THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 15 SEPTEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993932
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 15, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
15 September 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
15 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Egypt's President Sadat
provided Libya with six Soviet SA-7 surface-
to-air missiles; Qadhafi, in turn, gave two missiles
to Fatah with orders to shoot down an Israeli air-
liner, and it was these that were recently confis-
cated from Palestinian commandos near Rome. (Page 1)
An Egyptian cabinet shuffle may be coming soon that
would return to office two recently ousted moderates.
(Page 2)
Some Israeli leaders think the US is on the verge
of a new effort to break the impasse in the Middle
East and believe Tel Aviv should not automatically
oppose such a move. (Page 3)
Soviets
submarines c
(Page 5)
Although some armed opposition continues in Chile,
the government is starting to give more attention
to the critical economic situation. Any easing of
the junta's tough attitude toward leftist extremists
is unlikely. (Page 6)
In Argentina, ?disagreement on how to deal with the
new Chilean Government emphasizes the deep rift
between left and right that is one of Peron's major
concerns. (Page 7)
A note on the Egypt-Jordan-Syria summit appears on
Page 8.
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EGYPT-LIBYA-FEDAYEEN
President Sadat provided Libya
with six Soviet SA-7 Strela surface-to-air missiles--
including the two recently confiscated from Pales-
tinian commandos near Rome airport. Qa-
dhafi asked for the weapons for use by the Libyan
military, but later gave two missiles to Fatah with
orders to shoot down an Israeli airliner in retalia-
tion for the Libyan civilian plane shot down by the
Israelis last February.
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EGYPT
A source considered reliable by the US Interests
Section in Cairo says that a cabinet shuffle may be
in the works which would bring back two recently
ousted moderates. One is Sayyid Marai, who was dis-
missed as secratary general of the Arab Socialist
Union early this year and would be named prime min-
ister before the month is out. At the same time,
Sadat would announce the reappointment of General
Sadiq as minister of war; he was dropped last Octo-
ber. The cabinet changes, the source claims, would
be accompanied by the announcement of a shift in
the country's orientation from socialism to "democ-
racy."
Marai was ousted largely because he did
not support the sweeping purge carried out
in the ASU in February and March:, he was
never under much of a cloud and has since
served as a presidential assistant. Sadiq,
fervently anti-Soviet, was tossed out at
a time when Sadat was pressing hard to
obtain more advanced military equipment
from the Soviets. More recent statements'
indicate that Sadat has now dropped that
for the time being, clearing the way for
Sadiq's return--a move that would be popu-
lar with younger army officers.
The rehabilitation of these men--both pro-
Western and anti-socialist--would corres-
pond with other measures Sadat is trying
in efforts to move Egypt away from social-
ism and to balance Cairo's relations with
both East and West.
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ISRAEL
Some Israeli leaders think the US is on the
verge of a new effort to break the impasse in the
Middle East. Two articles this week in the Israel3r
press--
show that the defense
minister expects an initiative within the next few
months. Dayan apparently believes the international
climate is swinging in favor of the Arabs and that
Tel Aviv should not automatically oppose a US move,
which may be the least of the evils Israel can ex-
pect.
Most Israeli leaders have reacted vocifer-
ously and negatively in the past to any
hint that the US might back a new peace
initiative. Now they probably reason
that, given the leverage that the oil
shortage provides the Arabs, a seemingly
receptive attitude will buy them more
time in the long run--perhaps enough to
enable them to develop their own capacity
to manufacture weapons, leaving them more
or less immune to US pressure.
Prime Minister Meir's Labor Party plat-
form, adopted earlier this month with lit-
tle opposition, signals unmistakably that
the Israelis intend to tighten their grip
on the occupied territories. It calls
for the expansion of Jerusalem's bound-
aries, at least three dozen new settle-
ments in the Arab territories in addition
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to the present 50, and accelerated govern-
ment and private acquisitions of Arab
lands. The platform was primarily Dayan's
doing and reflects his belief that the
West Bank is Israel's "homeland," while
Gaza should be kept to block any future
Egyptian threat. There has never been
any question in Dayan's mind about the
retention of the Golan Heights, Sharm
ash-Shaykh, or East Jerusalem.
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CHILE
Although some armed opposition continues, the
government is starting to give more attention to
the critical economic situation. Banks are sched-
uled to reopen Monday, and a new system for distri-
bution of commodities has been established.
The dissolution of Congress and the proscrip-
tion of military contacts with politicians indicate
that an early call for elections is unlikely.
Easing of the tough attitude toward left-
ist extremists is unlikely. The military
is convinced that the coup came just in
time to preempt plans by extremists for
widespread armed violence.
Failure to respect diplomatic norms in
its effort to search out leftists could
cost the junta needed international sup-
port. The government may be seriously
considering a raid on the North Korean
Embassy to capture persons seeking asylum.
The UN Security Council meets on Monday to hear
Cuba's complaints of Chilean attacks against its
embassy.
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ARGENTINA
Disagreement on how to deal with the new
Chilean Government emphasizes the deep
rift between left and right in Argentina
that is one of Peron's major concerns.
The principal immediate questions are whether
Argentina should recognize Chile's junta and whether
medical supplies should be shipped to Santiago. Be-
yond these matters, however, leftists--including
Peronist youth--have seized on the Chilean issue
to stir up nationalist and anti-US sentiment.
The left is also playing
on fears that the junta may undertake the "Brazilian-
ization" of Chile and complete the "encirclement"
of Argentina.
Military leaders, on the other hand, are moving
to cement relations with their Chilean counterparts
to forestall any Chilean drift toward Brazil.
Peron publicly has paid lip service to the
leftist point of view by condemning the coup and
suggesting US complicity.
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NOTE
Egypt-Jordan-Syria: The tripartite summit
meeting in Cairo resulted in the restoration of dip-
lomatic ties between Egypt and Jordan--a victory for
King Husayn's firmness in dealing with Sadat. The
possibility of restoring relations with Syria
snagged, however, when Asad insisted on the readmis-
sion of some fedayeen to Jordan--even under Jordanian
Army control--and Husayn refused. Husayn did accept
the "principle" of a unified Arab command under an
Egyptian commander, but he made it clear that his
army would remain under Jordanian control at all
times and would not participate in any resumption
of fighting.
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