THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 NOVEMBER 1972

• 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: November 25, 1972

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The President's Daily Brief
25 November 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 November 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Finland's recognition of East Germany yesterday--
the first by a West European country--will soon be
followed by several others. (Page 1)
The Soviet Navy appears to have acquired expanded
port privileges in Somalia that permit the use of
Soviet support and repair ships. (Page 2)
Israel's latest commando strike inside Lebanon was
directed against fedayeen elements that have re-
pudiated the recent Fatah-Lebanese agreement halt-
ing cross-border operations. (Page 3)
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The new Philippine constitution, which will permit
President Marcos to remain in power indefinitely,
will be submitted to a referendum vote on 15 Janu-
ary. (Page 3)
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WESTERN EUROPE - EAST GERMANY
Finland, which yesterday became the first West
European state to recognize East Germany, will soon
be followed by several others. Helsinki's unilat-
eral recognition of both German states followed a
meeting of the Scandinavian countries earlier this
week at which all five indicated their readiness
to recognize East Germany soon. Despite its mem-
bership in NATO, Denmark is the. most anxious to
move, ahead.
Iceland, another NATO member that feels
itself under pressure from leftist domes-
tic elements, may wait until the NATO
foreign ministers' meeting on.? and 8 De-
cember, but not much longer. Sweden, as
a non-NATO country, is under little con-
straint to delay. Only Norway, which
presumably wants to avoid annoying Bonn
at a time when it is seeking to negotiate
a free trade agreement with the EC, is
likely to put off recognition until other
countries have blazed the way.
At a recent.EC foreign ministers' meeting,
Italy, the Benelux countries, and France all claimed
that their governments were under heavy pressure to
recognize Pankow soon. While they indicated that
they would not act before the NATO ministerial meet-
ing, as desired by Bonn, most regarded recognition
as likely before the end of the year. A French
Foreign Ministry official speculated on 22 November
that his government might act immediately after
Chancellor Brandt signs the inter-German treaty in
the third week of December.
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USSR-SOMALIA
A Soviet F-class submarine was seen in recent
satellite photography alongside a Soviet repair
ship in the Somali port of Berbera. Photography
of last summer showed a J-class submarine next to
the repair ship at the Berbera dock. The position
of the ships indicates that the submarines, both
of them diesel-powered, were undergoing maintenance
)or replenishment.
An agreement to permit Soviet-controlled
ship support operations at Berbera may
have been concluded during the visit of
Soviet Defense Minister Grechko in early
1972. The Soviets, who have considerable
influence in Mogadiscio, have long had
access to Somali ports, but use of Soviet
repair ships is a new development. So-
viet support ships, including a repair
ship, have been in the Gulf of Aden con-
tinuously since 1968, but earlier support
operations took place at anchorages in
international waters.
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NOTES
Israel-Lebanon: The Israeli commando strike
inside Lebanon Thursday night was directed against
members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine - General Command, a group that repudiated
Fatah leader Arafat's recent agreement with the
Lebanese to cease cross-border operations. The
firefight left one fedayeen dead and four fedayeen
and one Israeli wounded. The border had been quiet
since the Lebanese Army imposed controls on feda-
yeen activity after the last Israeli ground incur-
sion in September. The raid seems to be a clear
warning to Beirut that it must impose further meas-
ures to prevent the resumption of fedayeen activity
hear the border.
USSR:
Brezhnev has made several public appear-
ances in recent days and at last word is still sched-
uled to visit Hungary next week.
Philippines: The constitutional convention
is putting the final touches on the new constitu-
tion. The draft will be submitted to public refer-
endum on 15 January, and overwhelming approval by
the Filipino voters is expected. Marcos will por-
tray this as a vote of confidence in his rule under
martial law. The document empowers Marcos to head
an interim government in which he will exercise
the presidential powers of the current constitution
as well as those of a strong prime minister under
the new constitution. Marcos himself will deter-
mine when to implement the parliamentary system,
which means he may retain authority indefinitely.
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Bolivia: Mishandling of labor unrest, which
led to a series-of strikes and the declaration of
a state of siege on 23 November, has further shaken
the Banzer government. The strikesoccurred when
the Interior Minister, Colonel Adett, ordered the
arrest.of some 30 labor leaders even though the
unions had just reached a tentative settlement with
the Labor Minister. The unions had been threat,-
ening-to strike over demands for wage increases to
offset losses suffered in the recent devaluation
of Bolivia's currency.
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