THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 26 OCTOBER 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007852
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 26, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
October 26 1974
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October 26, 1974
Table of _Contents
Turkey-Greece: Foreign Minister Gunes says cutoff
in US military aid will affect defense relations
with US. (Page 1)
Italy: Fanfani's failure to revive the center-left
coalition is almost certain to usher in a period
of weak government by a caretaker administration.
(Page 2)
India: Further nuclear testing is unlikely until
about April. (Page 3)
Bangladesh: Dissatisfaction within the army's offi-
cer corps continues. (Page 4)
Notes: Iran-Iraq; Peru; Portugal (Page 5)
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TURKEY-GREECE
Foreign Minister Gunes said in Ankara.
yesterday that a cutoff in US military aid
would not change Turkey's policy on Cyprus.
It .would have an effect, however, on joint
defense relations with the US.
Gunes said, "When and if the aid actually
stops, turkey will be forced to review its entire
mutual defense cooperation with the US." Gunes
made no direct.reference to the US military pres-
ence in Turkey, but noted "that if one participant
in an agreement reduces its obligations, the other
side feels the heed to reconsider its own.obliga-
tions."
Gunes emphasized that whatever happened in
terms of bilateral relations with the US, Turkey
would remain a member of NATO. The foreign minis-
ter told reporters that if US equipment is not
available Turkey would seek alternative sources,
but he declined to elaborate.
Turkey's dispute. with Greece over oil explora-
tion rights in the Aegean has widened.,? In the face
of Ankara's determination to assert what it insists
are its rights to the. contested continental shelf,
Athens has told
foreign governments that
eign companies' becoming
exploring for oil in the
Greece is opposed to
involved with Turkey
Aegean.
for-
in
The Greeks are reacting to recent press re-
ports alleging that Norwegian and Danish companies
will begin such exploration in late November for
the government-owned Turkish petroleum company.
Norwegian and Danish officials in Ankara have dis-
claimed any knowledge of such cooperation between
the Turks and Norwegian or Danish companies.
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ITALY
Amintore Fanfani's failure to resus-
citate the center-left coalition is almost
certain to usher in a period of weak gov-
ernment by a caretaker administration.
Beginning Monday, President Leone will consider
the remaining options in a new round of consultations
with political leaders. The President could ask
another Christian Democrat to try to revive the coa-
lition, but he is likely to view Fanfani's failure
as evidence that the positions of the former coali-
tion partners for the time being are irreconcilable.
Given the composition of the Italian parlia-
ment, there is no workable non-Communist alternative
to the center-left alignment. Until another attempt
can be made to re-form the center-left coalition or,
failing that, parliament is dissolved and new elec-
tions called, a caretaker government--perhaps a
Christian Democratic cabinet--probably will carry
out routine business. The absence of the Socialists,
however, would make it difficult to take any action
requiring a broader consensus.
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INDIA
The chairman of the Indian Atomic
Energy Commission told Ambassador Moy-
nihan earlier this week that India would
conduct no further nuclear testing "un-
til April or thereabouts," because the
prevailing winds blow toward Pakistan
until then.
The Indians did show considerable concern over
wind direction in connection with their first test
on May 18, and from April on chances will be much
better for favorable winds. This factor may be one
consideration prompting the Indians to put off their
next test until then.
It may not, however, be the key factor. It is
possible to find isolated days almost anytime of
year when the wind direction would keep any debris
well away from Pakistan.
The Indian record for candor in discussing this
general subject with US officials is poor. India
probably already has the materials for a second test
and we know that preparations have begun.
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BANGLADESH
The government's inability to deal
with famine, inflation, smuggling, and
corruption apparently continues to cause
dissatisfaction within the army's of-
ficer corps.
Yok.
In any event, pressures will build as Bangladesh
enters the critical pre-harvest period which will
last from now through November.
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NOTES
Peru:
Portugal: -Portuguese leaders are concerned
that an anti-CIA press campaign will impair US-
Portuguese relations and impede the Azores base
negotiations. Foreign Minister Soares has told
Ambassador Scott that the articles were Communist-
inspired. He said the Communists hope to counter
the favorable image of US-Portuguese relations that
was created by the visit of Soares and President
Costa Gomes to the US. Soares said the orches-
trated campaign of defamation was aimed at him and
Costa Gomes, not just the US. The articles allege
that the CIA and the US embassy in Lisbon are sub-
verting Portugal and are responsible for such events
as the pro-Spinola "silent majority" demonstration
on September 28.
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