DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/06/17

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02578604
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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17 JUN 194
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1. French "concern" over Soviet troop concentrations--Caffery reports
that, according to a etrellable'' Foreign (*ice official, the French
are "somewhat concerned" b reports of large Soviet troop concen-
trations in the Soviet zone of t p particularly near the western
line of demarcation. The French consider that the Soviets may
desire (a) to impress the German ma* with their strength, and
(b) to engage in a "little war a nerves."
2. USSR and Hungary reported negotiating military allianc,--The US Dole.
gale AC t 8udapest reports that, according to an -rrutraseally reliable
source," the Soviets and Hungarians are secretly negotiating a milithey
alliance in Bodanest.
S. Soviet policy in Asia�Ambassador Smith in Moscow points out that
the Soviets appear to be cultivating "correct" relations with their
Asiatic neighbors, in contrast to their "truculence" in Europe. Smith
suggests that the Soviets, calculating that time and "the forces of
decay and regeneration" are on their side in Asia, are employing
111111, indirect and "more dangerous" methods such as (a) ingratiating them-
selves with the Asiatic masses, (b) contrasting the USSR to the
"Imperialist" US and UK, and (c) manipulating native fifth columns.
EUROPE -AFRICA
4. VENEZIA GIULIA: sAcivren requests increase of security troops--
The Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, has (a) re-
quested CCS to authorize the reinforcement of Allied troops in
Venezia Giulia by one regimental combat team from USFET, and
(b) reiterated his earlier request for authority to increase the AMG
police force in Zone A from 3,950 to 6,000 (see Daily Summary for
3lune, item 6)� He points out that (a) the possibility of a Yugoslav
coup' particularly against Trieste" continues, and (b) demonstrations
by the local population, both Yugoslav and Italia; are increasingly
frequent and aggressive,
Yuposlav military action discounted--Charge Shantz in Bel-
grade believes that the emphasis of Marshal Titoia recent visit to
Moscow was on economic matters. Shantz (a) reports a subsequent