CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A000600530001-6
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
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1? British views differ on Korean POW repatriation (page 3).
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FAR EAST
3. Indonesia may propose breaking embargo on rubber sales to China
(page 4).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
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5u Turkish abstention in Tunisian case causes omen ic criticism
(page 5).
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East German Politburo charts action to culminate in May (page 6).
LA TIN AMERICA
8. Bolivian unrest affects South American stability (page 7).
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GENERAL
1. British views differ on Korean POW repatriation:
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talks going. The Embassy in Washington is understood to have sought
an American commitment to consult the United Kingdom before negoti-
ations are allowed to break down on this issue.
The American Embassy in London reports that
the Foreign Office has submitted a brief to
Foreign Secretary Eden recommending. that
Britain insist that the United States yield on
the prisoner repatriation issue if necessary to keep the Korean truce
According to the London Embassy, however,
Prime Minister Churchill is personally interested in the. problem and
in informal ministerial discussion has maintained that under no circum-
stances should the prisoners held by UN forces be sent back against
their will "to face Communist reprisals."
Comment: Although previous indications of
British views on the Panmunjom talks have not revealed any special
concern over the American position, British officials apparently now
appreciate that the. prisoner exchange issue is the key problem.
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. Indonesia may propose breaking embargo on rubber sales to China:
The American Embassy in Djakarta has learned
that immediately prior
to the departure of the Indonesian delegation to
the Ottawa Rubber Conference, to be held in
May, the Foreign Office was considering breaking the embargo on
rubber sales to China.
In addition, Prime Minister Wilopo has been
publicly quoted as stating that the Indonesian Government is in contact
with India, Ceylon and Singapore for presentation at Ottawa of a united
stand on rubber exports to Iron Curtain countries. This stand, however,
is as yet undetermined.
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Comment:. Indonesia has complained that the
UN-sponsored ban on rubber exports to China, to which Indonesia re-
luctantly adhered, depressed rubber prices. During the past two months,
a further drop in prices and a seriously shrunken market for low grade
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5. Turkish abstention in Tunisian case causes domestic criticism:
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Turkish abstention in the UN Security Council
vote on the Tunisian - French dispute has been
widely criticized in the Turkish press. A
Turkish Foreign Office spokesman told the
American Ambassador on 22 April that his country had taken this action
because it wished to maintain solidarity with the Western powers, and
that it would have voted for consideration of the Tunisian case if the
United States had done so.
Comment: This is the first time that Turkish
adherence to United States policy has aroused widespread criticism in
the press. Although the Turks have been uniformly critical of Egypt
and Iran in the disputes of those countries with Britain, there is apparently
considerable belief in Turkey that the Tunisian complaint is justified.
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WESTERN EUROPE
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7. East German Politburo charts action to culminate in Mayo
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East German Premier Grotewohl and his
deputy, Walter Ulbricht, returned from
Moscow about 13 April and convened a meeting
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of the Socialist Unity Party (SED) politburo to discuss action to be taken
should West Germany sign the contractual agreement prior to the hold-
ing of a four-power conference.
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The USSR will reportedly apply continuous
pressure for a four-power conference while the SED takes immediate
steps to mobilize the West German support. Through local action
groups the SED will try to swing the West German Socialist Party over
to the side of resistance before 1 May. The Communists plan May
Day demonstrations for unity along the inter-zonal border, where large
numbers of People's Police will be stationed.
The conference revealed that SED leaders
believe the contractual agreement will be signed by mid-May, whereas
the USSR believes it is still possible to "hinder" the signing.
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LATIN AMERICA
8. Bolivian unrest affects South American stability:
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The Chilean Foreign Minister believes that the
Bolivian revolt was the "joint work of the Nazis,
Peronists, and Communists," and was part of
an over-all plan for South America. He states
that President Paz s enssoro is clearly not in control, since he cannot
persuade the "Communist" miners to surrender their arms.
The general belief of diplomats in Santiago is
that there must be an intensive investigation of the Communist and
Peronista threat to South America before Bolivia is recognized, and
that the United States decision on recognition will determine the immedi-
ate political future of South America.
Comment: Brazil also is not yet satisfied that
the Paz Estenssoro regime is stable and a high Foreign Office official
mentioned the possibility of an additional coup. Chile and Peru fear that
any new disorders in Bolivia might eventually spread to their countries.
Spain and Guatemala are the only countries
which have recognized the. new Bolivian Government.
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