THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 16 AUGUST 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007793
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 16, 1974

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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
August 16, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Turkish forces are close to achieving their mili-
tary objectives on Cyprus amid strong signs that
political leaders in Athens and Nicosia have be-
gun to face the need to concede to Turkish demands
for one third of the island. (Page 1)
The growth of anti-American sentiment in Greece is
assessed on Page 3.
Soviet
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Rumors about the health of Chinese Premier Chou
En-lai are making the diplomatic rounds in Peking.
Chou's illness has not diminished his political
influence. (Page 7)
Notes on the Iraq-Iran border problem and Panama-
Cuba appear on Page 8,
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BULGARIA
ALBANIA
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CYPRUS
Indications are that the Cyprus dispute can soon
be transferred from the battlefield back to the con-
ference table. Turkish forces are close to achieving
their military objectives and there are strong signs
that political leaders in Nicosia as well as in Athens
have begun to face the realities of the situation.
In Cyprus, Greek Cypriot leader .Glafkos Clerides
called together leading members of the Greek Cypriot
community yesterday to discuss courses of action.
He told Ambassador Davies that he took the position
that the harsh facts cannot be avoided and that nego-
tiations.with the Turks must be resumed. Most of
the participants, according to Clerides, were sullenly
silent. The embassy's impression is that, the par-
ticipants generally agreed to let Clerides make the
decisions and assume responsibility for any adverse
consequences.
The embassy believes that the Greek Cypriots
will accept a cease-fire soon, but doubts that
Clerides can formally agree to the Turkish fait
accompli and survive.
Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis said in a public
speech last night that Greece cannot oppose Turkish
aggression on Cyprus with force because of the dis-
tance and the risk of weakening mainland defenses.
Karamanlis asserted that he had brought the great
powers face to face with their responsibilities by
demanding a UN Security Council meeting and by an-
nouncing the withdrawal of Greek military forces
from NATO. He claimed that "other action has been
taken, and is being taken, which at the present mo-
ment cannot be disclosed."
Soviet treatment of the Cyprus situation re-
mains cautious. The Soviet government has. yet to
make an official statement on the renewal of fight-
ing. Media treatment ,yesterday hailed Greece's
military withdrawal from NATO and claimed events
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had proven that the guarantees of Cyprus' independ-
ence are worthless. This implies support for a
greater UN role giving Moscow some say in any fu-
ture guarantees for Cyprus.
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GREECE
Anti-American sentiment in Greece has become
widespread since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus,
growing in direct proportion to Greek and Greek Cyp-
riot setbacks on the battlefield and at the confer-
ence table. This feeling is reportedly shared not
only by traditionally anti-American circles, but
also by normally pro-American right and center-right
politicians and military men. The anti-Americanism
stems primarily from the Greek belief that the US
abandoned Greece in its hour of need and "tilted"
toward the Turks.
Many Greeks are probably convinced that the US
could have deterred the Turkish invasion and even
now has the power to stop the fighting and secure
an equitable settlement. Another factor is the
widely held belief that the military regimes which
ruled Greece between 1967 and July of this year
were imposed and supported by the US.
A high-ranking Foreign
Ministry official told the US ambassador that NATO
facilities at Souda Bay and Namfi will have to go
and that all AlliancR, facilities in Greece will be
subject to review. reek Foreign Minister Mavros,
however, said yesterday--accord4g to a press re-
port--that US bases in Greece are protected by bi-
lateral agreements, and expressed doubt that such
agreements can be broken.
On the non-governmental level, anti-Americanism
has thus far been limited to newspaper editorials
and one demonstration involving about a thousand
students. The government-controlled radio and tele-
vision networks reportedly have not joined this
campaign, so it probably does not yet have official
sanction.
Anti-American feelings are likely to continue
and increase in direct proportion to Greek frustra-
tion over Cyprus, unless Turkey eventually agrees
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to significant concessions attributable directly to
US pressure. Even if the US fails to wrest enough
concessions from Turkey to placate the Greeks, Amer-
ican influence and prestige could probably be at
least partially restored if the US supports Athens
in the ongoing controversy over exploration rights
in the Aegean--a dispute which is sure to re-emerge
once the Cyprus crisis eases.
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Rumors about the
En-lai are making the
An earlier rumor that
pital was discredited
publicly on July 31.
again.
CHINA
health of Chinese Premier Chou
diplomatic rounds in Peking.
Chou had returned to the hos-
when the Premier appeared
Now the story has cropped up
The Premier, who was very ill last June, has
cut back sharply on his public appearances, and his
absences from public view are likely to spark con-
tinuing.rumors that he is back in the hospital.
Government officials who meet with foreign visitors
have apologized for Chou's failure to meet them, ex-
plaining that the Premier is ill and under doctors'
orders not to attend many meetings. Chou probably
intends to meet those foreign visitors regarded by
the Chinese as most important to the furtherance of
their foreign policy aims.
We do not believe that Chou's political influence
has diminished. A current lull we have noted in the
anti-Confucius campaign in China accords with the
Premier's view that the progress of the campaign
should be orderly.
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NOTES
Iraq-Iran: Last May the UN Security Council
called on the two countries to end their sometimes
violent border dispute, but preliminary talks that
began this week will probably make little headway.
Panama-Cuba: The Panamanian government has
decided to wait for other Latin American countries
to join it in recognizing Cuba, rather than go
ahead now on its own. A major factor in the deci-
sion was the failure of Panama's foreign minister
to persuade the governments of Colombia and Vene-
zuela to go along. The president of Venezuela
would like to see an emergency meeting of the Per-
manent Council of the OAS before October to consider
the Cuban issue. Meanwhile, Panama is consulting
with other countries that favor dealing with Cuba
within an OAS framework.
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