THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 APRIL 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007732
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 25, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
April 25, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
A military uprising is under way in Portugal this
morning. A group calling itself the Armed Forces
Movement apparently plans to set up a "National
Junta of Salvation" and restore civil liberties.
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Israeli Chief of Staff Gur does not expect the ex-
changes on Mount Hermon to lead to a major escala-
tion. (Page 2)
The next major target in the Khmer Communist campaign
against exposed government enclaves will probably be
Prey Veng City, 30 miles east of Phnom Penh. (Page 3)
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PORTUGAL
A military uprising is in progress in Portugal
this morning, the state-supported news agency has
acknowledged. Troops have blocked access to the
Defense Ministry and, according to press reports,
a group calling itself the Armed Forces Movement
has taken over a radio station. The troops appar-
ently plan to set up a "National Junta of Salvation"
and restore civil liberties.
It is not clear, as of 0430 EDT, whom the forces
represent or what is the extent of the uprising.
There are reports that the military rebellion has
spread to the north of the country.
Last month a military company stationed 50
miles from Lisbon marched to protest the firing of
General Antonio de Spinola, the deputy chief ?of
staff of the armed forces, and his boss, General
Costa Gomes. The march was stopped by troops loyal
to the government who forced the dissidents to re-
turn to their barracks. They then surrendered and
were arrested.
Spinola was fired because far rightists were
outraged over his proposal--in a recent book--to
loosen Portugal's ties to its African territories.
The government arrested some 200 military supporters
of General Spinola, but refrained from further ar-
rests reportedly to avoid any greater stirring up
of the military.
Military dissidents are apparently again mani-
festing discontent with overnment policy,
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strength of the dissidents is not yet clear.
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
lhas said that
he does not expect the exchanges on Mount Hermon to
lead to,a major escalation. Fighting nevertheless
increased yesterday nn the nnlan frnnf
? Israeli and Syrian aircraft struck targets in
the Mount Hermon area and in the southern sector of
the front. Damascus claims to have downed two Is-
raeli aircraft, but Tel Aviv said that all of its
planes returned safely.
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CAMBODIA
The recent loss of Kompong Luong will give a
fresh push to the Khmer Communist campaign against
exposed government enclaves in the countryside.
The Communists are trying to follow up their success
at Kompong Luong by moving against the nearby gov-
ernment base at Lovek. Intercepted messages between
Communist units point to the provincial capital of
Prey Veng, 30 miles east of Phnom Penh, as their
next major target. As many as three Communist in-
fantry regiments, one artillery regiment, and five
local militia battalions have been designated to
participate in attacks scheduled to begin in late
April or early May.
The government is aware of the Communists' plans
The garrison at Prey Veng has been reinforced
/ Prey Veng is near insurgent base
areas, however, and the terrain around the city is
favorable to the Communists' operations.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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NOTES
USSR-Cuba: A Soviet diesel-powered ballistic-
missile submarine rendezvoused yesterday east of
Bermuda with the Krivak guided-missile destroyers
that are en route to Cuba. The submarine--a G-II
class unit--and the destroyers are expected to ar-
rive in Cuba in time for May Day celebrations. The
submarine carries three SS-N-5 ballistic missiles
that have a range of 700 miles and are capable of
carrying nuclear warheads. This will be the first
G-class submarine ?to visit the island since April
1972.
USSR -. Indian Ocean: The Soviets are dodging:
Indian requests that they come out publicly in sup-
port of naval limitations in the Indian Ocean. For
the past several months, New Delhi has been trying
to get the Soviets to announce that they would
"freeze" the level of their naval presence in the
'Indian Ocean provided other naval powers do the
same. Two weeks ago,
Deputy Foreign Minister Firyubin
told that a "freeze" would
leave the Soviets. in an unacceptably inferior posi7
tion to the US. Firyubin strongly implied that US
plans for a naval base at Diego Garcia had compli-
cated the issue. Moscow is seeking to portray the
US, abetted-by Communist China, as the instigator
of big-power rivalry in the Indian Ocean.
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