THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 25 OCTOBER 1973

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• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: October 25, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
25 October 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
The cease-fire appears to be working on the Syrian
front, but fighting continued through most of yester-
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Lake on both banks of the Suez Canal. At last night's
Security Council session, eight nonaligned states
presented a resolution to create a UN emergency peace-
keeping force for the Middle East.
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Bonn, nervous over possible Arab retaliation, has re- 25X1
guested the US to cease resupplying Israel from Ameri-
can military depots in the Federal Republic. (Page 3)
Cambodian Army Commander-in-Chief General Fernandez
continues to grumble about the deficiencies of Cam-
bodia's civilian leadership and has even gone so far
as to talk openly about a coup against the new In Tam
government. (Page 6)
Chile wants to negotiate with three US copper com-
panies whose property was expropriated by the Allende
government. (Page 6)
Soviet party chief Brezhnev has advanced the date of
his visit to Cuba and will arrive on October 31 in-
stead of sometime in December as earlier scheduled.
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Foreign capitals continue to express disappointmnet
with the lack of progress toward monetary reform at
the Nairobi meeting. (Page 7)
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ARAB STATES - ISRAEL
The cease-fire appears to be working on the Syr-
ian front, but fighting continued through most of
yesterday on the Egyptian front south of the Great
Bitter Lake on both banks of the Suez Canal.
Egyptian units on the
east bank launched a two-pronged, tank-supported at-
tack toward the Gidi and Mitla passes and made some
gains before being halted by Israeli forces. There
is no clear indication, however, what positions these
Egyptian units now hold.
Israeli forces captured the Egyptian naval base
at Adabiyah, south of Suez city, yesterday morning,
and fighting continued in and around Suez city
throughout the day. Egyptian armored forces on the
west bank tried unsuccessfully to launch an operation
to reopen the road from Cairo to Suez. By nightfall,
fighting had died down to sporadic artillery fire.
Large Egyptian forces apparently remain within
the Israeli enclave on the west bank of the canal.
Israeli aircraft yesterday attacked 20 to 30 Egyptian
tanks there and an Egyptian convoy of 50 to 60 trucks.
Elsewhere along the Egyptian front, the cease-fire
appears to be in effect.
Calm generally prevailed along the Syrian front,
but the Israelis have been shelling fedayeen posi-
tions in Lebanon. Tel Aviv has warned Beirut that
it will have to bear the consequences of any further
terrorist activity against Israel by the fedayeen
in Lebanon.
At last night's Security Council session, eight
nonaligned states presented a resolution to create
a UN emergency peacekeeping force for the Middle
East. Their resolution would enlarge the existing
UN observer force, and it reiterates earlier calls
for an immediate cease-fire and withdrawal to posi-
tions held at 1750 GMT Monday. The nonaligned pro-
posal followed an Egyptian request that Soviet and
US troops enforce the Cease-fire. The Soviets made
no promise to provide supervisory forces, although
they argued that the request was justified by con-
tinued Israeli violations of the truce. The council
is scheduled to reconvene at 1030 this morning to
debate the nonaligned draft.
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All seven UN observation teams planned for the
Egyptian side of the cease-fire line have been dis-
patched and are reporting. Most teams, however, are
uncertain of the location of front line positions,
and three teams on the southern sector have been held
up by fighting northwest of Suez city. Israel is de-
laying efforts to establish stations on the east bank,
and no observer patrols have reached that area. Da-
mascus wants observation teams installed along the
Israeli bulge into Syrian territory, and this is the
present UN plan.
The Chinese have not tried to block either cease-
fire call, undoubtedly out of deference to Arab
wishes. China has described the UN cease-fire reso-
lutions, however, as ploys to bolster superpower
hegemony in the Middle East. Throughout the fighting
the Chinese have limited themselves to strong verbal
support for the Arabs and pledges of additional eco-
nomic aid to Egypt.
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WEST GERMANY
Bonn is nervous about possible Arab retaliation
for permitting the US to resupply Israel from Ameri-
can military depots in the Federal Republic.
