DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/11/14

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14 NOV 1940
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1. Au_.s1ralianForeig Minister's views on Far East problems--Evatt has
expressed to US Ambassador Butler his views on several problems
which he is "extremely anxious" to have expeditiously settled. Accord-
Ing to Evatt, Australia is prepared to support the "recent US attitude on
the Marshalls, Carolines and Marianas." Evatt desires mutual use of
Manus Island, because Australia must obtain "use of facilities in at
least one American base." He considers that in all Pacific matters
Australia "should be in on the ground floor" with the US, since Aus-
tralia's contribution to the Pacific War, Evatt said, was second only to
that of the US.
2. US-UK action on Rumanian elections recommended�US Representative
biiii(F.-% reply to -Ailing SecretarychA---Wor�i s request for comment on
a proposed US-UK request for ACC consideration of the Opposition's
memorandum on the coming elections; see Daily Summary of 12 Nov-
ember, item 3) "holds little hope" for obtaining Soviet agreement to
such a proposal. Berry recommends, however; that the step be taken
"for the good that it will have outside Rumania' and that the US should
at least reply (before the 19 November elections) to the Rumanian note
of 2 November which denied US charges of pre-electoral violations of
the Yalta agreement.
3. No immediate French decision on Germany-Bidault has told Caffery
that the French will make no final "-decisions of substance" on the Ger-
man question until France's internal political situation is "stabilized."
4. IRO Constituticnia requireJAK UN debate- Austin reports that an
almost endless debate on the International Refugee Organization Consti-
tution is possible, because a 12 November Polish amendment limiting
resettlement plunged the Committee into a "procedural morass in which
the Yugoslav representative led the confusion." Austin adds that
"Vishinsky's lack of cooperation at this moment is evident."
EUROPE
5. RUMANIA: US grain loan desired--The Communist Minister of Commu-
nications has told Berry that, in view of Rumania's serious food shortage
and the country's need for foreign capital to exploit its natural resources,
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the Government is considering sending a delegation to the US to nego-
tiate a loan of grain and to discuss investment of US capital in Rumania.
The Minister stated that recent talks in Moscow had convinced him that
"US capital could be gainfully invested in Rumania together with Soviet
and Rumanian capital."
3.3(h)(2) 6. HUNGARY: Reported split in Leftist coalition-
3.3(h)(2)
, has told US
minister ocnoemela mar vriaespreao anu-Lommunist feeling in the
labor ranks" and "confirmed Communist loss of membership to the
Social Democrats" has caused strained relations between the two parties.
he majority of the Social Democrats will
soon revolt against the Party's present pro-Communist leadership.
Schoenfeld believes, however, that the chances for the success of such a
revolt decrease daily because of the effective terror to which the Social
Democrats are subjected and the skill of the Communists in exploiting
their political position.
7. AUSTRIA: Labor crisis believed averted--US Charge Denby reports that
In the opinion of the US Labor Attache the threatening labor crisis has
been averted and that increased labor stability may be expected as a re-
sult of Government acceptance of economic measures advocated by the
Socialist-controlled Trade Union Federation. Denby adds that7while a
Communist Deputy severely criticized the agreements, the Communists
were "somewhat nonplussed') by the concessions which the Government
had made.
NEAR EAST-AFRICA
8. IRAN: Shah ma uy.,_..D2r.s9...121:229.9132x1LIan_ ..2m12--Allen reports that the
Shah, the Minister of War, and the Chief of Staff favor taking forceful
action, if necessary, to reoccupy Khamseh Province (now held by Azer-
baijan forces) and to do so without Qavam's concurrence if the latter
hesitates to act.
9. SYRIA: Unrest among Druze tribes--US Charge Damascus reports that
recent restrictive legislative oecrees have been denounced by the Druzes.
The Governor of Jebel Druze is reported to have told the President of Syria
that the Druzes would march on Damascus if these decrees are approved.
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FAR EAST
10. FRENCH INDOCHINA: .pomes_ts in Franco:-Vietnam neTtiations--
US Consul Hanoi reports that Boissier, President Bidault s Chief de
Cabinet, has told him that (a) there would be no great progress in
Franco-Vietnam negotiations until the new French government is fully
established; (b) the French attitude toward Vietnam would almost
inevitably stiffen; (c) at the Fontainebleau Conference, French Commu-
nists had proved more colonialist than other groups, and (d) no ref-
erendum would be held in Cochin China until "deep and profound"
peace is established.
THE AMERICAS
11. COLOM13IA: expects_ "serious trouble"--Wiley reports that
President Ospina expects serious trouble immediately in the Commu-
nist-led petroleum workers' strike, which continues despite further
wage concessions by Tropical. The President feels that this would
result in "tremendous opposition to foreign interests" and that a
revolution "would develop very quickly."
13,�_tit to be furnished- -The War Department has in-
structed the Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command, to
ship gas masks and tear gas grenades to Colombia. This equipment
was requested by the Colombian Government for possible use in
quelling riots.
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