THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 AUGUST 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: August 7, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
August 7, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
August 7, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Brezhnev has encouraged the heads of several non-
aligned states to call for a special UN General
Assembly session to deal with Cyprus. The UN frame-
work is the only place where the Soviets have a
direct voice in the problem. (Page 1)
The talks on Cyprus in Geneva will be complicated
by disagreements within both the Greek and Turkish
governments on Cyprus policy. Greek Cypriot leader
Clerides, meanwhile, has come up with a compromise
proposal on the form of government for the island.
(Page 2)
The Israelis have been conducting an unusual mobi-
lization exercise since last week and Israeli mili-
tary authorities announced on August 5 that a large-
scale military exercise had begun on the West Bank.
(Page 3)
Lao communist Deputy Prime Minister Phoumi Vongvichit
apparently will head the coalition government during
Prime Minister Souvanna's convalescence in France.
(Page 4)
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A note on Pakistan-India appears on Page 6.
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USSR-CYPRUS
General Secretary Brezhnev reportedly has en-
couraged Indian Prime Minister Gandhi, Yugoslav Pres-
ident Tito, and Algerian President Boumediene to call
for a special UN General Assembly session to deal
with Cyprus. Brezhnev's activity is consistent with
Moscow's position that the future of Cyprus should
be settled within the UN framework--the only place
the Soviets have a direct voice in the problem and
where Soviet Ambassador Malik is president of the
Security Council this month.
In an effort to promote the UN as the appropri-
ate:forum, the Soviets have attacked the tripartite
peace conference in Geneva and are seeking to spread
distrust of NATO's intentions regarding Cyprus On
August 4, Pravda said the Geneva cease-fire declara-
tion was meant to delay a political settlement .and
to prolong the occupation. of Cyprus- Moscow is con-
cerned that the longer Turkish and Greek troops re-
main on the island, the greater are the prospects
for partition. Moscow's diplomatic activity Is de-
signed to forestall such a development.
These concerns may be leading Moscow to adopt
a cooler attitude toward the Turks.
The USSR, meanwhile, has expressed cautious
?approval of the new government in Athens, and Pravda
has commended it for its positive attitude toward a
Cyprus settlement.
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BULGARIA
ITALY
ALBANIA
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CYPRUS
SYR IA
Territory controlled
by Turkish forces
Kyrenia '
International
Lefka ? airport
Famagusta
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Larnaca
CYPRUS
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CYPRUS
Prospects for negotiating a political settle-
ment for Cyprus are being complicated by the lack of
consensus in the Greek and Turkish governments about
the policies they should adopt at Geneva.
Greek Cypriot leader Glafkos Clerides believes
Athens has not yet worked out a firm policy. In
Ankara, cracks have appeared in the political unity
that surrounded the original decision to intervene
on Cyprus. Deputy Prime Minister Erbakan, leader
of the minority party in the coalition government,
has appeared at times to disagree with Prime Min-
ister Ecevit's proposal for a federated, but inde-
pendent, Cyprus. He has seemed to prefer outright
partition.
? Clerides, meanwhile, is considering a solution
that is akin to federation without using what has
now become a highly .charged word.. He favors the
establishment of a "cantonal system" for Cyprus,
with two autonomous administrations linked by a
Greek Cypriot pres.ident and a Turkish Cypriot vice
president. He said such an .arrangement would be
virtual abandonment of the Greek Cypriot insistence
on a unitary state, and is in accord with earlier
Turkish Cypriot demands.
Clerides said the Greek Cypriot community could
face a showdown in the next two or three days because
of objections from the political right to Athens'
replacement of key National Guard officers/
Clerides received the resignation of the entire
cabinet last night.
Turkish forces pushed hard yesterday to capture
the whole western part of the Kyrenian mountain range.
They moved tanks and artillery into the area west of
Kyrenia during the morning and by midday fighting
had spread to the inland slopes of the mountains.
If the Turks can hold on to the positions seized
yesterday, they will have control of important high
ground overlooking the Kyrenia coast, where many
Turkish forces and supplies are located.
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ISRAEL
The Israelis have been conducting an unusual
mobilization exercise since last week, the announced
purpose of which is to test a new system for calling
up reserves in an emergency. The extent of the ex-
ercise and the actual number of reservists called
up, however, are not known.
Israeli military authorities announced on Au-
gust 5 that a large-scale military exercise involving
airborne, armor, and infantry forces had begun on the
West Bank. Some of the recalled reservists are prob-
ably participating in the maneuvers.
Meanwhile, in Egypt, some of the reservists
called up in the Egyptian mobilization exercise that
began on August I have apparently been released.
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LAOS
Lao communist Deputy Prime Minister Phoumi
Vongvichit apparently will head the coalition govern-
ment during Prime Minister Souvanna's convalescence
in France.
Although the non-communists have insisted that
Phoumi's duties be limited to "regulation of govern-
ment business" and that both sides share equally in
making decisions, Phoumi has already begun to assert
himself as the senior member of the cabinet. Phoumi
took the initiative for both cabinet meetings held
since Souvanna fell ill on July 12 and clearly dom-
inated the sessions. He has only nominally shared
the leadership with the lackluster Leuam.
The non-communists are becoming more worried
that Souvanna may never be able to resume his offi-
cial duties. On August 5 the non-communists seriously
considered selecting a successor. Their choices in-
cluded Prince Khammao, president of the
King's Council, Interior Minister Pheng Phongsavan,
and, surprisingly, nominal Pathet Lao leader Prince
Souphanouvong, provided he placed nationalism first
and was acceptable to the Western powers.
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NOTE
Pakistan-India: Recent statements by the lead-
ers of the two countries indicate they are willing
to resume talks on restoring communication and trans-
portation links as well as other ties broken by the
1971 war. The Pakistanis apparently believe they
have squeezed the maximum propaganda benefit out of
Prime Minister Bhutto's breaking off the talks in
mid-May following India's nuclear test. Both sides,
however, have widely differing views on the pace
and substance of the talks, and mutual suspicions
remain deeply ingrained. Progress will be slow.
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