THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 16 NOVEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466899
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 16, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
November 16, 1976
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November 16, 1976
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China: The Chinese have publicly and authoritatively rebutted
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Soviet gestures toward Peking. (Page 1)
Rhodesia:
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Notes: Saudi Arabia - Western Sahara; Lebanon; China;
France; Vietnam; Peru-USSR (Pages 4, 5, 6
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CHINA: The Chinese
have publicly and
authoritatively re-
butted speculation
that they might respond
positively to recent
Soviet gestures to-
ward Peking.
At a banquet last night, Vice
Premier Li Hsien-nien lambasted
the Soviets in such uncompromis-
ing terms that diplomats from the
USSR and its East European allies
walked out of the hall. The So-
viet diplomats departed during
Li's attack on "wildly ambitious"
and "criminal" Soviet actions in
Africa, a popular theme in Chinese
propaganda for several months.
Had they stayed longer, the So-
viet officials would have heard
Li, who is likely to become pre-
mier soon, accuse the Soviets of
creating "false impressions" about
a relaxation in relations between
the two countries. Li asserted
that Moscow's "arrogant demands"
that Peking change its policy
were wishful thinking and said
the Chinese would continue to
carry out Chairman Mao's "revolu-
tionary line in foreign affairs,"
a euphemism for China's opening
to the US.
Li's remarks are almost certainly
intended to dispel widespread
foreign press speculation that a
thaw in Sino-Soviet relations is
in the offing. The Chinese are
not likely to be inclined to con-
sider seriously the sensitive is-
sue of relations with Moscow while
they are still busy putting their
domestic house in order and before
they can assess the attitudes of
the new US administration toward
China.
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Saudi Crown Prince Fahd
has been in North Af-
rica since November 11
in an effort to resolve
the Western Sahara dis-
pute involving Morocco,
Mauritania, and Algeria.
The predominantly Syr-
ian peacekeeping forces
took up most of their
preassigned positions
in the Lebanese capital
yesterday without seri-
ous incident.
NOTES
His mission is the most recent il-
lustration of Saudi Arabia's in-
creasingly active role in Arab af-
fairs.
Fahd has met with King Hassan and
Mauritanian President Ould Daddah,
and arrived in Algeria yesterday
to see President Boumediene. If
the discussions are encouraging,
the three North African leaders
will be invited to Riyadh, where
the Saudis will make an all-out ef-
fort to resolve the Western Sahara
issue.
Prospects for a negotiated settle-
ment, however, remain remote. Ac-
cording to the Saudi account, Bou-
mediene recently indicated that a
settlement should respect the
views of all parties, including
the Polisario Front guerrillas,
who are seeking independence for
the territory. The Moroccans, for
their part, are unlikely to engage
in any negotiations that accord
the Front a significant role.
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The forces occupied Beirut's port
and commercial districts, the ra-
dio and television stations, and
main government buildings. Other
units moved into the Shuf region
as far as Dayr al Qamar and north
on the Beirut-Tripoli highway.
The security force is planning to
enter Tripoli next, possibly as
early as tomorrow.
The deployment of these forces has
gone smoothly thus far, but the
Lebanese commander expects a re-
surgence of underground Palestin-
ian subversion and terrorism at
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