THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 23 JUNE 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015144
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 23, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
June 23, 1976
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June 23, 1976
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Lebanon: Christian militias yesterday staged new attacks in Bei-
rut and elsewhere, but there was little fighting between
Syrian and Palestinian units in the Beirut area. The vari-
ous factions have shown some interest in a proposal for
roundtable talks in Paris. (Page 1)
Italy: Italy's major parties will begin meetings in tI25X1ext f(2.5X1
days to assess the election results. (Page 2)
South Africa - Rhodesia:
(Page 3)
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Notes: USSR; Argentina; Romania (Pages 5 and 6)
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MEDITERRANEAN
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LEBANON: Lebanese
Christian militias yes-
terday mounted new at-
tacks on Palestine refu-
gee camps and some Mus-
lim areas in Beirut.
They also may have been
responsible for new out-
breaks of fighting near
several coastal towns
in central Lebanon.
There was almost no
fighting yesterday be-
tween Syrian and Pales-
tinian forces in the
Beirut area as the two
sides moved to complete
implementation of the
first stage of their
cease-fire agreement.
The Christian forces involved have
enjoyed a partial respite during
the recent confrontation between
the Syrians and the Palestinians
and probably have used the time to
import substantial quantities of
new arms. The Christians--possibly
with private Syrian encouragement--
may be attempting to demonstrate
that a large Syrian force must re-
main to keep peace in the Beirut
area.
Whatever the case, the Christians
are trying to push the Palestin-
ians out of some disputed areas in
Beirut and to regain territory
lost earlier in the northern and
central areas. They recognize
that this may be their best oppor-
tunity as Palestinian and leftist
forces have been significantly
weakened by their encounters with
the Syrian army.
Syrian and Saiqa troops in the air-
port and the Khaldah area have
been replaced by the Syrian-Libyan
contingent of the Arab Security
Force. The Libyan troops report-
edly are outside the airport, h(25X1
ever, and the airport proper re-
mains under the control of Syrian
regulars./
The Christians had threatened to
resume shelling the airport if
Syria relaxed its control.
Damascus apparently took advantage
of the Arab Security Force's move-
ment into Lebanon to replace its
exhausted unit in the Khaldah area.
Although the new group of Syrians
theoretically is responsible to
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Palestinian and Syrian
spokesmen appear far
apart on the distance
Syrian forces are to
pull back from Beirut.
Although the latest
fighting may delay fur-
ther any progress to-
ward a political solu-
tion, leaders of the
various factions have
shown some interest in
the recent French pro-
posal for roundtable
talks in Paris.
ITALY: Italy's major
parties will begin meet-
ings in the next few
days to assess the elec-
tion results.
the Arab League rather than to Da-
mascus, the distinction so far
means nothing and leaves Syria's
presence undiluted.
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The Palestinians say the Syrians
must withdraw to the Bekaa Valley,
while the Syrians are talking pub-
licly of a pullback to the Baydar
Pass and Jazzin. /
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Debate is likely to be most in-
tense in the Socialist Party,
which precipitated the election
but failed to win any new parlia-
mentary seats. Paradoxically, the
Socialists are now more important
than ever to Christian Democratic
attempts to govern without the
Communists because losses sustained
by small centrist parties reduce
their value as viable coalition
partners.
The Socialists, disappointed that
their pivotal position is acciden-
tal rather than a result of elec-
toral gains, are likely to undergo
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Communist chief BerZin-
guer appeared to inter-
pret the outcome as an
affirmation of his "his-
toric compromise" strat-
egy.
SOUTH AFRICA - RHODESIA:
a full scale strategy review that
could eventually lead to a chal-
lenge to party leader De Martino.
The major question for the Social-
ists is whether, or how, to modify
their condition that the Communists
be associated in some way with any
government the Socialists agree to
form with the Christian Democrats.
If the Socialists stick to their
insistence on some Communist in-
volvement, the Christian Democrats
will have trouble formulating a
unified response.
He asserted that the strong show-
ing by both the Christian Democrats
and Communists means that the two
parties can not avoid dealing with
each other. At the same time, Ber-
linguer reiterated that his party
is in "no hurry" to join the gov-
ernment. The sharp Communist ad-
vance, however, may bring Berlin-
guer under increased pressure from
party militants to translate the
party's gains into tangible results.
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The lines E and J will extend 12
nautical miles into the Mediterranean
Sea perpendicular to the direction of
the coast and the area between the
lines will be U.N. buffer .zone.
The limit of the Israeli area of
limited forces and armaments.
The limit of the Egyptian area of
limited forces and armaments.
The line separating the Israeli-con-
trolled area from: the area south of
line E and west of line M; and the
areas of buffer zones 24 and 28.
The buffer zone between lines E
and J.
The buffer zones along the Gulf of
Suez.
Road section for common use.
Egyptian surveillance station.
Israeli surveillance station.
USA. watch stations 1, 2, & 3.
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ARABIA
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Salyut 5, apparently a
military version of the
Soviet Salyut space
station, was launched
yesterday from the
Tyuratam missile test
center.
Argentina
NOTES
Initial reports indicate that the
19-ton vehicle reached orbit and
is functioning properly. The
launch of a Soyuz spacecraft prob-
ably will follow within two weeks
to carry cosmonauts to the space
station.
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Several reports assert that a
Chilean leftist leader arrested in
Argentina was subsequently turned
over to the Chileans and is now
dead. The Brazilian press, mean-
while, alleges that the Argentine
government has handed over to
Chilean authorities a Brazilian
political exile wanted by Santiago.
Despite disclaimers by Argentine
leaders, US embassy officials in
Buenos Aires now suspect the ac-
quiescence, and perhaps the direct
involvement, of the Argentine se-
curity forces in many of these
incidents.
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Romanian President
Ceausescu recently in-
structed the press not
to raise controversial
questions on the "his-
tory of Soviet-Romanian
relations 1.
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Ceausescu apparently intends to
tone down his regime's polemics with
the Soviets over "falsifications"
of Romanian history. In a speech
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on June 2, he flatly said that
Romania has no territorial or other
problems with the USSR. Ceausescu,
however, has given no indication
that Romania will waver from its
national communist course.
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