THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 SEPTEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466844
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 13, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
September 13, 1976
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September 13, 1976
Table of Contents
Greece-Turkey: The decision Saturday by the International Court
of Justice may encourage the Greeks to negotiate seriously
in the bilateral talks with the Turks scheduled for later
this month. (Page 1)
Lebanon: Syrian officials continue to hold discussions with
Lebanese and other Arab emissaries to facilitate the trans-
fer of power to Lebanese president-elect Sarkis and to pre-
pare for the Arab summit on Lebanon. (Page 2)
Angola: President Neto appears to have made gains in his power
struggle with radical groups within the Popular Movement.
(Page 3)
Notes: China; Chile (Page 5)
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GREECE-TURKEY: The de-
cision Saturday by the
International Court of
Justice may encourage
the Greeks to negotiate
seriously in the bilat-
eral talks with the
Turks scheduled for
later this month.
The Court rejected the Greek ap-
peal for a temporary ban on Turk-
ish oil exploration in disputed
Aegean waters. It also turned
down the Turkish request to drop
the case altogether.
The Greek government is trying to
put the best face on the Court's
verdict. It is likely to be con-
cerned, however, that its policy
of countering Turkish moves by
diplomatic and other peaceful
means will face mounting criti-
cism from parts of the opposition,
the military, and the public.
Prime Minister Caramanlis report-
edly is determined not to let
such criticism change his course.
He undoubtedly hopes that the
Turks will not be emboldened by
the Court's decision to test
Greek resolve further.
IThe Turks probably now have
more leverage than ever before to
convince the Greeks to consider
seriously their proposals, such
as joint exploration. Opposition
pressure or the prospect of polit-
ical gain, however, could tempt
the weak Demirel government to
take a hard line, thereby cloud-
ing the outlook for progress in
the talks.
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LEBANON: Syrian offi-
cials continue to hold
discussions with Leba-
nese and other Arab
emissaries to facili-
tate the transfer of
power to Lebanese pres-
ident-eZect Sarkis and
to prepare for the Arab
summit on Lebanon.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Karami
went to Damascus yesterday, pre-
sumably to learn Syria's view of
his role once Sarkis is inaugu-
rated. Right-wing Christian lead-
ers, such as President Franjiyah
and Interior Minister Shamun,
would oppose strongly Karami's
retention.
The Syrians probably would prefer
that he stay on, but they may not
want to risk undermining Sarkis'
efforts to secure the cooperation
of the more extreme Christian
leaders.
Arab envoys in Damascus this week-
end to discuss preparations for
the forthcoming Arab summit on
Lebanon in late October included
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and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince
Saud.
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Fighting remained at a
low level throughout
Lebanon this weekend.
ANGOLA: President Neto
appears to have made
gains in his power
struggle with radical
groups within the Popu-
lar Movement.
Within the past two
weeks, Neto has moved
to broaden Angola's
foreign ties.
Sporadic shelling occurred in Bei-
rut and its suburbs and in central 1
and northern Lebanon. \ 25X1
do not con-
firm press reports of heavy fight-
ing.
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Portuguese Socialist Party offi-
cials who recently visited Luanda--
at Neto's invitation--came away
with the impression that Neto's
political and personal self-confi-
dence are growing. During recent
months, Neto has given many
speeches and interviews in which
he has stressed multiracialism,
denounced party disunity, and sup-
ported nonalignment. In the months
immediately following the Popular
Movement's victory, black radicals
within the party's military hier-
archy supported by the Soviets and
Cubans had restricted his efforts
to establish national policies.
Neto
favors a reconciliation with the
two rival nationalist groups that
would allow their members, but not
their top leaders, to participate
in the government.
He has accepted an ambassador from
Sweden and is pushing to resume
relations with Portugal. He ap-
parently hopes that ties with Por-
tugal will help to build bridges
with other West European countries
and ease Angola's admission to the
UN. In late August, he sent a
letter to Washington expressing a
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desire to establish normal rela-
tions with the US. Angola's econ-
omy needs Western technology and
markets if it is to be revived
quickly.
Since the end of the civil war,
Angola has become almost totally
dependent on Cuban and Soviet as-
sistance. Efforts by Neto to put
some distance between his govern-
ment and the Soviets and the Cubans
will not go unchallenged by the
military radicals of the Popular
Movement, who owe their strength
to communist assistance.
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Attendance at official
Chinese mourning cere-
monies for Mao Tse-tung
on Saturday revealed no
changes thus far in the
political ranking.
The Pinochet govern-
ment in Chile, which
observed its third an-
niversary on Saturday,
shows no signs of mod-
erating its tough in-
ternal security prac-
tices or offering any
substantial conces-
sions in the area of
human rights.
NOTES
All active members of the Polit-
buro, including those based in the
provinces, simply were listed in
order of their political positions.
Fifteen provincial leaders, includ-
ing several who have been linked
to the ousted Teng Hsiao-ping and
have appeared infrequently, were
present at the ceremonies. Three
government officials tied to Teng,
however, did not attend.
Despite her general lack of polit-
ical popularity, Mao's wife,
Chiang Ching, apparently will be
accorded all the honors due the
widow of the chairman--at least
during the mourning period.
Military units remain in a state
of heightened readiness, in part
as a precaution against possible
domestic unrest.
* * *
Pinochet's speech marking the oc-
casion reiterated the regime's
harsh views and indicated that
new decrees further restricting
political activity soon would be
issued. The crackdown clearly is
aimed at the Christian Democrats
and the church--the regime's prin-
cipal domestic critics.
The Interior Ministry announced
that more than 200 political pris-
oners were being released, but the
state of siege has been extended
for another six months.
The expansive guarantees of human
rights promised by Pinochet at the
OAS meeting in Santiago last June
are still largely ignored by the
security forces.
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