THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 APRIL 1974

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• 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: April 10, 1974

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April 10, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
April 10, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Israeli Prime Minister Meir denies that she threat-
ened to resign, and appears to be trying to patch
up differences in her Labor Alignment brought on by
demands for Defense Minister Dayan's resignation.
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Turkey has given permission to its national petroleum
company to drill for oil in areas of the Aegean Sea
claimed by Greece. The Greeks are likely to react
forcefully. (Page 3)
The agreement hammered out in New Delhi during the
past five days by the foreign ministers of India,
Pakistan, and Bangladesh goes a long way toward
normalizing relations on the subcontinent. (Page 4)
There are Notes on: preparations for a Soviet naval
exercise in the Mediterranean and Atlantic;
and the possibility that South Korean dissi-
dents will defy President Pak in an effort to oust
him. (Page 5)
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ISRAEL
Israeli Prime Minister Meir has denied that she
has threatened to resign. She appears to be pressing
efforts to overcome differences within her Labor
Alignment brought on by demands for Defense Minister
Dayan's resignation. His Rafi faction is determined
to prevent his being made the political scapegoat for
military shortcomings cited by the commission that
investigated Israeli conduct of the war. Dayan's
faction is insisting that all cabinet members resign
or that none resign.
Sentiment within the government appears to be
growing in favor of a solution that would not lead
to the resignation of the entire cabinet but would
end up with Dayan in another cabinet post. Mrs.
Meir is said to favor a cabinet reshuffle along these
lines. Such a compromise would appeal to those who
worry that Mrs. Meir may refuse to head a new cabinet
if the present one is forced out over the Dayan issue.
Labor leaders fear that her retirement would lead to
an immediate succession struggle, which they believe
the party is not now prepared to face. The leaders
of Mrs. Meir's two coalition partners, the National
Religious Party and the Independent Liberal Party,
are said to oppose resignation by the entire cabinet
lest such a move aggravate their own internal divi-
sions.
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TURKEY-GREECE
Turkey's government has given its national pe-
troleum company permission to begin to explore for
oil in areas of the Aegean Sea claimed by Greece.
According to a Foreign Ministry spokesman, explora-
tion will begin after the cabinet's decision is
published in the official gazette.
Ankara's action may be viewed as a challenge
by Greek military leaders, who have readied contin-
gency plans and reinforced the border. Last month
the chief of the Greek Navy said that orders had
been given to stop oil exploration in Greek terri-
torial waters by force, if necessary.
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SOUTH ASIA
The agreement hammered out in New Delhi during
the past five days by the foreign ministers of India,
Pakistan, and Bangladesh goes a long way toward nor-
malizing relations on the subcontinent. The accord
provides for the release of the 195 Pakistani pris-
oners of war who have been held in India since the
end of the Indo-Pakistani war for possible war
crimes trials in Bangladesh. In return for this
major concession by Dacca, Pakistan reportedly has
agreed to accept more Biharis--non-Bengalee Muslims--
from Bangladesh and to review the applications of
still more.
The accord will permit Pakistan and Bangladesh
to begin bilateral negotiations on various matters,
including the division of the former east wing's
pre-1971 debts and assets and the establishment of
trade and communication ties. For their part, India
and Pakistan have agreed to begin discussions on the
resumption of postal and telecommunications and
travel links. Other facets of the 1972 Simla Agree-
ment--air links and overflight privileges, trade and
economic ties, scientific and cultural exchanges,
and cooperation--are to be discussed and implemented
as soon as possible.
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USSR: There are further indications that the
Soviets are preparing for a major exercise in the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic. Over the past
three days, Soviet surface ships and submarines have
been positioning themselves near both ends of the
Strait of Gibraltar. Their locations would permit
them to monitor US and NATO naval forces, especially
submarines, during the forthcoming exercise.
South Korea: Yesterday's suicide by burning of
a Christian youth under investigation for antigov-
ernment statements is likely to spark other acts_of
defiance against. the Pak government. Seoul has been
relatively quiet since April 3, when the government
banned student political activity and decreed harsh
penalties, including death, for violators. Politi-
cal feelings still run high, however, as the more
determined student, Christian,, and intellectual dis-
sidents seek ways to intensify public pressure for
President Pak's ouster.
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