THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 APRIL 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007726
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 18, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
April 18, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
April 18, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Egypt. (Page 1)
The Syrians are reported to have ordered additional
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Reports that Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie had
removed Crown Prince Asfa Wossen from the line of
succession have proven to be inaccurate. (Page 4)
Radical fedayeen are pressing more moderate guerrilla
,leaders.to resume terrorism against Israel. (Page's)
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SYRIA-ISRAEL
The Israelis and the Syrians exchanged tank and
artillery fire on the Golan front again yesterday,
but the scale of the action was limited compared with
that over the weekend. For the first time since Sun-
day, Israeli aircraft yesterday engaged in combat
missions against the Syrians in the Mount Hermon
area. The Syrians apparently limited their response
to flying defensive patrols. No Israeli aircraft
were reported lost during the action.
both
the Israelis and the Syrians have tanks on the west
side of Mount Hermon on Lebanese territory. Both
sides are also using bulldozers to build roads on
Mount Hermon's western slope, where the terrain is
less rugged and more suitable for military operations.
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ETHIOPIA
Reports earlier this week that Emperor Haile
Selassie had removed ailing Crown Prince Asfa Wossen
from the line of succession have proven inaccurate.
Asfa Wossen is still formally slated to be the Em-
peror's successor, followed
by Asfa Wossen's only son,
Zara Yacob.
Haile Selassie's announcement was made against
a background of continuing widespread unrest among
the military, workers, and other groups. The gov-
ernment's promises of far-reaching social, economic,
and political reforms so far have had little salutary
effect. There is no concerted effort to force out
the Endalkatchew government, but the ferment is
straining the government administration, and efforts
to meet wage demands have caused serious budgetary
problems.
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NOTES
Fedayeen: The long delay in the Geneva peace
talks has given radicals among the fedayeen time to
challenge Yasir Arafat's relatively conciliatory ap-
proach to Middle East settlement issues on the grounds,
that he has failed to obtain tangible gains for Pal-
estinians0 The radicals are able to point to the
terrorists "success" in the Israeli town of Qiryat
Shemona last Week, and Arafat,.along with other feda-
yeen leaders, is under pressure to resume terrorism.
If the radicals are able to carry out,more terrorist
attacks in Israel, the large fedayeen organizations,
such as Arafat's Fatah group, may have to begin or-
ganizing their own cross-border operations ?to retain
the allegiance of their members.
West Germany - USSR:
Japan-USSR:
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