THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 NOVEMBER 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014959
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 20, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
November 20, 1975
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November 20, 1975
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Spain: The Regency Council has released word on the
installation of Juan Carlos as King Juan III
and on the burial of Franco. (Page 1)
Portugal: The Azevedo government suspended its
functions today, blaming a split within the
military for an inability to continue govern-
ing. (Page 2)
PLO-Evypt: Yasir Arafat appears to be trying to
improve relations with Egypt. (Page 4 and 5)
Angola: The National Union reportedly has captured
two more towns from the Soviet-backed Popular
Movement. (Page 6)
Notes: USSR (Page 7)
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SPAIN
Death came to General Franco last
night following weeks of medical efforts
to prolong his life.
Spain's Regency Council convened this morning,
and an official announcement said Prince Juan Carlos
will be installed on Saturday (6:30 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time) as King Juan III.
Franco's body is to lie in state at the Royal
Palace in Madrid from tomorrow until burial on
Sunday at the Valley of the Fallen, outside the
capital. There will be an official mass next Thurs-
day, for foreign dignitaries to attend, in Madrid.
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PORTUGAL
Prime Minister Azevedo's government
suspended its functions early this morn-
ing, announcing that a split in the mili-
tary made governing impossible.
The government apparently has taken this ac-
tion in an attempt to force President Costa Gomes
to resolve the differences within the military be-
tween the anti-Communist ruling faction, led by
Foreign Minister Antunes, and the faction backed
by the far left and the Communists.
The split has led to a breakdown in military
discipline which has crippled Azevedo's efforts
to maintain public order and concentrate on govern-
ing the country.
Leaving it to Costa Gomes to solve the present
dilemma is a serious sign of weakness--and perhaps
resignation--by Portugal's present pro-Western
leaders. The President's penchant for damaging
compromise does not augur well for a prompt or sat-
isfactory solution.
The Revolutionary Council meets later today
to discuss the government's decision. The Council
must act firmly if the government is to be saved.
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PLO-EGYPT
Palestine Liberation Organization
chairman Yasir Arafat appears to be try-
ing to improve relations between the PLO
and Egypt. Relations have been strained
since early September, when Palestinian
leaders attacked Cairo for accepting a
second Sinai accord that included no
promise of Israeli concessions for the
Palestinians.
The PLO decision to improve its standing with
Egypt almost certainly was prompted by Sadat's
forceful defense of Palestinian rights during his
visit to the US last month. In addition, the Pal-
estinians appreciate Egypt's help this month in
winning UN General Assembly approval of two pro-
Palestinian resolutions.
PLO spokesmen continue to emphasize, for the
record, that their approval of the UN resolution
inviting the Palestinians to participate in all
conferences on the Middle East does not constitute
a PLO agreement to take part in a future session
of the Geneva peace talks. This, however, is surely
a bargaining ploy. The Palestinians would undoubt-
edly attend if invited on an equal basis with the
other participants or as part of a single joint
Arab delegation.
The current lull in the fighting in Beirut
has provided Arafat time to seek wider Arab and in-
ternational support. He visited Libya early this
week and is now in Saudi Arabia.
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Arafat also plans an early trip to Moscow,
according to press reports from the Middle East.
He has been considering such a visit for some time.
He may have decided to go there now because of
Moscow's call early this month for Palestinian
participation in the Geneva conference "from the
very beginning."
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ANGOLA
The National Union for the Total In-
dependence of Angola says it has scored
two new victories in central Angola
against the Soviet-supported Popular Move-
ment.
The National Union announced on Tuesday that
its forces--presumably in conjunction with those of
the National Front for the Liberation of Angola--
had just captured Malanje, some 270 miles east of
Luanda.
Malanje was one 6f the Popular Movement's few
remaining strongholds in central Angola. Its loss
leaves a wide gap between Popular Movement forces
in Luanda and in eastern Angola, where the Movement
has a major strike force.
Yesterday, the National Union announced the
capture of Gabela, about 150 miles southeast of
Luanda.
The Zairian news agency reported yesterday,
however, that the National Front - National Union
force's northward advance on Luanda has been "fa-
tally delayed" by the Popular Movement's destruc-
tion of six bridges along the route to the capital.
A similar tactic several weeks ago deterred a
National Front advance on Luanda from the north.
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