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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100020006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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1, Prospects for British-Egyptian defense talks--According
to US Embassy Cairo, the Egyptian delegate to the British-
Egyptian defense talks in London reports that although
nothing has been definitely agreed upon he is for the first
time "conservatively optimistic" regarding chances for
success during the conversations which will be resumed in
January,
Australian attitude on New Guinea question--In conversation
with US Ambassador Jarman, a British Foreign Office official
expressed the view that despite Australian Foreign Minister
Spender's statement that Australia would not stand idly by in
the event of the transfer of Netherlands New Guinea to Indo-
nesia, the Australian Government has not yet decided upon
a course of action if the transfer takes place. The British
official believes the Australian position will be determined
by the practical consideration that Australia has no adequate
forces available for use in New Guinea. He added that the
British are trying to prevent further Australian statements
which would disturb Dutch-Indonesian negotiations in the hope
that the transfer may be delayed as long as possible,
EUROPE
n.ol" particularly full or busy-"
The MA also reports no unusual traffic or activity on the rail-
roads in the western and northwestern part of the country, with
marshalling yards in. such cities as Moscow,, Brest and Smolensk
USSR. Report on military activity--The US Military Attache
in Moscow'reports a decided increase in the number of anti-
aircraft positions in Moscow during the past month, bringing
the known total to 32 emplacements of 8 guns each. The MA
notes that otherwise the Moscow area is "militarily quiet.,"
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4. AUSTRIA- Estimate of Soviet intentions--US Minister
Donelly transmits the unanimous view of Chancellor Figl,
Vice-Chancellor Schaerf, Foreign Minister Gruber and
Interior Minister Helmer that the USSR will not attempt
a direct blockade of Vienna on the Berlin model except as
a preliminary step to general war. These officials never-
theless consider a blockade a real possibility and believe
that provision should be made to cope with it as well as
with internal Communist disbarbances and related trans
portation stoppages.
5. GERMANY. Socialist views on Schuman Plan--The US
High Commission in Bonn reports the views of 'three
Socialist trade union leaders that the majority of German
workers will support the Schuman Plan. The Commission
points out :hat the position of the trade unions is not in
harmony with that expressed by Socialist leader Schumacher,
who may therefore be forced to re-examine his party's
policy of outright opposition to the Schuman Plan,
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