CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/07/12

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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: July 12, 1951

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
.GENERAL
2. Philippi Foreign Secretary considering resignation over Japanese
reparations issue (page 3).
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. Burmese Ambassador comments on Korean se t1
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7. Kurds create disturbances in western Iran (page 6).
8. Iran reauests US EXDOrt-Tmnnrt Ronk !non (rt Ern gl
100 Strike of civil servants in Greece threatens government
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11. Communists press for Western participation in Berlin Youth
Festival (page 8).
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GENERAL
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2. Philippine Foreign Secretary considering resignation over Tapanese repara-
tions issue
Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo is bitter
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of the Japanese peace treaty and says he does
not see how he can face his people if he ac-
cepts the wording of the present draft. He
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told US Minister-Counselor Harrington that he is seriously considering
resigning and will speak to President Quirino as to the advisability of
such action.
Comment,: The reparations clause of the
current Japanese peace treaty, while not specifying reparations payments;
does bind Japan to enter into bilateral negotiations following the signing
of the treaty with the aim of providing limited compensation for war dam-
age. Both Romulo and President QUirino agreed reluctantly to such a
clAtt,Se in June when US representative Allison was in the Philippines.
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3. Burmese Ambassador comments on Korean settlement:
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The Burmese Ambassador to Communist China.
who left Peiping in mid-June, has informed 3.3(h)(2)
the US Consul General in Hong Kong that he
believes the Peiping regime "really would
like" to end the fighting in Korea, as the Chinese Communists have taken
a "heavy beating" and find it "increasingly difficult" to explain to the Chi-
nese people the inadequacy of Soviet aid. He adds that Peiping will, how-
ever, continue to insist on the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Korea.
Comment:
elping appears
genuinely desirous of an end to the Korean conflict at this time.
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JCurds create digsturbances in ',Intern Iran:
Kurdish tribesmen in western Iran, in the
region south of Lake Urmia, have created
disturbances in two localities near the Iraqi
frontier during the first week in Ally.
Comment: In September 1950, a Kurdish
revolt in this area was put down only by direct Iranian military action.
Azerbaijan Radio, which broadcasts from Baku, has maintained a propa-
ganda barrage aimed at inciting the Kurds to revolt and encouraging them
to form an independent Kurdistan. Kurdish uprisings, coordinat ed with
possible Tudeh-inspired disturbances, could seriously menace Iran's
internal stability.
8. Iran requests VS Export-Import Bank loan:
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The Iranian Mi ister of Roads told US official-
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in Tehran on 8 July that the Prime Minister
wished to accept the US Export-Import Bank
loan. The Minister of Roads alto stated that
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the loan would be discussed in the Council of Ministers on 8 July, and
probably would be presented to the Majlis o 10 July.
Comment; Former Prime Minister Razmara
refused to submit the controversial Export-Import Bank loan to the Majlis
on the ground q that 25 million dollars was so inconsequential a sum that
It would not be approved. Prime Minister Mossadect s present interest
in the loan (authorized on 6 October 1950) appears to stem from his
handling of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, which has prayed that he is
not subservient to foreigners and can therefore accept the loan without
prejudicing the national sovereignty. Moreover, he is feeling the finaWA-
cial pressure which is building up as Iran receives no income from the
oil. While the US has not retracted the offer of the loan, its acceptance
by Iran under present conditions, and its implementation by the US, would
have far-reaching and embarrassing repercussions in the UK.
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10. $trjke of civil servantsIn Greece threatens government:
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In the present strike in Greece, there are no
signs of retreat by either the government or
the striking civil servants, and there is every
indication that the situation will become more
critical before a solution is reached. According to the US Ambassador in
Athens, there is a possibility that the government would prefer to hand
over this problem to an interim cabinet, and is consequently endeavoring
to speed the passage of the electoral law in order to resign next week.
There is also the possibility that, because of the continuing strike, the
government might resign before either the rationing program or an elec-
toral law has been voted upon.
� 'Cora/pent: While the Greek political stage
is in constant turbulence, the present strike comes at a particularly un-
propitious time. The proposed electoral law, which has been agreed to
by the major Greek political parties, if passed, would increase the par-
liamentary strength of the major parties and thus assure a greater degree
of stability to the government, The rationing program would likewise
have a most salutary effect on the Greek economy. The recent resig-
nation of Field Marshal Papagos� the attempted resignation of Prime
Minister Venizelos, and the subsequent continuing uncertainty in both
political and economic fields, make it clear that Greece has not yet
achieved stability.
WESTERN EUROPE
11. Communists press for Western participation in Berlin Youth Pettivalz,
Guy de Boysson, French leader Of the
Federation of Democratic You* (WFDY),
reportedly claims that 2500 youths from the
US and 3200 from Latin America, "of all
political, religious and pacifist tendencies," will attend the Berlin Youth
Festival in August Should the Bonn government prohibit passage of
Western youth delegations through Western Germany, it has been arranged
to take them in Soviet and Polish ships to Stettin or by plane to Prague.
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Special attentionwill be given youths eligible for military service, some
of whom will be invited to visit MoscoW and Satellite capitals, including
Peiping, where they 3.7411 be utilized to typify the alleged pro-Soviet out-
look of American youth and to give assurance that "young American soldiers
will never fight the Soviet Union..
Cotamept: Since there are no formal WFDY or
IUS (International Union of Students) affiliates in the US, a special Com-
mittee for World Youtil4Friendship and Cultural Exchange was formed re-
cently to organize Ainerican participation in the Berlin �festival. While
these figures of American attendance are believed to be exaggerated, no
effort, or money is being spared by the Communists to attract masses of
youth and to make the Astival appear non-partisan and broadly represen-
tative. Non-Communist student organizations in every country have been
invited. Some of these have warned their members of the political nature
of the festival, although the Communists have utilized the device of pub-
lishing an appeal from one member to imply adherence of the group. An-
other ruse has been to persuade outstanding athletes to Join in order'
create
create the illusion that the summer games concurrent with the :festival are
non-political contests. Public figures have been used to imply government
support, as in Italy, where 69 mayors, professors, and doctors sponsor
the festival.
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