THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 21 JUNE 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014830
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 21, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
June 21, 1975
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Turkey,: The pace of retaliatory action against US
bases will depend largely on how Turkey views
US Congressional reaction. (Page 1)
South Korea: President Pak has ordered further
measures to end political dissent and reinforce
security precautions. (Page 3)
Notes: USSR-Libya; USSR; Greece-EC; Laos (Pages 4
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TURKEY
The US embassy in Ankara believes
the Turkish government has a phased plan
for retaliatory action against US bases.
The pace of implementation after July 17
would depend largely on how Ankara views
US Congressional reaction. Turkish pol-
icy-makers believe the US Congress will
not lift the arms embargo until convinced
of the seriousness of Ankara's warnings.
? Ankara's note appears to have stimulated rather
than relieved popular pressure for retaliation. The
parliamentary opposition and most of the press have
so severely criticized the softness of the note that
the government will probably be obliged to implement
its terms strictly. The charge of being "soft on
the US" may well be a central issue in the senatorial
election campaign next fall.
Still working against abrupt retaliatory action
is the awareness by Turkey's military leaders of
Ankara's long-term dependence on the US as its prin-
cipal source of arms. Some members of the Turkish
national security council and the cabinet continue
to argue against any irrevocable rupture of the
Turkish-US military relationship.
The continuation of Turkey's NATO ties remains
a basic Turkish policy goal despite hints to the con-
trary by some political leaders. Ankara accordingly
will distinguish between NATO-associated and purely
US facilities in selecting the sites against which
it will retaliate.
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Turkey's note of June 17 specifies that Ankara'
will regard US installations as provisional once
negotiations begin and implies that US activities
would be restricted. The Turks view this tactic as
a way of continuing to exert pressure on Congress to
lift the embargo.
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SOUTH KOREA
President Pak has followed up his
emergency decree of last month with fur-
ther measures to end political dissent
and reinforce security precautions. The
war scare in Seoul has eased as a result
of the shift to a more moderate line in
North Korea, the US response to the
Mayaguez incident, and strong reassur-
ances of US support. Pak remains uneasy,
however, about North Korean intentions
and about whether the US will provide the
kind of military backing he wants in all
contingencies.
The emergency decree in mid-May banned criticism
of the constitution, prohibited all student politi-
cal activity, and severely curbed the press. Since
then the government has ordered:
--The organization of university students into
quasi-military units.
--Tight censorship on entertainment media.
--Plans for a national civil defense corps that
would bring virtually all males from age 17 to
50 under some direct form of military discipline.
The government is also soliciting businesses
for contributions to the national defense fund, de-
veloping plans for additional reserve forces to be
formed in the event of mobilization, and organizing
large rallies proclaiming the country's readiness to
defend "to the death" against any attack from the
North.
Pak has taken the initiative almost completely
from his traditional political opponents. As a re-
sult, they are reluctant to mount vigorous protests
for fear of appearing unpatriotic as well as for
fear of harsh government retaliation. Most of them
are now publicly committed to Pak's militant anti-
communism and express concern about Pyongyang's
intentions.
The major opposition party leader, Kim Yong-
sam, held a well-publicized meeting with Pak last
month to underscore national unity against the North.
Kim subsequently reaffirmed his demands for demo-
cratic reforms but did so in more moderate terms
than he had used previously.
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NOTES
The Soviet Union has assured the US that, in
carrying out its nuclear deal with Libya, it will
honor all aspects of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
An official of the State Committee on Utiliza-
tion of Atomic Energy told a US official during a
conference in London that specific details of the
agreement with Libya are still to be worked out.
He promised that he would expedite the formal
Soviet response to the US embassy's inquiry about
the agreement.
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Greece's application for full membership in
the European Community, submitted earlier this
month, has evoked a mixed response.
France has been the readiest to welcome Greece.
West Germany, aware that it would have to assume
the major share of financial aid to Athens--as it
has other Community expenses--would prefer to delay
full Greek membership. Both the UK and West Germany
are inclined to delay action because they believe
Turkey and Greece should be treated evenhandedly.
The Greeks themselves seem particularly interested
in the contribution EC membership would make toward
strengthening their ties with Western Europe and
bolstering Greece's position in relation to Turkey.
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Lao Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma may resign
soon as head of the coalition government.
Souvanna intends to
retire from politics. He may depart for Paris at
the same time, probably by the middle of July. He
is said to have informed coalition officials that
his retirement is necessary to unite the country
behind Souphanouvong, his half-brother and the Lao
communist leader. The so-called "Red Prince" has
long been considered Souvanna's political heir and
he enjoys a national following second only to that
of Souvanna.
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