CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/10/23

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03002336
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: October 23, 1955

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CONTENTS
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2. EGYPTIAN COMMANDO TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE
ARRIVED IN DAMASCUS (page 4).
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4. MERGER OF JAPANESE CONSERVATIVE PARTIES
REPORTEDLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER (page 6).
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6. COUP REPORTED POSTPONED IN BRAZIL (page 8).
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2. EGYPTIAN COMMANDO TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE
ARRIVED IN DAMASCUS
Comment
/sTasr's advance move prior to official
signature of the bilateral military pact
between Egypt and Syria would be in line with his drive to
draw Syria into close alignment with Egypt.
The presence of this number of Egyp-
tian troops in Syria would alarm Syria's neighbors, Turkey
and Iraq, possibly provoking countermeasures. Israel
would consider this action further preparation for an Arab
assault.
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4. MERGER OF JAPANESE CONSERVATIVE PARTIES
REPORTEDLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER
Prime Minister Hatoyama informed
Ambassador Allison and former
governor Dewey on 21 October that
a merger of Japanese .conservative
parties would take place in November, "at least in form."
He said the Liberals had agreed to support the Demo-
cratic Party policies during the coming extraordinary
session of the Diet.
Top leaders of the Democratic Party
stated flatly that the merger would take place on 3 Novem-
ber, and the third Hatoyama cabinet would be formed on
10 November. Secretary General Kishi of the Democratic
Party also stated that he was "firmly confident" the merger
would take place, indicating that the deal had firmed up in
the last few days when the Liberals had "given in."
Comment While some progress toward a merger
has been evident from a Liberal-
Democratic agreement on 21 October to set up a "new
party preparatory committee," statements by Liberal
leaders as late as 22 October continue to be critical of
the government. It is possible that Democratic strategy
is to pressure the Liberals into an agreement by trying
to commit them in the presence of prominent Americans.
The major block to the merger has been
the Liberals' unwillingness to accept Hatoyama as the leader
of the new party. If the Liberals have given in on this point,
they probably have insisted on some future commitment as
to Hatoyama's retirement, and his replacement by Liberal
Party president Ogata.
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6. COUP REPORTED POSTPONED IN BRAZIL
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can meet the legitimate needs of the working
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