THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 SEPTEMBER 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007815
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 13, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
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September 13, 1974
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September 13, 1974
Table of Contents
Ethiopia: Military in control; no major disorders.
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South Korea:
Leage
Yugoslavia: Tito condemns pro-Soviet subversives.
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Spain: Prime Minister defends gradual liberalization
program. (Page 4)
Oman:
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Notes: USSR-Cuba; USSR-NATO; South Viet-
nam; Brazil - Middle East (Page 6)
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ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopians have taken the removal
of Emperor Haile Selassie quietly. So far,
the military's take-over has triggered no
disorders. Ethiopia's leading military
figure, General Aman, has emerged as head
of the provisional government; he is now
prime minister as well as minister of de-
fense.
US Charge Wyman was summoned to Aman's office
late yesterday to receive the general's personal
assurance that "the armed forces desire to maintain
a strong and friendly relationship with the US."
The new military government says it will rule
until a popularly approved constitution comes into
effect. The military, however, gave no timetable
for a return to barracks. A special military tri-
bunal will try former and present government offi-
cials charged with corruption and abuse of power.
General Aman is in his early fifties. He has
reportedly been working closely with moderate mem-
bers of the Armed Forces Coordinating Committee.
The committee was the moving force behind the Em-
peror's removal. It is made up of some 100 middle-
grade officers and enlisted men from all the armed
forces and the police, and has dominated the polit-
ical scene for months.
The military is still pressing Haile Selassie
to yield money he is believed to have banked over-
seas. He has thus far refused, saying that he has
already given the bulk of his fortune to his child-
ren and grandchildren. If he continues to resist,
the military may bring him to trial. If he yields
the money, they may let him go into exile.
The committee has stated that Haile Selassie's
sickly son, 57-year-old Crown Prince Asfa Wossen,
would be a "figurehead" and would carry the title
of "king," rather than emperor. The Crown Prince,
who has been in Europe since early 1973, has been
slowly recovering from a stroke that left him in-
capacited. He was unassertive even before he be-
came ill, and he would be easily manipulated by
the committee.
Should the military be unable to get Asfa
Wossen or someone else to become monarch, they may
switch to a republic with General Aman as Ethiopia's
first president.
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SOUTH KOREA
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YUGOSLAVIA
President Tito confirmed in a speech
yesterday that a small group of pro-Soviet
11cominformists" has been put on trial for
anti-party activity. His description of
the plotters as Stalinists who were sup-
ported from abroad will lead almost all
Yugoslays to believe that Moscow has been
meddling in Yugoslav affairs.
t e group is ma .e up o aging Ser .s w o si.e.
with Moscow when Stalin expelled Tito from the
Cominform in 1948. They tried to form a second,
pro-Soviet communist party in Yugoslavia last June,
but were promptly arrested. Some members have evi-
dently admitted under interrogation that they still
have ties to like-minded Yugoslav emigres in the
Soviet Union.
Tito told the same story, but added that the
plotters had held a "party congress" and elected
"someone who is outside our country" as party chief.
He mentioned no names
Tito left no doubt, how-
ever, that the results of the trials will be pub-
lished, even at the risk of embarrassing the Soviets.
He demanded that the group be condemned as an ex-
ample to all those tempted to engage in factionalism.
Tito's speech marks the first time in several
years that he has publicly stressed the threat of
subversion from the Soviet Union. He had worked
with Brezhnev since 1971 to bury the legacy of sus-
picion and mistrust stemming from the break with
Stalin. Only last April he defended his rapproche-
ment with Moscow by flatly rejecting rumors of any
threat from the East.
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SPAIN
In a recent interview with the Spanish
news agency, Prime Minister Arias defended
the gradual liberalization program that he
announced last February. Publication of
the interview leaves no doubt that Arias'
proposals have the backing of General
Franco.
The airing of Arias' views may have been timed
to quell rumors that Franco is displeased with Arias
and the cabinet, and is considering replacing them
with extreme rightists. Franco reassumed power as
chief of state on September 2 after an illness that
forced him to appoint Prince Juan Carlos acting
chief of state in mid-July.
Arias denied that resistance by rightists to
the idea of allowing political associations (limited
political parties) has prevented progress toward
liberalization. He expressed the hope that a gov-
ernment bill setting up such associations will be
ready before the end of the year.
The Prime Minister cited the significance of
the political changes ahead in explaining that he
expects little political tranquility over the coming
months. Arias expressed confidence, however, that
the government will be able to foster and guide
these changes without being swept away by them.
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OMAN
Meanwhile, Oman has ordered 12 Jaguar tactical
fighter aircraft and 28 Rapier surface-to-air mis-
sile units from the UK at a cost of about $200 mil-
lion. The Jaguars are scheduled for delivery over
a period of two and a half years. Apparently no
schedule has been arranged for Rapier deliveries.
Oman wants these weapons to increase its capabili-
ties against South Yemen, Oman's principal external
threat and backer of the guerrillas in Dhofar.
US observers contend that Oman's need for the
sophisticated air defense system is highly debatable.
The decision of the Sultan of Oman to make the pur-
chase may retard the country's civil development
plan. In August, a revised government budget pro-
jected a deficit of $26 million, largely due to in-
creased defense spending.
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NOTES
USSR-Cub :
USSR-NATO:
South Vietnam: Signals intelligence shows
that headquarters units of the North Vietnamese
304th Division and subordinate regiments have moved
to an area extending from the South Vietnam - Laos
border into eastern Laos. The division has been
operating in the northern province of Quang Tri.
This is the first sign that it may be preparing to
move to a new battlefield. There is no indication
as to when it may move or its possible destination.
Before moving, the division probably would establish
communications with the logistic headquarters respon-
sible for transporting units through the infiltration
system. By intercepting such communications, we may
detect any movement and learn the destination.
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Brazil - Middle East: The Brazilians used the
recent visit of the Saudi foreign minister to stress
their pro-Arab shift on Middle East issues. At a
reception for the Saudi visitor, Foreign Minister
Silveira declared that peace in the Middle East re-
quires "withdrawal from all territories conquered
by force and recognition of the rights of the Pal-
estinians." Silveira's remarks cap a period of
unprecedented Brazilian diplomatic activity in the
Middle East, and underscore Brazil's continuing
preoccupation with retaining access to crucial oil
supplies. Seventy-five percent of the oil Brazil
uses comes from abroad, most of it from the,Middle
East.
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