DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/08/24

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01068522
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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War Department comments on Yugoslav incident--The War Department,
Intelligence Division, commenting on the Yugoslav attacks on US planes,
expresses the view that (a) while the Tito regime is "voluntarily com-
pletely subservient" to Moscow, most Yugoslav Communists lack a long
background of discipline and may "exceed or distort Moscow objectives";
and (3) Tito's former truculence and subsequent acceptance of US demands
following the plane attacks constitute a substantial loss of prestige for
the Tito Government. The Division believes that the incident has served
Soviet ends (a) by contributing to the delay of peace negotiations, (b) by
prolonging the employment of Soviet occupation forces and (c) by impress-
ing the Western Powers with the difficulties of resolving problems in a
manner unfavorable to the USSR,
ers visit urged for US carrier--The Governor of Algeria has informed
Caffery of his concurrence with Caffery's recommendation that the ROOSE-
VELT visit Algiers and Bone. The Governor is "extremely apprehensive"
about Communist activities in Algeria.
3. Reaction to US proposal for admission of ITNaplicants�Herschel Johnson
reporishat informal ancfplini�at�e conversations with Security Council
delegates disclose the following views regarding the US proposal for ad-
mission of all nine applicants: (a) Secretary-General Lie "earnestly"
supports the US proposal and believes that the use of the veto would
"further lower" world esteem for the Security Council; (b) Parodi would
like to vote affirmatively for Siam, but, under present instructions and
pending the outcome of French-Siamese negotiations, is obliged to cast
a negative vote; (c) Cadogan supports the British Foreign Office opposi-
tion to Albania and Mongolia, but may agree to the US proposal if all �
others, including the USSR, have meanwhile acceded; (d) Gromyko has
Informed Lie privately that he will vote against Portugal and Ireland;
(e) Van Kleffens, although concerned about Albanian disregard for treaties,
is favorably disposed toward the US proposal; and (f) the Brazilian, Mexi-
can, and Egyptian delegates have assured Johnson of their support (John-
son has made it clear that the US reserves its position on individual appli-
cants if unanimous consent to the admission of all applicants cannot be
secured.)
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Swedish view on trade eement with USSR--According to US Embassy
1Vlosccw, the Swedish Minister feels a t the proposed Soviet-Swedish
trade agreement does not run counter to US international trade proposals
and.that the US misgivings regarding the agreement (see Daily Summary
of 15 August, item 2) were based on misunderstanding. The Minister
pointed out that Sweden, as a dose neighbor of the USSR, must consider
"political implications," adding that he feared US representations in
the nutter would be interpreted by Soviet authorities as an attempt to
prevent Siveden from trading with the USSR.
5. US radio broadcasts to -USSIt-4/8 Embassy Moscow believes that the
USSR could not object to relays of official American radio broad-
casts to the USSR through :a.,ITS station in Germany. The Embassy adds,
hiftreVer, .proram Should not be undertaken unless clear =fad-
ing rerptionby!the "avorage Russian listener" is assured "night after
night."
EUROPE
3.3(h)(2) 6. USSR: "Radio ship" roes to Wbit Sea
' that tue soviet "radio ship" pre-
viously reported "'spotting rockets in the North Baltic (see Daily Sum-
mary of 16 August, item 6) has passed from the Gulf of Finland through
the canal system into the White Sea area.
FAR EAST
7. INDIA: Moslem official fears further disorders--An important Moslem
League officfal has told US Consulate Karachi that a Nehru-Jinnah com-
promise is impossible and that the establishment of a Nehru interim
Government next week will be immediately followed by riots throughout
btdia far worse than those in Calcutta. The official claimed that the
British are deliberately fostering an unworkable administration to prove
that India is incapable of self-government
8. SIAM: Results ofPrime Minister's resignation--US Legation Bangkok
believes that Pradit, despite his replacement as Premier, will continue
to be the real power in the Siamese Government The Legation expects,
however, that Pradit's ivithdrawal from active administration will result
In increased inefficiency and vacillation.
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9, N.E.I.: British eVore possibility of mediation--US Consul General
Singapore reports that Lord KiHearn, UK Special Commissioner in
Southeast Asia., Is proceedingto Batavia on 26 August, presumably to
determine whether the Dutch and Indonesians would welcome British
mediation in the forthcoming negotiations. -
THE AMERICAS
10. ARGENTINA: "Deeds, not promises" to govern US arms export --The
State Department has informed Embassy Stockholm that there are some
Indications that Argentina intends to comply with her international com-
mitments, but that the US will not sell or export arms to her until there
has been actual performance rather than "promises," (Sweden pre-
viously decided to export arms to Argentina but promised, in view of
US objections, to delay shipments until late September--see Daily Sum-
maries of 30 July, item 6, and-8 August, item 1.)
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