THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 MAY 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 25, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
May 25, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
May 25, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
/Soviet\
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Fighting flared on the Golan front yesterday, as Is-
raeli and Syrian aircraft attacked targets along the
battle lines. (Page 3)
The Indian nuclear test has aroused deep concern in
the International Atomic Energy Agency over the via-
bility of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Agency's
safeguards_ program. (Page 4)
The Soviets are apparently seeking to suggest to Pe-
? king that Moscow will get tough if its helicopter crew
is not returned soon. (Page 5)
Soviet/
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Greece's dispute with Turkey over oil exploration
rights in the Aegean Sea continues to simmer. (Page 7)
In Argentina, a successful anti-guerrilla sweep by
security forces has given the government its first
significant victory against the terrorists. (Page 8)
President Sadat says he has received a letter from
Brezhnev putting relations on a more "positive" track,
but there is still no sign that Moscow has resumed
arms shipments to Egypt. (Page 9)
President Marcos has sent an emissary to Taipei to
prepare the Nationalists for the eventual establish-
ment of Philippine diplomatic relations with Peking.
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
Fighting flared on the Golan front yesterday,
as Israeli and Syrian aircraft attacked targets
along the battle lines. Tel Aviv reported that its
planes attacked Syrian targets south of the Israeli-
held salient into Syria. Damascus stated that its
aircraft struck Israeli concentrations in the cen-
tral sector of the front.
Ground fighting on the front also picked up
from the low level of the past week. Israeli and
Syrian forces exchanged tank, artillery, and mortar
fire in several sectors of the front, including the
area near Mount Hermon.
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NPT
Last week's Indian nuclear test has aroused deep
concern in the International Atomic Energy Agency
over the viability of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
and the safeguards program which the IAEA enforces.
The Indian
test may at least inhibit, if not prevent, new ac-
cessions to the treaty. It may also raise doubts in
those countries already parties to the treaty about
its value, particularly when so little progress has
been made toward complete nuclear disarmament by the
super powers.
If support for the NPT falters, Ecklund con-
tinued, SQ will the whole safeguards program, the
real political basis for the Agency's existence.
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USSR
Moscow seems to be sending the Chinese a
message that it will get tough unless Peking re-
leases the Soviet helicopter crew. Mikhail Kapitsa,
the Soviet foreign ministry's leading expert on
China, claimed to Ambassador Stoessel that the
Chinese were parading the helicopter crew through
Chinese towns and might give them a public trial.
He implied that the Soviets might attempt to get
the crewmen back by referring to the possibility
that the Soviets might find a Chinese helicopter
that strayed into Soviet territory.
This is the first time the Soviets have made
such a threat, although the unusual activity of
Soviet helicopters along the border in late April
was probably intended to make the Chinese think
about such a possibility.
The Soviets probably are discussing these
issues with diplomats in the expectation that the
message will get back to Peking. Kapitsa's remarks
seem to betray the Soviets' frustration about their
inability to settle the helicopter incident in a
way that will save face and avoid a major incident.
Although it is possible that the Soviets may do
something out of such a sense of frustration, it
seems more likely that they realize that any direct
action against the Chinese would probably not yield
the desired results.
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GREECE-TURKEY
Greece's dispute with Turkey over oil explora-
tion rights in the Aegean Sea continues to simmer.
Athens' latest move is to send small artillery con-
tingents to several islands in the eastern Aegean.
This follows earlier reports of reinforcement of
Greek forces along the border in Thrace. Greek lead-
ers, both military and political, have accompanied
these military preparations with statements that
Athens will not initiate hostilities, but will as a
last resort fight for its rights to .sovereignty in
the area.
US Ambassador Tasca was informed on May 21 by.
a source close to Greece's military leadership that
his "friends" believe that all Aegean problems with
Ankara are negotiable. The source indicated that
the Law of the Sea conference in June is the place
to resolve the issue. Although the Greeks appear
to believe that delegates to the conference will
lend support to their position and thus force the
Turks to back off, they clearly are preparing con-
tingency plans for the Aegean area should Ankara
take "overt action against Greek interests," ._ i e
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begin exploratory drilling.
Turkey has so far played the dispute in a lower
key and has asked Athens to discuss the issue. How?
ever, this week both the foreign and defense minis-
ters restated in general terms Ankara's intention to
safeguard its rights in the area.
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ARGENTINA
A successful anti-guerrilla sweep by government
security forces in Tucuman Province, begun on May
18-19, has given the Peron government its first sig-
nificant victory in its counterterrorist offensive
The large-scale operation, spearheaded by the
federal police, reportedly uncovered a major train-
ing camp used by the Marxist People's Revolutionary
Army. a
number of prominent terrorists were captured, and
many weapons and documents were confiscated. A mas-
sive search is continuing, probably in an effort to
round up other extremist leaders reported in the area.
The participation of armed forces units, as well
as provincial and border police, suggests that Peron's
pressure to mount a coordinated drive is netting re-
sults. While a larger role for the military could
improve the government's chances of neutralizing the
terrorists, the struggle is expected to be a long one.
Meanwhile, a source within the Peronist-controlled.
labor movement told the US embassy in Buenos Aires that
Peron is expected to give the nod soon to plans by
militant labor unionists to move against left-wing
extremists. The source added that preparations are
under way to identify leftist "targets" and that ac-
tions against them would be "bloody." Implementation
of these plans may coincide with Peron's planned de-
parture for Europe. His absence would permit him to
avoid close identification with repressive measures
that are likely to evoke strong opposition in Argen-
tina.
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USSR-Egypt: There is no evidence that Moscow
has resumed arms deliveries to Egypt. The last sea-
borne arms delivery was on April 13./
//A resumption of some
military shipments would jibe with President Sadat's
announcement earlier this week that he had received
a letter from Brezhnev that put relations on a more
"positive" track.
Philippines-China-Taiwan: President Marcos has
dispatched a special emissary to Taipei to prepare
the Nationalists for the eventual establishment of
Philippine diplomatic relations with Peking. Marcos
hopes to minimize the deterioration of relations with ,
Taipei, with which Manila has long-standing economic
and security relationships. No date for the start
of negotiations with Peking has apparently been set,
and the discussions will probably be prolonged.
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