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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800010020-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
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1. Yalta repatriation agreements")-Embassy London has been
informed by I;ritish Foreign Office that the UK signed .
two repatriation agreements at Yalta. One, of a general
nature, is identical with that signed by the US and has al-
ready been published. The other agreement contains the
"legal fiction" that all Soviet nationals in the UK are mem-
bers of the Soviet armed forces. The British prefer not to
.publish the latter agreement at this time, but they would
not be "too greatly embarrassed" if the L'S should decide
to do so. .
Fifth Fleet departure from lap an_del;.yed--The Navy re-
ports that the departure of the Fifth Fleet from Japanese
waters, previously scheduled for 15 March, has been delayed.
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3. GREAT BRITAIN: Defense plans--Embassy London has
submitted a preliminary report on the present British
defense policy The report, based on a recent debate in
the House of Commons and on information from. military
and press circles, includes the following points:
(a) The Armed Services had requested 1,500,000 men
for 1047, but lack of manpower has forced the Government to
reduce the number to 1,100,000 (Navy 175,000, Army 650,000
and Air 275,000), plus 100,000 trainees.
(b) The Government has accepted continuation-of con-
scription, but is withholding an announcement of the length
of service pending determination of the results of volunteer
enlistment.
(c In view of the inability of the UK alone to meet
imperia, defense responsibilities, a closer liaison with
the dorninioiis and colones is planned both in staff and
training,.. which may include the maintenance of common
training and strategic reserve centers at key points in
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(d) Temporarily much of the training of new forces
may be done in the British zone in Germany in order to
speed up demobilization, release agricultural land in the
UK, and make use of modern German installations.
GERMANY: Soviet policy analyzed-_Kennan has submitted
an analysis of -Soviet policy with respect to Germany, with
particular reference to the problem of administrative cen-
tralization. He considers that by obtaining acceptance of the
Oder -Neisse line the Soviets not only assured the total mili-
tary dependence of Poland on the USSR, but also made the
separate existence of the remainder of Germany as a
national unit dependent on close political and economic ties
with a stronger neighboring state. The Soviets desire the
eventual unification of the remainder of Germany as an
"anti-Fascist republic", but only after the consolidation of
their influence in the Soviet zone. They are pleased, there-
fore, that, France should assume the onus of delaying admin-
istrative centralization. When Moscow judges the time ripe
for centralization as a means of extending Soviet influence,
the USSR will strongly support such a program, exerting
Communist ,pressure for a modification of French policy.
Kennan sees little hope that,central administrative
agencies can be used to break exclusive Soviet control in
the eastern zone or to impede the westward extension of
Soviet influence. He regards partition as the only means of
maintaining a western orientation in the western zones.
6. GERMANY: Ille al entries to be barred--General McNarney
reports that the borders of the US zone will be closed on 15
April to the unauthorized immigration of refugees. He
points out that these illegal entries are substantially in-
creasing the zone's population. Legal immigration commit-
ments alone will, by the end of 1948, increase the population
of the US zone to 17,500,000 (some 5,600,000 more than the
zone is able to support)..
Murphy reports that OMGUS opposes further commit-
ments for the acceptance of German nationals of any category
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in the US zone until the problem can be thoroughly studied.
GERMANY: Polish nationals arrested- -Murphy reports
that, during a -I March raid on black_ market operations in
the US zone in Berlin, American military authorities
arrested 11 Polish nationals. Two of those arrested were
members of the Polish Military Mission and have been
released. The remainder are employed by a Polish Res-
titution Commission in the Soviet sector and have no status
or reason for residence in the US zone.
7. AUSTRIA: Clark opposes pooling of food--General Clark
opposes any agreement at this time with the British and
French on the pooling of resources and the equalization of
food consumption in the three western zones. He believes
that only by continuing the present unilateral supply system
will the British and French be forced to more aggressive
efforts to supply their zones. At present, Clark states,
the latter are making only half - hearted attempts. in anti-'
cipation of UNRRA's assumption of responsibility for
supplies on l April. In the interim, Clark requests authori-
zation to loan supplies to the British and French when
necessary to prevent disaster.
8.? POLAND: Government proposes to defer elections--
Embassy wrsaw has learned from official Polish sources
that the Provisional Government proposes to postpone the
elections previously scheduled for the spring or early sum-
mer of 1946. Both Ambassador Lane and the British
Ambassador believe that postponement would merely enable
the present regime to entrench itself more firmly by con-
tinuing its arrests and deportations of political opponents,
press censorship, and vituperation of Mi kolajczyk.
9. IRAN: Qavam's summary of Moscow talks--Embassy
London has transmitted a summary of ca onversation bet-
ween the British Charge in Moscow and Premier Qavam
before the latter's departure for Tehran. Qavam's statements
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included the following:
(a) He had reached no agreement with the Soviets
and expressed disappointment with the outcome of
his mission. Under the circumstances, he plans to
continue the conversations in Tehran while keeping
the Iranian question before the UNO. He expressed
particular interest, in- the attitude which the UK and
US would take, irrespective of action by the UNO, and
added that he regarded the British note to the USSR as
more of an inquiry than a protest.
(b) The Soviets complained to him about discrimi-
nation with respect to oil and cited the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company as a case in point. While no commercial
agreement was reached he furnished the Soviets with
"certain information regarding economic considera-
tions of interest to Iran."
(c) While the Soviets had given him no reason for
their retention of troops on Iranian territory, they had
clearly intimated their "fears of British aggressive
intent" and the applicability under such circumstances
of the 1921 treaty. Qavam had characterized these
suggestions as `pure nonsense" and had ridiculed
Soviet allegations that tribes in southern Iran had
been armed by the Brit-ish.
The British Foreign Office considers, in view of
this report, that Qavam took a much stronger line at Moscow
than had been expected.'
Embassy Moscow reports that (".~avam left Moscow on
7 March. The Embassy added -- in connection with its pre-
vious report that Qavam at Soviet suggestion might be con-
sidering a coup d'etat after the adjournment of the Iranian
Parliament -- that if such suggestions were made, they raay
have been presented in the "most delicate oriental manner ',
without raising any direct question of Qavam's personal
loyalty.
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10. CHINA: Repatriation of Japanese--The Secretary of State
has accepted General Marshall's'plan for the repatriation
of Japanese from Manchuria. The Secretary agrees that
the US should offer shipping facilities to the Soviets, in
order to expedite the repatriation of Japanese civilians.
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