THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 2 FEBRUARY 1976

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: February 2, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
February 2, 1976
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February 2, 1976
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Morocco - Algeria - Spanish Sahara: We doubt that
Algerian News Service claims of gains by Poli-
sario forces are accurate. (Page 1)
USSR-Africa: The Soviet military airlift to Africa
continued over the weekend. (Page 2)
Notes: Lebanon; Turkey-Cyprus; India (Page 3)
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MOROCCO - ALGERIA - SPANISH SAHARA
We do not believe the Algerian News
Service claim on Saturday that Polisario
forces began laying siege to several Mo-
roccan and Mauritanian positions in Span-
ish Sahara and were assaulting the Moroc-
can-held town of Semara.
The Moroccans have yet to confirm any fresh
attacks, and we do not believe the Polisario is ca-
pable of carrying out more than harassing attacks
around Semara, which is strongly garrisoned. Our
defense attache in Rabat reports no new activity,
but he believes the Moroccans are continuing sweep
operations in eastern Sahara.
A high Algerian official told Ambassador Parker
on Saturday that Algiers is skeptical that the cur-
rent Arab mediation effort will lead to Moroccan
concessions. The Algerians believe the main thrust
of their diplomacy must be made at the UN. The Al-
gerian official said that Algiers wants a political
solution, and that if it wanted war it would have
reinforced the Algerian unit that was attacked in
the Sahara earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the Algerian press says the special
emissaries from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Tunisia
have suggested a special meeting of Arab foreign
ministers to deal with the dispute.
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USSR?AFRICA
The Soviet military airlift to Af-
rica continued over the weekend with the
arrival in Conakry of two more AN-22
heavy transports, apparently en route to
Angola.
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NOTES
Key Christian and Muslim leaders in Lebanon
met separately over the weekend to review the major
ingredients of the Syrian-proposed political settle-
ment. Final decisions will await President Franji-
yah's meeting this week with Syrian President Asad.
In a gesture apparently aimed at impressing the
US Congress, Turkey announced on Saturday that it
is going to begin withdrawing 2,000 troops this week
from Cyprus.
The Turks claim to have already withdrawn
10,000 troops from the island since the 1974 inva-
sion, bringing the current strength level to 30,000
men. This figure agrees with our current estimate
of Turkish forces, but we do not believe there has
been a force reduction of 10,000 troops. The Turks
apparently withdrew some 1,500 to 2,500 troops in
late 1974, possibly another 1,000 in early February
1975, and some 750 last September. In addition,
there have been no indications that the reductions
have included tanks or major pieces of artillery.
Indian Prime Minister Gandhi's imposition of
central rule on the southern state of Tamil Nadu--
one of the two states not ruled by her Congress
Party?probably was intended to underscore her de-
termination to brook no opposition to government
policies.
The leaders of the state government had opposed
the Prime Minister's state of emergency decree and
had only loosely enforced its provisions. Accord-
ing to our consul in Madras--the state capital--
there are no signs of disturbance in the city, but
the police have been reinforced.
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