THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 DECEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007627
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 20, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
20 December 1973
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LATE ITEM
Spain: Premier. Luis Carrero Blanco died this
morning as the result of injuries sustained when
his car was caught in an apparent explosion of an
underground gas main in Madrid. There is no evidence
of sabotage at this time. Franco had relinquished
the post of premier to Carrero in June but had re-
tained his two other top positions as chief of state
and supreme commander of the armed forces. Carrero
will be replaced for the present by Deputy Premier
Fernandez Miranda.
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
December 20, 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The cease-fire lines remained relatively quiet as
Egypt and Israel prepared to meet at Geneva tomorrow
to explore possibilities for an Arab-Israeli settle-
ment. (Page 1)
The dispute over regional development policy at this
week's EC Council meeting has dimmed the limited
achievements of the community summit last weekend.
(Page 2)
Notes Soviet
Peron's move against the
Army. appear on Page 3.
commander of the Argentine
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ARAB STATES - ISRAEL
The cease-fire lines remained relatively quiet
as Egypt and Israel prepared to meet at Geneva to-
morrow to explore the possibilities for an Arab-
Israeli settlement.
The Egyptian foreign minister yesterday reiter-
ated Cairo's commitment to secure Israel's complete
withdrawal from Arab territories and the restoration
of Palestinian rights. In an allusion to Syria's
reasons for not attending the conference, he pledged
that his delegation does not intend to enter into
peripheral details in the discussions.
President Asad held talks yesterday with Jor-
dan's King Husayn in Damascus. Husayn visited
Syria primarily to discuss Arab support for Jordan's
attendance at the conference and to work out de-
tails of the Jordan Arab Army's role should fighting
resume on the Syrian front.
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
A sharp dispute over regional development policy
at this week's EC Council meeting has dimmed the
limited achievements of the community summit last
weekend and has made it clear that summitry is no
substitute for the familiar tough bargaining in the
community's institutions.
The Council meeting broke down because Britain
refused to accept the small figure West Germany pro-
posed for the first three years' operationa of a
regional development fund. France, like Germany,
favors a small fund.
The transfer of resources involved in the re-
gional fund is of major political importance to the
UK, Italy, and Ireland; they would be the principal
beneficiaries. The direct transfer of funds from
rich to poor regions, moreover, would mark an impor-
tant step in the development of economic integration.
The British insist that the Council agree on
the regional fund before London endorses the energy
policy measures proposed at the summit. Stage two
of the planned economic and monetary union has also
been postponed as a result of the blow-up.
The Council is scheduled to meet again, on Jan-
uary 7 to try to resolve differences over regional
policy. Domestic politics in virtually all of the
EC countries, however, will make it hard for their
representatives to compromise.
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NOTES
USSR:
Argentina: President Peron has forced out the
commander of the Argentine Army because of rumors
that he had presidential ambitions. The new army
chief may be only temporary until Peron has time to
purge the army and bring into command younger of
more responsive to his direction. The President
cleaned out anti-Peronists from the navy earlier this
month.
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