THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 DECEMBER 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006466918
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 9, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
December 9, 1976
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December 9, 1976
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Lebanon: The appointment as prime minister yesterday of Dr. Salim
Ahmad al-Huss, a close adviser to President Sarkis on eco-
nomic matters, indicates the President's preference for a
cabinet of technocrats, subject to his control. (Page 1)
USSR-Norway: The USSR may declare a restricted fishing zone en-
compassing nearly the entire Barents Sea. (Page 1)
Notes: Israel-Kenya; Japan; USSR-Turkey; Somalia-Ethiopia
(Pages 3, 4, and 5)
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LEBANON: The appoint-
ment as prime minister
yesterday of Dr. Salim
Ahmad al-Huss, a close
adviser to President
Sarkis on economic
matters, indicates the
President's preference
for a nonpolitical cab-
inet of technocrats,
subject to his control,
to guide Lebanon's post-
war reconstruction and
reunification. AZ-Huss
is a Muslim.
USSR-NORWAY: The USSR
may declare a restricted
fishing zone encompass-
ing nearly the entire
Barents Sea.
According to press reports, Chris-
tian faction leader Camille Shamun
voiced his support fpr the appoint-
ment, removing a major obstacle to
the confirmation of al-Huss as
prime minister. Shamun earlier
had opposed a technocrat-dominated
cabinet and has insisted that the
Christian faction be strongly rep-
resented in any new government.
Both Muslim and Christian leaders
may now increase pressure on Sar-
kis to facilitate the appointment
of figures loyal to their respec-
tive factions to remaining cabinet
posts and other major positions.
The Soviet delegate to the recent
North Atlantic fishing conference
in Madrid told US representatives
that his government might extend
its fishing waters by January 1,
1977. Both the Japanese and Polish
delegates claimed to be fully aware
of Soviet intentions. The Polish
delegate confirmed that his gov-
ernment had received a note de-
scribing Soviet intentions to es-
tablish protected zones in most of
the Barents Sea. The Soviets are
reported to be taking this action
in anticipation of the exclusion
of foreign trawlers from waters
inside the 200-mile economic zone
the EC plans to establish next
month.
Norway also plans to declare a
200-mile economic zone and to es-
tablish a fish conservation zone
in waters around Svalbard--an area
from which the Soviets take an an-
nual catch of approximately 450,000
tons of fish.
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Norway and the Soviet Union have
been unable to reach agreement on
demarcation of the Barents Sea in
the Svalbard area. Norwegian of-
ficials were struck last month by
the inflexibility of the Soviets
over a compromise on the demarca-
tion line. Moscow's current tack
is to refuse to recognize any dis-
pute in the Barents Sea, a posi-
tion that may harden during bi-
lateral negotiations this week.
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EAST AFRICA
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Israel
Kenya
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Leaders of Japan's Lib-
eral Democratic Party
are consulting on the
selection of a replace-
ment for Prime Minister
Miki, who has reportedly
decided to resign.
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The most likely candidate for the
post is former deputy prime minis-
ter Fukuda. Fukuda was endorsed
by a solid majority of Liberal
Democratic legislators before the
lower house election.
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Soviet
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Liberal Democratic leaders will
probably need a week to consult
party members before announcing
Miki's successor. The party is
likely to endorse its candidate
at a general meeting on December
20, with the Diet formally elect-
ing the new prime minister a few
days later.
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Somali military reports
indicate that President
Siad's government is
concerned that Ethiopian
military moves near the
northern sector of the
border between the two
countries might presage
an Ethiopian attack.
According to the Somali reports,
Ethiopia moved a mechanized bri-
gade on December 4 to reinforce
an infantry brigade at Dagahabur.
The Ethiopians also sent several
reconnaissance units to towns close
to the Somali border. We have not
detected a Somali military alert,
but the army has taken some pre-
cautionary steps.
We have no confirmation of large-
scale Ethiopian troop movements,
but the army has probably shifted
some troops in response to the
steadily increasing Somali-sup-
ported insurgent activity in the
area. The Ethiopians believe the
Siad regime is supporting guerrilla
activity inside Ethiopia in part
with a view to tying down troops
that might be used against Somalia
should the two countries go to war
over the French Territory of the
Afars and Issas when France grants
the territory its independence
next year.
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