CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A001000650001-8
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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20 March 1953
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Burmese Premier fears his government losing political support
(page 5).
SUMMARY
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WESTERN EUROPE
SOVIET UNION
1. American Embassy comments on new Soviet Government (page 3).
FAR EAST
2. New anti-Yoshida party in Japan reportedly off to poor start (page 3).
3. USSR replacing looted Manchurian power plant (page 4).
SOUTHEAST ASIA
7. New Communist proposal on German unification expected (page 6).
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SOVIET UNION
1. American Embassy comments on new Soviet Government:
The American Embassy in Moscow believes
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which Malenkov and Beria are the sources
of real power probably were used to displace
men who were not their close supporters. It points out that the key to
stability doubtless lies in the ability of Malenkov and Berta to work
together.
The Embassy notes that these leaders now
speak in their own right and that Malenkov's latest speeches differ
from the one he gave at the 19th Congress. However, his professions
of friendly intentions toward the West do not go beyond recent Peace
Congress protestations.
The Embassy sees no concrete evidence of a
departure from Stalin's world plans.
Comment. There are indications of collabora-
tion at present between Malenkov and Beria, but the former appears to
be the dominant figure. Malenkov built his power, as did Stalin, on the
control and placement of party personnel, while Berta's influence stems
from the police apparatus, which, like other government organizations,
is closely controlled by the party.
Malenkov's two speeches since Stalin's death
set forth the same attitude toward "peace" and coexistence as his earlier
addresses, from 1947 through the 19th Congress speech.
FAR EAST
2. New anti-Yoshida party in Japan reportedly off to poor start:
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Ambassador Murphy reports that the initial
efforts of the anti-Yoshida forces to form a
new conservative political party under Hatoyama
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are less promising than the leaders had anticipated. Of the Liberal
Party dissidents, only 37 have joined the new party, while 34 have
chosen to remain in the Yoshida camp.
The new party's intention to sponsor only 70
candidates in the April election apparently indicates that the leaders
hope to obtain sufficient Progressive and Liberal support for Hatoyama
to form a coalition government.
Comment: Ambassador Murphy believes that
the Yoshida Liberals and the Socialists may each win approximately 150
of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives. Should this occur, no
workable coalition could be formed without the support of Shigemitsu's
Progressive Party.
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3. USSR replacing looted Manchurian power plant:
Radio Peiping an-
nounced on 13 March the completion of a new
thermal power plant, built with Soviet equipment
and reportedly the largest in Manchuria.
Comment: These are the first important new
power plants to replace Manchurian equipment looted by the Soviet Army
in 1945.
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Burmese Premier fears his government losing political support:
Premie:r Nu told Ambassador Sebald that a
serious political crisis threatens Burma's
government as a result of the Chinese
Nationalist troop issue. Nu said that he
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accepting "hush money" in the form of American aid for their
acquiescence in the presence of Nationalist troops in Burma. The
cabinet feels that drastic measures must be taken to refute such
charges.
and his colleagues were being accused by important supporters of
Comment. While opposition elements
in Burma have been highly vocal in criticizing the government for
its failure to solve the Nationalist problem and in linking the United
States to such failure, this is the first evidence that the cabinet is
under serious fire from its own supporters. Such a development
would explain the urgency that the government attaches to solving
this problem.
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WESTERN EUROPE
7. New Communist proposal on German unification expected:
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According to a usually reliable source, East
German Premier Grotewohl has prepared a
new offer for German unification. The East
German legislature is scheduled to meet on
20 March to consider "new steps for the peaceful re-establishment of
German unity."
American officials in Berlin believe that the
East Germans will suggest some form of all-German talks. They state
that in view of Malenkov's recent speeches, the possibility of new pro-
posals for four-power talks cannot be discounted.
Comment: The East Germans recently in-
vited the West German Socialist :Party to send a commission to East
Germany to cooperate with the Socialist Unity Party.
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