CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/09/11

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03000947
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: September 11, 1955

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CONTENTS
1. SHIGEMITSU MAY BE DROPPED FROM JAPANESE
CABINET (page 3).
2. COMMENT ON INCREASED CHINESE COMMUNIST JET
FIGHTER STRENGTH NORTH OF THE MATSUS (page 4).
3. COMMENT ON FAURES MOROCCAN POLICY (page 5).
4. STASSEN COMMENTS ON SOVIET TACTICS IN
DISARMAMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (page 6).
5. BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARD THE CYPRUS SITUATION
(page 7).
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I. SHIGEMITSU MAY BE DROPPED FROM JAPANESE
CABINET
Foreign Minister Shigemitsu is in a
precarious position as a result of the
furore over his alleged commitment in
Washington to send Japanese troops
overseas, and may be forced to resign or be dropped from
the cabinet, according to the American embassy in Tokyo.
Former deputy prime minister Ogata informed an Ameri-
can official that Prime Minister Hatoyama was so con-
cerned over the effects of Shigemitsu's "failure" in Wash-
ington on the government's position that he had, as a coun-
termeasure, instructed the Japanese representative in
London to make concessions to the USSR on the territorial
issues if necessary to bring about a quick treaty with the
Soviet Union.
The embassy reports that the Hatoyama
government may also feel it necessary to adopt a "stiffer"
stand toward the United States, tone down its recent posi-
tive attitude toward rearmament, and attempt to avoid a
major increase in the present defense budget.
Comment The adverse Japanese reaction to the
Washington talks can be partly attributed
to criticism and deliberate press leaks by members of Shig-
emitsu's own political party who are anxious to remove him
to advance their own ambitions. Shigemitsu has restrained
Hatoyama from moving too rapidly toward relations with the
Soviet bloc, and his removal would probably weaken Foreign
Ministry efforts to protect joint Japanese-American interests.
It is quite likely that the cabinet will be
reshuffled before the Diet convenes in late November.
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2. COMMENT ON INCREASED CHINESE COMMUNIST JET
FIGHTER STRENGTH NORTH OF THE MATSUS
he Chinese Communists recently
ave almost doubled the number of
G jet fighters at their East Coast
ase of Luchiao, the operational field
losest the Nationalist-held Matsus and
Formosa. Chinese Nationalist photo-reconnaissance of
7 September revealed 78 jet fighters there as compared
with 42 in August.
Increased fighter strength at Luchiao
appears to be another Communist move to improve de-
fenses against Nationalist overflights. New and more
modern radar equipment has been detected recently along
the China coast, and Communist fighter units have been
trying a variety of tactics in efforts to halt Nationalist
reconnaissance flights.
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3. COMMENT ON FAUREE MOROCCAN POLICY
he early removal of Sultan
()hammed ben Arafa is the key
ssue in French premier Faure's
rogram for Morocco, but oppo-
ents of the F4ure program are in-
reasingly hostile and are encourag-
ng the sultan to remain. Early im-
lementation of Faure's policy depends
on his ability to avoid an open break with rightists in
his cabinet, such as Foreign Minister Pinay and Defense
Minister Koenig, and yet proceed fast enough to assure
the support of moderate Moroccan nationalists.
Reports from Morocco indicate gen-
eral disbelief that Paris will soon remove Ben Arafa,
Former sultan Ben Youssef, however,
has reportedly agreed to make an appeal for calm to the
Moroccan peorole, over whom he has great influence.
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4. STASSEN COMMENTS ON SOVIET TACTICS IN
DISARMAMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Governor Stassen has reported that
the most important thing about the
disarmament subcommittee meetings
in New York is the change in atmos-
phere since subcommittee talks in
on ear is year. Although the "Geneva spirit"
may later wear thin, the Soviet representatives' attitude
is still moderate and they have not yet sought to trans-
form the meeting into a cold war forum.
Stassen believes that the USSR has
President Eisenhower's Geneva proposals under serious
consideration. While the Soviet delegation still is in-
sisting on the USSR's 10 May proposals, it has not yet
emphasized the political aspects of these or even the need
for dismantling bases. The USSR during the meetings has
stressed the need to concentrate on preventing surprise
attacks and the difficulty of inspecting accumulated nuclear
production.
Stassen believes the USSR may be lay-
ing the ground work for a new proposal combining the Pres-
ident's proposals with a limited ground inspection based
on the Soviet plan of 10 May, or that it may intend to re-
ject the American proposals ,on the grounds that they do not
assure a reduction in conventional and nuclear weapons.
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5. BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARD THE CYPRUS SITUATION
The British government expects in-
creased violence in Cyprus, and has
given the governor there full discre-
tionary authority to declare an emer-
gency and eliminate terrorist activity.
The British expected their proposals
for a new Cyprus constitution to be re-
jected by Cfreece. London apparently believes, however,
that Athen's rejection will vitiate its appeal for support
from other UN members. According to the American em-
bassy in London, Britain is almost sure to argue that
Cyprus is wholly within Britain's domestic jurisdiction,
and that its proposals for self-government provide a basis
for eventual reconsideration of the principle of self-deter-
mination for the island.
The British apparently expect further
deterioration in Greek-Turkish relations as a result of
events in Cyprus. The Foreign Office sees no Greek leader
"big enough" to restore calm, and fears that the Turks can-
not easily be moved from their adamant position.
Comment The British government is likely to
continue under heavy public and par-
liamentary criticism for having allowed the Cyprus situ-
ation to drift. Both parties, however, are expected to ac-
cept the government's contention that present circumstances--
and especially the possibility of unilateral Turkish action--do
not permit British concessions on self-determination for the
island.
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