THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 NOVEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466901
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 18, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
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November 18, 1976
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November 18, 1976
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Italy:
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Jordan: One of the terrorists who attacked the hotel in Amman
yesterday reportedly has confessed that his group was
trained in Iraq and infiltrated into Jordan by Iraqi
authorities. (Page 2)
Rhodesia: Zambia and Tanzania are urging the Rhodesian nation-
alists at the Geneva conference to be flexible in their
negotiating positions. The two countries are concerned
that Mozambique may be encouraging the nationalists to
maintain an uncompromising stand. (Page 3)
Ethiopia-Israel:
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Notes: South Africa - Israel; China (nuclear test); China (grain);
USSR; Spain; Saudi Arabia - OPEC; USSR-Yugoslavia (Pages 6,
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JORDAN: One of the
terrorists who attacked
the hotel in Amman yes-
terday reportedly has
confessed that his
group was trained in
Iraq and infiltrated
into Jordan by Iraqi
authorities.
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The terrorists apparently are mem-
bers of the "Black June" group,
which takes its name from the
month Syria made its first big mil-
itary push into Lebanon. They are
said to have demanded that Jordan
condemn the Lebanese cease-fire
agreement. Jordan has strongly
backed Syria's actions in Lebanon
and has long been a priority tar-
get of fedayeen and other Arab
radicals.
The "Black June" group was formed
by dissident Fatah leader Sabri
al-Banna, who for several years
has operated from Baghdad with
Iraqi support. He cooperates with
the radical Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine and with
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Latin American, "Carlos," and the
Japanese Red Army.
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RHODESIA: Zambia and
Tanzania are urging
the Rhodesian nation-
alists at the Geneva
conference to be flex-
ible in their nego-
tiating positions. The
two countries are con-
cerned, however, that
Mozambique may be en-
couraging the nation-
alists to maintain an
uncompromising stand.
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Jordan last night expelled four
Iraqi diplomats to protest the
terrorist attack.
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Nyerere apparently has hardened
his position on an independence
date. He told the US ambassador
to Nigeria yesterday that the
British proposal, which he had
previously supported, is unaccept-
able. Nyerere said there must be
a definite 15-month time limit
for the transition period, and
that he had been persuaded by
Nigerian President Obasanjo that
the British plan gives no assur-
ance of independence within any
particular time period.
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ETHIOPIA-ISRAEY
Most of the Rhodesian guerrillas
are based in Mozambique, and
Machel clearly favors the guerrilla
leaders over most of the estab-
lished nationalist political
leaders. Many of the guerrillas
believe their only chance to gain
dominant influence in a black
Rhodesian government lies in win-
ning a military victory.
Nevertheless, Machel has worked
with the other "front-line" pres-
idents for a negotiated settle-
ment because he believes a settle-
ment would ease his country's
serious economic problems and
eliminate the embarrassment caused
by Mozambique's inability to pre-
vent Rhodesian army raids into its
territory.
Mozambican Foreign Minister Chis-
sano arrived in Geneva yesterday
to assume leadership of his
country's observer delegation.
Chissano, who was instrumental in
negotiating his own country's in-
dependence from Portugal, has a
reputation as a moderate, and
Machel may have sent him to Geneva
to work with the other observers
in persuading the nationalists to
adopt a flexible approach.
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China
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China yesterday con-
ducted an unprecedented
fourth nuclear test of
the year in the Lop Nor
test area.
Crop conditions have
not been good in China
this year, and Peking
is trying to Zine up
shipments of foreign
grain at attractive
prices.
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Australia has already sold China
500,000 tons of wheat for delivery
between February and June 1977.
A delegation from the Canadian
Wheat Board will be in Peking on
Friday. China has also purchased
6,000 tons of soybean oil from
Brazil.
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The Spanish parliament
may vote today on the
constitutional reform
bill that could set the
course for post-Franco
Spain.
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Government officials appear con-
fident that the bill, which would
put an end to the largely appointed
parliament of the Franco era and
provide for a freely elected bi-
cameral legislature, will obtain
the necessary two-thirds majority.
The vote is likely to be close
primarily because the government
is apparently determined to push
ahead without compromise on several
key issues that have been opposed
by a broad spectrum of rightists.
The rightists could prevent pas-
sage of the bill if they vote as
a bloc.
If the bill passes, the government
will immediately begin preparations
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dum to confirm the parliament's
decision. It will probably be
held in late December, with the
legislative election following in
March or April.
Saudi Arabia
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The communique issued
after Soviet General
Secretary Brezhnev's
official visit to
Yugoslavia this week
suggests there was some
hard bargaining, but
the Tito regime is no
doubt pleased with the
results.
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The key element in the text, from
Yugoslavia's perspective, is Brezh-
nev's reaffirmation of previous
Soviet promises to respect the
right of the Yugoslays' "separate
road" to socialism. However, the
omission of the word "trust"--
which Tito permitted in the com-
munique after his meeting with
Brezhnev in Kiev three years ago--
apparently reflects Yugoslav wari-
ness of Moscow's intentions toward
Yugoslavia.
We have no information as to whether
Brezhnev requested increased naval
access to Yugoslav ports.
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