THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 16 MARCH 1972
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The President's Daily Brief
16 March 1972
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
16 March 1972
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
President Bhutto's trip to Moscow could help set
the stage for future Pakistani talks with India and
Bangladesh. (Page 1)
South Vietnami
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The Greek Government can hardly be satisfied with
President Makarios' reply to its demands, and the
Turks are unhappy with the UN's agreement to leave
the Czech arms in Cypriot hands. (Page 3)
In a continuing effort to safeguard his longevity
in office, Chile's President Allende is still try-
ing to woo the military over to his side. (Page 4)
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USSR-PAKISTAN
President Bhutto arrived in the USSR today for a
three-day visit during which Moscow can be expected
to urge him to begin negotiations with Bangladesh
and with India./
//In bar-
gaining for Bhutto's agreement to begin negotiations,
Moscow is likely to offer to resume economic aid to
Pakistan, perhaps including the immediate return of
the 300 technicians withdrawn when the war broke out.
Bhutto has been careful not to be publicly hostile
to the USSR since he assumed office. He wants to
avoid cementing an Indo-Soviet alliance against Paki-
stan./
/He is also anxiousfor Mos-cow to
resume economic aid, but he remains suspicious of
alleged Soviet cooperation with opposition groups
in Pakistan. Although Bhutto may stress his willing-
ness to begin talks with the Indians, his price for
formal recognition of Bangladesh may involve more
economic aid than Moscow is willing to provide.
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SOUTH VIETNAM
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CYPRUS
President Makarios and UN officials on Cyprus
have worked out an arrangement on the recently im-
ported Czech arms that provides for periodic inspec-
tion by UN forces but leaves the arms in Makarios'
custody. The UN Secretary General today will issue
a general report on the arrangement to the Security
Council. The report will obscure the fact that the
weapons have not been brought under UN control in
the hope of avoiding a categorical Turkish rejection
of the plan.
Heretofore the Turks had insisted on a
complete and immediate turnover of the
arms to the UN. The Greek representative
at the UN has expressed satisfaction with
the plan, but it is not clear that he was
speaking for his government.
jMakarios is willing to make a show of compro-
mise in the political field, hinting at some changes
in his cabinet. However, he will not give in to
the Greek demands that he reconstitute his govern-
menton a broader base and then resign. The US
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Embassy in Athens estimates that the Greek Govern-
ment cannot accept this response and must produce
some concrete results or face growing pressure from
Turkey.
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CHILE
President Allende soon will renew his efforts
to include at least one military leader in his cab-
inet, 1 / He hopes
this would help blunt military opposition as well
as to give his government added prestige. At the
same time, several recent shifts in key military
assignments reflect Allende's efforts to relegate
potential military plotters to peripheral positions.
Ever since his inauguration in late 19703
Allende has cultivated the military by de-
fending them against critics, raising their
pay, and playing upon their loyalty to the
constitution and reluctance to be drawn
into partisan politics. The military, how-
ever, continue to experience the same deep
divisions that permeate Chilean society
as a whole. These divisions and Allende's
tactics reduce the chance that any incip-
ient coup plotting would succeed.
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NOTES
South Vietnam - Cambodia: The 4,500-man South
Vietnamese force operating in a major Communist base
area in Cambodia west of Tay Ninh Province has de-
stroyed enemy camps and large supply caches, but has
not yet made any significant contact with enemy
forces. The South Vietnamese commander, General
Minh, is more interested in disrupting one of the
enemy's main staging areas for attacks into South
Vietnam than in taking on the three Communist divi-
sions which are concentrated nearby. Minh appar-
ently plans to end this operation in a few days.
USSR-Cuba: Fidel Castro may visit the USSR in
May. Our embassy in Moscow has reported that an of-
ficial propagandist, lecturing recently on foreign
affairs, asserted without elaboration that Castro
would come at that time. Should Castro do so, it
would be his first visit since 1964, and it is
likely that he would attend the annual May Day ob-
servance. The Cuban leader no doubt would use such
a visit to seek reaffirmation of the USSR's commit-
ment to Cuba prior to President Nixon's summit meet-
ings in Moscow, and he would be likely to get it.
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