THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 FEBRUARY 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015038
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 24, 1976

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February 24, 1976
Table of Contents
Zaire?Angola: Popular Movement leader Neto and
Zairian President Mobutu may be close to a
political accommodation. (Page 1)
Syria: Syrian influence in Lebanon has increased
sharply. (Page 2)
Thailand:
EC:
Notes: Japan; USSR; Turkey (Pages 7 and 8)
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ZAIRE-ANGOLA
Popular Movement leader Neto and
Zairian President Mobutu may be close to
a political accommodation.
Both Neto and Mobutu have good reason to work
out a compromise. The Benguela Railroad carries
the major portion of Zairian imports and exports,
and the loss of this traffic during the fighting
has deprived the Luanda government of substantial
revenue, as well as contributed to Zaire's economic
slump. Moreover, Neto would prefer to come to grips
with the problem of political consolidation without
the threat of external aggression. He would expect
Mobutu to keep the National Front from engaging in
guerrilla operations from Zaire.
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SYRIA
Syrian influence in Lebanon has in-
creased sharply as the result of Damascus'
decisive moves last month to put a stop to
the fighting, and--much to the annoyance
of the Egyptians--President Asad's peace-
making efforts have boosted his stature
in the Arab world. Damascus now faces
the task of propping up and helping to
reorganize Lebanon's fragile political
structure and demoralized security forces.
Asad has played his hand well so far--using
the right proportions of force and persuasion to
impose his will on the various warring parties.
His efforts could still fail. The Syrians
must continue to ride herd over the more recalci-
trant leftist and fedayeen militants while at the
same time soothing the major Palestinian guerrilla
groups. These groups are becoming increasingly
uneasy about Syrian intentions and are anxious to
see Syria's Palestine Liberation Army forces with-
draw.
Above all, Asad will have to prod Lebanon's
Muslim and Christian leaders to implement and abide
by the recently concluded political accord. Asad
has too much at stake now to allow another resump-
tion of fighting. The collapse, now or later, of
the Syrian-imposed peace would not only be a severe
blow to Syria's prestige but could also create po-
litical problems for Asad at home.
Mindful of this, Asad is unlikely to withdraw
the Liberation Army forces under his control from
Lebanon until he is satisfied that the security
situation is stable and that political reforms are
being implemented in good faith. Even then, a
small contingent is likely to remain indefinitely
to help regulate fedayeen activities.
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NOTES
The Japanese Foreign Ministry reportedly is
preparing a letter to be sent to you by Prime Min-
ister Miki requesting full US cooperation in clear-
ing up the Lockheed bribery affair.
A resolution passed by both houses of the Diet
yesterday urged full US cooperation and called on
the Japanese government to send a special envoy to
the US to pursue the matter. /
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ruling Liberal Democratic Party hopes that the res-
olution--which is a concession to the opposition--
will allow the resumption of normal Diet business,
particularly passage of the budget.
Soviet /
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The Turkish government, already hard pressed
to deal with continuing student disorders, may soon
be faced with widespread urban terrorism.
Turkish National Police officials have told US
embassy officers that the Turkish Peoples' Libera-
tion Army--an underground Marxist-Leninist group--
has plans for an extensive terrorist campaign di-
rected primarily against Turkish security forces,
but US diplomatic and military personnel and their
dependents would also be targets. Security officials
believe they are confronted by a serious threat
and reportedly have placed all their personnel on
alert. They have urged US officials to take all
precautions, including repainting official vehicles
and encouraging US military personnel to wear civil-
ian clothing.
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