DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/06/27

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02578572
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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1. WFTU Congress reflects international !zower alignments�Ambassador
Smith in Moscow has been told by an "astute and balanced" US dele-
gate to the World Federation of Trade Unions (17TTU) that (a) dis-
cussions in the current WFTU Congress in Moscow tend increasingly
to parallel the diplomatic conflicts between the USSR and the Western
Powers, and (b) "the Russians have taught us that trade unions must
follow the policies of their respective governments." The delegate has
concluded, however, that Soviet labor leaders "are still imbued with
the concept of world revolution."
2. State Department favors admission of Italy and Austria to UN--The
State Department has informed Herschel Johnson that it has nreviewed
its position" on Italy and Austria and still feels that "an effort" should
be made to obtain their admission into the UN this summer because it
would give both countries a desirable "psychological lift." However,
the Department feels that Austria should not be admitted before Italy
and that support for Austria "should be dropped" if Italy's admission
is blocked.
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3. Possiblejg_osl.zt_r1-Alt2anian federation�According to US representa-
tives in Tirana and Sofia, there is some evidence to substantiate
rumors that the current talks in Belgrade between Tito and Albanian
Premier Hoxha foreshadow an imminent Yugoslav-Albanian federation.
Embassy Ankara reports that the Yugoslav Embassy recently announced
that it would henceforth represent Albanian interests in Turkey.
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4. VENEZIA GIULIA: Security Police increase authorized�CCS has
authorized the Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean, to increase
the strength of the Special Civil Police in Venezia Giulia to 6000 (see
Daily Summary of 17 June, item 4).
5. AUSTRIA: US to sign new control machinery agreement�The War
Department has authorized General Clark to sign the new control
machinery agreement (which increases the autonomy of the Austrian
Government) at the Allied Council meeting on 28 juM isee Daily Sum- con
mary of 12 June, item 4).
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O. USSR: Emphasis on small Soviet ruling group�Ambassador Smith
In Moscow reports that Soviet press photographs of Soviet leaders,
published in connection with the death of former President Kalinin,
further stress the importance in the Soviet hierarchy of Georgi Malen-
kov, Leverenti neriyat and a small group within the Politburo (see
Daily Summary of 28 March, item 3). The eminence of this group is
believed by Smith to suggest that Stalin considers the present period
to be "one of crisis for the regime" which requires vigorous internal
control and safeguards against foreign subversive influences.
7. USSR: Soviet views on atomic energy--Smith reports that a 15 June
NEW TIMES article by the chief Soviet authority on atomic energy
reaffirms certain basic Soviet tenets and propaganda themes concern-
ing the military and political implications of atomic energy. The
article illustrates the tendency in Soviet propaganda to minimize or
deny the revolutionary military implications of atomic energy, and
stresses the Marxist thesis that capitalist economic "contradictions"
and monopolies ultimately transform productive forces into destructive
ones.
8. GREECE: US advises postponement of Premier's trip to US--The
State Department has instructed Embassy Athens to discourage any
plans for Premier Tsaldaris to visit Washington at the present time.
Tsaldaris told Charge Rankin in Athens that he is keenly disappointed
at the postponement because (a) he had planned the Washington visit to
demonstrate that Greece is a sovereign state rather than a British
satellite, (b) he fears that the Department's attitude indicates disap-
proval of his Government's policies, and (c) he will be blamed in
Greece for his apparent failure to initiate timely negotiations for US
economic aid after the termination of uNnr.A.
9. TURKEY: Soviets propose bilateral discussions�The Turkish Foreign
Minister has informed Ambassador Wilson that the Soviets apparently
are attempting to lead Turkey into "bilateral talks" and thereby cause
friction between Turkey and the US and UK. The Soviet Ambassador
recently proposed to disregard the question of Turkey's eastern pro-
vinces if Turkey would discuss the question of Soviet bases in the
Straits. The Soviet Ambassador suggested that these bases would only
parallel "US air bases in Turkey."
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10. IRAN: gay Kurdish unrising�US Consulate Tabriz reports that
according to a "local Kurdish source" new and serious disorders have
developed in Iranian Kurdistan, where "large Kurdish forces,"
Including four to six thousand outlaw Iraqi Kurds, have surrounded
Iranian Army units. The Consulate comments that Kurdish head-
quarters in Tabriz are "a beehive of activity" and a "major Kurd
drive" against the Central Government Army seems to be developing.
11. DENMARK: Faroes Loran station�Foreign Minister Rasmussen has
Informed US Minister Marvel that Denmark is opposed to permitting
the US to operate the Faroes Loran station now maintained by the
British, and desires to train Danes to replace the British, who are
being withdrawn. Marvel believes that the Danish attitude reflects
fear of Soviet reaction.
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*ter 12. SIAM: Report o1 King'? death�US Charge Yost reports that a
majority of the medical panel appointed to perform an autopsy on the
body of King Ananda is inclined to feel that the most probable cause,
of his death was murder, with suicide second and accident "a poor
third." The American doctor on the panel believes that the Govern-
ment was not responsible and accepts the Prime Minister's statement
that a coup d'etat group had nothing to gain by regicide. The doctor
feels that the King's death could plausibly be laid to ambitions within
the Royal family.
Yost characterizes the underlying situation as "unstable" and
expects considerable public excitement.
13. SOUTHEAST ASIA: British seek shins for deferred repatriation�The
War Department has notified General MacArthur that the British are
retaining 100,000 Japanese in Southeast Asia until the end of 1946 or
early 1947 and have asked for the use, at that time, of some of the
ships presently being used for repatriation. The War Department does
not favor holding these ships merely to meet this deferred British
repatriation program and has asked General MacArthur for his com-
ments.
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