THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 24 JUNE 1974

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June 24, 1974
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0z5X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 PESEDERT'S DAM BRIEF June 24, 1974, PRINCIPAL DEVE LOPMENTS Lebanon/ / (Page 1) ESSYPi: (Page 2) The USSR may raise the issue of US backing for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty during President Ni::on's forthcoming meeting with Soviet leaders. (Page 3) Greek' (Page 4) Notes on Page 5 discuss the final results of the Australian election, the de/ay of France's nuclear test, and Israel's withdrawal from the remainder of the Syrian sa/ient captured in the October war. FOR THE PRESIDENT OW 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 1 1:01? THE PRESIDENT ONLY 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 25X1 LEBANON-EGYPT ,FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY ----- Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 _ USSR IMoscow will raise the issue of US backing for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty during President Nixon's meetings with Soviet leaders.' Moscow does not expectythe US to c/Ose down theradios-immediately but does Want the radios to end, or at least to re-7 duce, their anti-Soviet programs. The Soviets are unhappy About these _"Outmoded-telics'of the cold War" and may well allude to their own decision last year to stop jamming VOA broadcasts do indicative of their interest in reducing the intensity of the "propaganda: war." FOR 774E.INESMENTONTY --- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 25X1 25X1 25X1 ? ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 GREECE 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 FOR THE ,PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0 ROTES Australia: Vote-counting for the national elec- tion held five weeks ago was completed over the week- end. Although Whitlam's party failed to capture the Senate, a constitutional provision offers him some hope of enacting legislation that had been blocked by the previous Senate. He can call a joint cession of both houses--in which Labor would have a majority of three?to consider this legislation, although he cannot use this tactic to promote new Labor's tight position in Parliament may lead in time to the same kind of roadb/ocka that prompted Whitlam to call elections last month. - France l: Weatherproblell1S-;,are apparently contin- uing ErEZTay:Francele second atmospheric nuclear.' test this year. at its South Pac-ifi& 1,1encrinci elreitviiAct Israel-Syria: Israel withdrew on schedule yes- terday from the remainder of the Syrian salient cap- tured in the war last October, turning over the final three-mile-wide strip of land to troops of the UN disengagement observation force. The separation of forces is to be completed by June 26. THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A012100010048-0