DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/04/11

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01068485
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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1. Qavam will withdraw Iran's case if USSR insists--Qavam has informed
US Embassy Tehran that Ambassador Ales request for the retention
of the Iranian question on the Security Council agenda Was made on the
basis of earlier instructions. Qavam-wCuld prefer to have the matter
remain on the Council's agenda, but he fears that the Soviets may soon
demand that he join in their request for its withdrawal.- It the Soviets
make such a demand he proposes to say that he sees "no harm" in
allowing the question to remain before the Council. It,the 'Soviets in-
sist, however, he considers that (.0 he will be obliged to inform the
Council that Iran would not object to the elimination of its question
from the agenda, and (b) he might also express the hope that "it would
not prove necessary again to request Council action." Qavam appeared
uncertain as to how far he could trust the USSR.
2. Interim Headquarters for UN--Stettin-Ws reports that the majority of
e members ol the Security Council now feel that an error was made
in choosing New York as an interim UN headquarters and that if no
suitable location can be found in midtown Manhattan, Lie will decide to
'(a) move.the Secretariat to the Sperry Gyroscope Plant, (b) obtain tem-
porary facilities in the Waldorf or Rockefeller Center for the General
Assembly in September, and (c) ask the Assembly to review the entire
matter again at that time. Stettinius adds that Grornyko, Bonnet and
others consider that facilities could be found in Manhattan if the US
Government "brought sufficient pressure to bear."
3. Ethic) lan Emperor.desi..aaof Eritrea rea with Ethiopla.--US Min-
ister at Addis Ababa has been informed by the Emperor that he will
submit to the Peace Conference a plan for "reunion" of Eritrea with
Ethiopia. The Emperor described British repression of the pro-Ethiopiai
movement in Eritrea and compared the recent arrival of a motorized
division in Ogaden with Soviet occupation of northern Iran.
EUROPE AFRICA
4. MAN: US views on oil concessions--US Embassy Tehran, under instruc-
tions from the State Department, has informed Qavam that (a) the US
Government does not desire an early opening of negotiations for oil
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concessions in Baluchistan (see Daily Summary of 9 April, item 3)
and (b) recent US inquiries on the subject were purely for background
Information. Qavam said this US position was already clear to him
and added that "there was plenty of time." (The US does not favor
the opening of such negotiations until all Soviet troops have been
evacuated and the Parliament has withdrawn existing legislation
regarding the discussion of oil concessions with a foreign power.)
5. YUGOSLAVIA: US trans ort aircraft ven to Yu oslavia b UNRRA--
US Civil Air Attache teak in Bern reports that three C-47 s given to
Yugoslavia by UNRRA now have arrived in Belgrade; but have not
been delivered (see Daily Summary of 2 March., item 1). He under-
stands that UNRRA plans to increase the gift by five aircraft. Such
generosity, he considers, will not increase Yugoslav cooperation,
since the Yugoslays already are reported to be requesting termina-
tion of ATC and British services.
6. GERMANY; Soviets oppose consular offices now�Murphy reports
that the Soviets have opposed as "premature" a US proposal that the
ACC permit the establishment by the four occupying powers of con-
sular offices throughout Germany. The Soviets suggested that liaison
military missions (when established) could perform consular functions.
7. ICELAND: Negotiations for Soviet trade agreement�Charge Carlson
reports that the Icelandic Government, in response to a Soviet invita-
tion, has appointed a three-man delegation to the USSR to negotiate a
Soviet-Icelandic trade agreement.
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8. JAPAN: General tilacArthurP s news--In a survey of the Japanese poll.-
tical situation, General MacArthur states that (a) the Japanese political
factions fall into either the Coramunist or non-Communist group, (b)
the parties in the non-Communist group subscribe to no doctrine
Inimical to the development of a Japanese Democracy, and (c) the
Communists seek a dictatorship and support Soviet attempts to under-
mine the US position in the occupation and US policy in the Pacific.
MacArthur urges that the US be prepared to present and defend a
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"sound" US attitude on Japanese political developments.
9. CHINA: Export-Import Bank credits to China approved--According
to the Secretary of Treasury, the National Advisory Council has
approved the plan of the Export-Import Bank. (until 30 June 1947) to
extend to Chinese Government agencies and private enterprises
credits aggregating 500 xaillion dollars for the purchase in the US of
materials, equipment, and services to assist in the rehabilitation and
development of the Chinese economy, The funds will be disbursed
against specified projects to be approved by the Bank. Announcement
of the plan, however, will be delayed until China has expressed its
understanding of US terms.
10 USSR: Troop movements increase--US Consul Vladivostok reports
that (a) heavy tank's, seir-brdoei= guns, munitions and troops are being
embarked and departing from Vladivostok at a greatly increased
tetapo, and (b) the local population is under the impression thait;war
with England is imminent. (Recent reports from the Assistant US
Naval Attache, Vladivostok, have contained similar information.)
THE AMERICAS
11. ARGENTINA: Rubber negotiations with Brazil--Brazil is reported to
be negotiating with rgentina to supply Argentina with natural rubber
on favorable terms in exchange for wheat. US Embassy Buenos Aires
comments that (a) Argentina is ignorant of current US attempts to
obtain fair treatment for Argentina in the critical rubber situation,
and (b) Brazil is capitalizing on this ignorance. The Embassy seeks
authority to inform the Argentine Government of US intentions.
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