THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 17 FEBRUARY 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014723
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 17, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
February 17, 1975
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February 17, 1975
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USS-China: A new round of Sino-Soviet boraer talks
has apparently begun in Peking, but neither
side is showing any optimism. (Page 1)
Greece: Dissatisfaction within the Greek military
apparently is leading to some coup plotting.
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USSR-CHINA
A new round of Sino-Soviet border
talks has apparently begun in Peking,
but neither side is showing any optimism.
A high-ranking official in the Soviet Ministry
of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a recent discussion
with a US diplomat that Deputy Foreign Minister
Ilichev had returned to Peking to resume the talks,
and that the first session had been scheduled for
February 14. He denied that there was any special
significance to Ilichev's return at this time, and
quipped that he is a troubleshooter who usually
fails.
In response to a question as to why the chief
Chinese negotiator had been replaced, the Soviet
official said Moscow had been informed that Ilichev's
counterpart was seriously ill. The appointment of
Han Nien-lung as chief Chinese negotiator does not
appear to signal a shift in Peking's position. Each
side has, in fact, recently stepped up press criti-
cism of the other, and neither has demonstrated a
desire for reconciliation.
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GREECE
Dissatisfaction within the Greek
military apparently is leading to some
coup plotting.
action could take place
almost immediately, officers
hope that a breakdown of law and order will play into
their hands over the next several months.
Aside from a common determination to oust prime
Minister Karamanlis, the plotters apparently have
divergent goals. Some favor a return of the King;
others are seeking a return to full participation
in NATO.
the plotters, although
anti-communist, will offer a place in the post-coup
government to extreme leftist Andreas Papandreou or
to Ilias Iliou of the United Democratic Left.
I not believe that the forces
involved in the plotting have the organization, base,
or leadership to move successfully now. The popular
mood in Greece would also militate against such a
move.
A desperate move by former junta elements, how-
ever, cannot be completely ruled out.
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