THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 JULY 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993884
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 25, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
25 July 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 July 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In Chile, the political situation remains tense, and
a formula for compromise remains elusive as long as
the military insists on real power and the Communists
and Socialists remain unwilling to share it. (Page 1)
Early figures on China's spring crop indicate some
improvement over last year's subnormal production,
but Peking is cautioning against premature optimism.
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Libya reportedly has requested a delay in French de-
livery of 15 more Mirage aircraft probably because
Tripoli lacks enough qualified pilots to fly them.
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CHILE '
The political situation remains tense. Most
businesses and professional guilds have reportedly
postponed their planned nationwide strike, but work-
ers still occupy industries seized last month, the
truck owners' confederation may stage a walkout,
and soldiers and police continue to search for il-
legal arms. President Allende, moreover, is facing
a congressional inquiry into charges that the con-
gressional elections last March were tainted by
massive electoral fraud.
The feeling that something must be done
is spreading within the armed forces,
although most ranking officers still ap-
parently believe that working through
the present government is better than
risking a coup. Allende, who has been
meeting with commanders of the three
services and with leaders of his own
coalition, may be hoping to get the mil-
itary back into the cabinet on terms
satisfactory to both sides. A formula
will remain elusive, however, as long as
the military insists on real power and
the Communists and Socialists remain un-
willing to share it.
None of the contending factions--the gov-
ernment, the military, and the civilian
opposition--can be sure of winning the
present war of nerves or an armed con-
frontation, and all might welcome a polit-
ical truce. The opposition Christian
Democrats, for example, may open a dia-
logue with Allende's Popular Unity coali-
tion if representatives of the military
are brought into the cabinet.
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CHINA
Early figures on the spring crop indicate some
improvement over last year's production, largely due
to increased acreage. Peking, nevertheless, is cau-
tioning against premature optimism.
In the wake of last year's subnormal harvest--
which resulted primarily from bad weather--Peking
took several steps to shift more manpower to agricul-
ture, including
--a five-percent ceiling on the number of work-
ers permitted on nonf arming tasks in the coun-
tryside,
--a freeze on the hiring of factory workers in?
urban areas, and
--an acceleration of the campaign to send city
youth to work in agriculture.
These measures, implemented in the spring,
came too late to affect the early crop,
which accounts for about a third of the
annual harvest. The full impact will not
be noticeable until fall.
The 1972 harvest had its political reper-
cussions as well.
Vice Premier Li Pu-chun accepted
the blame last winter for low crop returns,
stating that he had assigned too much man-
power to factory jobs and had thereby dam-
aged the agricultural sector. By assuming
the role of scapegoat, he deflected criti-
cism from others more directly involved
in managing the economy. He was replaced
as chief economic planner by Yu Chiu-li,
who is a close associate of Chou En-lai.
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LIBYA-FRANCE
At Libya's request
France recently delayed delivery
of 15 Mirage aircraft. At least 80 of the 120
Mirages ordered by Libya have arrived. /
A shortage of pilots qualified to fly
Mirages is the most likely reason for
Tripoli's request for delay. Despite
training
only some 20 Libyan pilots may be quali-
fied, and even they have yet to demon-
strate combat proficiency. Tripoli has
relied on pilots
to supplement
its own.
All of the aircraft are scheduled for de-
livery by early next year. Without quali-
fied pilots to fly them, however, the ar-
rival of the remaining Mirages would only
add to Libya's storage and maintenance
burden.
Tripoli is
nerability
attack.
also concerned about the vuZ-
of its aircraft to an Israeli
its air defense
system remains inadequate.
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NOTES
France-USSR: During his visit to Moscow later
this week, Foreign Minister Jobert expects to round
out the tour d'horizon he began with Gromyko during
Brezhnev's stop in Paris late last month. Jobert,
Jobert nevertheless intends to
probe Soviet intentions toward Europe, using a draft
"main final document" presented by the Soviets at
the CSCE ministerial in Helsinki as an opening wedge.
The two sides will sign a ten-year accord for scien-
tific and technical cooperation.
Iran-Jordan-Tunisia: Tehran's latest display
of support for the Arab moderates includes loans of
$5 million each to Jordan and Tunisia. Although not
known for his largesse, the Shah is anxious to cul-
tivate better relations with Husayn and Bourguiba
and to enable both leaders to resist financial pres-
sures by the "progressive" Arab states. Husayn in
particular has been 'under pressure to revise his
strong anti-fedayeen position in return for finan-
cial assistance from Kuwait.
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