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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800030023-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: September 14, 1946
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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1. British .attitude toward US policy in China--Embassy Moscow has learned
in strictest confidence that Clark-Kerr has been Instructed (a) to discuss
US policy in China with the State Department and (b) in so doing tc. avoid
committing the UK In any way to a share of responsibility for that policy,
which In British opinion may well culminate in ,failure. ]Before formul t-
Ing Its own policy the UK seeks a clearer understanding of US intentions.
EUROPE -AFRICA
2. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 8 nearequests unused credit be withheld--Secre-
tary Byrnes has requested State eppa determine w er
there is "`any- proper way" to prevent Czechoslovakia from utilizing the
unused portion (approximately $41,000,000) of the US credit in view of
the general trend of the Communist-dominated Government in Czecho-
slovakia. Byrnes wishes no new contracts to be made.
S. BULGARIA: Government in excludes sition- .T5S Representative
Barnes reports Mat Prime Minister Georgiev again has refused the US
request that the opposition be allowed to participate in the Bulgarian
Government before the elections. When told that world opinion would
not consider the elections "unfettered" if held prior to opposition parti-
cipation in the Government, Georgiev replied that "It is politically un-
realistic to strive for the Impossible" and that he must limit his efforts
to inducing the opposition to participate In the elections.
4.. AUSTRIA: Influx of refugees continues--Erhardt reports that for the
past ten days refugees have been arriving in Vienna at a daily rate of
about 1,000 for transfer to the US Zone Austria and thence to US Zone
Germany. He points out that between 1 and 27 August USFA had to ac-
cept and transfer 22,890 Polish Jews and approximately 3,500 Jewish
refugees from Hungary and the East. Erhardt believes it "Imperative"
that the influx of refugees from Poland be substantially decreased.
5. SWEDEN: Explanation of arms its to Argentina--A Swedish Foreign
Office official has orm US Legation Stockholm that Sweden is per-
mitting arms shipments to Argentina (see Daily Summary of 30 August,
item 8) "to avoid an. Argentine damage suit" for breach of contract.
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The official added, however, that Sweden would "follow delaying tactics"
In Issuing arms export licenses for 1947.
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6. PHILIPPINES: Roxas uncom4romisiog on law enforcement--McNutt
reports that President Roxas "strongly-warded and forthright" reply
to lokbalahap leader Taruc leaves no apparent loophole for compromise
on the question of law enforcement by the Philippine Government.
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