THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 3 JULY 1976

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006015154
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 17
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 3, 1976

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The President's Daily Brief
July 3, 1976
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LEBANON: Heavy fight-
ing continued yester-
day in Beirut. The
refugee camp at Tall
Zatar held out against
sharp attacks by Chris-
tian forces.
Arab League Secretary
General Riyad and two
Arab foreign ministers
began meeting with
Christian leaders yes-
terday in Beirut.
Christian troops breached the
camp's outer defenses, but their
offensive was slowed by a Pales-
tinian relief column that moved
to within about a mile of Tall 25X1
Zatar. New defense lines have
been established deeper within
the 75-acre camp./
The anticipated fall of Tall Zatar
is likely to touch off even greater
violence. Radical Christians are
saying that the remaining refugee
camps will be stormed, while the
Palestinians vow reprisals.
The German embassy in Beirut has
announced plans for an overland
convoy to Damascus on July 4. As
of yesterday, some 32 Americans
and alien dependents had signed
up for the convoy.
however, the usual convoy route
has been closed.
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The Christians apparently were
willing to abide by a cease-fire
as of midnight last night, pro-
vided all parties agreed to adhere
to the 1969 Cairo accords restrict-
ing the movement of the Palestin-
ians within Lebanon.
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The leftists and
Palestinians are said to have
agreed to a cease-fire, but have
not responded to the Christians'
conditions.
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July 3, 1976
Table of Contents
Lebanon: The Tall Zatar refugee camp withstood Christian mili-
tary pressure yesterday. Heavy fighting also was reported
elsewhere in Beirut. (Page .7)
Israel-Uganda:
Mozambique-Rhodesia:
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Peru: An air of tension prevails in the wake of the demonstra-
tions and strikes on Thursday. (Page 5)
Notes: China-Taiwan; Poland; EC; Sudan; Mexico; Israel;
Ethiopia; Iraq-Algeria; (Pages 7, 8, 9, and 10)
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ISRAEL-UGANDA:
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Meanwhile, some Christians are
increasingly talking of expelling
the Palestinians from Lebanon al-
together. Followers of Interior
Minister Shamun are considering
adopting this position, and Pha-
langes chief Pierre Jumayyil has
publicly advocated the redistri-
bution of Palestinians among the
Arab states.
The hardening Christian position
will complicate efforts to achieve
a cease-fire. The Arab League
peace-keeping forces are unlikely
to be of much help. The newly
arrived Saudi and Sudanese con-
tingents apparently are sticking
close to the Beirut airport area.
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PERU: The country was
calm but tense yesterday
following demonstrations
and strikes on Thursday
in at least ten cities.
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The government apparently is de-
termined to suppress opposition
to its new economic austerity meas-
ures. Senior officials are con-
cerned that communists and leftists
will try to exploit the situation.
Troops have orders to fire on cur-
few violators and some tanks and
armored personnel carriers have
been used to reinforce police pa-
trols.
In a bid to reduce discontent over
price hikes, the government has
announced that it would double the
subsidy on basic foodstuffs. None-
theless, prices for basics will
rise substantially.
The most serious potential chal-
lenge to the government thus far
has been mounted by the nation's
truck drivers, who agreed not to
purchase gasoline at the new dou-
bled rates. In effect, this deci-
sion constitutes a general strike
that could have a crippling effect
on the country.
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Peru has been purchasing sophisti-
cated weaponry, including Soviet
tanks and artillery, for prestige
purposes and to bolster its posi-
tion vis-a-vis Chile. Even so, the
fact remains that Peru's defensive
requirements do not call for the
acquisition of such equipment.
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Chinese Nationalist
military authorities
reported that Chinese
forces on the mainland
this morning fired 122-
mm. field artillery
just to the west of the
Nationalist-held island
of Kinmen (Quemoy).
In a conciliatory speech
yesterday, Polish party
chief Gierek played down
the seriousness of last
week's disturbances.
NOTES
This is the first time in many
years that the Chinese have fired
live rounds at one of the offshore
islands.
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the Chinese do not seem to be in
any position to threaten Kinmen
Island, which has a large number
of Nationalist troops in strong
defensive positions. Peking
doubtless also recognizes the dip-
lomatic risks, especially with
the US, that any attack on Nation-
alist territory would entail.
Gierek implicitly admitted that
his regime had made a mistake and
promised to consult extensively
with workers on future price changes.
He also said that on the basis of
these discussions, the government
would work out a "modified concep-
tion" of the price changes that
would be presented to the Polish
people "in due time."
If the party carries through on the
promise of genuine and widespread
consultations, it eventually may
recoup some of its authority.
Gierek, however, risks an even fur-
ther erosion of his--and the
party's--credibility if the promise
is empty and the leadership per-
sists in implying that the distur-
bances were minor and that workers
always have been consulted.
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EC interior and justice
.
movi,sters this week ap-
proved new measures to
increase cooperation to
combat terrorism and
other forms of organized
international crime.
Sudanese President Nu-
mayri seems to have
foiled another coup
attempt by military
elements.
A consultative mechanism was estab-
lished among ministries responsible
for internal security matters. As
a first step, the ministers agreed:
--to increase the exchange of data
on past incidents;
--to trade information on tactics
and training of internal security
forces;
--to exchange police personnel;
--to facilitate direct police
contacts for dealing with air-
plane hijackings, nuclear secu-
rity problems, and natural and
accidental disasters.
The mechanism was set up outside
the EC treaty framework in part to
meet French objections. Paris has
opposed past EC Commission efforts
to place cooperative undertakings--
the protection of nuclear materials
for example--on a Community basis,
arguing they essentially involve
police functions that fall outside
the EC's jurisdiction.
Forces loyal to Numayri had the
situation under control in Khartoum
yesterday and were conducting mop-
ping-up operations in various parts
of the capital, according to the
US embassy. Rebel strength appears
to have been centered in an armored
unit on the outskirts of Khartoum.
We do not yet know the identity
and political views of those behind
the move to oust Numayri.
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The Mexican government's
chief concerns in Sun-
day's presidential elec-
tion are to avoid an
embarrassingly low
voter turnout and to
head off any disruptive
terrorist attempts.
Press reports indicate
that Israeli security
forces killed one Arab
boy and wounded between
15 and 30 other Arabs
yesterday in Nabulus,
the West Bank's largest
town.
Jose Lopez Portillo, the candidate
of the Institutional Revolutionary
Party that has governed without
interruption for 47 years, is
unopposed. The only serious oppo-
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gress also are up for election.
The 23rd of September Communist
League recently has increased its
terrorist activities and may stage
isolated attacks to try to inter-
fere with the elections. The
government will be taking exten-
sive security precautions. The
small extremist organization has
killed 20 policemen in Mexico City
this year.
The violence stemmed from demonstra-
tions protesting the Israeli govern-
ment's decision to raise taxes in
the occupied territory. The demon-
strations ended a period of uneasy
calm that had prevailed in the West
Bank for the past five weeks. The
bloodshed is likely to spark more
trouble throughout the West Bank.
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