THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 DECEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466919
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 10, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
December 10, 1976
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December 10, 1976
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South Korea:
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USSR-Libya: The communique issued after Libyan President Da-
dhafi's visit to the USSR from December 6-9 reflects the
substantial strengthening of bilateral ties over the past
two years. (Page 1)
Notes: Rhodesia; France-Canada; USSR - East Germany (Pages 3,
4, and 5)
At Annex we discuss the issue of uranium development in Aus-
tralia.
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SOUTH KOREA:
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USSR-LIBYA: The com-
munique issued after
Libyan President Qa-
dhafi's visit to the
USSR from December 6-9
reflects the substan-
tial strengthening of
bilateral ties over the
past two years.
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The communique referred several
times to the importance of friend-
ship and cooperation, implying
that the two sides may be working
toward a protocol on consultations
or principles. Neither side at ?
this juncture is likely to be in-
terested in a formal friendship
treaty that would suggest a more
tangible relationship.
Several aspects of the joint state-
ment revealed the differences that
continue to separate the two sides:
--There was no mention of the
Geneva conference on the Middle
East, which Qadhafi denigrated
in his public remarks in Moscow.
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--References to Israel were
softer than usual, presumably a
concession to Soviet efforts to
return the protagonists in the
Middle East to the Geneva forum.
--The failure to refer to the
Palestine Liberation Organiza-
tion as the sole representative
of the Palestinian people as
well as the handling of the is-
sue of Palestinian statehood was
certainly dictated by Tripoli's
ties with the more radical feda-
yeen groups.
The four days of talks produced
several agreements:
--A shipping agreement that
could increase Soviet merchant
marine use of Libyan facilities.
--A program for cultural cooper-
ation, which will presumably be
limited by Libya's long-standing
distrust of the USSR.
--The initialing of a document
on economic and technical coop-
eration.
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Rhodesia
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East German
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AUSTRALIA
In contrast to the restrictive policies
of its predecessor, the year-old Fraser
government favors early development of
Australia's vast uranium resources. The
government is moving cautiously on the
highly controversial issue but has al-
ready allowed resumption of some ura-
nium mining. If existing curbs on ex-
ports and on mining in the Northern Ter-
ritory are lifted, Australia will become
a major supplier of uranium within the
next decade.
Australia has about one fifth of the uranium re-
serves outside communist countries. With no plans
for a nuclear power industry within the next 10
years, the Australians could export nearly all
their uranium output. If the government allows
producers to carry out their present plans, Aus-
tralia could be exhorting several thousand tons of
uranium oxide per year by the end of the decade.
Uranium then would become Australia's number-one
export, bringing in over $1 billion annually.
Foreign ownership in companies involved in uranium
projects is limited to a maximum of 25 percent.
The government also retains strict control over
safeguards and marketing regulations.
Uranium development has become one of Australia's
hottest public issues. Some public opinion polls
indicate that a majority of the population favors
uranium development for use in nuclear power; oth-
ers show that Australians think nuclear development
would have harmful effects on future generations.
Many unions are vehemently opposed to all uranium
mining.
The government has put off two politically sensi-
tive policy decisions--whether to allow mining in
the Northern Territory and whether to permit ura-
nium exports--pending the outcome of a special en-
vironmental inquiry by a commission charged with
forming guidelines for Australian uranium policy.
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The commission recently gave tacit approval for
changing export policy and for mining outside the
Northern Territory but also recommended stringent
safeguards, government controls, and further public
debate. A second report, dealing specifically with
the Northern Territory, will not be ready until af-
ter the first of the year.
The government, meanwhile, will continue removing
impediments to uranium development. Since the com-
mission's first report, Canberra has announced that
existing export sales commitments will be met, sub-
ject to the guidelines of the Nuclear Nonprolifera-
tion Treaty, and that projects outside the Northern
Territory may proceed with environmental impact
studies, a necessary prelude to mining approval.
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