is assumed that
a capsule containing instruments was separated from
the first probe and landed on the planet's surface.
Mars 5 may also attempt to land a capsule.
Two other Soviet probes will arrive in the
vicinity of Mars on March 9 and 12. These vehicles,
designated Mars 6 and 7, may go into orbit around -
the planet to perform experiments and serve as
data-relay satellites for the instruments on the
surface./
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SOUTH KOREA
President Pak Chong-hui is preparing to meet
possible large-scale student protests this spring.
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