THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 MAY 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007953
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 10, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
May 10, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
May 10, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
US diplomats at the Conference on Security and Coop-
eration in Europe suggest that heads of government
from most of the participating states will attend to
sign a final agreement. Unless there is major prog-
ress soon, however, the final stage may not get under
way until fall. (Page 1)
After a two-day lull on the Golan front, Israeli planes
yesterday attacked targets in the Mount Hermon area
and fedayeen concentrations in southern Lebanon.
(Page 2)
Those in Spain who oppose Franco's tight control are
drawing encouragement from events in Portugal. Span-
ish officials, however, are disturbed and see further
reason to proceed cautiously with the liberalization
program. (Page 3)
The Vietnamese Communists reportedly have accepted a
French offer to raise the level of the Viet Cong repre-
sentation in Paris from information office to diplo-
matic mission. (Page 4)
Pilots of two US helicopters reported tracer fire from
North Korea yesterday while flying a routine reconnais-
sance mission south of the demilitarized zone. One
helicopter was damaged but landed safely. (Page 5)
Malaysia and China plan to announce establishment of
diplomatic relations this month. (Page 5)
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CSCE
The US delegation to the Conference on Security
and Cooperation in Europe believes that heads of gov-
ernment from most of the participating countries will
attend the third phase of the conference to sign a
final agreement. Because the participants are divided
on the question of the level of representation, and
because this issue must be decided by consensus, the
most likely agreement will be to allow each country
to determine its own level.
At present, most West European governments doubt
that the achievements of the conference will warrant
a concluding session at the summit level. If leaders
of the Warsaw Pact and the nonaligned nations decide
to attend, however, West European leaders would find
it hard not to go too.
The Soviets still have not made major conces-
sions on freer movement of people and ideas, however,
and West European delegations are now more pessimis-
tic than ever that the conference can be concluded
quickly. If the West continues to hold out for these
concessions, some time in the fall--perhaps October--
would appear the earliest possible time for the final
session.
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
Israeli aircraft flew combat missions yesterday
after a two-day lull, attacking targets in the Mount
Hermon area and fedayeen concentrations in southern
Lebanon. The strikes were apparently intended to
prevent the Syrians from completing a road to the top
of the mountain, and to keep the fedayeen from at-
tacking Israeli supply convoys. Both sides flew de-
fensive patrols and exchanged sporadic artillery and
mortar fire.
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SPAIN-PORTUGAL
Those in Spain who oppose Franco's tight control
are drawing encouragement from events in Portugal.
These same events have greatly disturbed conservative
Spanish officials, who now see further reason to pro-
ceed cautiously with Premier Arias' liberalization
program.
These different viewpoints have been aired in
public speeches and in the Spanish media. Initial
press coverage of General Spinola's takeover was
uniformly favorable. Some Spanish newsmen are still
stressing the junta's intention to democratize Por-
tugal, presumably in the hope that desired inferences
will be drawn in Spain. Others, however, have begun
to focus on the danger that events in Portugal may
get out of control because of the increasing influence
of the left.
The debate in Spain is likely to grow more in-
tense. Yesterday, Spanish police routed thousands of
Madrid University students who were demonstrating their
enthusiasm for the new regime in Lisbon. Spanish con-
servatives are sure to point to such disorders to drive
home the dangers of a sudden relaxation of controls.
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FRANCE-VIETNAM
The Vietnamese Communists reportedly agreed late
last month to a long-standing French offer to raise
the level of Viet Cong representation in Paris from
an information office to a diplomatic mission with
some immunities and privileges. This arrangement
falls far short of the Communists' original demand
for embassy status and for relations matching those
France has with Saigon.
The Communists apparently have decided they
need something they can represent as a diplomatic
victory, however small. They can be expected to
hail the move as a sign of the enhanced international
status of the Provisional Revolutionary Government.
The French, however, are not
likely to grant full status any time soon.
The agreement will probably not be announced
until after the French election on May 19. The deal
is likely to go through no matter who wins the elec-
tion.
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NOTES
Korea: Two pilots of two US helicopters reported
trace7-7IFe from North Korea early yesterday morning
while flying a routine reconnaissance mission south
of the demilitarized zone. One helicopter sustained
minor damage and made a precautionary landing. Pre-
liminary reporting indicates that the helicopters
.were over South Korean territory when fired upon and
that they never violated North Korean airspace.
Pyongyang claimed last night that the South Koreans
had sent a helicopter on an espionage mission over
North Korean territory near the Imjin River estuary,
where it drew fire from ground forces. The incident
is certain to draw countercharges from Seoul, but
neither side is likely to take any additional action
Malaysia-China: Following long negotiations at
the UN, Malaysia and China plan to issue a joint com-
munique announcing mutual diplomatic recognition later
this month. Malaysia will be the only member of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations to have estab-
lished diplomatic relations with Peking. Other mem-
bers are not likely to follow this lead soon. Indo-
nesia and Singapore have strong reservations about
ties with Peking; the new civilian leadership in
Thailand is following a measured pace in resuming a
dialogue with the Chinese; and the Philippines, de-
spite President Marcos' interest, is in no hurry to
move ahead.
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