THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 4 JUNE 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 4, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
4 June 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
4 June 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Diplomatic jockeying at the United Nations has
produced no sign of compromise among the major
parties to Wednesday's Security Council debate
on the Middle East. (Page 1)
The crash of a Soviet supersonic airliner will
hurt the Russians in future competition with the
British-French Concorde. (Page 2),
Juan Peron is planning to return to Argentina soon,
and his early return is likely to stir restlessness
among military leaders who oppose him. (Page 3)
Fedayeen terrorists are again active. (Page 4)
Weakened Communist forces around Cambodia's capital
are taking a breather. (Page 4)
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MIDDLE EAST
The UN Security Council's Middle East debate
has been postponed at Egyptian request until Wednes
day to permit further consultations, but there is
no sign of give among the major parties. The Egyp-
tian Government is reported to be planning a demand
for immediate Israeli withdrawal from its territo-
ries, and is said to have no interest in further
mediation efforts.
Israel continues to oppose any new UN mediatory
instruments. Its ambassador, Tekoah, has asked US
representatives for a clear statement of willingness
to veto proposals such as the mediation committee
favored by London. Tekoah did suggest, however,
that his government might accept UN Secretary-
General Waldheim as a go-between to replace Jarring.
The Soviets have also informed US officials
that they will oppose a mediation committee. While
concurring with the US preference for a simple re-
affirmation of existing arrangements, they have
expressed doubt that this would be possible.
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USSR
The crash yesterday of the Soviets' TU-144 super-
sonic airliner at the Paris Air Show-Tuts Moscow at
a diaadvantage in future competition with ,the British-
French Concorde.
Despite Moscow's claims that the craft
that crashed in Paris was a production
model, only three such planes have been
built and flown. Several more are under
construction.
The plane that crashed was a larger and
modified version of the TU-144 first shown
at Paris in 1971. Westerners who had an
opportunity to inspect that TU-144 have
reported shoddy workmanship, outmoded
equipment, and dissatisfaction with its
engines.
The TU-144 has been promised by the So-
viets for commercial service in 1975.
If flight testing is continued at its
present pace, the Soviet goal of 3,000
hours of tests suggests that its intro-
duction will be late. The aircraft has
been flown only about 250 hours compared
to well over 1,000 hours for the Concorde.
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ARGENTINA
Juan Peron has announced that he is ending his
17 years of exile in Madrid and returning to Buenos
Aires on June 21.
The former dictator's decision so soon
after the inauguration of Hector Campora
is probably in response to the urging of
followers, who view his return as the
capstone to the Peronist electoral vic-
tory.
Peron carefully avoided the question of
whether he will become involved in the
day-to-day operations of the government,
saying merely that his first task will
be the affairs of his Peronist movement.
Peron also expressed an interest in vis-
iting all the countries of South America.
Although the military leadership has
pledged not to interfere, Peron's presence
is likely to increase the restiveness of
those officers who still oppose Peron
personally and are distrustful of the new
Peronist administration.
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Arab Terrorists: Fedayeen terrorists are again
active, ending the lull brought on by the fighting
in Lebanon./
y/ The Lebanese Army hurt the guerril-
las in the heavy fighting last month, but not enough
to affect their capabilities for terrorism./
Another fedayeen group-) planning
the hijacking of a Jordanian or US airliner in an
effort to gain release of Palestinian terrorists
held in Jordan.
Cambodia: Fighting has tapered off signifi-
cantlTin-TeTent days, in part because of a weaken-
ing of Communist combat capabilities. According to
an intercept, two Communist regiments operating
along the Mekong River have taken heavy casualties
over the past five months and are not planning to
resume hostilities before "mid-June or July." Ac-
cording to another intercept, the Communists hope
to shift the focus of their offensive operations
soon to the area southwest of Phnom Penh, especially
near Route 4.
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