THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 NOVEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466910
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 30, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
November 30, 1976
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November 30, 1976
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Rhodesia: The Zimbabwe Peoples' Army announced yesterday that
it will send its own delegation to the Geneva conference
because it disagrees with the independence date generally
accepted by the conference. If the delegation is admitted,
its militant views will make the establishment of a transi-
tion government even more difficult. (Page 1)
USSR-Egypt: The USSR and Egypt are maneuvering to see which side
will make the first concession in the search for a rapproche-
ment. Page 2)
Yugoslavia:
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RHODESIA: The Zimbabwe
Peoples' Army, which
has been carrying the
brunt of the insurgent
effort inside Rhodesia,
announced yesterday
that it will send its
own delegation to the
Geneva conference be-
cause it disagrees with
the independence date
generally accepted by
the conference.
If the delegation is admitted, its
militant views will make the estab-
lishment of a transition govern-
ment even more difficult.
ZIPA's decision to send its own
group to Geneva probably reflects
uneasiness over the nationalists'
failure to win immediate independ-
ence and a desire to have a more
direct hand in the political set-
tlement. In its public statements,
ZIPA has consistently rejected the
Geneva talks and called for a black
takeover of Rhodesia "through the
barrel of the gun."
There have been several indica-
tions that ZIPA has wanted to es-
tablish a political organization
of its own and to divorce itself
from Robert Mugabe's group, which
includes several guerrilla lead-
ers. Some of these, including the
supreme commander Josiah Tongogara,
left Geneva on November 5 to con-
sult the ZIPA leadership in Tan-
zania and Mozambique. ZIPA's hard
stand on a Rhodesian settlement
has forced Mugabe, who derives his
principal support from the guer-
rillas, to take a tough position
in the negotiations.
Participation in the conference
by a separate ZIPA delegation will
probably be resisted by the other
nationalist groups, who have shown
a willingness to compromise on a
political settlement and who would
prefer that the ZIPA leaders re-
main part of Mugabe's delegation.
The Smith delegation also will not
be interested in negotiating di-
rectly with the military leaders
whose troops it is still fighting.
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USSR-EGYPT: The USSR
and Egypt are maneuver-
ing to see which side
will make the first
concession toward a
rapprochement.
The talks between Soviet Foeign
Minister Gromyko and Egyptian For-
eign Minister Fahmi several weeks
ago were not amiable
Since the meeting,
Moscow has gone out of its way to
underscore its grievances with
Cairo. In a radio broadcast last
night the Soviets questioned the
genuineness of Cairo's motives in
seeking better ties. The two sides
also have encountered difficulties
in their preliminary discussions
on renewal of the annual trade
agreement for 1977.
The USSR clearly does not want to
be seen making concessions to Egypt
without a sign of change in Egyp-
tian policy. Gromyko has mentioned
privately that Cairo will ulti-
mately have to revalidate the
friendship treaty that was abro-
gated by President Sadat earlier
this ear
Sadat has publicly acknowledged
the need for continued contacts
and, in an interview last week,
revealed that he has sent a note
to General Secretary Brezhnev pro-
posing a summit meeting. The Egyp-
tian President added, however,
that Brezhnev will have to "take
me as I am and not as he wants me
to be," apparently signaling that
Cairo is not prepared to return
to a friendship treaty or even a
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statement of principles as a basis
for any new relationship. Egypt,
meanwhile, has come out in favor
of Moscow's proposal to resume the
Geneva conference on the Middle
East.
Sadat is trying to get Washington's
attention by reviving his Soviet
connection, but he apparently does
not want to make any move toward
the USSR that would compromise his
dealing with a new US administra-
tion.
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YUGOSLAVIA:
Belgrade asserts that the Soviets
criticized the Yugoslavs--including
some unspecified top officials--
for anti-Soviet remarks that have
appeared in speeches and the media
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A high-level EC delega-
tion is traveling to
Yugoslavia this week
to explore ways to
develop stronger eco-
nomic and political
ties.
The EC sees the visit as a gesture
to reaffirm Yugoslavia's nonaligned
status and to underscore the im-
portance of its relationship with
Western Europe. Yugoslavia first
expressed interest in establishing
closer relations with the Community
last summer after Greece submitted
its bid for EC membership.
During the visit, agreement will
probably be reached to begin nego-
tiations next year on expanding
Yugoslavia's 1973 non-preferential
trade agreement with the Community.
Belgrade wants the EC to recognize
Yugoslavia as a "nonaligned Medi-
terranean developing country" and
would like a new agreement with
the EC to parallel those the Com-
munity has concluded this year
with other Mediterranean states.
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The Soviets launched a
type of Soyuz space-
craft yesterday, prob-
ably to evaluate the
performance and relia-
bility of the new vehi-
cle before launching
one with cosmonauts
aboard.
A convoy of three,
possibly four, Cuban
merchant ships is re-
turning to Cuba from
Angola.
NOTES
The spacecraft can carry three
cosmonauts--one more than the
present Soyuz vehicle. We believe
the new spacecraft will be used to
ferry crews and supplies to Soviet
space stations. The last space
station launched--Salyut 5--can
accommodate three cosmonauts.
The orbit of the spacecraft indi-
cates that it will not dock with
either of the two space stations
now in orbit.
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The convoy--the fifth since major
fighting subsided in early 1976--
will probably carry small amounts
of military e ui ment in addition
to troops.
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The ships in the convoy reportedly
took an unspecified number of re-
lief troops to Angola in early
November.
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