CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A001200100001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Turkish ambassador urges request for release of nationals held in
Soviet Union (page 3).
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Comment on situation in Cambodia (page 4).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
4. Comment on Mossadeq victory in the Iranian Majlis (page 4).
WESTERN EUROPE
6. Dutch lower house may postpone EDC vote until fall (page 6).
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GENERAL
1. Turkish ambassador urges request for release of nationals held in
Soviet nion o
On 25 June Turkish ambassador Hozar in 25X1
Moscow recommended to Ankara that he be
authorized to approach Foreign Minister
Molotov requesting exit visas for the Turkish
citizens who were removed for security rea-
sons from the Soviet Black Sea coast to Siberia in 1949 and 1952.
He recommended that the approach be timed
to coincide with the Turkish answer to the Soviet note of 30 May. Hozar
feels that the chances of obtaining results from such a maneuver are
better now than previously and that it would "provide at the same time
the opportunity for a real test of the good intentions of the Soviets."
According to Hozar, the Turks are in a camp of approximately 70,000,
including Greeks and Iranians.
Comment: Release of a few Turkish, Greek,
and Iranian nationals would be in line with Moscow's recent friendly
gestures. The return of a large number of those removed from the
Black Sea area for security purposes is not anticipated.
SOUTHEAST ASIA
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3. Comment on situation in Cambodia.,
A durable political settlement of the Cambodian
dispute with France appears remote and an armed clash is possible at
any time. A precarious modus vivendi may be reached, however, which
would postpone a breakdown in relations. While the Cambodian people
apparently are calm, the king can count on overwhelming popular support
for whatever course he takes.
During the last few days, the French have
reinforced their garrison at Phnom Penh, the capital, with two bat-
talions of North African troops, which have an unsavory reputation in
Cambodia. The Cambodian government countered by assigning its
troops to guard public buildings in the capital. Cambodian forces
would be no match for the French and general hostilities would prob-
ably be similar to the fighting in Vietnam., -general insecurity-out9fdq)
of French-held urban centers.
The king's demands allow little room for
negotiation. He wants France to grant Cambodia a status in the French
Union comparable to that of a member of the British Commonwealth.
While the French might shortly offer more concessions, they are not
likely to give such complete independence, which would include the
right to withdraw from the Union. The French also fear that Vietnam
and Laos would immediately demand similar status.
NEAR EAST AFRICA
4. Comment on Mossadeq victory in the Iranian Majlis:
The 1 July election of a Mossadeq supporter,
Abdollah Moazzami, as president of the Majlis was accomplished by
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the National Front with the support of the independents. These
deputies apparently responded to the prime minister's threat on
26 June to dismiss the Majlis if his government did not receive
majority support.
Although Mossadeq now controls this
important parliamentary post, the opposition can still prevent
a quorum, and there is no indication that Majlis members will
be amenable to his will in the future.
Mullah Kashani, former president of the
Majlis, who on 30 June issued a strong denunciation of Mossadeq's
dictatorial tactics, can be expected temporarily to limit his politi-
cal activities. Kashani's own ambitions will induce him, however,
to continue working against the prime minister.
WESTERN EUROPE
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6. Dutch lower house may postpone EDC vote until fall:
Interpreting the postponement of the Bermuda 25X1
talks as a lessening of the need for urgent
action on the EDC, the Dutch Second Chamber
is considering delaying a vote on the treaty
until the fall parliamentary session, according to a leading Labor Party
deputy. The American ambassador in The Hague believes that the govern-
ment itself is having second thoughts about urging ratification during the
present session.
Comment: The Netherlands is the only EDC
nation where favorable parliamentary action on the treaty had been ex-
pected this summer, or in time to bolster Chancellor Adenauer's efforts
to keep alive popular belief in European integration during the crucial
West German election campaign.
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