THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 10 JUNE 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007979
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 10, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
June 10, 1974
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY
'June 10, 1974
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Palestine Liberation Organization will delay a
decision on participation in the Geneva peace talks
until formally invited to attend. (Page 1)
The French government will have difficulty explain-
ing away dismissed Reform Minister Servan-Schreiber's
charges that military preparations forced the new
government to continue nuclear tests. (Page 2)
James Cairns, the leading Labor Party leftist, has
been elected Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, de-
feating the incumbent backed by Prime Minister Whit-
lam. (Page 2)
Egyptian President Sadat is expected to visit Romania
late this monthg according to Cairo's Al Ahram.
(Page 2)
Labor disturbances in Rangoon have subsided,.but last
week's violence has left considerable bitterness
among workers and students. (Page 2)
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FEDAYEEN
Moderate members of the Palestine National Coun-
cil,, which ended a week-long meeting in Cairo yester-
daye'were unable to win agreement from the radicals
on Palestinian participation in the Geneva peace
talks. Instead, the Council reached a consensus to
delay any decision until the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization is formally invited to the talks. With
this concession, PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat forestalled
threatened withdrawals from his okganization by small
groups that are cooperating under the label of the
Rejection Front.
The Council expanded the PLO's executive commit-
tee from nine to fourteen. Although the change brings
into the group a representative of the radical Popu-
lar Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General
Command, the net effect of the increase strengthens
Arafat. He apparently now has the capability to
carry his views in the PLO and to lead a delegation
to the peace talks.
Palestinian leaders will press Cairo and Damas-
cus to elicit an invitation for them to attend the
talks. As .a tactical matter they will continue to
insist that any invitation, to be acceptable, must
acknowledge the "rights of the Palestinians" and al-
low-them to negotiate for an Israeli withdrawal from
the occupied West Bank.
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NOTES
France: The government will have some difficulty
explaining away the charges by Reform Minister Servan-
Schreiber that led to his dismissal yesterday. He
asserted that the military had continued preparations
for the 1974 series of nuclear tests so as to virtu-
ally force the new government to follow through.
Servan-Schreiber's presence
in the cabinet was an irritant to Giscard's Gaullist
and centrist allies. His tenure had been in question
from the start
Australia: James Cairns, the leading leftist in
Australia's ruling Labor Party and an outspoken oppo-
nent of US installations in Australia, has been
elected Deputy Prime Minister. This victory over the
incumbent, backed by Prime Minister Whitlam, may
tarnish Whitlam's prestige, but his leadership does
not appear in danger.
Egypt-Romania: President Anwar Sadat is ex-
pected to visit Romania late this month, according
to Cairo's Al Ahram. The visit will take place
against a background of improving relations. There
have been a number of high-level exchanges between
the two countries since the October war, and the Ro-
manian media have taken an extremely favorable line
toward Egypt. Ceausescu apparently believes support
for Cairo will have the effect of diluting Arab re-
sentment over Romania's continued diplomatic rela-
tions with Israel.
Burma: Labor disturbances in Rangoon have sub-
sided, for the moment at least, as the result of army
actions in which at least 22 demonstrators were
killed. Last week's violence has left considerable
bitterness among both workers and students. Before
the disturbances ended, demonstrators were demanding
an end to President Ne Win's "one-man rule," in addi-
tion to calling for economic gains.
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