THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 22 MAY 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015116
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: May 22, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
May 22, 1976
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May 22, 1976
Table of Contents
Lebanon: Fighting in most areas of Lebanon continues to subside,
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Israel
although leftist leader Jumblatt has not yet agreed to a
new truce. (Page 1)
-Lebanon.
Cuba-Africa:
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Deputy Prime Minister Rodriguez' recent remarks
Rhodesia:
low the usual Cuban line on Africa and the US. (Page 3)
(Page g)
'Notes: Japan; Romania; Uganda (Page 5)
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LEBANON: Fighting in
most areas of Lebanon
continues to subside,
although leftist leader
Kamal Jumblatt has
still not finally ap-
proved a new truce
agreement.
Jumblatt and his allies say they
are still studying a proposal for
renewed negotiations that was
first presented to them on Wednes-
day by president-elect Ilyas Sar-
kis. Most Lebanese politicians
believe Jumblatt is in favor of
the cease-fire, but suspect that
he is engaged in last-minute bar-
gaining for new conditions.
Jumblatt may be using recently won
public support from other Arab cap-
itals to strengthen his position.
The leftists have been playing up
pledges of support they received
yesterday from the Algerian ambas-
sador to Lebanon and from a spe-
cial delegation from Iraq. The
endorsements from Algiers and Bagh-
dad appear to have been prompted
by Libyan Prime Minister Jallud's
announcement early this week that
Libya fully supports Jumblatt's
"progressive front."
Despite Jumblatt's stalling, Sar-
kis and other Lebanese officials
are moving ahead on plans for the
"post cease-fire" period. All mem-
bers of the Lebanese security
forces have been ordered to return
to their posts and warned that
they will be punished for disobey-
ing the order. The security forces
melted away during the heavy fight-
ing last year when they were carry-
ing the major burden for patrol-
ling disputed areas.
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ISRAEL-LEBANON:
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CUBA-AFRICA: Cuban
Deputy Prime Minister
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
remarks at a press con-
ference in Tokyo on
Thursday reflect the
usual Cuban Zine on
Africa and the US,and
do not represent a
change in policy.
Rodriguez' pledge that Cuba would
not send "troops" to Rhodesia is
little more than an exercise in
semantics
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group in Rhodesia declaring it-
self the legitimate government
could meet Rodriguez' criterion
for intervention by Cuban troops.
The key factors affecting a Cuban
decision on direct intervention
will continue to be the attitudes
in Moscow and in such African
countries as Zambia, Tanzania,
and Mozambique. Open Cuban in-
volvement in military operations
is unlikely so long as African
leaders believe the Smith govern-
ment can be removed through guer-
rilla warfare.
Rodriguez' comments on relations
with the US are only a reiteration
of the long-held Cuban position
that no progress can be made while
the US persists in its economic
denial program.
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RHODESIA:
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Japan is on the verge
of ratifying the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty
after more than five
years of debate.
It is now clear that
the recent call-ups of
civilian reservists in
Romania were part of an
unannounced but planned
mobilization and alert
exercise.
Ugandan
NOTES
Final approval is expected on Mon-
day--the last day of the current
Diet session--when the upper house
is scheduled to vote on the treaty.
Upper house passage, like the ap-
proval of the treaty by the lower
house late last month, will largely
be the result of the government's
compromise with the opposition
parties. These parties had been
concerned that ratification of the
treaty would prompt Tokyo to tighten
its military ties with the US and
perhaps provide a justification for
the entry of US nuclear weapons
into Japan.
An officer of the Romanian foreign
liaison office has confirmed to a
Western military colleague that a
"normal" alert began several days
ago. Panic buying has subsided
considerably in Bucharest. We
continue to have no indications of
any Soviet troop movements or exer-
cises along the Romanian border
that might have sparked the alert.
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