THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 JULY 1974

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 20, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
- July 20, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
July 20, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Turkish troops have opened a broad beachhead on the north
coast of Cyprus and have landed paratroops in the vicin-
ity of Nicosia. The initial Greek response was menacing.
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The Salyut space station remains in orbit, and another
Soyuz spacecraft with cosmonauts aboard is expected to
be launched in the coming weeks. (Page 2)
Almost all fedayeen groups have been quick to condemn
the Egyptian-Jordanian communique issued on Thursday as
a "retreat" from the position adopted at the Arab summit
last year that the PLO is the sole representative of the
Palestinian people. (Page 3)
Egypt reportedly has reached agreement with Iraq to begin
immediate cooperation in several fields, including petro-
leum and construction. The Egyptians claim the Iraqis
have also agreed to supply Egypt with badly needed spare
parts for Soviet military equipment. (Page 4)
The US embassy in Lisbon believes the new cabinet is
somewhat to the left of its predecessor, but not mark-
edly so. (Page 5)
Notes on Italy, Spain, and Laos appear on Page 6.
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CYPRUS
Turkish troops from about 40 ships and landing
craft have opened a broad beachhead on the north
coast of Cyprus about 15 miles north of Nicosia.
The US embassy in Nicosia reported last night that
Turkish paratroops were being dropped in the vicin-
ity of the Cypriot capital, including the Turkish
sectors of the city and roads leading to the north-
ern coast and the airport. Evidently, the Turks
intend to secure an area in the capital and then
link with forces advancing inland from the coast.
Turkey's immediate goals are to establish its
forces on the island and then to negotiate. Before
the Turkish landings, Assistant Secretary Sisco
reported his distinct impression that the Turks saw
the situation as an ideal time to achieve by mili-
tary intervention their long-standing objective of
partitioning the island.
Greek leaders told Sisco this morning that
unless there is an immediate Turkish cease-fire,
they plan to declare union with Cyprus and war
against Turkey.
As of 5:30 this morning, no Soviet military
reaction has been detected to the Turkish landings.
Soviet airborne divisions were alerted earlier this
week.
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The Salyut 3 space station remains in orbit,
and another Soyuz spacecraft with cosmonauts aboard
is expected to be launched in the coming weeks.
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FEDAYEEN-JORDAN-EGYPT
Almost all fedayeen groups have condemned the
Egyptian-Jordanian communique issued Thursday at the
end of King Husayn's visit to Egypt. PLO Chairman
Arafat labeled it a "retreat" from the position
adopted at.the Arab summit last November that the
PLO is the sole representative of the Palestinian
people.
This criticism is aimed directly at President
Sadat, who supported the summit resolution declar-
ing the PLO the sole representative of the Pales-
tinian people. Since then Egyptian officials have
displayed little enthusiasm for this pro-PLO posi-
tion, but Cairo did not begin to shift its stand
until Husayn's visit.
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IRAQ-EGYPT
President Sadat's personal representative, Ash-
raf Marwan, reportedly reached agreement with Iraqi
leaders during his recent visit to Baghdad to begin
immediate cooperation in several fields, including
petroleum and construction. The Egyptians also
claim the Iraqis agreed to supply Egypt with badly
needed spare parts for Soviet military equipment
without informing the Russians.
Sadat undoubtedly views the prospect of im-
proved relations with Baghdad as a useful reminder
to Moscow that Cairo should still be considered the
political center of the Arab world, and to Syria
that Egypt can develop ties with the most radical
of the Arab states.
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PORTUGAL
The US embassy in Lisbon believes the cabinet
installed on Thursday is somewhat to the left of its?
predecessor, but not markedly so.
The slightly leftist coloration of key figures
among the eight military men in the 17-man cabinet
is somewhat balanced by the departure of certain prom-
inent leftists, including some who obstructed deci-
sions on economic and labor laws. The important
economic and finance ministries are held by centrist
economists.
The Armed Forces Movement is well-represented
in the cabinet, and its leaders have stated that they
want nomore bickering there. They say they will
make sure that this is the last cabinet before the
constituent assembly election, now planned for March;
The new government will undoubtedly move vigor-
ously to carry out the program of the Armed Forces
Movement. The new minister of interior--a military
man--has .come out in favor of elections soon for mu-
nicipal and parish councils. Such elections would
permit various parties to unseat the many local au-
thorities installed after the April coup by the
communist-dominated Popular Democratic Movement.
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MOTES
Italy: After protracted discussions among the
three major trade union confederations about the
government's austerity program, Italian labor lead-
ers have decided not to defy the government on this
issue, but rather to press for changes in the meas-
ures. Union leaders did not yield to pressure from
militants for a nationwide general strike, but did
designate July 24 a "day of struggle" on which lo-
cal labor leaders may call brief work stoppages.
The unions have called for an immediate meeting
with high government officials to present their re-
quests for modifications in the austerity program.
Spain: General Franco's relapse yesterday ap-
parently has raised serious questions about his
chances for recovery and has led to the transfer
of routine chief-of-state functions to Prince Juan
Carlos. Madrid remains calm, but a security alert
has been reinstated.
Laos: Non-communist Deputy Prime Minister
Leuam Insisiengmay and Pathet Lao Deputy Prime Min-
ister Phoumi Vongvichit are still unable to agree
on how to handle government business during Prime
Minister Souvanna's convalescence. Leuam is also
at loggerheads with senior non-communist leaders
over the organization of the Vientiane side's nas-
cent political front group. Many of the non-commu-
nists reportedly favor replacing Leuam with Interior
Minister Pheng Phongsavan if he does not back down
on the organizational issue.
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