THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 6 JUNE 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007976
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 6, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
June 6, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT S DAILY BRIEF
June 6, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Australian Minister for Overseas Trade James Cairns--
the most prominent leftist in the Labor Party--is try-
ing to become deputy party leader and deputy prime
minister. (Page 1)
The South Vietnamese high command reportedly has
concluded that each of the government's four re-
gional commanders has enough assets to contain the
current level of fighting, which is expected to
continue through June. (Page 2)
The coup attempted in Bolivia yesterday has been
quelled, but the uprising has revealed serious op-
position to President Banzer's administration.
(Page 3)
After a. meeting of EC agricultural ministers, Italy
has agreed to exempt EC members from its import re-
strictions on most farm products and to reduce the
deposit requirements on meat imports from member
countries. (Page 4)
Greece
(Page 5)
Damascus appears to have received at least one
squadron of MIG-23 Floggers. (Page 6)
Notes on the USSR, China, USSR-Bangladesh, the War-
saw Pact, and North Korea appear on Page 7.
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AUSTRALIA
Minister for Overseas Trade James Cairns--the
most prominent leftist in the Labor Party--is trying
to become deputy party leader and deputy prime minis-
ter.
The party caucus meeting to select the party
leader and, deputy leader will take nlare nn Tulip ln
Cairns is popular within the party
and came within six votes of replacing Whitlam in
1968 when Labor was in opposition.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
The South Vietnamese high command in Saigon re-
portedly has concluded that each of the government's
four regional commanders has enough assets to contain
the current level of fighting, which is expected to
continue through June.
Government forces in Military Region I have re-
gained several hilltop positions overlooking Hue and
relieved Communist pressure on resettlement camps
south of Da Nang. The South Vietnamese 2nd Division
has suspended an operation to retake several villages
in Quang Tin Province, and is regrouping to defend
more important coastal areas near Tam Ky and in
nearby Quang Ngai Province.
In Military Region 2, the Communists have stalled
a large retaliatory strike against a major North Viet-
namese supply base north of Kontum City. The opera-
tion, however, may still achieve the objective of-
drawing Communist attention away from two isolated
government outposts believed to be on the Communist
target list.
Government forces in Military Region 3 are-fol-
lowing up their recent successes near the Cambodian
border and in northeastern Binh Duong Province with
a move to challenge the North Vietnamese 9th Division,
well dug in north of Ben Cat. The South Vietnamese
on June 5 reoccupied the first of several positions
in this area that President Thieu has ordered retaken.
Government infantry and armor units are now moving
toward the other objectives.
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BOLIVIA
Forces loyal to President Banzer have quelled
the coup attempted yesterday by dissident military
officers. Banzer will probably crack down immedi--
ately on his most visible enemies, but the uprising
has revealed serious oppositionto his administra-.
tion, and a general purge of the armed forces would
further erode his support.
Rebellious troops managed to surround the pres-
idential palace early yesterday, but were persuaded
by more powerful regiments in La Paz to withdraw
peacefully after a few hours. The two officers who
led the revolt, Raul Lopez and the popular Gary
Prado, subSequently attempted to obtain diplomatic
asylum, but press reports indicate-that they have
been arrested and will be tried by military courts.
This latest attempt to unseat Banzer apparently
was an impulsive move following the. government's
exile of. other dissidents earlier in the week and
its reported intention to deport Lopez and Prado to
Venezeula. Similar pre-emptive moves'have-enabled
Banzer to quash a number of coup attempts and may
continue to sustain him in office for some.time.
With each successive coup attempt, however,
Banzer appears to be in a weaker position. During
the past year, he has lost major political allies;
among them, former presidentVictor Paz, head of the
National Revolutionary Movement, has been exiled,
and the party's current chief took asylum yesterday.
The defection of Prado, a spokesman for younger of-
ficers, will undoubtedly increase unrest in the
armed forces, on which Banzer is now increasingly
dependent to remain in power.
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ITALY-EC
Follbwing a meeting of EC agricultural minis-
ters-on Tuesday, Rome has agreed to exempt EC mem-
bers from its import restrictions on most-farm prod-
ucts and to reduce the deposit requirements on.meat
imports from member countries. Restrictions remain
on imports from outside the EC. In return, the EC
has instituted some accounting changes that make
Italian exports more competitive in the EC market.
Since Italy began import restriction schemes
a month ago, the movement of beef-between EC coun?
tries and Italy declined drastically. This trade
should now recover.
The effective date of the new measures-is be-
ing delayed until Rome putsthe finishing touches
on-measures to stabilize its faltering economy,
If EC members approve Italy's stabilization plans,
they- probably will offer to help Italy out of its
balance-of-payments problems.
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GREECE
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USSR-SYRIA
Damascus appears to have received at least one
squadron of MIG-23 Floggers.
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NOTES
USSR:
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told Averell Harriman that he had been suffering
from bursitis, and Harriman reports that he seemed
vigorous but a little tired.
China: Peking has given its first public ex-
planation for Premier Chou En-lai's cutback of his
protocol duties. The official party newspaper,
People's Daily, on June 1 carried a farewell banquet
speech by visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Razak
which mentioned Chou's absence from the banquet for
health reasons. Official references to the health
of Chinese leaders is a rarity. This public admis-
sion that the 76-year-old Premier is slowing down
for reasons of health, made during a time of polit-
ical turmoil, seems a deliberate effort to reassure
the Chinese populace that Chou is not in political
trouble.
USSR-Bangladesh: Soviet salvage operations in
the port of Chittagong, which began in April 1972,
will end as scheduled on June 30, according to the
Soviet ambassador to Bangladesh. The Soviets will,
however, remain well-represented in Bangladesh. In
addition to a large embassy in Dacca, the USSR has
an air force training mission, a consulate at Chitta-
gong, a trade mission, and a maritime assistance
program; it is building an electrical manufacturing
plant.
USSR: The Warsaw Pact exercise, which began
this week in Bulgaria, will continue until June 14.
Soviet, Bulgarian, and Romanian units are partici-
pating, with Romania playing only a limited role.
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