THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 27 JULY 1974

• 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: July 27, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
July 27, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
July 27, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
:Turkish forces in Cyprus continue to enlarge their
Nicosia-Kyrenia corridor, but the rest of the island
is quiet,. The cease-fire talks in Geneva narrowly
averted breaking down yesterday. (Page
East Germany harassed transit traffic on autobahn
routes to Berlin yesterday in the wake of the West
German enactment of legislation establishing the
Federal Environment Agency in West Berlin. (Page 3)
Cairo is trying to replace Soviet, and also Iranian,
influence in the southern Arabian peninsula by organ-
izing a joint Arab force to back the Sultan of Oman
against a rebel movement that is supported from Aden.
Moscow apparently promised South Yemen additional
military aid during a recent viist to the USSR by
a leader of Aden's National Front. (Page 4)
Notes on the USSR, Portugal, Iran-Italy, and Vene-
zuela appear on Page 5.
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CYPRUS
Turkish forces continue to enlarge their
Nicosia-Kyrenia corridor. By yesterday evening
they had taken the town of Myrtou, thereby gaining
control of a second major road. The Turkish push
eastward toward the besieged Turkish Cypriot en-
clave at Chatos apparently halted when it came up
against a UN contingent.
The rest of the island is quiet. UN officials
report that most Turkish Cypriot enclaves have
surrendered.
In Nicosia, President Clerides warned again
that he could not continue to restrain his National
Guard forces if Turkish troops advanced further
into Greek Cypriot areas. He implicitly threatened
reprisals against residents of Turkish Cypriot
villages if the Turks go on violating the cease-
fire. His warning, however, contained no time
limit.
The Cyprus peace talks in Geneva came close
to breaking down yesterday morning. The afternoon
session was canceled, but by evening the Greek
and Turkish foreign ministers had agreed to again
try to resolve their differences over the terms
of the cease-fire resolution. The resolution,
originally drafted before the Turkish invasion,
called for the withdrawal of foreign military
personnel--at that time this reference meant the
Greek officers in the Cypriot National Guard.
The Greeks now want to interpret the resolution
as a mandate for the withdrawal of the Turkish
troops. The Turks are proposing a separate con-
ference to deal with the administration of Cyprus
and the maintenance of the cease-fire.
An emergency meeting of the UN Security Coun-
cil, called by Cyprus, is now set for today. It
will consider continued Turkish cease-fire viola-
tions.
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GREECE
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Some military leaders may be plotting to over-
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echelons, disagree with the decision last week to
turn the government over to civilians and some may
fear that the new regime will try to punish those
responsible for past repressions.
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GERMANY
Five incidents of East German harassment of
transit traffic occurred yesterday in the wake of
the West German enactment of legislation establish-
ing the Federal Environment Agency in West Berlin.
The stoppages, which occurred at four differ-
ent checkpoints on autobahn routes to West Berlin,
all involved private automobiles. East German
guards either asked the passengers if they worked
for the environment agency or told them that the
delay was caused by the establishment of the agency
in West Berlin.
In statements to senior US and West German
officials, both East German and Soviet officials
have stressed that they felt obliged to demonstrate
their objections to the FEA, but that they wished
to avoid open confrontation with Bonn or the West-
ern Allies. The delays yesterday were short, and
in all cases the travelers were permitted to proceed.
Five FEA employees successfully transited East
Germany by private car on July 25 and 26 and are
now in West Berlin.
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ARABIAN PENINSULA
Cairo is trying to replace Soviet, and also
Iranian, influence in the southern Arabian peninsula
by organizing a joint Arab force to back the Sultan
of Oman against a rebel movement that is supported
from Aden.
President Sadat's adviser, Ashraf Marwan, is
currently on a trip ?that will take him for the second
time in two weeks to Saudi Arabia as well as to Bah-
rain, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman seeking sup-
port for the plan.
He will also visit South Yemen, where he will
be trying to lease islands at the entrance to the
Red Sea. Cairo says it wants to 'ensure that Arabs,
rather than Moscow operating through the pro-Commu-
nist regime in Aden, control the Red Sea when the
Suez Canal is reopened.
Egypt's scheme is ambitious. The Soviet pres-
ence in Aden is long established, while Cairo's
move to replace the 1,400-man Iranian force in Oman
is apt to endanger some $870 million in much-needed
economic assistance that Egypt is to receive from
the Shah.
Mosocw apparently promised South Yemen addi-
tional military aid during a recent visit to the USSR
by a leader of Aden's National Front. Moscow has
long been Aden's primary source of arms and training,
but Adeni officials have indicated they are not
pleased with the extent of Soviet economic aid. The
Soviets are aware that Aden has recently sought Arab
and Western assistance to help bolster its sagging
economy.
The signing of a number of cooperative agree-
ments between the USSR and South Yemen, together
with the Soviet-Somali Friendship Treaty, indicates
the Soviets continuing strong interest in the area,
particularly as the reopening of the Suez Canal comes
closer.
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NOTES
USSR: The newly elected Supreme Soviet, which
convened on July 25, has re-elected Nikolay Podgorny
chairman of its Presidium and Aleksey Kosygin chair-
man of the Council of Ministers. There were no per-
sonnel shifts at the ministerial level. Thus far,
the only organizational change announced by the Su-
preme Soviet is the setting up of standing commis-
sions to supervise production of consumer goods.
This move is presumably meant to demonstrate the
leadership's continuing interest in trying to improve
the performance of the consumer sector of the economy.
Portugal,: Prime Minister .Goncalves' selections
for 26 subcabinet posts seem to indicate a decision
to enlist the help of well-qualified specialists,
whatever their political inclinations. Those named
are largely in the 3040 age group and are well
trained technically; none is nationally prominent.
Many were active opponents of the old regime, but
only one of those appointed can be identified with
confidence as a Communist-he is Secretary of State
for Labor
Iran-Italy: The Shah of Iran now appears to be
leaning tOward providing financial assistance to Rome
similar to loans he recently extended to London and
Paris, if he can be assured the Italian government
will not share power with the Communists. To provide
such a "guarantee," Italy's dominant Christian Demo-
craticParty could point to the fact that its most
recent National Council meeting unanimously approved
a resolution emphasizing the ideological differences
that separate the Christian Democrats from the Com-
munists. If the Shah's attitude continues to soften,
aid might take the form of some prepayment for a $3
billion deal for construction of industrial plants
an Italian state company recently signed with Iran.
Venezuela: Caracas has established an invest-
ment fund to manage a portion of its growing surplus
oil earnings. The fund, with an initial capitaliza-
tion of more than $3 billion, will receive half of
all future oil revenues. Caracas' oil revenues are
expected to total about $10 billion this year.
Carlos Guillermo Rangel, a moderate of independent
views, has been selected as the fund's president, a
cabinet-rank position.
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