CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/09/11

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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: September 11, 1951

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11 September 1951
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
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3. UK seeks to forestall Burmese appeal to UN over Chinese Nationalists
in Burma (page 4). 3.3(h)(2)
4. Burmese Ambassador to Peiping implies US supporting Chinese
Nationalist troops in Burma (page 4).
5. Opposition to treaty ratification poses threat to Indonesian cabinet
(page 5).
SOUTH ASIA
War tension in Pakistan appears to have slackened (page 5).
NEAR EAST
7. British decide to ask Shah to remove Mossadeq (page 6).
WESTERN EUROPE
. Schumacher incensed at failure of Harriman to confer with him (page 7).
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3� UK seeks to forestall Burmese appeal to UN over Chinese Nationalists in
Burma:
US Ambassador Key in Rangoon reports that his
British colleague, acting under instructions
from the UK Government, is attempting to dis-
� suade the Burmese Government from making
a complaint to the United Nations about the continued presence of Chinese
Nationalist troops in northeast Burma.
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Comment: The Burmese had originally intended
to present the problem to the UN on 6 September, but postponed action to
avoid conflicting with the San Francisco conference. Ambassador Key hay&
been assured by the Burmese that he will be notified before any such action
is taken.
The UK no longer exercises sufficient influence
over Burma for its representations to be effective in this matter.
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. Burmese Ambassador to Peiping implies US supporting Chinese Nationalist
roops in Burma:
According to a French Press Agency report
from Hong Kong, the new Burmese Ambassador
to Communist China stated that the Chinese
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Nationalist forces under General Li Mi which were recently driven out of
Yunnan into Burma were controlled by the Nationalist Embassy in Bangkok.
He also asserted that it was possible the US was supporting these forces, as
they carried arms and equipment of the latest US manufacture. 3.3(h)(2)
Opposition to treaty ratification poses threat to Indonesian cabinet:
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Although the Indonesian cabinet authorized
signature of the Japanese peace treaty, it did so
after a split vote � with the National Party,
Indonesia's second largest party, in opposition.
The National, the Socialist and the Christian parties, and all leftist groups,
have subsequently stated that they definitely oppose ratification of the treaty.
The National Party has intimated that it will withdraw from the cabinet if the
treaty is ratified.
Comment: Even without the support of the
National Party and other opposing groups, the government has sufficient par-
liamentary support on this issue to obtain ratification of the treaty. However,
the cabinet is primarily a National Party-Moslem coalition, and if the former
carries out its threat to withdraw from the cabinet if the treaty is ratified,
the government will fall.
SOUTH ASIA
6. War tension in Pakistan appears to have slackened: 3.3(h)(2)
A considerable relaxation of tension in Pakis-
tani public feeling regarding Indian-Pakistani
relations is reported by the US Military Attache
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in Karachi. Both India and Pakistan have reinstated military leaves. The US
Consul General in Lahore, who toured the frontier areas at the end of August,
has also reported that the populace is much calmer than it was several weeks
ago.
Comment: The somewhat relaxed atmosphere
may represent a natural let-down after almost two months of excitement and
anxiety. Floods and the current monsoon would seriously hamper any major
military operations. However, until there are sizeable troop withdrawals
from the frontiers, the threat of war continues.
NEAR EAST
7. British decide to ask Shah to remove Mossadeq:
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The British Ambassador in Tehran has been in-
structed to recommend to the Shah the replace-
ment of Prime Minister Mossadeq, preferably
with Seyyid Zia. The ambassador has also been
asked to state that in the near future the UK may find it necessary J,0, take steps
to protect its own economy against the effects of the situation in Iran.
The Department of State, when consulted by the
British beforehand, expressed doubts as to the wisdom of such a direct
request to replace Mossadeq, especially with Seyyid Zia. It has, however,
instructed Ambassador Grady in Tehran to say nothing to the Shah that migh.:>
discourage his compliance with the British request
Comment: While the British have been anxious
for some time to have Mossadeq replaced by a more amenable Prime Minis-
ter, they have not hitherto gone so far as to make formal representations to
the Shah.
The economic measures, which the British
have now announced, include the cancellation of the Anglo-Iranian agreement
by which the UK converts Iranian sterling holdings into dollars, the cutting off
of all British supplies of "scarce goods" to Iran, and the imposition of the /
same licensing procedures on exports to Iran that are currently applicable to
Communist countries.
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Schumacher incensed at failure of Harriman to confer with him:
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Dr. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the Social
Democratic opposition, has told associates that
W. Averell Harriman's failure to confer with
him on his latest trip to Bonn is one of the most
serious blows he has received at the hands of the Americans.
Schumacher stated that, in his opinion, the US
Department of State is too friendly with the French, and under French in-
fluence. He asserted that he would never agree to a project for German army
contingents under French leadership.
Comment: Schumacher has made frequent
charges, largely for public consumption, that the Allies or the government
have failed to consult him on important matters. At the present time, with
key negotiations on contractual arrangements and rearmament under way, he
may exert very effective pressure in opposition to US policy.
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