THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 28 OCTOBER 1972

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993596
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 28, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
28 October 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
28 October 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
\North Vietnam
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Egypt appears determined to pursue a limited recon-
ciliation with the USSR despite continuing domestic
opposition to this policy. (Page 2)
Italy's agreement to provide support privileges to
US submarines at La Maddalena is being challenged
by the Communist Party. (Page 3)
In Uruguay, military pressure has led to the arrest
of a leading politician after he publicly criticized
growing armed forces' involvement in the country's
political life. (Page 4)
Heavy dollar selling has resumed in Tokyo, threat-
ening the yen-dollar exchange rate. (Page 5)
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NORTH VIETNAM
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EGYPT-USSR
Prime Minister Sidqi has told a joint meeting
of legislators and party members that his discus-
sions in Moscow earlier this month had "melted the
ice in Egyptian-Soviet relations." He added that
the "Soviet Union is fulfilling and will continue
to fulfill all its pledges to consolidate our war
potential."
This tough interrogation suggests that
there is still considerable opposition
to Sadat's effort to reach a reconcilia-
tion with Moscow. Nevertheless, we ex-
pect this effort to continue. The re-
moval on Thursday of War Minister Sadiq
may help smooth the way, since his rela-
tions with the Soviets were frequently
strained. :
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La Maddlena.77......
HOmeporting base for
US submarine tender
SARDINIA.
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Na pie?
SICILY
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ITALY
The government's agreement to provide support
privileges to US submarines at La Maddalena is be-
ing challenged by the Communist Party.
Under the agreement, mooring facilities
for a US submarine tender and housing
for families of US naval personnel would
be offered on Maddalena, an island
off Sardinia.
The government's majority in the Senate,
where a vote is expected in early Novem-
ber, is both narrow and fragile. Although
the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement
may ensure government victory on this
question, winning only through such sup-
port would alienate and might force the
withdrawal of one or even two junior mem-
bers of the coalition--the Social Demo-
crats and the Republicans. The govern-
ment could not survive the defection of
either party.
The Soviets have sharply criticized the Ital-
ian Government over the submarine support issue
twice this month--once in Rome during preparations
for Prime Minister Andreotti's visit to Moscow and
again this week during the visit itself.
Much of this criticism has been carried
in the Italian press, and we believe it
is largely intended to encourage the
Italian Communist Party in its effort to
challenge the government on this issue.
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URUGUAY
Military pressure led to the arrest yesterday
of Senator Jorge Bathe, one of the country's lead-
ing politicians, after he had publicly criticized
growing armed forces' involvement in Uruguayan po-
litical life.
This is the most serious development yet
in a rapidly developing controversy over
the military's role in Uruguay.Ir
/ Many politicians charge
that military pressure to have the offend-
ers brought to trial endangers Uruguay's
traditional democratic system. A serious
clash of wills is under way, but as yet
we see no real danger of an outright mil-
itary coup.
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NOTE
Japan: Heavy dollar selling has resumed in
Tokyo, exceeding $100 million in each of the last
two days. The selling wave stems from the Tanaka
government's failure to take strong enough measures
to reduce Japan's huge trade surplus and from pessi-
mism over Tokyo's ability to maintain the present
yen-dollar exchange rate. If this trend gains momen-
tum, it will severely undermine nearly any effort
by Tokyo to hold off a revaluation until after the
election of a new Diet in December.
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