The government fears that its "even-handed" ap-
proach to the Middle East dispute has been compro-
mised, that the Arab states may again sever relations,
and that oil deliveries may be halted. Despite a
public posture of relative unconcern, German of
are worried about the possible impact that re-
strictions caused by a lengthy oil embargo would have
on public opinion and on Bonn's NATO commitments.
These points were made forcefully to Ambassador
Hillenbrand on Tuesday by State Secretary Frank at
the behest of Foreign Minister Scheel. According
to Frank, Bonn hopes that the US will cease its re-
supply effort with the advent of the cease-fire.
Yesterday Frank made an even stronger request to a
senior US embassy official when he asked that the
US,immediately take steps to stop further deliveries.
He also stated that his government has instructed
an Israeli ship now in a West German port to com-
plete its loading and depart quickly, and said that
other scheduled Israeli ships will not be permitted
to pick up military cargo.
This position evidently was adopted at a "rump"
cabinet meeting on October 23. Defense Minister
Leber, a staunch supporter of Israel, was not pres-
ent; later he told Hillenbrand that he would support
the continuing resupply of Israel if the US wished.
The Ambassador suspects, however, that the Chancel-
lor and a majority of the cabinet share Foreign Of-
fice worries.
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USSR - MIDDLE EAST
The Soviets publicly accused Israel on October
23 of violating the cease-fire and threatened Tel
Aviv with the "gravest consequences" if it did not
sto its ta..ression."
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CAMBODIA
Cambodian Army Commander-in-Chief General
Fernandez is continuing to grumble about the defi-
ciencies of Cambodia's civilian leadership and its
"neglect" of the military. Fernandez has even gone
so far as to talk openly about a coup against the
new In Tam government. Fernandez evidently is tell-
ing contacts that the US is supporting him despite
the fact that Charge Enders told him and other mili-
tary leaders on October 21 that any political turn-
over in Phnom Penh would be disastrous. Charge Enders
now intends to weigh in with Fernandez in an even more
forceful manner than he did four days ago.
Fernandez evidently is also on the outs again
with Lon Nol because of the President's intention to
strip him of the authority to make key personnel as-
signments in the military. Their relations obviously
will not be improved by Fernandez' recent intemperate
remarks to the general staff which includes several
officers loyal to Lon Nol,
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CHILE
Chile wants to negotiate with three US copper
companies whose property was expropriated by the
Allende government. The US Embassy in Santiago re-
ports that Foreign Ministry Economic Adviser Orlando
Saenz has met company representatives, formulated
tentative plans, and has asked for company reactions
to them.
Saenz believes there should be relatively little
difficulty in reaching terms with the Cerro Corpora-
tion along lines of an arrangement worked out between
the company and the Allende government but never im-
plemented. He hopes for an agreement with Anaconda
that would provide for technical assistance and the
company's help in developing a new ore deposit.
Saenz is concerned about negotiations with Kennecott,
however, and believes that the company may insist
on its demand for $600 million in compensation.
Chile is prepared to offer up to $160 million.
Chile needs technical help in running the copper
mines and wants to encourage foreign credits and in-
vestment. In resolving its disputes with the copper
companies, however, Santiago cannot afford to appear
to be selling out Chilean sovereignty and if pressed
too hard could react defensively.
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NOTES
USSR-Cuba: Soviet party chief Brezhnev has ad-
vanced the date of his visit to Cuba and will arrive
on October 31. Brezhnev had been scheduled to make
an official visit to Cuba "in December of this year
and January of next year," according to the Soviet
announcement made last July. There is no clear rea-
son for the change.
International Monetary Reform: Foreign capitals
continue to express disappointment with the lack of
progress toward monetary reform at the Nairobi meet-
ing. The Dutch, in particular, consider the initial
outline presented at the conference as a step back-
wards since, in their view, it glosses over both
fundamental and technical differences among nations.
They were also disturbed at what they saw as an
emerging economic "Big Five"--the US, the UK, West
Germany, France, and Japan. Although the Italians
and the Dutch are unhappy over the lack of results,
French Finance Minister d'Estaing has indicated that
he thinks the time is not yet ripe for reform and
that improvement in the US balance of payments posi-
tion would help.
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