THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 26 JULY 1975

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 26, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
July 26, 1975
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Turkey: The Turkish cabinet decided yesterday that
operations at US defense installations will be
suspended as of today with the exception of
NATO-related activities at Incirlik airbase.
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Portugal: The Armed Forces General Assembly last
night appointed a triumvirate to lead the coun-
try. Presumably in response, the Socialists
and Popular Democrats have called demonstra-
tions. (Page 2)
Notes: Israel-Egypt; NATO-Portugal; Australia;
Angola; USSR-Nigeria; Thailand-Cambodia
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TURKEY
The Turkish cabinet decided yester-
day that operations at US defense instal-
lations will be suspended as of today
with the exception of NATO-related ac-
tivities at Incirlik airbase. This was
the essence of both a public announce-
ment and a diplomatic note to the US.
The diplomatic note states that the Turkish
government no longer regards its defense coopera-
tion agreement with the US as valid. Consequently,
it is suspending activities at Diyarbakir, Kara-
mursel, Sinop, Belbasi, and the non-NATO activi-
ties at Incirlik. These installations and commu-
nications facilities will be placed under the "full
control and custody" of the Turkish army.
Foreign Minister Caglayangil told Ambassador
Macomber that it would be Monday or Tuesday before
Turkish officers actually take control. As of
10 am, this morning in Turkey, all installations
were operating normally without interference.
Probably with deliberate intent, neither the
public announcement nor the note to the US clari-
fies what is meant by "full control and custody."
The definition of "suspension of activities" may
also be used as a bargaining ploy by the Turks.
Negotiations on the facilities have been scheduled
for next week.
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PORTUGAL
The Armed Forces General Assembly
last night appointed a ruling triumvirate
of President Costa Gomes, Prime Minister
Goncalves, and security chief de Carvalho
to lead Portugal. Its decision apparently
means that the Communist-supported Gon-
calves has survived the moderates' attempt
to remove him from power. The Socialists
and Popular Democrats have called demon-
strations tonight, apparently to protest
the decision.
Emphasizing that a strong political leader-
ship is essential at this time, the Assembly:
--Concentrated "political-military power" in
the triumvirate.
--Relegated the former ruling Revolutionary
Council to an adviser of the new three-man
leadership.
--Reaffirmed a law promulgated earlier this
year that empowers the Assembly to name the
members of the Revolutionary Council.
Key moderate leaders of the Council were absent
from the Assembly session; rumors in Lisbon have
it that they have resigned.
If Goncalves has indeed retained his power,
the reaction from those opposing the country's
drift to the left is likely to be strong and
taken into the streets. In an apparent warning
to the Socialists and also to other demonstrators
who have been attacking Communists throughout the
country, the Assembly advocated firm action against
those who "create a climate of popular agitation"
and hinder the construction of socialism. Labor
Minister Costa Martins, reportedly a confidant and
political ally of Goncalves, on Thursday told US
embassy officials that continued opposition by the
Socialists and Popular Democrats to the, policies
of the Armed Forces Movement would probably result
in the cancellation of muniC4,pal and parliamentary
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electicins promised later this yeat.
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A moderate note was struck by President Costa
Gomes in his opening address to the Assembly. He
appealed for a slowdown in the revolution, warned
against antagonizing the West, and acknowledged
that the military no longer had the support of all
the Portuguese people. The President's remarks
could have some influence on attitudes in Lisbon(
The Azores question was also taken up by the
Assembly. Its communique said that reports were
heard and that measures to solve the islands' prob-
lems were discussed.
In the most authoritative statement made by
any Portuguese leader in recent days, Costa Mar-
tins told the US labor attache that, while the
Portuguese may be passive, the government would
do everything in its power to defeat a move to-
ward Azorean independence. He emphasized that
the islands are entirely different from the Af-
rican colonies; they are populated by Portuguese
and are an integral part of Portugal, he said.
The Azores were reported calm yesterday after a
group of Portuguese sailors were beaten by an an-
gry mob on Thursday night.
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NOTES
The Israelis reportedly are demobilising the
civilian reservists recalled to dutu earlier this
week
Tel Aviv asserts
that there are now some 15,000 to 20,000 Egyptian
troops and some 41 tanks on the east bank of the
canal. The disengagement agreement permits only
7,000 men and 30 tanks in this area. The Israelis
claim that the buildup has occurred over the past
five months, but has been greatest since July 15.
They say they intend to protest the excess tanks
to the UN command, but not the extra troops be-
cause of the difficulty of supporting the claim.
The Israelis report that they have detected no
Egyptian violations on the west bank of the canal.
NATO
Portugal
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The Australian Labor government has been fur-
ther weakened by the controversy over Prime Minis-
ter Whitlam's firing of former deputy prime minis-
ter Cairns.
The Labor Party's standing has dropped to a
record low in recent opinion polls--well below 40
percent in most samplings. Whitlam faces sharp
questioning from the Labor Party Executive next
week. Many members of the Executive hold Whitlam
personally responsible for the Labor government's
troubles, and he will be taken to task for his
tendency to act arbitrarily without consulting the
party hierarchy.
The National Front for the Liberation of
Angola apparently succeeded in pushing the Popular
Movement for the Liberation of Angola from the
town of Caxito, 40 miles northeast of Luanda, on
Thursday night.
The Front regards Caxito--an important junc-
tion along a major supply route into Luanda--as a
key staging area for forcing its way back into the
capital. The Front apparently is consolidating
its position in the Caxito area.
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The Thai foreign ministry is studying the
results of a recent meeting of low-level Thai and
Cambodian officials near the Thai border./
The two sides are said to have discussed trade
and diplomatic relations, opening of the border,
and the possibility of additional meetings. Such
border contacts have taken place before, but this
is the first time that issues broader than local
trade have been discussed. If the contact was
made on orders from Phnom Penh, it could lead to
a more formal and higher level dialogue. The
Cambodians certainly are not yet ready to move to-
ward a resumption of diplomatic ties, however, and
they may only be trying to relax the situation
along the border and expand trade in order to al-
leviate local supply shortages.
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