THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 29 SEPTEMBER 1975

• Document Type: FOIA
• 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: September 29, 1975

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The President's Daily Brief
September 29, 1975'
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September 29, 1975
Table of Contents
Lebanon: The cease-fire in Beirut continued to
hold over the weekend, and the atmosphere for
today's meeting of the national reconciliation
committee has improved. (Page 1)
Egypt: The first open opposition to the Sinai
disengagement agreement has surfaced in Cairo.
(Page 2)
Portugal: Portuguese troops today occupied all
radio and television stations on orders of
Prime Minister Azevedo. (Page 3)
OPEC: The decision to raise the price of oil by
10 percent will cost oil-importing nations
some $11 billion annually. (Page 4)
Notes: Indonesia - Portugal - Portuguese Timor;
India-Bangladesh (Page 5)
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LEBANON
The cease-fire in Beirut continued
to hold over the weekend, and the atmos-
phere for today's meeting of the national
reconciliation committee has improved.
Isolated clashes between Christians and
Muslims have occurred in the suburbs,
however, underlining the fragility of
the truce.
There is still little public sign of compro-
mise by Christians and Muslims. Socialist leader
Jumblatt declared on Saturday that there would be
no reconciliation with the Phalanges Party before
basic leftist demands are met.
In contrast to this public intransigence, the
major political forces are cooperating with the
security forces. Fedaveen representatives have
agreed to deny their
arms depots to all factions. The Phalangist repre-
sentatives, meanwhile, have allowed police to take
control of barricades under Phalangist control.
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EGYPT
The first open opposition to the
Sinai disengagement agreement surfaced
in Cairo last week when leftist students
conducted three days of protest demon-
strations at a Cairo university.
The demonstrations were confined to the campus
and apparently were finally quelled when police ar-
rested several of the agitators. The students are
traditionally prone to agitation and susceptible to
leftist blandishments. Authorities had hoped, how-
ever, that they would refrain from open protest
until the beginning of the school year in mid-
October.
The majority of Egyptians still appear to sup-
port the agreement. Student demonstrations none-
theless have worried government officials, who
apparently have censored press coverage of the pro-
tests. The lack of publicity given to this domestic
criticism is in contrast to the full coverage being
given to criticism from other Arabs. Egyptians
deeply resent this foreign criticism, and it has
served to rally support for President Sadat.
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PORTUGAL
Portuguese troops occupied all radio
and television stations early this morn-
ing on orders of Prime Minister Azevedo,
according to press reports. Azevedo is-
sued the orders in his capacity as acting
president; President Costa Gomes is in
Warsaw to begin a week's official visit
to Poland and the USSR.
The move was taken by Azevedo as tension
mounted between Portugal and Spain over the violent
demonstrations in Portugal against the execution of
five Spanish terrorists on Saturday. A government
statement said the action was intended to prevent
media exploitation of the event to stir up anti-
Spanish agitation. Portugal, which depends on
Spain for much of its water and electricity, has
already expressed regret and promised to pay for
the damage caused when demonstrators attacked the
Spanish embassy in Lisbon and a consulate in Porto
over the weekend.
The occupation may also be directed against
the Communists and could be part of a government
move to break their stranglehold on the media.
Azevedo said that he would address the nation later
today to explain his actions.
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OPEC
The agreement of the Organiza-
tion of Petroleum Exporting Countries
to raise the price of their crude oil
by 10 percent as of October 1 will
cost oil-importing nations some $11
billion annually.
The increase for major oil importers will be:
Million US$
United States
2,500
Japan
1,900
West Germany
950
France
900
United Kingdom
700
Italy
700
The adverse impact on growth, although substan-
tial, is difficult to quantify. Economic policy-
makers in most industrial countries had anticipated
that OPEC would raise oil prices by at least 10 per-
cent and taken the rise into account in formulating
their programs for economic expansion.
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NOTES
Indonesian President Suharto is sending Foreign
Minister Malik to Portugal in an effort to break the
current impasse over Port_31gRese Timor.
/ Suharto
still wants Lisbon to organize a multilateral peace-
keeping force in Timor. Portugal, meanwhile, con-
tinues to call for a negotiated settlement, but is
unable to enforce its will there. Now that the
worst bloodshed is over and most Portuguese citizens
have been evacuated, Lisbon has less reason to au-
thorize Indonesian intervention.
/Bangladesh.
Indiai
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