THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 NOVEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466889
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 4, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
November 4, 1976
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November 4, 1976
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Lebanon: President Sarkis is expected to unveil and explain the
blueprint for implementation of the Riyadh agreement before
the end of the week. (Page 1)
Iraq-Syria: Iraq's recent closure of its border with Syria and
withdrawal of its ambassador from Syria are the latest ex-
pressions of Baghdad's frustration over the Cairo summit's
legitimization of Syria's role in Lebanon. (Page 2)
Angola: President Agostinho Neto's assumption of the functions
of prime minister, combined with the announcement of a
broad-ranging program of political and economic development,
may have been a package put together to accommodate factional
differences within the ruling Popular Movement. (Page 3)
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Notes: Italy; USSR-US; USSR-Peru (Pages 6 and 7)
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LEBANON: President Sar-
kis is expected to un-
veil and explain the
blueprint for implemen-
tation of the Riyadh
agreement before the
end of the week.
A senior Syrian mili-
tary officer yesterday
acknowledged that some
Palestinians were mov-
ing back into the Arqub
and south Lebanon and
that more would be going
to these areas.
The original timetable drawn up
at the Riyadh summit called for
an expanded Arab League peace-
keeping force to be assembled in
Lebanon by tomorrow. The pro-
longed negotiations over how the
forces should be deployed and the
slow dispatch of additional peace-
keeping troops will cause some de-
lay.
Troop movements from Syria to Leb-
anon early this week apparently
involved only Syrian forces. The
Saudi and Sudanese contingents
for the force have not yet arrived.
Unusually optimistic statements
yesterday by both Phalanges leader
Pierre Jumayyil and Christian ex-
tremist Camille Shamun on the
prospects for peace suggest that
some sort of plan to incorporate
soldiers from the regular Lebanese
army in the League force has been
adopted.
The officer implied that the Syrians
were encouraging this movement and
emphasized that the Cairo accords
guarantee the Palestinians the
right to operate from the Arqub.
He stressed that because of the
fall of several Palestinian camps
many had no other place except the
south to go.
There is no evidence yet that large
numbers of Palestinians are moving
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IRAQ-SYRIA: Iraq's
closure of its border
with Syria on Tuesday
and the withdrawal of
the Iraqi ambassador
from Syria yesterday
are the latest expres-
sions of Baghdad's frus-
tration over the Cairo
summit's legitimization
of Syria's role in Leb-
anon.
southward. Some elements of the
Palestine Liberation Army, which
are thought to be under Syria's
control, recently returned to
southern Lebanon. It is possible
that Syria intends to use these
and its other Palestinian assets
to help to control the activity
of militant groups.
The
timing of this activity could be
a signal that Baghdad still is not
prepared to accept, as have most
other Arabs, Syria's dominant role
in Lebanon.
There are signs, however, that the
Iraqis are becoming uncomfortable
with their isolated stance on Leb-
anon. An Iraqi broadcast on Tues-
day, reporting a visit by an emis-
sary of Lebanese President Sarkis,
stressed that Iraq would work to
restore peace in Lebanon and im-
plied that it would contribute fi-
nancially to Lebanon's reconstruc-
tion.
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ANGOLA: President Agos-
tinho Neto is assuming
the functions of prime
minister, thereby offi-
cially taking on three
roles--those of head
of government, chief
of state, and leader
of the party. The
change was announced
in a long statement is-
sued by the ruling Pop-
ular Movement that also
set forth a broad-
ranging program for
Angola's political and
economic development,
to be pursued within
the context of "scien-
tific socialism."
The new program and Neto's en-
trenchment as Angola's paramount
political figure may have consti-
tuted a package put together to
accommodate factional differences
within the Popular Movement. Some
elements of the program differ
considerably from policies that
Neto earlier espoused. Possibly
also having a bearing on the
changes are a Soviet-Angolan
"friendship treaty" and a party-
to-party agreement signed by Neto
last month in Moscow.
Neto has previously been identi-
fied with efforts to broaden An-
gola's economic and political ties
with the West and to follow a pol-
icy of nonalignment. Although the
Popular Movement's statement in-
cludes references to such policies,
it places heavy stress on Angola's
special relations with Moscow and
Havana.
Until now, the Angolan government
has appeared anxious to maintain
access to Western markets and tech-
nology. The new program calls for
strong state control over the econ-
omy through nationalization and
centralized planning. Provision
is made for a private sector, but
one subject to strict controls.
The Popular Movement also approved
a five-year plan for reorganizing
and upgrading the country's armed
forces. This will undoubtedly be
carried out under Soviet and Cuban
direction.
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The Popular Movement's
announcement is not
likely to sit well with
some of Angola's neigh-
bors, who were upset
by the Soviet-Angolan
friendship treaty.
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Zairian President Mobutu is likely
to view Luanda's announcement as
confirmation of his belief that
Angola is a Soviet client.
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Italian Prime Minister
Andreotti has offered
to meet formally with
the Communists on a
bilateral basis.
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NOTES
This concession was in response to
a Communist Party proposal that
all non-government parties, except
the neo-fascists, participate in
formal consultations on government
policies.
The new arrangement allows the
Communists to bring home a victory
of sorts to their rank and file,
who continue to question whether
the party is getting enough in
return for its present cooperation
with the government. The conces-
sion is not likely to satisfy the
Communists for long.
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