THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 12 NOVEMBER 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014952
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 12, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
November 12, 1975
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November 12, 1975
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USSR: Recent photography shows that the Soviets
have installed an ABM radar on the Kamchatka
Peninsula. (Page 1)
Angola: The Soviet-backed Popular Movement for the
Liberation of Angola yesterday named its leader,
Agostinho Neto, president of the "People's
Republic of Angola." (Page 2)
Turkey: General Staff Chief Sancar again has ex-
horted Prime Minister Demirel to face up to
the country's pressing international and do-
mestic problems. (Page 4)
Note: China (Page 5)
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USSR
Recent photography shows that the
Soviets have installed an ABM radar--
designated Flat Twin--on the Kamchatka
Peninsula about 80 miles from the main
impact area for ICBM re-entry vehicles.
The new radar is situated to track re-
entry vehicles launched from test ranges
and operational complexes in the Soviet
Union.
The ra.. served on poor-quality
photography and was firmly identi-
fied in excellent imagery Construc-
tion of the operations area where the radar is lo-
cated probably was started a year ago, and the
radar now appears complete. We do not know, how-
ever, if it is operational.
The Flat Twin radar is part of an ABM system
under development at Sary-Shagan. This phased-ar-
ray radar is capable of simultaneously tracking a
number of widely spaced objects, and is being
tested against simulated ICBM launches from the
Kapustin Yar test center to Sary-Shagan. By in-
stalling a Flat Twin radar at Kamchatka, the So-
viets could continue to test and develop it against
a wide variety of targets--including MIRVs.
The radar also could be used as an instrumen-
tation radar. It has considerably better capabili-
ties than the existing radar on Kamchatka.
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ANGOLA
The Soviet-backed Popular Movement
for the Liberation of Angola yesterday
named its leader, Agostinho Neto, presi-
dent of the "People's Republic of Angola."
The Neto government was quickly recognized by
the USSR, Romania, Cuba, and several African states
with long ties to the Popular Movement. A number
of other East European states have expressed
"readiness" to establish diplomatic relations with
the new People's Republic.
The Popular Movement's rivals--the National
Front for the Liberation of Angola and the National
Union for the Total Independence of Angola--marked
Angolan independence and the inauguration of their
joint provisional government in ceremonies at Nova
Lisboa, the National Union's headquarters, and at
Ambriz, the Front's headquarters. The seat of the
provisional government will be at Nova Lisboa, re-
named Huambo.
After the independence ceremonies, the two
rival "governments" quickly resumed military activi-
ties. The Popular Movement dispatched a column of
troops and tanks southward to meet an advancing Na-
tional Front - National Union force advancing on
Luanda. That force, however, is still approximately
350 miles from the capital.
At Quifangando, the National Front has still
not been able to break through Popular Movement de-
fenses after almost three weeks of combat.
The Front and the Union still hope to force
the Popular Movement to compromise. The Popular
Movement will probably not be inclined to consider
a political accommodation with its rivals, however,
now that it has been recognized by Cuba and the
USSR and continues to receive military aid from them.
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In Cabinda,
heavy fighting is taking place between the Pop-
ular Movement and Cabindan liberation forces, which
are probably augmented by Zairian troops. The in-
ability of the Cabindan liberation forces to secure
a quick victory, in what was supposed to have been a
surprise attack, suggests that the Popular Movement
may hold the upper hand at the present time.
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TURKEY
General Staff Chief Sancar again
has exhorted Prime Minister Demirel's
government to face up to the country's
pressing international and domestic
problems, especially the recent epi-
demic of left-right student violence.
There is no evidence at this time to suggest
that Sancar's statement should be construed as
anything but a stern warning to the government.
Nevertheless, the military leadership may be be-
coming increasingly disenchanted with what it sees
as the politicians' penchant for playing politics
at the expense of vital national concerns.
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