WEEKLY INTELLIGNECE SUMMARY NO. 67

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01090A000300060003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 21, 1949
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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Weekly Intelligence Si att mart' No. 67
SECTION 1. SUIMIARY OF TR DS A;ED DEVELOPMENTS
The Czechoslovak Goverrmient hart; reportedly banned all sport flying
in powered aircraft in an attempt to prevent the increasing number of
escapes to the Vest by military and civilian pilots, (Item No. 2 B)
Recent Yugoslav attempts to establish direct air connections with
the West mark another stop in Tito' e current tactic to establish closer
'Western ties as a countermeasure to the increasing Cominfon pressures.
(Item Noy 3a A)
The latest development in the agitation. for a tunnel under the
English Channel was a meeting held on 25 April under the asupicos of a
,rivate French parliamentary group which is studying this project.
While it is reported that the parliamentarians favorable to the project
ray raise the question on their own initiative during the European Con-
sultative Assembly session at Strasbourg, little progress is likely un-
less more powerful sponsorship develops in the UK and France.
(Item No. 4, B)
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2? The Czechoslovak Government has reportedly banned ail sport flying
in pov e} ?ad .irCi:YP its .siz ? #; a r, da pre" .rid; the mere slug nunbe r of
escapes to the Pest by military and civilian pilots, it is believed
that the , resent ban (the Uii rd .s3 4ice t ^. , :,on, urxist coup In February,w
1948) will not be lifted until new and more severe reg
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posed on sport flyi.n.f;, and u.ntil a s` c :al action committee of the
Czechoslovak . eroolub has horn appointed to review the pz)1ita.cal back-
ground and affili.atiora.:, of all private pU..lots. The fact that Czeoho
siova-.1a has been forced to 'e-enew the p,rohthiticn on d.por Clyiug re-
flects the failure of round and a=ir cdetach,.-~ients of '43 e Ns `:ioriai security
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Corps (SNB) to prevent air escapes. Although pocr Czechoslovak coxm-
rreanications make interception difficult, this failure to cope Vdth
the problem may also stem fr'oya political .reliability of the SNB
itself. (Confident, .ial)
Recent Yugoslav attempts to establish direct air connections with
the West maa ?k ?~rath , n o* curre nt tat Vic: s hush close
Western ties as a courxtermeasure to the increasing Comin.forai3 pressures
Having repeatedly pressed Italy for an agreement on comriercial air
services f jfa vvr s sai sez.:; It on 25 April
under the auspices of a private French parlie, enter:r?y group which is
studying this project. The cost of a channel tunnel lies been, estimated
at 4 200 million;, with a five year construction period, Proponents of
the tunnel anticipate that a toll system would make the tunnel largely
self-liquidating, and hope that the UK, France, and other continental
countries will contribute to the oost?
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recent meeting was attended by parliar~ratax':=_azae from Groat
to .. Belgium, the 2fetho lands., Switzerland, and Italy x.ll re-
portedlyy, t nnel e:rnthusi.asts.. After electing Senator Denvoi: from a
hanriel district (Department du Nord) to the Conference cha.i,rmar.?ship,
the delegates heard an address by the President of the Federation
Internationale de le. Route (L, ,ternati.onal Road ?ederat:%on). i hich is
reportedly the prime mover i3ehind the tunnel project, A re olution was
passed requesting the British and french Coy rn,,.erits to corn ider the
channel project and to submit it to the appropriate organs of the
Brussels Treaty Group and the Council of Europe,::
~;,.ilita.ry and civil au t hori tics in the Unit,-,d. Kin ydom~ have not ,jet
def ined their attitude towards the tunnel and the French Government u has
shown no official interest,, ih;j le it i..a repor tc:od that tl.te:. pa.rli.a.rra.efn-
taarrians 'Vavorable to the orolect nitait raise the t{u03t"xim On, -?"heir own
: n ti hive during the European Consultative 11ssc,.bly session at
little progress Js likely unless more powerfu.L s ponsox~sliyp
develop, in the tilt and Franco, (Secret)
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