CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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14 April 1953
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
Egypt agrees to early informal defense talks (page
WESTERN EUROPE
5. Austrians urge immediate reopening of treaty negotiations (page 5).
6. French revive Moch's 1952 disarmament proposals (page 6).
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NEAR EAST - AFRICA
4. Egypt agrees to early informal defense talks:
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The Egyptian Foreign Minister has agreed to
informal Anglo-Egyptian defense talks, tenta-
tively scheduled to begin on 20 April. The
initial meeting is expected to set up subcom-
mittees to consider the technical aspects of British withdrawal and the
later maintenance of the Suez Canal base.
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An influential member of the Revolutionary
Command Council told an American official that should these talks
with the British bring them close to agreement on evacuation of the
Suez base, he would agree to "informal" discussion of area defense
with the United States and Britain.
Comment: While there is no doubt that the
Nagib regime wishes to open talks on the Suez issue, basic difference
on the major issues of evacuation and maintenance can be expected to
create serious difficulties whenever discussion begins.
WESTERN EUROPE
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5. Austrians urge immediate reopening of treaty negotiations:
oreign Minister Gruber and his Socialist
tate Secretary have informed the three
estern High Commissioners in Vienna
hat, although the position of the Austrian
cabinet is not yet entirely firm, Austria is prepared to accept the
economic risks involved in the old draft treaty if no better terms
can be obtained from the Russians. Urging the need for haste, Gruber
recommended that the Western powers inform Moscow by note that
they are withdrawing the abbreviated treaty draft in expectation that
the USSR will promptly conclude the treaty on the basis of the old draft.
Comment: The Austrians appear to be sup-
porting British and French objections to the American position on the
treaty. These three governments, while considering the short treaty
as a tactical weapon, have consistently desired to keep open the possi-
bility of an eventual settlement on the basis of the old draft despite the
economic concessions the Soviet Union would receive thereby.
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6. French revive Moch's 1952 disarmament proposals,.
Disarmament Commission will not appear "wholly negative." A high
Foreign Ministry official has thus explained to the American Embassy
the recent request for formal comments on Jules Moch's draft disarmament
proposal of May 1952, which he is again pushing.
The French Government is anxious to establish
agreement with the United States and Britain on
any new disarmament proposals so that the tri-
partite position at the next meeting of the UN
A Foreign Ministry spokesman states that the
Moch proposal has the "sympathy" of the French Government, but will
not be officially presented unless the United States and Britain agree.
Comment- In the face of American and British
objections last June, France denied any intention to press for Moch's
plan, which came close to Soviet desires, particularly in regard to atomic
weapons.
Moch, a leader of the Socialist Party and a die-
hard opponent of the EDC, recently made a strong plea that Soviet over-
tures be met halfway.
If the USSR responded favorably to Moch's pro-
posal, French public opinion might force the government to present the
proposal in the UN.
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