THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 18 SEPTEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993934
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: September 18, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
18 September 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
According to Jordanian Prime Minister Rifai, the
Jordanians made no concessions at the tripartite
summit in Cairo and were the big winners. (Page 1)
A high Afghan official claims that Moscow has en-
dorsed Afghan views on developments in bordering
tribal areas of Pakistan and Iran. (Page 2)
Syria
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West German
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In Chile, sporadic attacks on security forces con-
tinue, but there are indications that the government
feels it has the security situation under control.
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JORDAN-EGYPT-SYRIA
Jordanian Prime Minister Rifai told Ambassador
Brown last weekend that the Jordanians see them-
selves as the big winners at the tripartite meeting
at Cairo. Husayn made no concessions, and although
relations with Syria were not re-established, Pres-
ident Asad promised to go back to Damascus and see
what he could do.
The three agreed that tripartite talks would
continue, next in Damascus, then in Amman, although
no dates were set. The three countries would also
hold talks occasionally dealing with military sub-
jects, but they would merely be talks--there would
be no unified command and no stationing of Syrian
or Egyptian forces in Jordan. Husayn made it clear
that nothing of the sort could even be "considered"
until financial arrangements had been worked out--a
not-very-subtle reference to the renewal of the
Kuwaiti subsidy.
Asad refused to endorse Resolution 242; he made
it Clear that in his opinion Syrian adherence would
not make the slightest difference to the situation
in the Middle East, but that when real peace efforts
get under way "Syria will be there."
Both Sadat and Asad were critical of the US,
saying that Washington had no wish to see peace in
the Middle East if that might mean any trouble with
Israel or with pro-Israeli Americans. They were
even more critical of the Soviets
Both Egypt and Jordan have come out of the
conference ahead, even though the gains
were largely psychological. Sadat's rap-
prochement with Husayn is an essential
element in his effort to forge greater
inter-Arab cooperation.; he can also use
his relationship with Jordan to deflect
pressure toward war coming from Qadhafi
and other extremists. Husayn, meanwhile,
has finally broken out of a period of iso-
lation that lasted nearly three years--
though the resumption of relations with
Damascus and the restoration of the Ku-
waiti subsidy may still be some time off.
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AFGHANISTAN-USSR
The Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister, who accom-
panied presidential adviser Naim Khan to Moscow last
week, told Charge Lewis on Saturday that the trip
covered both political and economic issues, and that
the Soviets were "friendly, understanding, and help-
ful." The discussions included "menacing" Iranian
activities in Iranian Baluchistan as well as politi-
cal trends in the two Pakistani provinces bordering
Afghanistan.
The official claimed that the Soviets endorsed
Afghan views on these problems. He implied that
Moscow had assured Kabul of full diplomatic support
in the event there is a dispute between Afghanistan
and Iran or Pakistan over frontier problems.
Despite this continuing support for the
Afghans, there is evidence that the So-
viets would like to prevent further in-
stability in this area along the USSR's
southern flank.
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CHILE
Sporadic attacks on security forces continue,
but no new major assaults on military installations
have been reported. The junta government plans to
allow some quiet independence day ceremonies today
to emphasize that the situation is returning to
normal.
In Santiago, junta forces are tightening the
ring around extremists who have taken refuge to
the outlying slums. The interior minister claims
that at least 4,000 "suspects" are now being de-
tained in the capital alone. Elsewhere in the
country the continuing search for arms caches is
encountering little resistance.
The junta is weeding out the Allende govern-
ment's appointees from state enterprises and other
official positions, and replacing them with active
and retired military officers as well as independ-
ent civilians. Several Christian Democrats have
been brought into the government, including the
minister of justice and three subsecretaries in
other ministries.
Christian Democrats face a dilemma in
their relations with the junta. They
hope to staff middle-level positions in
an effort to influence policy, but at
the same time wish to avoid close identi-
fication with the government. Party
leaders already fear reprisals from the
extreme rightists being recruited by the
junta, and now reportedly believe that
cooperation with the new regime might
subject them to retaliation from leftist
extremists. Former President Frei is
considering going into exile until the
direction of the new government clarifies
and the security situation stabilizes.
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