DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/10/25

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02930246
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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GENERAL
25 OCT 1246
1. Bulgaria wilpermit pubiicationof US notes--US Representative Barnes
reports that, as a result of US and UK protests, both General Biryusov,
Soviet acting Chairman ACC, and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kulisliev
have agreed to permit local publication of all correspondence between
the US, the USSR and Premier Georgiev regarding the freedom of Bul-
garia's elections (see Daily Summary of 23 October, item 1). Kulishev
has admitted to Barnes that he had lied in saying that Biryusov had pro-
hibited publication of correspondence between Secretary Byrnes and
Premier Georglev; Biryusov had only suppressed correspondence be-
tween himself and US authorities. Biryusov has refused, however, to
consider a 24 October proposal by the US to permit appeals to the ACC
In case of suspected fraud in Sunday's election.
2. US "extremely reluctant" to recognize Government�The State Depart-
ment has informed the UK that the Uirs�netremely reluctant" to extend
even technical recognition to Bulgaria to permit the US to sign the Peace
Treaty, unless the situation in Bulgaria is altered in the meantime. The
US fears that such recognition would be exploited In certain circles as
contradicting the "position the US and UK have been endeavoring to up-
hold in the Balkans."
3. US favors retention of 1939 Greek boundaries--The State Department
has instructed Ambassador MacVeagh to inform the Greek Government
that the US must favor retention of the 1939 boundaries in the interest of
the more important long-range aim of Balkan peace and stability. The US
is sympathetic with Greek arguments for territorial adjustments but be-
lieves that continued attempts to advance these claims can only create
difficulties for Greece and for those nations that want to assist Greece in
its present dangerous situation.
4. UK and�orklyiews on UN site--The US Representative to the UN, Austin,
has been informed by a UK delegate that the Soviets are "openly" declar-
ing their preference for UN headquarters in Europe, "specifically at
Geneva.' The British, although not satisfied with the surroundings at
Flushing, are fearful of re-opening the site question.
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5. Possible Soviet-Finnish milita0
ance eekied--US Legation Hel-
sinki reports that the Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs has
"categorically" denied that there is any truth in current rumors of
an impending Soviet-Finnish military alliance.
EUROPE
6, VENEZIA GIULIA: Hardinfears
to US Political Advisor Byington in Caserta, General Harding, Com-
mander XIII Corps, "is preoccupied" over the possibility that Yugoslav
agents in Venezia Giulia, in an effort to paralyze AMG, may clandes-
tinely organize Slav Communists to promote a series of civil disturb-
ances involving public utilities, sniping and sabotage. Harding points
out that such action would place a severe strain on US and UK military
forces and requests that the US and UK be prepared to take strong dip-
lomatic action vis-a-vis Yugoslavia to meet such an eventuality.
7. ITALY: SAC decides sab_51,4 e Co&7-
Byington reports,with reference to the possible sabotage of Italian fleet
units (see Daily Summary of 22 October, item 10), that the Supreme Al-
lied Commander believes no action is called for by the Allied military
authorities because (a) the senior Italian naval officers realize that sabo-
tage would be against Italy's best interests; (b) the Italian Government
has been warned "on numerous occasions" of its responsibility, and
(c) it is neither politically desirable nor physically possible for Allied
authorities to take possession of Italian fleet units.
8. GERMANY: Zetttlabgr deportations increasing--Murphy reports that,
according to Berlin G-2, the Soviet labor deportations which began in
Berlin just after the 20 October elections, have now spread to the Snviet
zone and involve 10-15,000 persons. He adds that these deportations
seem "particularly inhumane," that public anxiety is widespread, and
that UK representatives are asking their Foreign Office whether the
question should be raised, presumably in the Manpower Directorate.
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