THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 JUNE 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014817
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 6, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
June 6, 1975
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June 6, 1975
'Table ' of ' Contents_
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Turkey:
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Vietnam: Hanoi is expressing interest in UN mem-
bership for both North and South Vietnam.
(Page 3)
Laos: The communists are consolidating their con-
trol of the cabinet. (Page 4)
Egypt:
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Note: Azores (Page 6)
At Annex we present the basis for Lisbon's claim
--aa the Azores are an integral part of Portu-
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VIETNAM
Hanoi is expressing interest in UN
membership for both North and South Viet-
nam and is using the Soviet Union to
guage the US reaction to such an applica-
tion at next fall's General Assembly ses-
sion.
The Soviet charge told US officials on Tuesday
that both Vietnamese states desired admission to
the UN as separate entities and had been discussing
this plan with Moscow. In response to a suggestion
that the admission of both Vietnams might be linked
to the granting of UN membership to North and South
Korea, the Soviet charge pointed to Pyongyang's
strong objections to dual Korean membership, and
predictably argued against drawing any linkage be-
tween the two questions.
In the past, North Vietnam's position on UN
membership has been that national reunification
must be completed prior to entry into the UN.
Hanoi's decision to move away from this long-stand-
ing policy is the clearest evidence to date that
the Vietnamese communist leadership has opted for
an ostensibly independent southern regime of indef-
inite duration. Foreign press reports from South
Vietnam have been reporting the recent presence in
Saigon on high-ranking North Vietnamese officials
for "discussions" with Provisional Revolutionary
Government leaders. According to these unconfirmed
reports, a new southern government might be announced
as early as today--the sixth anniversary of the Pro-
visional Revolutionary Government.
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LAOS
The communists are following up
their recent ouster from the cabinet
of all important rightists by moving
quickly to consolidate control over
that body.
The Lao communists still pay lip service to the
coalition concept.
Phoumi still ap-
pears to attach some value to the continuation of
US aid and to the maintenance of relations with
Washington.
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NOTE
Azorean separatists may seek to capitalize on
a farmers' demonstration planned for this afternoon
in Ponta Delgada to protest Portuguese agricultural
policy in the Azores. The demonstration will coin-
cide with the visit of five NATO ships--including
a US vessel.
Most local civilian and military authorities
are planning to be absent from Ponta Delgada during
the demonstration. No violence is expected, but
local merchants are expected to close their shops
in solidarity with the demonstrators. There is no
evidence that the separatists intend to take advan-
tage of the demonstration and the absence of high
government officials The Libera-
tion Front, however, will certainly use this show
of discontent to attract new support and might see
the fortuitous set of circumstances as too good an
opportunity to pass up.
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THE AZORES
In view of your interest in the
basis for Lisbon's claim that the
Azores are an integral part of Portu-
gal, we offer the following background.
Portugal's claim on the Azores dates back to
1431 when Portuguese explorer Goncalo Cabral dis-
covered the uninhabited archipelago and called it the
Land of the Hawks--Azores. Having received a commis-
sion from Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal to
colonize the islands, he founded the city of Ponta
Delgada and brought in a large number of Portuguese
and Flemish settlers and knights. Because of the
large Flemish population, the Azores were often
called by 16th century writers "The Flemish Islands."
In spite of the Flemish settlement, and an admixture
of Breton and Moorish blood, the great mass of the
people are of Portuguese descent, and Portuguese is
the only language.
Portugal's rights to the islands were affirmed
in the Papal Decree of 1493 which settled arguments
with rival Spain over control of overseas colonies.
When Portugal came under Spanish domination in 1580,
the Azores resisted Spanish efforts at occupation.
Subdued in 1583, the islands were ruled by Spain
until 1640 when Portuguese rule was reestablished.
Lisbon administered the islands as a colony
until 1833, when they were made an integral province
of Portugal. Being predominantly Roman Catholic, the
islands also became an integral part of the ecclesi-
astical province of Lisbon.
Since 1940, although still considered an in-
tegral part of Portugal, the Azores have been given
a large measure of autonomy. They now constitute
three autonomous districts, each of which is admin-
istered by a civil governor and a general board,
whose authority is broader than that of mainland
provincial governors. In an emergency--should com-
munications with Portugal be severed--they are em-
powered to act on their own initiative in the name
of the Portuguese government.
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