Deqlassified in bad - Copy Approved for Release 2016f07 19 The President s Daily Brief February-12 1974 - 4 0 Declassified In Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016f0 l19 Deciassi ed in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 20161072 19 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY The first of four Mars probes launched last summer--Mars Ila passed within about 900 miles of the planet on February 10' and I will reach the vicinity today- _ It is assumed that a capsule containing _inst-ruments_was separated from' the'first probe and landed on the planet's surface Mars 5 may' also attempt to land a capsule - Two other Soviet the vicinity of Mars on March'9 and 112 These_vehicles - designated Mars_6 and 7 may go into orbitaround' the planet to perform experiments and Serve as I data relay satellites for surface 25561 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016207119