INFORMATION ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-550-3-29-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: November 19, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/08/15: LOC-HAK-550-3-29-6
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ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
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MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM: THE SITUATION ROOM'
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEMS
RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTHERN, COMMAND -- WHICH IS RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR DEFENSE OF THE SINAI ALSO HAVE BEEN RECALLED
' TO ACTIVE DUTY.
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE HAS ALSO
REPORTED THAT
WAS ALERTED BY THE ISRAELI
EMBASSY ON SATURDAY TO BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE RECALL TO ISRAEL
TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
OFFICIALs IN
CAIROR0 REPORT THAT T B
HE SITUATION APPEARS TO CALMING DOWN AND
THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A HEIGHTENED EGYPTIAN MILITARY ALERT
AS OF 4600 CAIRO TIME. THE CAIRO PRESS REPORTED THIS MORNING
THAT PRESIDENT SADAT HAD REASSURED PRESIDENT FORD AND SOVIET
PARTY CHIEF BREZHNEV THAT NEITHER EGYPT NOR SYRIA PLANNED TO
ATTACK ISRAEL. THE SYRTAN DEFENSE MINISTER ALSO REITERATED TO-
DAY THAT SYRIA IS COMMITTED TO THE CEASE.-FIRE, BUT IS READY TO
REBUFF ANY ISRAELI AGGRESSION.
nirt SECRETISEER ex'a,us/vay EYES
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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY UPDATE.: THE FBI REPORTS THE GUNMAN
STILL HOLDS THE AMBASSADOR AND ONE OTHER PERSON HOSTAGE IN THE
AMBASSADOR'S OFFICE. THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE SEEN A BODY IN THE
ROOM. THE GUNMAN IS NAPOLEOVLICHOCO, A PHILLIPINE LAWYER WHO GOT
IN TROUBLE WITH THE MARCOS GOVERNMENT THERE AND CAME TO TME U.S.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, HE: HAS ASKED THAT HIS SON AND ANOTHER COUPLE NOW
IN THE PHILLIPINES BE ALLOWED TO COME TO THE U.S. A PHILLIPINE
SPOKESMAN SAYS PRESIDENT MARCOS HAS AGREED TO THE RELEASE OF THE
SON, NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING IN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A
PROTRACTED AFFAIR 4
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U.S.. GRAIN SAL TO INA: CHINESE VICE PREMIER LT HSIEN-NIEN
TOLD A GROUP JAP ESE INDUSTRIALISTS EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT
CHINA WOULD T CON RACT FOR FURTHER GRAIN IMPORTS FROM THE
U.S. HE SAID PEKING WOULD :HONOR EXISTING CONTRACTS. LI LINKED
HIS REMARKS To CHINESE IRRITATION OVER WHAT HE SAID WERE U.S
CHARGES AT THE ROME FOOD CONFERENCE THAT CHINA IMPORTED GRAIN
IN ORDER to CORNER THE MARKET AND DRIVE UP PRICES. A JAPANESE
PRESS SERVICE ATTRIBUTED LI'S REMARKS BOTH 10 THE ROME CONFERENCE
AND TO HIS CLAIM THAT CHINA HAD ATTAINED SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN
FOOD PRODUCTION.
STATUS REPORT ON ITALIAN GOVERNMENT CRISIS.: MORO'S CHANCES OF
FORMING AAOVERNMENT REMAIN LESS THAN EVEN. OVER THE LAST WEEK,
HIS EFFORTS HAVE RUN INTO MOUNTING DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE THE
SOW-
CIAL DEMOCRATS HAVE REFUSED TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO :A MORO
ALL-CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY THE OTHER CEN-
TER-LEFT PARTIES. '.THUS, MORO'S ATTEMPT 10 GLOSS OVER THE POLITICAL
ISSUES DIVIDING THE TWO HOSTILE eArps Of ITALIAN SOCIALISM THE
SOCIALISTS AND THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED.
WITH THESE EVENTS IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC
DIRECTORATE MET ON NOVEMBER AS TO DECIDE ON THE NEXT STEPS.
