CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CIA-RDP79T00975A001900530001-2
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6
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December 15, 2016
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September 6, 2002
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1
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February 8, 1955
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REPORT
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8 February 1955 ~ ~s.,r 25X1 7 25 i / ropy No. 4 8 DOCUMENT NO. 25X1 NO CHANGE IN CLASS )C / El DECLASSIFIED CLASS CHANGED TQ: TS S C . NEXT REVIEW DATE: AUTH: HR 70-2 DATE: t r*w AO REVIEW Ft: 25X1 Office of Current Intelligence CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X1 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN ell s _. 001, State Dept. review completed se 20027?JF( fib- 1 79T0 / Approved Fc Welease 2002/10/21 : CIA-RDP79TO09Z 001900530001-2 25X1A SUMMARY SOVIET UNION 1. American embassy reports on. current status of top Soviet leader- ship (page 3). 25X1 NEAR EAST AFRICA 3. Eden favors Iraqi proposal for treaty with US and Britain (page 4). 4. Comment on Iraqi-Egyptian test of strength (page 5). 25X1 25X1A 8 Feb 55 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 2 Approved For Rele r2_11"L91 - - 75AO01900530001-2 25X1A I I Approved F rcRelea a 2002/10/21 - CIA-RDP79T0097 4001900530001-2 SOVIET UNION 25X1A 1. American embassy reports on current status of top Soviet leader- in- The American embassy in Moscow re- ports that, as of 6 February, Malenkov's name had not been mentioned once by speakers at the current Supreme Soviet session. Khrushchev, on the other hand, had been named by over half the speak- ers, although all of their references have not been carried in the press sum- maries of the debates. 25X1A The repeated requests of the Hearst newspaper group now in the USSR to see Premier Malenkov have so far been ignored, although they have already seen Molotov and Khrushchev and have been promised interviews with Defense Min- ister Bulganin, Marshal Zhukov, and even Stalin's daughter, Svetlana. Comment: Kingsbury Smith, in his re- lease, reported Khrushchev as saying flatly that Western specu- lation on differences between himself and Malenkov is wishful thinking and illustrating this with a story showing that interpreta- tion is a highly subjective process. The many references to party secretary Khrushchev by the second-level officials at the Supreme, Soviet session constitute the strongest indication to date that Khrushchev may now be the top figure within the collective leader- ship. The Supreme Soviet will continue in session several days longer, and the speakers at these sessions, one of whom will deliver an address on foreign affairs, may well shed further light on Malenkov's status. 8 Feb 55 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 3 Approved For Releaas9Aq(/10/21 : CIA-RDP79T00975A001900530001-2 25X1A Approved ForRelea-P 2002/10/21 - CIA-Rnp79TOOa7 001900530001-2 25X1 NEAR EAST - AFRICA 25X1A 3. Eden favors Iraqi proposal for treaty with US and Britain: Foreign Secretary Eden takes a favorable view of the Iraqi proposal that the United States and Britain sign a pact with Turkey and Iraq in March or April. According to the Foreign Office, Eden feels that this matter is of great urgency. Comment: Such an arrangement would be an important step toward Britain's goal of Western participation in any.regional defense agreement for the Middle East. Britain may believe it will retain under a multilateral arrangement some of the rights it has under the Anglo-Iraqi treaty of 1930, which expires in 1957. 8 Feb 55 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 4 Approved For ReleaseHWM0/21 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO01900530001-2 25X1A Approved Fcl eleas Cooment on Iraqi-Egyptian test of strength: 25X1A " The inability of the Cairo conference of Arab prime ministers, which ended on 6 February, to resolve the struggle be- tween Egypt and Iraq over the latter's proposed pact with Turkey suggests that the Arab world will now be split into two or more camps. Egypt, supported by Saudi Arabia and Yemen, appears headed toward neutralism and possibly toward an active anti-Westernism. The remaining Arab states tend to support Iraq's position. Egypt and Saudi Arabia will intensify their campaign to prevent any Arab alignment with Baghdad and to overthrow the Iraqi government and that of any Arab state seek- ing to follow its lead. Iraq, which for the moment holds the psychological advantage by having flouted Egypt's hegemony over the Arab world, may retain the initiative if it concludes imme- diately the proposed treaty with. Turkey. 25X1A 25X1 8 Feb 55 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 5 Approved For Re1eaL%S)?QW/10/21 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO01900530001-2 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/10/21 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO01900530001-2 Approved For Release 2002/10/21 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO01900530001-2