THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 JANUARY 1974

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FOIA [1]

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President's Daily Brief 1969-1977 [2]

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0006007642

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August 14, 2016

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January 9, 1974

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_ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 The President's Daily Brief January 9, 1974 4 5 ---T?op?Srrre25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Exempt from general declassification .hedule of E.O. 11652 exemption category 58( 1),12)(3) declassified only on approval of the Director of Central Intelligence Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T06936A011900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 25X1 ) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF January 9, 1974 PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS \USSR/ \Syria/ (Page 1) Saudi Arabial France /(Page 3) In an effort to curb demands for political reform, South Korean President Pak has decreed that persons agitating for constitutional or other political changes will be subject to courts-martial and impris- onment. (Page 4) Notes on the concern of both government and commu- nist officials in Laos over possible coups and Jamaican Government negotiations with its foreign- owned bauxite industry appear on Page 5. 25X1 25X1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY SYRIA-USSR (continued) 1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Declassified in Pa-rt - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T001936A611900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY 2 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00193611900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY SAUDI ARABIA - FRANCE 25X1 25X1 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 , Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY SOUTH KOREA President Pak has decreed that in the future, persons agitating for constitutional changes and other political reforms will be subject to courts- martial and imprisonment. His action--the first direct move to curb calls for basic political re- forms which in effect would undermine the authoritar- ian nature of his regime--was prompted by an exten- sively circulated petition for reform, as well as by critical statements of senior politicians. The de- cree also reflects Pak's frustration over his failure to mollify critics through conciliatory gestures and appeals for popular support. Pak is gambling that the threat of government repression will be enough to silence his critics. Similar emergency measures in 1971 and the martial law decree in 1972 effectively halted open opposi- tion. After more than two years of authoritarian rule, however, Pak's opponents are better organized and more determined to press their case. Most poli- ticians will probably find it prudent to keep quiet, but militant Christians and intellectuals may view the action as a challenge which cannot go unanswered. Thus there is a potential here for a serious con- frontation. 4 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 , Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY NOTES Laos: Both the government and the Pathet Lao have shown some nervousness recently that rightists may be planning a coup. Although there is no firm evidence of serious plotting, the rightists are again voicing their concern that Prime Minister Souvanna is prepared to sell them out if necessary to gain Lao Communist agreement.on a new government. 25X1 25X1 Jamaica: The Jamaican Government is preparing to negotiate- with the foreign-owned bauxite industry, and Prime Minister Manley has reiterated that nation- alization is not being considered now. He has warned, however, that his attitude could change. The govern- ment had planned to begin discussions for increased benefits from the bauxite companies in mid-1974, but implications of the energy crisis apparently prompted Manley to decide on discussions next month. 5 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0 Declassified in Part-- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T0093-6A0119-00010032-0 Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016/07/19 : CIA-RDP79T00936A011900010032-0