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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100040059-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: October 19, 1949
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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GENERAL
1. Bevin fears adverse UN decision on Libya--The Department
of State has been informed by the British Ambassador in
Washington that Foreign Secretary Bevin has expressed his
alarm that the Italian colonies issue is "getting out of hand"
in the UN General Assembly. Bevin fears that a GA decision
to establish a closely unified Libya would frustrate the con-
clusion of the desired Anglo-Cyrenaican treaty on defense
arrangements; he also believes that GA appointment of an
advisory council or high commissioner would be contrary
to these British aims. Eevin has voiced these fears to US
Ambassador Douglas in London and has declared that if the
GA should reach such a decision, the UK would withdraw
entirely from all the former Italian colonies. In criticizing
the US position in this matter, Bevin pessimistically pre-
dicted that in five years "the Russians would be in both the
Middle East and the former Italian colonies.98
(CIA Comment. CIA believes that Bevin's concern
over the possible frustration of British strategic aims in
'Cyrenaica is genuine but doubts that the UK would actually
withdraw from the Italian colonies under the circumstances
described.)
Dutch want SC advised of Indonesian situation--US Repre-
sentative Cochran in The Hague reports that the Dutch Gov-
ernment, believing that a grave situation now exists in Indo-
nesia, has requested that the situation be brought to the
attention of the UN Security Council. Cochran has urged the
Dutch not to take such action, expressing the belief that the
situation is "more critical than usual but not hopeless."
Cochran reiterates his view that the Dutch Government should
agree on a financial settlement with the Indonesian Republicans,
thus enabling the Hague Conference to end successfully within
the next few days.
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3. US attitude toward ro osed Syrian -Ir2i union--The Depart-
ment of State has informed British representatives, concerning
a possible Syrian-Iraqi union, that the US would not, oppose
a union of peoples responsive to their freely expressed will
but would disapprove the use of force or intervention to accom -
plish such union. The Department adds, however, that the US
is reluctant to adopt an attitude favoring, acquiescing in, or
disapproving the proposed union in advance of open and consti-
tional discussion of the matter in Syria and Iraq and before
the Syrian and Iraqi Governments have consulted with other
coul.tries which may feel themselves affected.
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