THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 13 JUNE 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006014823
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: June 13, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
June 13, 1975
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Table of Contents
? Egypt: President Sadat is
cautiously optimistic about Middle East peace
negotiations. (Page 1)
(Page 2)
Portugal: Authorities in the Azores are tightening
security measures to prevent demonstrations
similar to the one held last week. (Page 3)
India: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi apparently
will not resign despite the finding of a state
court that she was guilty of corrupt practices
in the 1971 elections. (Page 4)
Notes: USSR-Somalia; Saudi Arabia - Jordan;
Cambodia - North Vietnam (Page 5)
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EGYPT
President Sadat
is cautiously optimistic
about Middle East peace negotiations
Sadat
expects the US to reach a decision on how
to proceed after the meeting in Washington this week
with Israeli Prime Minister Rabin.
Sadat
expressed con-
fidence in the US desire to expedite a settlement.
the Arab-Israeli situation is
currently "very promising."
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PORTUGAL
Portuguese military authorities in
the Azores are tightening security meas-
ures to prevent demonstrations similar
to the one held last week. Arrests of
suspected separatist leaders are con-
tinuing.
No demonstrations have been held this week/
Pro-Azorean officers in the islands are in-
creasingly anxious over their positions because of
pressure from Lisbon. The military governor, the
police chief, and a battalion commander have been
harshly criticized by the Communist-dominated Lis-
bon press. Senior officers face the choice of im-
plementing policies which they find distasteful or
casting their lot with the separatists.
For the time being, the separatist movement
seems to represent an irritant rather than a threat
to Lisbon, and there is little support among the
Azoreans for armed insurrection. This picture could
change, however, if local commanders should decide
to support the separatist movement. Their inclina-
tion to take this action could be increased by the
Portuguese government's difficulties in responding
to last week's demonstration.
two companies ot military
police refused to obey orders transferring them to
the Azores and that only a small detachment was
eventually sent.
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INDIA
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appar-
ently will not resign despite the finding
of a state court that she was guilty of
corrupt practices in the 1971 election
and is thereby barred from holding public
office for six years. Even if the deci-
sion is subsequently overturned by India's
Supreme Court, Mrs. Gandhi's prestige has
been damaged and her influence within the
Congress Party reduced.
? Following the announcement of its decision,
the state court granted Mrs. Gandhi a 20-day stay,
allowing her to remain in office while she seeks a
reversal of the decision. Her appeal to the Su-
preme Court probably will include a request for an
extension of the stay until a final decision is
rendered, possibly in a month or two.
Mrs. Gandhi appears to have a good chance of
receiving a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court.
She has appointed all 14 judges on the court, and
she by-passed traditional seniority practices two
years ago in naming the chief justice. On occasion,
the court has shown a willingness to rule against
the government, but informed opinion in New Delhi
believes it unlikely that the court would deliver
a negative verdict on such a crucial matter as Mrs.
Gandhi's political future.
Mrs. Gandhi apparently will not resign pending
a final decision, partly because an interim prime
minister--most likely a senior cabinet officer--
might be reluctant to turn the post back to her.
There is no indication so far of pressure within
the Congress Party for her resignation; in a public
statement issued yesterday senior cabinet members
reaffirmed their loyalty. Most of the opposition
parties, however, are clamoring for her to step
down.
Whatever the Supreme Court's ruling, the op-
position is likely to make corruption in government
a major campaign issue as the nation moves toward
a general election sometime within the next eight
months.
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NOTES
The 22-day visit of Somalia's Secretary of De-
fense General Samantar to the' USSR last month may
have begun to show results.
Saudi Arabia
Jordan's
A high-ranking Cambodian delegation apparently
arrived in North Vietnam yesterday.
Overlapping claims to offshore islands and
continued clashes between Cambodian and Vietnamese
troops along the mainland border are certain to be
on the agenda. Although incidents on the mainland
have been increasing, they appear the result of
confusion over the delineation of the boundary
rather than attempts to annex additional territory.
Conflicting claims to offshore islands will proba-
bly be far more difficult to resolve.
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