THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 APRIL 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007716
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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 6, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
April 6, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
April 6, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT!
The Israelis reported yesterday that Jordan was plan-
ning to move troops to Syria and had closed its border
with Syria to civilian traffic. The Jordanian chief
of staff denied, also yesterday, that the border is
closed and said there were no plans to send a Jorda-
nian force to Syria. Israel's interest in Jordan's
military situation increases our concern that Tel
Aviv may be considering military actions of its own.
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Israeli Prime Minister Meir will do all she can to
preserve her coalition government, which is threatened
by the increased pressure on Defense Minister Dayan
to resign. (Page 6)
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ISRAEL-SYRIA-JORDAN
Israeli forces are on a heightened state of
alert after another day of artillery and tank duels,
and an infantry skirmish as well. Israeli officials
are telling their press that the Syrians are build-
ing up forces along the front and are evacuating
civilians from the area. The press claims that a
large number of Syrian tanks are now at the front
and that long-range artillery has been moved to
forward positions.
The Syrian defense minister has fired back at
the Israelis in this press war, saying that Syria
is much stronger than it was before the October war,
and that it is "prepared to launch an all-out war
against Israel to ensure the liberation of all oc-
cupied territories."
yesterday that it had re-
ceived reports that Jordan had closed roads leading
from northern Jordan to southern Syria to civilian
traffic and was planning to send an unspecified num-
ber of troops into Syria, perhaps as early as today.
The reports were subsequently denied by Jordan Chief
of Staff Major General Sharif Zayd Bin Shakir
the main road from
Amman to Damascus was completely open. He maintained
that there were no plans for a Jordanian force to
proceed to Syria.
With tensions as high as they are at present
along the Golan Heights front, we believe it unlikely
that King Husayn would send Jordanian forces into
such a potentially explosive situation. Husayn went
to Cairo on April 4, and neither Crown Prince Hassan
nor Army Chief of Staff Bin Shakir is likely to
act-, on his own; neither would favor sending troops
to Syria in any event.
Israel's interest in Jordan's military situation
increases our concern that Tel Aviv may be consider-
ing military action of its own. Prime Minister Meir
held an urgent meeting of-the cabinet yesterday, at
which "the defense minister, the acting chief of
staff, and the chief of military intelligence" were
present, according to Jerusalem radio.
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NOTES
Oman - Iran - Sbuth Yemen:
West German - USSR:
Israel: Defense Minister Dayan's political
opponents have seized on the recent report criti-
cizing Israel's performance just before and during
the initial stages of the October war to step up
their demands for his resignation. Prime Minister
Meir will do all she can to patch up differences
within her party, one of whose factions Dayan leads,
before debate on the report in parliament next week.
Dayan's forced departure could cause the coalition
? government to break up, and probably a new election
to be called. Dayan's opponents within the coali-
tion probably would prefer that matters not go that
far, particularly with the situation tense on the
Syrian front.
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