THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 AUGUST 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007797
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• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 21, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
August 21, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
August 21, 1974 -
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The UK is trying to get interested parties in the
Cyprus dispute back to the negotiating table. No
significant fighting was reported on Cyprus yester-
day. (Page 3)
Panama's decision, announced yesterday, that it will
proceed unilaterally to re-establish relations with
Cuba results largely from pressure from Fidel Castro.
(Page 5)
The Soviet manned spaceflight program is moving in
two directions: continued preparations for the
joint Apollo-Soyuz manned mission scheduled for next
July and development of a space station with'a mili-
tary mission. (Page 6)
Mexico reportedly has discovered oil fields in
Chiapas and Tabasco states that could change the
petroleum market in the Western Hemisphere. (Page 7)
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SYRIA ISRAEL
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GREECE-TURKEY-CYPRUS
The UK is trying to get interested parties in
the Cyprus dispute back to the negotiating table.
Foreign Secretary Callaghan plans to send invita-
tions to Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to resume talks
in Geneva on August 27 or 28. A Foreign Office
spokesman said yesterday that the British High Com-
missioner in Nicosia had already approached Cypriot
President Clerides. The Greek and Cypriot govern-
ments have responded that they. cannot accept negoti-.
ations if these are to be based on Turkey's current
military holdings.
General Dionysios Arbouzis, the new Greek armed
forces chief, has appealed for the objectivity and.
cooperation of the army, despite what he described
as the bitterness and damaged honor caused by the
public positions taken by Athens' traditional allies.
He Stressed that Greece is still threatened by Turk-
ish intransigence and may face further demands from
Ankara.
Arbouzis was not an active opponent of either
former President Papadopoulos or General Ioannidis.
His appointment is therefore less likely to stimu-
late resentment among remaining supporters of those
two men.
Plans are being made for the Turkish mainland
troops on Cyprus to winter on the island. The Turks,
however, do not plan to annex the territory they
control. Their current political planning is still
centered on creating a federal system for Cyprus.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Erbakhan was quoted
yesterday as saying that if there is an extended de-
lay in resuming talks, a Turkish Cypriot federal
state will be established unilaterally.
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No significant fighting was reported on Cyprus
yesterday. A few firing incidents were reported
in the Nicosia area, and UN reports indicate that
Turkish forces were responsible for at least two
of the incidents.
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PANAMA-CUBA
Panama's decision, announced yesterday, that
it will proceed unilaterally to re-establish rela-
tions with Cuba results largely from pressure from
Fidel Castrol. After having led Havana to believe
he would restore formal ties unilaterally, Panama's
General Torrijos informed the Cubans on August 15
that he would instead work toward a resumption of
relations within the framework of the Organization
of American States and had requested Havana to send
an emissary to discuss the matter.
This emissary arrived on Saturday with the
message that the Cubans did not believe Torrijos
was negotiating in good faith, that the talks were
suspended, and all Cubans in Panama were being
ordered to return to Havana within 72 hours. Tor-
rijos then decided to extend recognition, and to
send a delegation to Havana today to make the offi-
cial arrangements.
Torrijos likes the "revolutionary" identifica-
tion that ties with Castro provide, and knows that
other countries are on the verge of recognizing
Cuba.
For Castro, Panama's recognition of Cuba is
another step toward breaking out of isolation. He
believes, moreover, that unilateral action by mem-
ber countries works toward his goal of scuttling
the OAS.
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USSR
The Soviet manned spaceflight program is moving
in two directions: continued preparations for the
joint Apollo-Soyuz manned mission scheduled for next
July and development of a space station with a mili-
tary mission.
Through mid-1973 the Soviets seemed interested
primarily in keeping pace with the US launch schedule
and in trying to minimize the prestige gained by the
US from the successful Apollo and Skylab programs.
The most recent effort to keep up with the US was
made just prior to the 1973 Skylab mission, when the
Soviets attempted two Salyut missions--their counter-
part to Skylab. Both missions failed, indicating
that the Soviets were pushing their spacecraft de-
velopment too rapidly. Until the successful Soyuz -
Salyut-3 mission earlier this year, all Salyut mis-
sions had, in fact, ended in failure.
In prepration for the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission,
the Soviets last Sunday completed a six-day unmanned
Soyuz flight that was designed to test modifications
in equipment and tracking systems for the mission.
Apollo and Soyuz are roughly comparable spacecraft.
The Soviets, however, feel a need to prove the re-
liability of their spacecraft in view of the many
difficulties they have experienced. Another unmanned
Soyuz was launched in April and was in orbit for ten
days.
The Soviets are also expected to conduct two to
three manned Soyuz missions before next July. One
may occur fairly soon. So far, only two members of
the Soyuz back-up crews for the joint mission have
prior experience in space.
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Mexico
GULF OF MEXICO
PACIFIC OCEAN
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MEXICO
Mexico reportedly has discovered oil fields in
Chiapas and Tabasco states that could change the
petroleum market in the Western Hemisphere. Govern-
ment officials have not disclosed the size of the
fields, but the find ap-
pears to be a major one. The oil is of high quality.
Sharply increased production from these new oil
deposits has allowed Mexico to end crude oil imports,
and to declare an exportable surplus. Mexican oil
production will probably exceed 750,000 barrels per
day by the end of 1974, and the country will have an
exportable surplus in excess of 150,000 barrels per
day. Transporting this oil should pose no problem;
the fields are close to port facilities on the Gulf
of Mexico. The discovery is also expected to bring
a 20-percent increase in gas production'.
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