CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 2, 1956
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CONTENTS
1. SOVIET BLOC REACTION TO PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S
REPLY TO BULGANIN
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2. SOVIET MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPLACED
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40 PROSPECTIVE HATOYAMA SUCCESSOR STATES VIEWS
ON COMMUNIST CHINA
5. PRINCE SIHANOUK OF CAMBODIA DEPARTING SHORTLY
FOR VISIT TO PEIPING
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6. SOUTH AFRICA DEMANDS CLOSING OF SOVIET CON-
SULATE GENERAL
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7. USSR INTENSIFIES OVERTURES TO WEST EUROPE
SOCIALISTS
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SOVIET BLOC REACTION TO PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S
REPLY TO BULGANIN
The Soviet press and radio have not yet
published President Eisenhower's re-
ply to Premier Bulganin's proposal and
there has been no authoritative official
or editorial reaction. Ambassador Boh-
len has suggested that the Soviet leaders
are withholding publication of the Presi-
from Bulganin. He also reported that Moscow has made a
special effort to jam VOA broadcasts of the president's re-
ply not only in Russian but in other languages.
dent's reply until its effect can be offset by another message
The Moscow press and radio have begun,
however, to prepare the Russian people for publication of
the President's reply. Moscow radio has commented that
American "unwillingness to accept the proposal has caused
profound disillusionment among the supporters of peace and
relaxation of international tension."
cannot be pushed aside by an offhand rejection."
ly rejected the Soviet proposal" and insisted that it "definitely
Most Satellite media have taken note of
the President's rejection of the treaty. A Czech broadcast
on 29 January said, "Bulganin has now put the American
President's sincerity to the test , . . . Eisenhower failed
in this test." In his 30 January speech, Chou En-lai stated,
"It is regrettable that the United States authorities have quick-
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2. SOVIET MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPLACED
The appointment of N. P. Dudorov to
replace Colonel General S. N. Kruglov
as Soviet minister of internal affairs
(MVD) brings all police functions, secret
and regular, under the immediate direction of men politically
loyal to Khrushchev and will probably strengthen Khrushchev's
control of the party's central committee.
Party Congress.
In addition to its responsibility for overt
police functions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is concerned
with the supply of labor to major construction projects... Dudorov,
apparently a construction specialist, rose to prominence in the
the Moscow city party organization and became a deputy mayor
of Moscow at a time when Khrushchev was the Moscow Oblast
party boss. When Khrushchev reorganized the party central
committee's apparatus early last year, he picked Dudorov to
head the newly created construction department under the par-
ty's secretariat. Dudorov will probably also replace Kruglov
on the central committee to be elected this month at the 20th
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4. PROSPECTIVE HATOYAMA SUCCESSOR STATES
VIEWS ON COMMUNIST CHINA
Secretary General Kishi of the
Liberal- Democratic Party, who is
expected to succeed to the premier-
ship later this year, told Ambassa-
aur 1s n on 31 January that Japan desires to increase
trade with Communist China but that no top conservative
leaders are pressing for recognition of the Peiping regime.
He said he considered it most important for Japan to con-
tinue its alignment with American policy toward the Chi-
nese Communists.
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Most Japanese conservative leaders
have indicated awareness that Japan's best interests are
dependent on the friendship of the United States. They also
realize that moves for relations with Peiping are not feasi-
ble at this time. They believe, however, that Japan must
deal with Communist China in order to achieve economic
independence and. a .more independent foreign policy.
Along with many other influential Jap-
anese, Kishi hopes a relaxation of international tension
will lead the United States to adopt policies which will per-
mit normal Japanese relations with the Peiping regime.
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5, PRINCE SIHANOUK OF CAMBODIA DEPARTING
SHORTLY FOR VISIT TO PEIPING
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Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia is
leaving for a visit to Peiping on
13 February, according to the
Indian charge in Phnom Penh,
The American embassy comments
that the trip must not be viewed as any veering toward
Communism on Sihanouk's part and doubts that recog-
nition of the Peiping regime will result from the trip.
Comment In view of Sihanouk's unpredictable
nature, it would not be surprising
for him to agree to establish diplomatic relations with
-Communist China while visiting Peiping.
Sihanouk in effect requested an in-
vitation during a press interview in Tokyo last December.
The Peiping visit will help him in his
efforts to establish a reputation as a neutral. Despite
these efforts, he has repeatedly acknowledged Cambodia's
dependence on American aid for its defense.
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6. SOUTH AFRICA DEMANDS CLOSING OF SOVIET
CONSULATE GENERAL
The South African government's demand
of 1 February that the Soviet consulate
general in Pretoria be closed by 1 March
is in keeping with that government's strong
anti-Communist policy. There is little Soviet commercial
activity in South Africa and local authorities considered the
consulate a center of Communist intrigue. The consulate in
Pretoria has been the only official Soviet representation in
Africa south of Ethiopia.
South African foreign minister Louw had
indicated last November that some such action might be taken
against the consulate after it violated local laws by serving
liquor to Africans at an official reception. In the demand for
closing of the consulate, Louw charged that propaganda broad-
casts from Moscow were inciting racial discord and stated
that the consulate had cultivated contacts with subversive ele-
ments. The closing of the consulate is not expected to have an
appreciable effect on Communist influence in the area. While
this influence is not a major problem, Communist doctrines
are spread by Africans and other non-Europeans returning
from trips to the Sino-Soviet bloc countries.
South African officials have shown increas-
ing concern over the Soviet threat to Africa, particularly in
view of the Soviet-Liberian discussions over diplomatic rep-
resentation last month. They have stepped up efforts to inter-
est African colonial powers in a continental defense pact to
guard against the.growing Soviet threat through Egypt and the
Sudan.
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7. USSR INTENSIFIES OVERTURES TO WEST EUROPEAN
SOCIALISTS
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Western European representatives to
the Bureau of the Socialist Interna-
tional, meeting in London on 30 Janu-
ary, have reported intensified Soviet
approaches to Socialist parties. Invitations to visit the
USSR have been accepted by the French Socialists, re-
jected by the Norwegians, and are still to be considered
by the Austrian, Danish, and Dutch parties. This Soviet
initiative is to be discussed at a meeting of the Council
of the Socialist International in Zurich in March.
The US embassy in London believes
that Khrushchev and Bulganin may invite the British Labor
Party to send a delegation to the Soviet Union next spring,
during or even before the Soviet leaders' visit to the United
Kingdom.
According to Fritz Heine, West German
Socialist (SPD) representative at the Bureau meeting, Soviet
ambassador Zorin in Bonn has hinted that he would like to
meet SPD leader Ollenhauer in the near future, Heine be..
lieves the Soviet leaders may invite Ollenhauer and the party
executive to visit Moscow,
Comment These overtures to Western European
Socialists are part of a continuing Soviet
effort to overcome Socialist opposition and distrust toward
local Communist proposals for "popular fronts" and electoral
alliances and to encourage Socialist support of Soviet foreign
policy positions on such issues as disarmament, European
security, and German unity.
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