Dre-classified Ln Ban - ' nitized Copy Approved for Release 2016 07 19 The President s Daily Brief 25x1 12 October 1973 43 a 1 W12 5 Inn-h Deciassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2016f07f19 CIA-RDP79T00936A011800010011-4 Decfassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 2016107719 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY NOTES 'International Monetary Situation The dollar weakened on major foreign exchange markets this week and the price of gold was pushed back above $100 an ounce - Pressure on the dollar and the rise in -the gold price are primarily attributable to increased anxiety over the possibility of prolonged Middle East hostilities and the associated threat to oil supplies l anda President Amin warned US charg Keeley yestergay that if the US becomes involved in the Mi dw dle East war he will break relations and imprison all 276 private and offi cial Americans in Uganda -until 'the US withdraws Amin was undeterred by Keeley assurances that Sixth Fleet movements were designed- only to protect US citizens in the areas of conflict Amin' threats may be sheer bluster but' he does seem -to be in one of his periodic irrational moods He did not make clear what _would constitute US involve- ment in the Middle East fighting USSR Soviet satellite reconnaissance of the Middle East has increased during the current crisis Two high resolution photoreconnaissance satellites currently are in or-bit One of these which will provide Optimum coverage of the Middle East appar ently will be brought down this morning only six days after it was launched A low resolution satel lite was brought down early on October 9 after com pleting one half of its normal 12- -day mission 80- viet Elint satellite monitoring of the Middle East has also been at a high level since October 4 FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY Declassified in Part Sanitized COpy Approved for Release 2016107119 25x1 25x1