THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 JULY 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993870
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 9, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
9 July 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
9 July 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In Chile, elements of the Popular Unity coalition
and extreme leftist groups are arming their "self-
defense" Street brigades, a development that is in-
tensifying the military's concern over the course
of events. (Page 1)
USSR Politburo member Kirilenko has completed a
visit to Syria and goes on to Lebanon today. He is
likely to be asked to mediate Syrian-Lebanese dif-
ferences over the checks Beirut has placed On feda-
yeen activities. (Page 2)
'The Peace Corps Volunteers who were en route to
Zaire are still being detained in Uganda. (Page 3)
Notes on the USSR-Austria and Malaysia-China are
also on Page 3.
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CHILE
Elements of the Popular Unity coalition and
extreme leftist groups are arming their "self-de-
fense" street brigades, a development that is inten-
sifying the military's concern over the course of
events in Chile. Opposition parties have demanded
that President Allende authorize the military to
disarm all civilian paramilitary units.
Allende apparently did not approve the
arms distribution. He continues to search
for a solution that would avoid a confron-
tation with his supporters and still sat-
isfy the military.
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USSR - MIDDLE EAST
Politburo member Andrey Kirilenko arrives in
Beirut today, and he is likely to be asked to medi-
ate Syrian-Lebanese differences over the checks Bei-
rut has placed on fedayeen activities.
This is a delicate task that will be dif-
ficult to perform without offending one
of the parties. Kirilenko presumably will
advise both sides to exercise restraint.
Last week Kirilenko visited Syria where he at-
tended the opening of a new phase of the Soviet-
sponsored Euphrates Dam project. The Soviets had
intended to send a less important figure, but the
Syrians--who had expected Premier Kosygin--insisted
on someone of Politburo rank.
The Egyptians have been pressing for a high-
level Soviet visit for over a year and had hoped a
Soviet leader would visit Cairo in July to brief
President Sadat on the US-Soviet summit. A Soviet
Foreign Ministry official recently told a US diplo-
mat, however, that there are no plans for such a
visit this summer. Instead, an Egyptian delegation
will go to Moscow for the briefing and to coordi-
nate strategy on the next phase of the UN Security
Council debate.
The reluctance of high-level Soviet lead-
ers to travel to the Middle East reflects
the strains in Moscow's relations with
the Arab world and the unwillingness of
Kremlin leaders to become personally en-
tangled in the pitfalls involved in Soviet-
Arab relations.
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NOTES
Uganda: The 111 Peace Corps volunteers who were
en route to Zaire are still being detained in Uganda.
President Amin has announced that he will continue to
hold them pending confirmation of their purpose and
destination from, among others, Zaire President Mobutu,
Nigerian President Gowan and East African Airways of
Amin has stated that he suspects the volunteers
are mercenaries on their way to engage in subversive
activities in Burundi or Rwanda.
USSR-Austria: The communique issued after Pre-
mier Kosygin's visit last week pleased the Austrians,
since the Soviets for the first time went along with
a reference to "constitutionally anchored" Austrian
neutrality. The Austrians regard this as Soviet ac-
ceptance of Vienna's right to define its neutrality.
The Soviets also indicated they would pose no fur-
ther objections to Austria's contacts with the Euro-
pean Communities. Kosygin did, however, say during
an interview that the USSR would not look favorably
on a defensive missile system on Austrian soil.
Malaysia-China: Talks between Malaysia and
China aimed at establishing diplomatic relations
have been suspended to allow each side to get new
instructions. Kuala Lumpur wants Peking to disso-
ciate itself officially from some 200,000 stateless
Chinese in Malaysia and to agree to accept them
should Kuala Lumpur find reason to deport them.
Malaysia has also asked for suspension of clandes-
tine broadcasts from China that support Malaysian
insurgents. Kuala Lumpur now expects that its tar-
get date of August 31 for an exchange of diplomatic
recognition will not be met, but it still hopes
the step can be taken later in the year.
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