THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 SEPTEMBER 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007827
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 27, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
September 27, 1974
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September 27, 1974
Table of Contents
Cambodia: Rumors of an impending move by senior
Cambodian army officers against the Lon Nol
government are circulating. (Page 1)
Portugal: A rally to support President Spinola has
sharpened differences within the government and
.heightened tensions in Lisbon. (Page 2)
Israel: Prime Minister Rabin is preparing the public
for a more flexible approach toward Middle East
peace negotiations, (Page 3)
Notes: USSR-Cyprus; USSR-Egypt; Brazil (Page 4)
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CAMBODIA
Rumors of an impending move by senior
Cambodian army officers against the Lon
Nol government are circulating in Phnom
Penh. Coup rumors have gone the rounds
in past times of stress, and there is no
clear sign that any group is actively pre-
paring to move soon. The rumors themselves
however, add to the general unrest stemming
from recent economic reform measures.
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PORTUGAL
A forthcoming rally to support Pres-
ident Spinola has sharpened differences
between factions within the government
and heightened tensions in Lisbon.
Media coverage of the rally, now set for Satur-
day, has connected Spinola with a resurgence of
fascism that may be difficult for him to live down.
Nonetheless, if the rally is successful, Spinoles
position will have been strengthened. He will then
be able to move ahead with his efforts to establish
a system of government less vulnerable to a take-
over by authoritarian elements on either the right
or left.
Widespread violence might
encourage a power grab by conservative forces. Inci-
dents of violence could also serve as a pretext for
Spinola to dismiss Prime Minister Goncalves. Spinola
has been dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's man-
agement of the government, particularly the decolo-
nization process.
The Portuguese press has already suggested that
the Communists are considering pulling out of the
government because of defeats they have suffered in .
the cabinet recently.
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ISRAEL
Prime Minister Rabin appears to have
been trying since mid-September to prepare
the Israeli public for a more flexible ap-
proach toward Middle East peace negotia-
tions.
Increasing numbers of Israelis have decided
that a new war, even if won, would not solve any-
thing, and that political answers to the Arab-Israeli
conflict must be found. These Israelis recognize
that any political approach must involve concessions.
Rabin's moves, nevertheless, will distress in-
fluential people inside and outside the government
who oppose territorial concessions. The US embassy
has noted that a significant minority of Israelis
remain convinced that no amount of Israeli modera-
tion will bring peace closer.
One of Rabin's prime efforts has been to make
the Israelis aware of his view that the US will
bring additional pressures on Tel Aviv in the tough
negotiations that lie ahead. The Prime Minister
has stressed in press interviews that the nature of
US relationships in the area has changed since the
October war.
Early this week Rabin told the press that he
had a "clear and detailed peace map" to use with
Arab peace negotiators; Israeli government leaders
have previously maintained that no maps would be
prepared until detailed discussions were to be held
with the Arabs on possible Israeli withdrawals.
Public statements by Defense Minister Peres
and Chief of Staff Gur, meanwhile, show a marked
moderation of the strident militancy shown toward
Syria during the past few months. Peres, whose
warnings against Syria have been among the toughest,
called on Syria "not to believe that Israel does not
want agreement, when in fact we are ready to make
peace." Chief of Staff Our:, who has frequently ac-
cused Syria of violating the disengagement agreement,
cautioned against exaggerating the seriousness of
Syrian violations, noting that, as with all agree-
ments,,various interpretations are possible.
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NOTES
USSR-Cyprus:
USSR-Egypt:
Brazil:
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