CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1954/08/07

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• Document Creation Date: August 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2019
• Publication Date: August 7, 1954

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3. Portuguese expect early armed attack on possessions in India (page 5),
4. Pakistan eager to participate in SEATO arrangements (page 6).
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3. Portuguese expect early armed attack on possessions in India:
The Portuguese defense minister expects
an armed attack on the enclave of Damao
in northwest India by 8 August and a
similar assault against Goa by 15 August,
the American military attache in Lisbon
reports.
The minister also stated on 4 August that
the governor general of Portuguese India, who considers that a
state of war exists, has assumed command of all Portuguese troops
on the subcontinent.
The attach�elieves, contrary to Portuguese
statements, that the first reinforcements from Portugal have not yet
left, but will leave between 9 and 12 August. The attache believes
that Portuguese African troops, amounting to one battalion, have
already been sent.
Comment: The Indians have maintained
that Portuguese territory is being taken over by "passive resistance
volunteers" and that almost no force has been necessary. The
American embassy in New Delhi reported on 5 August that it saw
no indication that India intends to use its army to invade the Portu-
guese territories.
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4. Pakistan eager to participate in SEATO arrangements:
Ambassador Hildreth sees increasing indi-
cations that Pakistan is willing not only to
join SEATO but even to take the initiative in
persuading Ceylon to do so. He notes that if
Pakistan is encouraged to take this kind of initiative, it will expect
returns in the form of additional American political, military and
economic support.
Comment: Karachi's eagerness to volunteer
support for SEATO has probably-We-en based from the outset on the
calculation that it will thereby have stronger claim for more American
aid. Such aid would serve in turn to quiet the government's domestic
opposition.
Pakistani leaders hope to seize this opportunity
to gain material benefits and a larger voice in international affairs.
They have repeatedly expressed chagrin that they missed such an
opportunity during the Korean war.
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