THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 7 AUGUST 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993895
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: August 7, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
7 August 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
7 August 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Rioting in at least five Indonesian cities is a
protest against higher rice prices, Chinese domina-
tion of commercial activity, and corrupt dealings
between Chinese merchants and government officials.
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Chile's President Allende reached a stalemate in
his "dialogue" with the opposition party, and must
cope with the intransigence of his own party in his
attempts to maneuver. (Page 4)
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YUGOSLAVIA
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USSR-IRAN
Prime Minister Hoveyda's current trip to
the USSR is the 'latest in a series of
visits aimed at improving bilateral rela-
tions and reviewing regional policies.
In March Premier Kosygin reciprocated the
Shah's Lengthy visit last fall. In June,
Iranian War Minister Azimi met in Moscow
with Soviet Defense Minister Grechko, who
promised to give his request for arms
prompt consideration.
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wi in it ?1 ficult, however, to back off from
the general endorsement the Shah himself gave to
Moscow's vague proposal during Kosygin's visit; last
night,- Kosygin reminded Hoveyda in a dinner speech
that both countries have agreed to promote Asian
collective security.
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INDONESIA
The anti-Chinese disturbances which began Sunday
in the West Java capital of Bandung have so far
caused considerable property damage, one possible
death, and about 40 injuries. As of this morning,
the disturbances had spread to several other cities.
The riots were touched off by a minor traffic inci-
dent that developed into full-fledged demonstrations
against higher rice prices, Chinese dominance of
commercial activity, and corrupt dealings between
Chinese merchants and Indonesian Government officials.
The right wing of the Indonesian military
leadership, strongly suspicious of the
Chinese community, will probably use the
riots to argue for further delay in any
restoration of diplomatic relations with
Peking. The Chinese, who take the posi-
tion that overseas Chinese communities
are the responsibility of host governments
in Southeast Asia, are unlikely to react
to the events.
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CHILE
The political crisis has deepened after Pres-
ident Allende's "dialogue" with the Christian
Democrats reached a stalemate last week. The coun-
try is in the midst of a serious transportation
strike, which has aggravated food and fuel short-
ages during the Chilean winter. Military leaders
feel more strongly than ever that they must do some-
thing to ease the situation, but have not agreed on
a course of action.
The intransigence of the extremists in his
own Socialist Party threatens Allende's
control of the situation. Even the Castro
regime is reportedly trying to convince
the Socialists that they must moderate
their position to keep Allende's coali-
tion government alive.
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