THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 30 JANUARY 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015017
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: January 30, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
January 30, 1976
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January 30, 1976
Table of Contents
Morocco-Algeria: Moroccan forces yesterday occu-
pied the area where clashes occurred on Tues-
day and Wednesday; fighting has apparently
ended. (Page 2)
Lebanon: Lebanese leaders have turned their atten-
tion to the rehabilitation of the army and
security forces. (Page 3)
Yugoslavia: President Tito's new illness again
raises the question of how well he has pre-
pared the men around him to assume the reins
of power. (Page 5)
Notes: USSR; Sierra Leone - Angola; UK-Iceland
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MOROCCO-ALGERIA
Moroccan forces yesterday occupied
the oasis south of the Saharan town of
Samara where clashes with Polisario guer-
rillas, supported by Algerian military
personnel, occurred on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Fighting has apparently ended.
A Moroccan communique said some 100 Algerian
soldiers, dozens of Polisario guerrillas, artillery,
and a large quantity of ground-to-air missiles were
captured. Algiers admitted only that its "supply
column" supporting the Saharans had withdrawn from
the area after an all-day engagement on Wednesday
with a much larger Moroccan force that had used air-
craft and heavy weapons.
Algeria called in the ambassadors of the per-
manent members of the UN Security Council yesterday
to explain its position in the dispute and its de-
sire to avoid a war. Speaking on President Boume-
diene's instructions, a senior Foreign Ministry of-
ficial termed Morocco's presence in the disputed
territory "totally illegitimate." He stressed that
the only solution, to the problem is a referendum
on self-determination. Foreign Minister Bouteflika
sent a similar message to UN Secretary General Wald-
heim yesterday.
The Algerian demarche, like that of Morocco on
Wednesday, is almost certainly laying the groundwork
for a call on the Security Council to discuss the
matter as a threat to international security.
Algeria continues to increase its propaganda
effort in behalf of the Polisario Front. In letters
sent to all nations, Boumediene urged support for
the principle of self-determination and emphasized
the determination of Saharans, led by the Front, to
resist the Moroccan-Mauritanian take-over of the ter-
ritory. Boumediene will use his influence as self-
proclaimed head of the nonaligned movement to de-
velop support for the Front as a legitimate libera-
tion movement.
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LEBANON
After a week of relative calm, Leb-
anese leaders have turned their attention
to the problem of rehabilitating the Leb-
anese army and security forces. Both
suffered many defections during the
height of the hostilities and, in effect,
ceased to function as effective forces.
According to most accounts, the security
forces--which are predominantly Muslim--divided
along religious lines during the last days of the
fighting. Posts that had been assigned to them
were either abandoned or occupied by Muslim and
Palestinian forces. Although these positions have
been returned to the government, they have been
stripped of most equipment, weapons, and vehicles.
The army is in better shape than the security
forces, although it suffered heavy losses during
the struggle to protect Christian territory south
and east of Beirut.
The Syrian-Lebanese-Palestinian peace commis-
sion set up to monitor the truce has assigned
limited police duties to the army in Beirut's
commercial district and apparently expects even-
tually to use the army in other key areas of the
city. These duties are intended not only to boost
the army's morale but also to lower the profile of
Palestinian troops, ?whose presence in Beirut is
generating resentment even among Lebanese Muslims.
Prime Minister Karami, aware of the growing
controversy over the role of Palestinian forces
in Lebanon, expressed a sense of urgency yester-
day over rebuilding a national armed force. A
universal conscription law recently passed by
parliament could eventually be used to strengthen
the military and regulate its religious composi-
tion more carefully.
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Haggling continues over terms of the political
settlement proposed by Syrian President Asad and
is delaying President Franjiyah's trip to Damascus.
Syrian Foreign Minister Khaddam returned to Beirut
yesterday, presumably to speed up the negotiations.
One of the sticking points, according to the
press, is Christian insistence that the office of
president be held by a Maronite Christian. Some
Muslims reportedly feel the presidency should be
open to any Christian; other Muslims apparently
are willing to give Maronites this exclusive right
but object to putting the understanding in writing.
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YUGOSLAVIA
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NOTES
The Soviets may be sending more warships to
West African waters.
A Sverdlov-class cruiser, a Kashin-class de-
stroyer, and two F-class torpedo attack submarines
left the Mediterranean yesterday morning and began
moving south along the Moroccan coast. Since mid-
day yesterday, the group appears to have taken a
position near the coast northwest of Rabat. The
ships' initial course had suggested they might be
en route to join other warships now at Conakry or
farther south in the Gulf of Guinea. They could,
of course, change course and go to Cuba or return
to the Mediterranean.
Sierra Leone yesterday announced its official
recognition of the Popular Movement as the sole
legitimate government of Angola.
The Popular Movement now has the support of 24
of the 46 members of the Organization of African
Unity. Togo and Upper Volta may be next to abandon
a neutral position. If the OAU ministerial meeting
set for March takes place, the Popular Movement
probably will have little trouble in being seated
as the government of Angola.
Britain has given Iceland until tomorrow to ac-
cept its terms for a new fishing agreement or face
the return of British frigates to the disputed waters.
The British terms come close to meeting the de-
mands Iceland made before the talks broke down in
November, but Iceland's position has hardened in the
meantime. Prime Minister Hallgrimsson faces the dif-
ficult task of trying to sell the compromise to an
increasingly brittle coalition and to the Icelandic
public, which now is inclined to favor total exclu-
sion of foreign fishermen from offshore waters. If
he fails and British frigates return, Hallgrimsson's
coalition could fall, leading to renewed questioning
of Iceland's participation in NATO.
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