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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800040005-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 5
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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dtd 4/11/08.
ARMY and DIA
review(s) completed.
State Department
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1. Designation of Austria as "liberated area" recommended--US Charge
Vienna believes that the clear designation of Austria as a "liberated
area" would now be justified in view of the Nuremberg judgment that
the Austrian anschluss represented "aggressive war" by Germany.
2. US a roves Austrian-Bul rian di somatic relations--The State Depart-
ment recommends that the US element AC Austria approve the establish-
ment of diplomatic relations between Austria and Bulgaria.
EUROPE
3. USSR: Food ration restricted--Embassy Moscow transmits as "be-
lieved reliable reports that: (a) the eligible age for issuance of food
cards to the unemployed has been raised (by 5 years) to 55 for women
and 60 for men; (b) only potatoes are available on the cereal ration;
and (c) workers in a Moscow automobile plant have been informed that
strict rationing is necessary because of drought in the Ukraine and
floods in Siberia. The Embassy believes these cuts possibly have been
made to build up reserves and not because of a bread-grain shortage;
it adds that US correspondents" stories on these reports have been
killed.
4. YUGOSLAVIA: British plane forced down--US Military Attache Bel-
grade was informed by the Yugoslav Ministry of National Defense on
4 October that a British plane was forced down at Nis by Yugoslav
fighters and that all occupants are believed safe.
5. CZECHOSLOVAIIA: US Urges acceptance of Polish Lewish refugees--
The State Department as ask d a tie US Embassy Prague to urge that
the Czechoslovakian Government on humanitarian grounds accept the
temporary residence of 10,000 Polish Jewish refugees.
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NEAR EAST-AFRICA
7. TANGIER: Visit b Sultan of Morocco- -US Diplomatic Agent Ailing
confirms that e S an oViorocco will visit Tangier early in Novem-
ber. The Sultan reportedly will be accompanied by the French Resident
General; the Spanish representative at Tangier interprets this as a
maneuver by the French to "demonstrate" their hegemony over Tangier.
FAR EAST
8. CHINA: USSR collects data on US Bjl~ i a --The Commander of the
US Sevenfi ee reports hat the USSR is assiduously collecting
information on all Chinese Incidents Involving US military forces. He
believes that this information will be used in a propaganda campaign
to cause a split in US-Chinese relations and to force withdrawal of US
forces.
Central Bank official concerned over Chinese f nan --US
Treasury ttache Nanking reports that the Governor of the Central Bank
of China is deeply concerned over a drain of US $250,000,000 on the
Central Bank's foreign exchange and gold resources since last March.
The Governor feels that the basic lack of confidence in China's currency
cannot be remedied under existing military and political conditions.
9. KOREA: Rail strike considered part of radical fro ram--General
MacArthur transmits reports that North Korean radicals consider the
railroad strike in South Korea as part of their own program to prevent
a coalition of South Korean political parties, to forestall the establish-
ment of a legislature in South Korea, and to discredit the US.
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10. PANAMA: Delay in US return of Talara base ur ed--US Ambassador
Hines reports his concurrence with General Crittenberger in urging
that return of Talara atrbase to Peru be deferred in order not to preju-
dice the defense sites negotiations in Panama.
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