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. EMBASSY, THE DIRECTORATE INSTRUCTED MORO
TO CONTINUE HIS CONSULTATIONS TO FORM A GOVERNMENT, THIS TIME
WITH THE SMALL REPUBLICAN PARTY. : THE HOPE APPARENTLY IS THAT
THE SOCIALISTS AND SOCIAL DEMOCRATS voup :SUPPORT SUCH A MINORITY
GOVERNMENT FROM THE OUTSIDE, THUS ALLOWING APPROVAL Of THE BUDGET
AND CARRYING THE '.COUNTRY FORWARD LONG ENOUGH TO AVOID ELECTIONS
TN MIDWINTER. (GATES)
EC NINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING.: A 4;111A1 OFFICIAL HAS
INFORMED EMBASSY PARIS THAT THE SHORT EC NINE POLITICAL
DIRECTORS' MEETING IN PARIS 'LATE LAST WEEK TOOK NO MAJOR
DECISIONS AND BROKE NO NEW GROUND.: THE DIRECTORS" GENERAL
DISCUSSION DEALT WITH THE MIDDLE EAST, GREECE., OSCE, PORTUGAL.,
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THE POLITICAL )IT OTOS HAVE NOT 5CHEDULF. OTHEP REULAR
TETT PRIOR TO THE. TURN OF TH: YEAR, ALTHOUH THEY wILL
FROS171Y !o!FET AS AN AD HOC 1ROUP IN PREPAATION?FOR THE
DECE5EP numNIT (SCHI:)ULD TO TA( LACE IN T4F viT,TX OF
DECEJ1PER 9-13). 11-1 F4B4SsY*5 TIAT COvTACT 5AID THE FRENCH
Fr.! pqEsTDEcy 4143 COYPLETELY OPE. TO COrZATS BY T.'4F U?S'i ON
TF SJ CT UNDFB DISCUSSION 3Y T'7 POLITICAL DIRrCTOS.
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BRANDT 7-;PARF.D DIRECT BLW_ FOR SPY: AP REPORT7 I DECISION
ANNOUNCFD MONDAY BY A SPECIALT GMrAN INVESTI(3ATING
f,OMMIS-SION TO SPAR: FORMER CKANCFLLOrt VILLYPRINDT DIRFCT
FLA FOR 717:, SPYItir-t OF HIS FGR AIDE, fttITE,R 0ILLA11E.
THE COM!IISSION DID CRITICIZE DRANDTs.S FC1J CHI FT OF STAFF
AND WEST 'ANY'S SECURITY SFRVICE!-:, FOR GIvIN0PEED PRE-
CEIEVT OVER CAUTION" IN ORANTINC OLTINCF IND SUESEQUEllTLY
PROPOSED !IAJOR rEFORS IN WEST 74::RANY'S 5E.CFITY ?SYSIFMS.
WASHINC;TON STAR-NEVS1 INDIA'S 1.);2FF. YINI(!TE1 SAYS THE DIF-
OUIETINq PLANS OF VE AL NATO COUNTRIF.S TO HOLD NAVAL EXERCI!7P:7
11r1 INITAN?OCFAN WILL r4' r TE4SICN TO AN APFA ALREADY
DIST!JPEDy U, S, PLANS TO PUT A ,,VAL FIN,7! or T4P, TINY ISLAD
OF DiFr;0 f3ARCIA.
A STAR EDITORIAL SAYS THAT SIE YASIR AAFAT'S.APPFARANCE PE-
FORK THE UNGAI IT IS ASSUD TiE TARCH RCA A SCLUT/ON TO THF
PALESTINIAN PROBLEM IS AT LST TV0P0FAILY AT A D':?AD FND. DUT,
ALTROVfli ISAFL REJECTED ANY ViOUGHT OF V:VJIATION WITH THF
PLO, THIS DOES NOT?v,ZAN ALL PROc3F,`7a TOAT) ARAP-IAELI
SETTLEMFNI MUTT rRito TO A MALT. INDEED, IT UST %CT, TO' ONLY
bECAUS.E A TOTAL STALEMATE wOULD t.:R7ATLY 1!77R71T CES OF
YET A9OTHIn YAR "M IH l 7)DL, EAST.
CHARLFS 5WTLETT ITES THAT YMR OEDPRS FU; THE P.C. TO RFMAIN
NTUTRAL AT THE QUITO CONFEENCE: ,?1.RE NOT AN 7XPRFSE1ION OF YOUR
LATIN AMERICAN POLICY,' F.24,1T AN EFEMT TO t5Eil.E THF cOVPT UNION
INTO 1'10r-1 CON7.TRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN ?T.IF FAT. VOL WFRE
SERVIN:'; NOTICE TO nSCOW THATCU'TiA My 'F.AT'! A 'Y )PT ECOKOIC
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