THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 AUGUST 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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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: August 25, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
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August 25, 1976
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August 25, 1976
Table of Contents
Egypt-Libya:
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Lebanon: Negotiations are still going forward in an effort to
end indiscriminate shelling within Beirut and to arrange a
Palestinian withdrawal from the Mount Lebanon area. (Page 2)
The Netherlands:
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Notes: France; Cyprus; USSR; Egypt; South Africa; Korea
(Pages 4, 5, 6, and 7)
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LEBANON: Negotiations
are still going forward
in an effort to end in-
discriminate shelling
within Beirut and to
arrange a Palestinian
withdrawal from the
Mount Lebanon area.
Eight of the necessary
eleven countries of the
Arab League have offi-
cially notified the
secretariat of their
willingness to attend
a summit to discuss
Lebanon.
THE NETHERLANDS:
The leftist radio announced yester-
day that an agreement to stop the
shelling had been reached through
the offices of the commander of the
Arab League peacekeeping forces.
We have seen no word from the
Christian side and have no infor-
mation on the specific groups sup-
posedly subscribing to the latest
accord. Shelling did ease slightly
in Beirut yesterday.
The commander of the Arab force
has announced that a meeting at-
tended by representatives of all
sides will be held on Friday to
take up a new cease-fire formula
prepared by the peacekeeping forces.
According to a Lebanese newspaper,
the Palestinians have refused a
number of Syrian demands, includ-
ing Palestinian withdrawal from.
mountains east of Beirut.
Several other countries have pub-
licly stated their approval of the
move.
Lebanon agreed yesterday. No date
or place is likely to be announced
before the Arab League foreign
ministers meet on September 4 to
prepare the agenda.
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French President Gis-
card is likely to an-
nounce a cabinet shuf-
fle after the cabinet's
weekl meetin toda .
Prospects for reviving
the stalemated Cypriot
intercommunal talks are
bleak.
NOTES
There seems to be general agree-
ment in Paris that the Prime Min-
ister will be replaced. The Presi
dent originally chose Chirac for
the post in the hope that he would
revive the Gaullists--who form the
largest block in the government's
parliamentary majority--and secure
their support for Giscard's reform
program and their acquiescence in
an eventual center-left government.
Chirac has been successful in re-
viving the Gaullists, but has
never been in full agreement on
the other two tasks.
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Chirac's departure will not pre-
cipitate any action by the Gaull-
ists that would cause early elec-
tions. Like the other members of
the governing coalition, the Gaull
ists realize that the left alli-
ance would probably win if legis-
lative elections were held now.
Giscard's selection of a new prime
minister and cabinet members could
provide some insight into whether
he is preparing for battle with
the left, or laying the groundwork
for cooperation with it.
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The divisions between Greek and
Turkish communities have become
more rigid, and the movement for
a unilateral declaration of inde-
pendence by the Turkish Cypriots
is gaining momentum. Moreover,
the preoccupation of the Greek and
Turkish governments with the Ae-
gean dispute and its domestic re-
percussions has left them unable
or unwilling either to take any
initiatives or to serve as a re-
straining influence on Cyprus.
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Turkish Prime Minister
Demirel seems strongly
opposed to Turkish Cyp-
riot independence.
Two Soviet cosmonauts
made an emergency re-
turn to the USSR yes-
terday after more than
six weeks aboard the
military space station,
Salyut 5.
The Greek Cypriots are likely to
remain preoccupied with the par-
liamentary election on September 5
and with presenting their case be-
fore the UN General Assembly this
fall.
The Turkish Cypriots have been
buoyed by the economic recovery of
their sector and are talking of de-
claring independence with October
29--Turkish independence day--as
a possible date. The advocacy of
such a move by Turkish Cypriot
leader Denktash received a boost
last weekend when it was endorsed
by visiting Turkish Interior Min-
ister Asilturk.
It would complicate Turkey's rela-
tions with its allies and the So-
viet Union, as well as with Greece.
Still, a deterioration of the Ae-
gean dispute or a series of fur-
ther setbacks in international
forums could persuade Ankara to
permit Denktash to declare inde-
pendence.
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A Tass announcement, issued before
the cosmonauts landed, stated that
the "entire program" for the crew
of Salyut 5 had been fulfilled and
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Arab finance ministers
meeting in Cairo last
week approved a $2 bil-
lion development fund
for Egypt sponsored by
the Gulf Organization
for Development in
Egypt. They also
agreed to provide bal-
ance-of-payments sup-
port to Cairo this year.
The work boycott in
Soweto, South Africa,
continued yesterday.
later Tass announcement stated
that the cosmonauts had made a
successful landing, and that their
condition is satisfactory.
If the Soviets can correct the at-
mospheric conditions, they may
send additional crews to the space
station during the next several
months.
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The new fund will be used princi-
pally to attract additional finan-
cial participation for development
projects under Egypt's upcoming
five-year plan. Although it is
likely to generate a far larger
capital flow than the $2 billion
committed, it probably will at-
tract less than the $10 billion to
$12 billion in Arab financing that
Sadat hoped to get over the next
five years.
As an interim measure to treat
Egypt's short-term needs, the Arab
ministers agreed to a separate
guarantee of an undisclosed amount.
Egyptian negotiators, faced with
financing a payments gap of at
least $1 billion, had asked the
Gulf Organization's sponsors--
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and
the United Arab Emirates--for that
amount in balance-of-payments sup-
port this year.
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Worker absenteeism apparently was
less than on Monday, but the US
consul in Johannesburg believes
the boycott will continue for a
third day.
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The situation along the
Demilitarized Zone in
Korea remains quiet.
No significant military devel-
opments have been reported.
Radio Pyongyang reported that the
senior North Korean delegate at-
tending this morning's meeting of
the Military Armistice Commission
made a proposal that the North
Koreans said would "firmly guarantee"
there will be no further clashes in
the Joint Security Area. The North
Koreans proposed that the two sides
separate their security personnel
by setting up guard posts only on
their side of the Military Demarca-
tion Line in Panmunjom.
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