THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 APRIL 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015072
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: April 3, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
April 3, 1976
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April 3, 1976
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Lebanon: The ten-day cease-fire that went into ef-
fect yesterday is generally being honored by
all sides. (Page 1)
USSR: The Soviet navy continues to shift forces
into the eastern Mediterranean. (Page 2)
China: The leadership has assembled to discuss
the fate of Teng Hsiao-ping. (Page 3)
Somalia-France: President Siad has declined to
give formal assurances to France that Somalia
will respect the sovereignty of the French
Territory of the Afars and Issas after it be-
comes independent. (Page 4)
Notes: Turkey; Iceland-UK; USSR; Egypt; Egypt-
Libya (Pages 6, 7, and 6)
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LEBANON
The ten-day cease-fire that went
into effect in Lebanon yesterday is
generally being honored by all sides.
Sporadic firing continues in some sec-
tions of Beirut and in outlying areas.
Both Muslim and Christian leaders have ex-
pressed concern that warring factions remain poised
for renewed fighting and could interfere with the
convocation of parliament.
The speaker of parliament has recalled an an-
noucement issued early yesterday that parliament
would convene on Monday. The chamber will not meet
until the effectiveness of the cease-fire can be
assessed.
Syrian President Asad and the head of the Maro-
nite Church reportedly have guaranteed the resig-
nation of President Franjiyah. Leftist leader
Kamal Jumblatt and his allies, however, remain
skeptical. Franjiyah himself has made no public
statements for some days; presumably he is awaiting
action by parliament.
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miles north of Damascus, has returned
to a high state of alert--possibly a
precaution in the event the cease-fire
breaks down.
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USSR
The Soviet navy continues to shift
forces into the eastern Mediterranean.
Moscow now has four major warships, a mine-
sweeper, an intelligence ship, and probably some
submarines southeast of Crete. These ships are
monitoring the US naval force consisting of two
destroyers, a helicopter assault ship, and four
amphibious ships. The Soviets have four amphibious
ships in the eastern Mediterranean; normally they
keep only two in the area.
A Kresta II guided missile cruiser that had
been moving north from Conakry, Guinea, entered
the Mediterranean yesterday. It may remain west
of Sicily, at least temporarily, since the Soviets
have no other major surface warships in the western
Mediterranean.
dependents usually seen in the
city has declined sharply in recent days. If the
Soviets have indeed been withdrawing their depend-
ents from Syria, it probably indicates that they
have been concerned about Syrian intentions to in-
tervene openly in Lebanon as well as about Israel's
possible reaction to such intervention.
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CHINA
The Chinese leadership, including of-
ficials from the provinces, has assembled
to discuss the fate of Teng Hsiao-ping.
A similar meeting in January blocked
Teng from the premiership and resulted
in deep divisions within the leadership.
The campaign to criticize Teng has been static
in recent weeks. Teng's supporters have not been
able to stop criticism of him, and his detractors
have been unable to push the campaign further to-
ward ousting him.
A leadership meeting, apparently held in late
February, may have decided to narrow the focus of
criticism to Teng alone. Thereafter, efforts to
include other officials in the attack began to de-
cline, and propaganda began referring to an indi-
vidual wrongdoer.
The campaign has consistently left open the
possibility that Teng can retain a measure of power
through some form of recantation. There is thus far
no evidence that Teng has admitted his mistakes,
but if he is prepared to accept some blame at the
current meeting, it is possible that the campaign
against him may begin to subside. If, on the other
hand, Teng and his supporters remain adamant in
their defense of current policies and of Teng's
implementation of them, Teng's position is not
likely to suffer any slippage. Rather, the lead-
ership will be in for a protracted period of
stalemate.
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SOMALIA-FRANCE
President Siad has declined to give
formal assurances to France that Somalia
will respect the sovereignty of the French
Territory of the Afars and Issas (FTAI)
after it becomes independent. Siad's re-
fusal probably will not deflect France
from proceeding with plans to hold an in-
dependence referendum sometime this year.
It will, however, reinforce Paris' deter-
mination to obtain guarantees of the ter-
ritory's sovereignty from the Organization
of African Unity, the Arab League, and
perhaps the UN.
During the visit of Jean Francois-Poncet, the
French secretary of state for foreign affairs, to
Mogadiscio on Wednesday, Siad would promise only
that Somalia would not incorporate the territory.
The French official was seeking written guarantees.
In an official statement on the meeting, the
Somali government asserted that the French had
come to the talks with proposals "which were not
in the interest" of the people of the territory and
did not satisfy Somali demands for "complete and
unconditional" independence--Somali codewords for
a French military withdrawal and transfer of power
to a new government dominated by pro-Somalis. The
Somali-backed group--the Front for the Liberation
of the Somali Coast--has also announced a strong
anti-French stand.
Before going to Mogadiscio, Francois-Poncet
visited Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia to sound
out the Africans and Arabs on prospects for secur-
ing Arab League and OAU guarantees for the terri-
tory's independence. He also wanted to discuss the
French proposal that the Arab League and OAU send
observers to monitor the independence referendum.
An OAU fact-finding mission will visit the terri-
tory later this month.
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At the Arab League foreign ministers' meeting
last month, many of the participants--led by Egypt
and Kuwait--reportedly urged Somalia to follow a
cautious policy in the Horn of Africa. The resolu-
tion adopted by the Arab League, however, was
strongly pro-Somali. It said any aggression against
Somalia would be considered as aggression against
all Arab countries.
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NOTES
Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party
will vote to ratify the US-Turkish Defense Coopera-
tion Agreement
when the government submits the pact to parliament.
Party leader BuZent Ecevit may, however, chide the
Prime Minister in debate for not getting better
terms.
If the Republican People's Party does support
the agreement, it almost certainly will pass.
Prime Minister Demirel may have had some indication
of Ecevit's position before announcing Thursday
that he would seek legislative approval. The gov-
ernment is not expected to submit the agreement to
parliament prior to US Congressional approval of
the new pact.
Iceland, clarifying its earlier propo6al, has
now signaled its willingness to compromise on cer-
tain key issues in the fishing dispute with the
UK.
Acting through a Norwegian intermediary, the
Icelandic government has informed London that it
will accept an agreement for six months and is will-
ing to raise the number of British trawlers per-
mitted to fish inside the 200-mile limit from 20
to 23.
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Soviet Union
and army officers were recently arrested for two
separate incidents of rioting. Another 50 have
reportedly been forced into early retirement.
President Sadat's military policies, including
that on arms supply, reportedly prompted the dis-
sension.
that surfaced at
several air bases about two weeks ago. All those
involved are said to have been apprehended.
The incidents are the first reported instances
for some time of open dissatisfaction with Sadat's
policies among the armed forces. They may explain
his extended visit to military units along the Suez
Canal late last month.
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Egyptian military readiness along the Libyan
border, raised since mid-March, is now on the de-
crease.
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