CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1954/12/10

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03009178
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: August 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2019
• Publication Date: December 10, 1954

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SUMMARY
FAR EAST
1. Comment on political situation in Japan (page 3).
2. Nehru may intercede with Peiping on behalf of American airmen
(page 4).
SOUTHEAST ASIA
3. French official says economic agreement between Sainteny
and Viet Minh imminent (page 4).
4. Decision imminent on French military withdrawal from Indochina
(page 5).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
5.
Syria
6. Comment on Greek palace's interest in promotion of opposition
to Papagos (page 7).
EASTERN EUROPE
7. Comment on the reorganization of the Polish security apparatus
(page 7).
WESTERN EUROPE
8. Possibility seen of new French demarches in Moscow (page 8).
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I. Comment on political situation in Japan:
Japan's new government, headed by
Ichiro Hatoyama, will be forced to take
cognizance of increased popular pres-
sure for "normalizing" relations with
the Orbit, particularly Communist China. It will, however, con-
tinue a policy of co-operation with the United States, although
such co-operation will be on a tougher, more nationalistic basis.
Hatoyama's overriding desire to become
Japan's prime minister led him to accept Socialist demands for
an early general election in return for Socialist support. The
prospect of elections is unpalatable to Japanese financial interests
and many conservatives. These interests may be expected to ex-
ert strong pressure to prevent Hatoyama's promise to the Social-
ists from being carried out. They had urged Yoshida to resign
rather than dissolve the Diet to avoid such elections and to en-
courage conservative unity.
Shinsuke Kishi, who is the real force be-
hind the new prime minister, had proposed a deal in which Hato-
yama, in a few months, would be expended in the interests of
merging the Liberals and the Japan Democrats into a single con-
servative party.
If elections are held next March the
conservative forces will lose ground, but they are certain to hold
their majority position because of their consistent mass support.
The Right and Left Socialists are expected to increase their Diet
strength to one third of the 467 lower house seats--enough to block
any constitutional revision.
Hatoyama's premiership represents a
transitional phase. It will not eliminate bitter, deep-seated
personal rivalries for control of Japan's conservative movement.
There thus is littre prospect for effective government in the imme-
diate future.
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