THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 20 NOVEMBER 1973

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005993990
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: November 20, 1973

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The President's Daily Brief
20 November 1973
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
20 November 1973
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
Israeli and Egyptian representatives exchanged pro-
posals yesterday regarding disengagement of forces.
General Yariv suggested mutual withdrawal from the
banks of the canal; his Egyptian counterpart proposed
creating a buffer zone east of a line down the middle
of the Sinai.
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The Arabs are paying cash for some of the aid Moscow
has sent Egypt and Syria since the war began. This
is a departure from previous financial arrangements
for arms supply; money from oil producing states has
made it possible. (Page 2)
French planning for a considerable increase in naval
strength in the Mediterranean over the next several
years is discussed on Page 3.
Statements of high French officials indicate that
France's nuclear doctrine is continuing to evolve
from one based on immediate strategic retaliation
into one with a number of levels of nuclear response.
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Notes on political unrest in Athens, and on events
in Cambodia and China appear on Page 6.
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ARAB STATES - ISRAEL
Israeli and Egyptian representatives exchanged
proposals regarding disengagement of forces during
a meeting yesterday at Kilometer 101. General Yariv
suggested a mutual withdrawal from the banks of the
Suez Canal, leaving a ten-kilometer buffer zone on
each side that would be patrolled by the UN Emergency
Force. General Gamasy countered with an Egyptian
proposal that would divide the Sinai Peninsula with
a line running from Al Arish in the north to Ras
Muhammad in the south. Israeli forces would withdraw
20 kilometers east of the line, and UNEF would patrol
the buffer zone in between, including Sharm ash Shaykh.
The Egyptians apparently added a detailed plan for
thinning out forces of both sides along the buffer
zone.
According to an Israeli spokesman, the two sides
also discussed the POW exchange and resupply of Suez
city and the Egyptian Third Army. They agreed to hold
a formal meeting on November 22.
Syria is short of trained
tank crews, but could launch heavy artillery shelling
and local ground attacks on the Israeli salient in
Golan.
the Syrian
defense minister has asked Jordan to send a mecha-
nized infantry brigade immediately to join other
elements of the Jordanian Third Division on the south-
ern flank of the Syrian front. It is not clear why
the Syrians feel they need the mechanized brigade so
urgently; they may be preparing to take some action
of their own against Israeli forces.
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USSR - ARAB STATES
In a departure from previous financial arrange-
ments for arms supply, the Arabs are paying cash for
some of the aid Moscow has sent Egypt and Syria since
the war began. Money from oil producing states has
made this possible.
the Soviets will get cash for emergency
supplies. Liberal Soviet credit arrangements, how-
ever, will apply to military aid under pre-war con-
tracts.
The total amount of hard currency the Arabs will
pay is not known. Algeria reportedly has already
forwarded $200 million to the USSR. Other Arab coun-
tries have promised Egypt and Syria about $2.5 billion
to be used for war aid.
Arab willingness to pay cash reflects a desire
to limit dependence on Moscow. For this same reason
both Saudi Arabia and Libya were offering Cairo in-
creased financial backing even before the war. For
their part, the Soviets undoubtedly welcome hard cur-
rency, which not only will lessen the cost of support-
ing the Arabs but also will help offset the USSR's
large balance-of-payments deficit this year.
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FRANCE
The French plan to add to their naval forces
in the Mediterranean over the next several years.
Early this month the head of the French Navy, Admiral
de Joybert, said publicly that it is "imperative" for
France to have two equally strong naval bases--one at
Brest in the Atlantic and the other at Toulon in the
Mediterranean. De Joybert revealed that France in-
tends in 1975 to base at Toulon ships now stationed
elsewhere. He .also said that France's second nuclear
powered attack submarine squadron will operate out
of Toulon in the early 1980s. The first will be sta-
tioned in Brest.
Before basing nuclear-powered submarines at
Toulon, the French will have to construct a nuclear
support facility there. This could also be used for
'ballistic missile submarines. De Joybert indicated
last summer that French ballistic missile submarines
would eventually operate in the Mediterranean.
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FRANCE
Recent statements by high-level civilian and
military officials indicate that French nuclear doc-
trine is continuing to move from one based on immedi-
ate massive strategic retaliation to one with a num-
ber of levels of nuclear response. The French be-
lieve that each level has its own deterrent value and
that a flexible doctrine will make France's strategic
deterrence more credible to the Soviets.
In a wide-ranging discussion on the subject with
a US official last week, Jacques Martin, a spokesman
for the Armed Forces Ministry, affirmed that France's
growing tactical nuclear inventory gives Paris the
capability to use these weapons relatively early in
a conflict--from the first to the third day. This
would show France's determination to escalate the con-
flict if necessary to meet aggression. If the aggres-
sor continued the attack, Martin said, the French
"were prepared to escalate to the level of deep pene-
tration nuclear attacks," probably limited initially
to distant military targets.
Martin did not elaborate on whether he meant
Eastern Europe or the western USSR, or what weapons
systems would be employed. He also would not specify
at what point French strategy called for targeting
Soviet population centers.
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NOTES
Greece: Security forces prevented further dem-
onstrations in Athens yesterday and martial law re-
mains in force. Several Communist leaders and other
regime opponents have been arrested. President Papa-
dopoulos has forbidden arrests of prominent non-Com-
munist politicians, however, indicating that he re-
mains reluctant to let the recent unrest frustrate
efforts toward wider participation in parliamentary
elections promised for sometime next year. The dis-
turbances have, nonetheless, intensified army oppo-
sition to steps toward political normalization, and
the President will have to take this into account.
Papadopoulos has already ordered Prime Minister
Markezinis to avoid public statements about elections,
and has insisted they will not be held until order
is fully restored.
Cambodia: Security around the President's
quarters has been strengthened following the bomb-
ing yesterday of the presidential compound by a
disaffected Cambodian Air Force pilot- There are no
signs yet, however, that Lon Nol is preparing a
widespread crackdown against suspected antigovern-
ment elements as he did last March when the first
such attack occurred. As was the case with the first
incident, the attack yesterday apparently was an
isolated act. The aircraft headed south after the
attack and the pilot probably has sought refuge in
a Khmer Communist - controlled area.
China:
that "ffETTE has deployed a short-range ballistic mis-
sile to support theater-level forces in central
?China. a launch unit for a 330-
nautical mile surface-to-surface missile system at
a field site near Mu-Chia-yen, some 30 nautical
miles southeast of Hsi-an. The missile could strike
only targets within China from this location. The
Chinese have had a low-kiloton nuclear warhead com-
patible with such a missile since about 1966-
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