THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 JULY 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014855
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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 22, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
July 22, 1975
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July 22, 1975
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Israel-Egypt:
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Portugal: Prime Minister Goncalves is still in
the center of the power struggle between mod-
erates and Communists. (Page 4)
Somalia: The foreign ministry has warned that con-
tinued US allegations of a Soviet base in Ber-
bera could have serious consequences for
Somali-US relations. (Page 5)
USSR: Soviet security authorities were lenient with
Jewish activists who met the visiting US Sen-
ate delegation. (Page 6)
Notes: Syria-Israel; Iran (Page 7)
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ISRAEL?EGYPT
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SINAI
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PORTUGAL
Prime Minister Goncalves is still in
the center of the power struggle in Por-
tugal between moderates and Communists.
The Communists are continuing to issue propa-
ganda statements in support of Goncalves. The So-
cialists, meanwhile, are euphoric because they held
successful rallies last weekend despite Communist
and military attempts to stop them.
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SOMALIA
The Somali foreign ministry presented
a note to the US embassy yesterday warning
that continued US allegations of a Soviet
base in Berbera could have "very serious
consequences" for Somali-US relations.
The note states that the US has violated So-
mali sovereignty by:
--Using a "spy apparatus" to take air photos
of Berbera and other Somali territory.
--Distributing these photos to other coun-
tries for the sole purpose of damaging So-
malia's reputation.
--Using US diplomatic personnel in Mogadis-
cio to indulge in "flagrant intelligence
and spy activities."
The allegation of intelligence gathering by
the US embassy in Mogadiscio may indicate that the
Somalis intend to restrict even further the al-
ready circumscribed activities of US personnel;
they are now not permitted to travel outside the
city limits of the capital. President Siad may
also move to reduce the size of the small US
mission.
Although President Siad and other Somali of-
ficers privately admitted the existence of Soviet
facilities in Berbera during Senator Bartlett's
fact-finding trip in early July, the Somalis con-
tinue to deny publicly that there is a Soviet
military presence in the Somali port.
The Organization of African Unity is currently
meeting in Uganda, and the Somalis may feel the
need to refurbish their third-world credentials.
In an earlier protest note to the US in June, the
Somalis proclaimed their deep commitment to a
policy of nonalignment and insisted that a cardinal
principle of their foreign policy was opposition
to the establishment of any foreign military bases
in the Indian Ocean region.
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USSR
Soviet security authorities took an
unusually lenient approach to the Jewish
activists who met recently with the visit-
ing US Senate delegation.
Members of the Jewish group that met with the
Senators said they were conscious of being under
surveillance, but that they were not harassed either
before or after the meeting. Only one of the three
activists from other cities was prevented by local
police from going to Moscow for the meeting.
The activists believe that this restraint
steemed from Soviet awareness that attempts to scut-
tle or harass the planned meeting would receive con-
siderable publicity in the West and ultimately would
redound to the political disadvantage of the USSR.
One Jewish source added that while the security
forces probably had no illusions about the views
of some members of the US delegation on Jewish emi-
gration and related issues, they let the meeting
proceed on the assumption that the activists had
little new to tell the Senators.
The security forces probably also knew that
differences among the Jewish activists over tactics
had complicated their planning for the meeting with
the US delegation. The Soviets may have hoped that
at least some of these differences would become ap-
parent during the meeting and would demonstrate to
the visitors that the Jewish community does not pre-
sent a united front to the government. In the
event, however, these differences do not appear to
have inhibited the activists' discussions with the
Senators.
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NOTES
Syria
Israel
Iran has agreed to provide a unit for the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force on the
Golan front.
Tehran's acceptance of a request by UN Secre-
tary General Waldheim is indicative of the Shah's
intention to play a more influential role in the
Middle East. It also reflects his desire to
strengthen moderate forces and promote a reduction
of tensions in the region. Tehran is now waiting
for formal approval by the Security Council and
Israel.
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