CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2003
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• Publication Date: October 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
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NEAR EAST
4. Denunciation of Anglo-Egyptian Treaty increasingly favored
in Egypt (page 4).
WESTERN EUROPE
5. French and British contend expenses threaten Allied military
strength (page 5).
LATIN AMERICA
6. Comment on Argentine "army revolt" (page 6).
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NEAR EAST
Denunciation of Anglo-Egyptian Treaty increasingly favored in Egypt:
Sentiment in Egypt favoring denunciation
of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty is in-
creasing, despite the outward atmosphere
of calm within the country. The US Em-
bassy in Cairo reports that there is wide-
spread skepticism in Egypt over the "new
proposals" promised by the British and
indeed considerable doubt whether the new
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prrlsals will be sufficiently liberal to counter the current anti-Western
feeling in Egypt.
On 30 September the US Ambassador asked
King Farouk to delay Egypt's abrogation of the treaty until the propo-
sals could be advanced. Farouk replied that he could prevent Egypt
from acting "for a brief space but not for long. " The King added that
he had told the Egyptian Government to prepare papers for abrogating
the treaty, even though he hoped it would not be necessary to use them.
Comment-. The successful implementation
of the Middle East Command scheme -- the "new proposals" -- depends
in large measure upon Egypt's approval of the plan. Once Egypt has
taken the drastic step of abrogating the 1936 treaty, it will be difficult,
if not impossible, to induce the Egyptian Government to consider a new
defense scheme involving the present British base on the Suez Canal.
WESTERN EUROPE;
5. French and British contend expenses threaten Allied military strength
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The French and British commanding gener-
als in Austria have again informed the US
commander that the maintenance or rein-
forcement of their forces in Austria at the
strength considered necessary will be im-
from the Austrian Government. The US Legation believes that this
argument will be used by French and British negotiators at the current
tripartite discussions in Vienna.
periled unless an additional allotment to occupation costs is forthcoming
The Legation proposes, therefore, that
French and British requirements be acknowledged as falling within the
framework of European defense and the Military Assistance Program.
Their needs could thus be met without imposing an additional burden on
the Austrian economy.
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Comment,. British and French requests
for US support in a new approach to the Austrian Government on this
question have heretofore been rejected on the grounds of overriding
Austrian political and economic considerations. The merit of the
procedure suggested by the US Minister is that US external assistance
would not benefit the Soviet military establishment in Austria, which
would share in any increase in Austrian occupation costs allocations.
However, any overt association of Allied forces in Austria with the
European defense program would be subject to Soviet charges that
Austria is being brought into the "aggressive" North Atlantic Alliance.
LATIN AMERICA.
6. Comment on Argentine "army revolt".
Further information on the 28 September
"army revolt" suggests that the government suppressed the beginnings
of a weak revolt which it was convinced would fail because of the lack
of army support. Since the most powerful army generals - whose
backing would be necessary to effect a successful coup -- were not
involved in the plot, the army leadership apparently adhered to its
agreement to support Peron through the elections if Senora de Peron
withdrew her candidacy.
Peron's police have been aware of increased
plotting among various military and. civilian groups during the past
several months, and in previous cases the government has neutralized
any real threat by arrests or the shifting of army personnel. It is
likely that in this instance, Peron's security measures were primarily
calculated to reap propaganda benefits and identify his military oppo-
nents. The US Military Attache in Buenos Aires was on 29 September,
however, still not ready to discard the possibility that the government
planned the entire incident for these purposes.
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