CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/06/05

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• Document Creation Date: March 18, 2019
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2019
• Publication Date: June 5, 1951

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SUMMARY 
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2. Party dispute over farm consolidation continues (page 3 
FAR EAST 
3. Koreans reported deeply perturbed at war settlement rumots (page 4). 
4. Burmese report entry of Chinese Nationalist troops into Yunnan 
(page 4). 
NEAR EAST 
5. Ex-premier sees no Egyptian leader willing to compromise with 
British (page 5). 
6. Greek army officers fail to promote military coup (page 6). 
WESTERN EUROPE 
'7. Federal Republic cites arms production in Soviet Zone of Germany 
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GENERAL 
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2. Party dispute over farm consolidation continues 
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The US Embassy in Moscow reports its 
belief that a serious intra-party dispute is 
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solidation of collective farms. M. D. 
Bagirov, Azerbaijan Party Secretary, in a 26 May speech demanded 
eradication of the "incorrect" idea that the most important task in 
the further collectivization of agriculture is the fusing of small villages 
into single collective Earn' settlements. Bagirov emphasized that it 
is necessary not to lose sight of the main objective, the raising of 
agricultural productivity. Embassy Moscow believes that such a strong 
stand by a regional party leader is another indication that Politburo� 
member Khrushchev's radical approach to the current collectivization 
program is not meeting with high level approval and that, in any case 
Bagirov's remarks would not have been made without prior clearance 
from above. 
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Comment: Subsequent, to publication of 
Khrushchey's 18 January speech in Pravda, which outlined the program 
for consolidating collective farms, a notice appeared that the article 
was for discussion only. In March, Armenian party boss Arutyunov 
criticized the policies advocated by ithrushchev. This latest criticism 
of Khrushchevi, who hastieen charged since early 1950 with the task of� 
consolidating collective farms in the Soviet Union, probably indicates 
that fairly widespread dissatisfaction among the agricultural population 
has induced the Politburo to slow the tempo of the program. 
FAR EAST 
3. Koreans reported deeply perturbed at war settlement rumors: 3.3(h)(2) 
Ambassador Mucci� reports that South 
Koreans are "frightened, baffled and in-
furiated" by rumors that the UN may be 
considering a settlement of the Korean war 
after the aggressors have been expelled from South Korea, The Am-
bassador believes it would be tragic if pressures for a peace settlement 
resulted in premature discussions, as it is apparent that the UN bargain-
ing position improves daily. Mucci� cautions that the attitude of the 
South Koreans in thefl post-hostilities period should not be overlooked, 
since their protests abetted by Communist propaganda could have seri-
ous repercussions on other nations in the path of Soviet imperialism. 
4. I3urmese report entry of Chinese Nationalist troops into Yunnan: 
The Burmese Foreign Minister on 1 Tune 
Informed US Ambassador Key that latest 
reports indicate that approximately 5,000 
Chinese Nationalist troops have crossed 
the Sino-Burmese border into Yunnan. The Foreign Minister also 
stated that a considerable number remain in Kengtung State (in eastern 
Burma), and indications are that they are still being supplied from 
Thailand. 
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Comment: During the past few weeks there 
have been conflicting reports concerning the location and movements of 
Chinese Nationalist troops in Burma. However, other evidence now 
tends to confirm that the Burmese Foreign Minister's report of a 
crossing in force into Yunnan is substantially correct. 
NEAR EAST 
5. Ex-premier sees no Egyptian leader willing to compromise with British: 
According to US Ambassador. Caffery in 
Cairo, Sirry Pasha, an independent politi-
cal leader and former prime minister, has 
expressed his belief (a) that the forthcoming 
British reply on the defense issue must "leave the door wide open" for 
future discussions if disturbances in Egypt are to be avoided, and (b) that 
Foreign Minister Salaheddin should proceed to London this summer for 
the talks. Sirry warned that the British should not entertain the idea 
that King Farouk might dismiss the Wafdist government, since no Egyptian 
leader would be able to form a government to carry on the Anglo-Egyptian 
discussions following a removal of Nahas from the premiership. 
Comment:, Sirry's estimate of the prospects 
facing future Anglo-Egyptian defense talks is significant in view of the 
fact that his name has been mentioned as a leading contender for the 
Egyptian premiership if Nahas were suddenly removed. In spite of the 
difficulties facing the government, the Wafdists still have such strong 
support in Egypt that the removal of Nahas would make more difficult, 
if not impossible, the problem of carrying on defense negotiations with 
the British. 
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6. Greek army offers fail to promote military coup: 
Commenting on the recent resignation of 
Marshal Papagos, US Embassy Athens re-
ports that the situation continues calm and 
that, although there was a certain amount 
of "ferment" among the armed forces following the Marshal's resignation, 
no further manifestations of any importance are expected if the govern-
ment and the general staff continue to handle the situation carefully. 
Prime Minister Venizelos has informed the Embassy that the meeting 
of a number of ranking military officers on the morning following the 
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are now confined to quarters 
WESTERN EUROPE 
Federal Republic cites arms : production in Soviet Zone of German 
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The West German Government has published 
a report on armaments production in the 
Soviet Zone of Germany stating that; contrary 
to Soviet claims of continued demilitarization, 
a widespread arms industry has been re-established in the Soviet Zone, 
Comment: It is an established fact that 
armaments are produced in the Soviet Zone, but the extent of this pro-
duction is still not clear. Production is primarily for reparations to 
the USSR and consists chiefly of replacement parts for tanks, small arms 
and ammunition, and some specialized technical equipment, such as pre-
cision instruments from theZeiss works. 
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