THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 OCTOBER 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007849
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 23, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
October 23, 1974
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Yugoslavia:
October 23, 1974'
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USSR: More ICBM tests. (Page 2)
Pakistan?USSR: Bhutto arrives in Moscow Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia:
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South Viet:apt:. Opposition demonstrations, (Page 0
Mozambique: Security forces: ciash, (Page 6)
Notes: Cyprus; Canada; Ethiopia; Greece (Pages
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YUGOSLAVIA
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USSR
An area about 400 .miles
north of Midway Island has been declared closed by
the Soviets from October 20th to 30th, and more mis-
sile tests to this area are likely.
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PAKISTAN-USSR
Prime Minister Bhutto arrives in
Moscow Thursday for a three-day offi-
ciaZ ?visit. Bhutto, who last traveled
to the USSR in March 1972, is increas-
ingly unhappy with the US embargo on
arms shipments to Pakistan.
He may hope.that his Moscow visit will persuade
the US that his government, if it so chose, cbuld
significantly improve its somewhat uneasy relation- -
ship with the Soviet Union, The USSR briefly fur-
nished arms to Pakistan in the late 1960s, when Mos-
cow was attempting to take a more balanced position
between the Indians and the Pakistanis. Bhutto,
nevertheless, will avoid moves that would damage his
good relations with the US and, especially, his
close ties with China.
The Soviets would like to loosen Islamabad's
lines to Peking if this could be done cheaply, and
they will probably ask Bhutto to endorse their long-
standing proposal for a Soviet-sponsored Asian collec-
tive security system. Bhutto is unlikely to go this
far, but he may make some accommodating noises.
Moscow, however, .sees India and Afghanistan as
the keys to Soviet influence on the subcontinent,
and this compels the Soviets to be less forthcoming
with Pakistan. The Soviets have shown some coolness
toward BhuttoYs visit by twice postponing it this
year- Now, Bhutto may find his access to the top
Soviet leadership limited since he.will be in Mos-
cow at the 'same time as Secretary -Kissinger.
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SAUDI ARABIA
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SOUTH VIETNAM
Catholic and Buddhist opposition
groups are organizing chapters in the
provinces ?to demonstrate against the
Thieu government.
So far, the turnouts by these new chapters
have been fairly small--with the exception of one
last weekend in the delta which was attended by
about 4,000 people.
A small rock-throwing demonstration in Saigon
over the weekend got foreign press coverage when the
National Assembly building was attacked. The demon.
strators, mostly teenage thugs bent on destroying
public property and testing police reaction, were
handled carefully by the Saigon police.
There are no indications that the government
plans to modify its present lenient attitude toward
the protesters.
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MOZAMBIQUE
Portuguese troops and forces of
the Front for the Liberation of Mozam-
bique, which share security responsi-
bility under Mozambique's transitional
government, quickly restored order to
Lourenco Marques early this week, fol-
lowing an outbreak of violence in which
48 persons were killed and 80 injured.
Portuguese army commandos, the: most conservative
element of the Portuguese military and the most re-
sistant tb political change in the territory, sparked
the violence by attacking Front troops. These clashes
led to widespread rioting by the city's African popu-
lation.
The transitional government is evacuating to
Lisbon all commandos in Lourenco Marques. A substan-
tial number of Lisbon's troops were scheduled to be
withdrawn from Mozambique by the end of the year,
but Portuguese authorities may be prompted by these
latest incidents to hasten the process.
The prospect that Front forces will eventually
provide all security frightens many whites,, who may
now want to leave. Sporadic civil disturbances are
likely to be frequent in Mozambique until a strong
government is established.
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NOTES
Cyprus: Greek Cypriots are planning to hold a
number of protest demonstrations this week in Nicosia,
including one today and another on Friday at the US
embassy. The demonstrators are expected to focus on
the refugee problem, US foreign policy, the presence
of Turkish military forces in Cyprus, and continued
Turkish overflights. Vassos Lyssarides, a leftist
political leader and Makarios supporter, is reported
to be among those organizing the demonstrations, all
of which carry the underlying theme of support for
the return of Archbishop Makarios. Embassy officials
report that demonstrations held yesterday at the
Greek embassy and outside Acting President Clerides'
office were very orderly.
Canada: The Canadian wheat harvest is expected
to reach only 13.3 million tons, down nearly 20 per-
cent from last year. We believe that exports for
the present crop year ending next July will probably
not exceed 10.5 million tons--the smallest quantity
in five years and down 1 million tons from that
shipped during the 1973-1974 crop year. Even to ex-
port this amount, stocks would have to be drawn down
by roughly 2 million tons. Canada's 10.3-million-ton
stockpile on July 31 constituted over one third of
the total stocks held by non-communist countries.
Ottawa opposes a sharp cutback in inventories because
of concern over self-sufficiency, and export sales
have now been suspended pending assessment of recent
frost damage.
Ethiopia: The Armed Forces Coordinating Commit-
tee yesterday increased security Measures. in Addis
Ababa; the committee is preparing to begin the trials
of aristocrats and former officials charged with cor-
ruption and abuse of power. Former emperor Haile
Selassie apparently is not among the group to be
tried. The trials may increase tensions within the
committee, whose member's differ over how to deal with
the prisoners. Moderates, who presently control the
committee, are concerned that leftists who favor
harsh treatment for the aristocrats--including in
some cases killing the prisoners? without trial--will
make trouble. The moderates are also worried that
supporters of the aristocrats, perhaps joined by
military sympathizers, will instigate disorders and
even try to free the prisoners.
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Greece:
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