THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 JUNE 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007989
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 21, 1974

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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
June 21, 1974
PR INC I PAL DEVELOPMENTS
India\
,(Par/e 2)
There: are:, indications that the Current [Cortiniunis
dantPaign. iii\SOuth Vietnam Will 'continue until: mid-
July, though monsoon raine.:..have:..cansed:a decline.
fighting ?.:iii..aori!e areas of the :ccnintry.
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CCntaCtig in Ottawa. this wed; between the foreign
'.ministers of Turkey and ; Greece ...appear.?,bnliare; paved
?`-,the s443,...,:f.or.,::d.i.e.ciissioria of??.: the: diprinted'-rights-..to?,'::
undersea minerals 1' in the Aegean:: ? .(Pag9". )?-".? ;:??
Australia
Notesron,-Pci4e'4.:discuss
YtheAmlinent departure,of:Moreccan
troops from-Syria, and Japanese relations with
Werth Vietnam:
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ISRAEL-SYRIA
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?Under*the,tethpa_pf.the Israeli-Syriandisengdge-
u!en?agideinent, no Syrian military forces are allowed .
in the area of separation between the Israeli and Syr.
? ? ian forces--an area in which Al-Qupaytiieh
, there is nospecific prohibition against constructing:
fortifications in the area Of ?separation.-:
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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MTH VIETgN
Heavy combat is falling off in SOM3 areas of
the country as monsoon rains increasingly inhibit
the military activities of both sides. The most
significant fighting is still in Dinn Duong Prov-
ince, just north of Saigon, where elements of the
cotmunist 7th and 9th Divisions are continuing to
offer stubborn opposition to the government drive
to recapture several-ouqmsts lost earlier this
year. The government's regional commander suspended
the operation yesterday but plena to resume it once
his troops are rdfitted.
Sharp skirmishing is also going on in the:CaM-
bodian harder region of the. northern delta where the
communist :,5th Division is trying to reopen infiltra-
tion corridors into the central delta. In the high-
lands and,in.somenorthern provinces Where govern-
merit offensive Operations are Making little beadway4;
the communists are relying increasingly on small-
scale harassing attacks, terrorism, and blocking
major highwaya.
There are indicationsthat'the current commu7
niat campaign will continue ,until midJulyupertic-7. ,
u/arly in the coastal lowlands of the northernmost
? provinces there the weather is iMproving..A4any main
force communist units there have been:strengthened
and are preparing for combat. In addition to the
increasing level of combat preparations in the north,
the communists may also soon go after severe/ :;_so7 -
leted South Vietnamate, outposts in the highlands
and launch diversionary attacks in provinces neer
Saigon to draw government forces away from the front
in Dinh Duong Province.
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GREECE-TURKEY
Contacts in Ottawa this week between the foreign
ministers of Turkey and Greece appear to have paved
the way for discussions of the disputed rights to
undersea minerals in the Aegean by Prime Ministers
Ecevit and Androutsopoulos in Brussels next week.
Turkish Foreign Minister Gunes stated at a news
conference yesterday that the two leaders would meet
at the NATO summit on June 26. He added that with
good wiii the two countries can work out their prob-
lems and that the NATO allies need not "worry too
much." He further indicated that "specialists" would
also begin talks in the near future. The Law of the
Sea Conference now convened in Caracas might be the -
venue for these experts.
: Both sides have their :armed forces in advanced
states of readiness and:boMemilitary movements are
continuing. Both claim that thpywill not initiate
hostilities without rearprOvocation.-_, The fanfare
the Greeks and TUrks have given to recentmaneuvers
of their respective forces in the Aegean probably
was largely politically motivated and aimed at dem-
onstrating their'detertination to press for their
rights in the disputed area.
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AUSTRALIA
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NOTES
USSR: Final preparations avpear under way for
a major Soviet space mission. A Salyut space sta7
tion is likely to be placed in orbit and then -a
manned So uz s acecraft launched.
Soviet
space support ships have taken up positiont:in the
Atiantie.froM which they normally monitor manned
space nights.. The launch of the Soplz to carry
cosmonauts to the :Salyut, however, is probably one
or two weeks, away.
?
Morocco-Syriat'.: Morocco has announced that it
is withdrawing its expeditionary force from Syria.
Ceremonies in Syria marking the force's departure
are Scheduled tomorrow. Most of the Moroccan force,.
mumberingeoma.4,000 men witheguipment,willreturn
home by sea. ,Rabat- has already-withdrawnits
peditionaryforce from Egypt.The return ofthese--
expeditionary forces may produce more political
agi-
tation within the. Moroccan militarv.1
The King, however, almost certainly will take -steps
?to see that the returning troops are watched closely
for signs of disloyalty. -
Japan North Vietnam:. Tokyo and Hanoi are
making progress in resolving issues that have.blocked
an e=hange of ambassadors since diplomatic relations
were established last September. Hoth sides have
been showing greater flexibility and Japanese offi-
cials are "fairly:confident" that an agreement can
be reached this fall. ,Tokyo claims to see no ur-
gency, but there may be pressure in the Diet for
faster movement.
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