CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 27, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE
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CONTENTS
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1. THE ALGERIAN SITUATION
2. ATHENS MAY BE PREPARING GREEK PUBLIC FOR UN
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON CYPRUS
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4. BONN GIVES APPROVAL FOR TRADE DELEGATION TO
COMMUNIST CHINA
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. U NU INFLUENTIAL IN CONCLUDING EXTENSIVE
BURMESE-SOVIET AID AGREEMENT
6. ARGENTINE CABINET REORGANIZATION
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1. THE ALGERIAN SITUATION
General Quenard, French commander in
the southern territories of Algeria, told
the American consul general in Algiers
recently that the Algerian National Libera-
tion Front (FLN) hopes to assure UN inter-
vention in geria by provoking the European settlers into
retaliatory action in which thousands of Moslems will be killed.
To this end, Quenard said, the FLN is planning to step-up in-
discriminate killings in Algiers during the "insurrectionary"
general strike scheduled to coincide with UN consideration of
the Algerian problem.
Quenard also said that rebel military groups
numbering several thousand are forming in Morocco and Tuni-
sia and that an attack across both frontiers would be co-ordi-
nated with the strike. The goal would be the capture of the
Algerian cities of Tlemcen and Tebessa near the borders of
Morocco and Tunisia respectively.
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2. ATHENS MAY BE PREPARING GREEK PUBLIC FOR UN
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON CYPRUS
The Greek government appears to be
initiating a campaign to prepare the
Greek public for a UN compromise
resolution on Cyprus. The Greek charge
in Lon on told the American embassy on 24 January that, ac-
cording to one of the British envoys who visited Archbishop
Makarios in the Seychelles, the Cypriot leader "did not take
exception" to the Radcliffe constitutional proposals and was
prepared to denounce violence on Cyprus if released from
captivity.
The Greek charge in putting forth this
version of Makarios' views is probably reflecting Athen's
desire to create an atmosphere favorable to acceptance of
a UN resolution creating a committee to investigate the
Cyprus problem. Publicly, however, it cannot retreat from
its demand for a resolution favoring self-determination and
as of now a resolution creating an investigatory committee
would be interpreted by the Greek public as a severe defeat.
Widespread dissemination of reports that Makarios was
ready to accept London's terms on Cyprus, however, might
disarm the government's domestic opposition and enable the
government to claim a victory in the UN.
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4. BONN GIVES APPROVAL FOR TRADE DELEGATION
TO COMMUNIST CHINA
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The Bonn government has approved send-
ing a West; German trade delegation to
Communist China to negotiate an exchange
of goods agreement, according to the head
of the semio icial East-West trade committee. The delega-
tion will consist of members of six or seven business firms.
About $56,000,000 worth of trade in each direction is antici-
pated. Bonn officials state that no embargoed goods will be
included.
The American embassy in Bonn thinks the
undertaking is inappropriate at this time, since it expects
Moscow and Peiping to use it for propaganda purposes. While
the West German Foreign Ministry supports this view in part,
the embassy believes it would. be difficult to press the govern-
ment to reverse its approval.
Comment Trade between West Germany and Commu-
nist China amounted to $62,600,000 during
the first nine months of 1956,
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5.. U NU INFLUENTIAL IN CONCLUDING EXTENSIVE
BURMESE-SOVIET AID AGREEMENT
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Burma's agreement for a large-scale
Soviet construction program reflects
the influence of U Nu, who will soon re-
turn as prime minister, according to
Information reaching the American embassy in Rangoon.
U Nu had promoted these projects, and Burmese negotia-
tors were also pressed into signing the generally unfavor-
able accord by the "overpowering tactics" of the Soviet aid
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amounting perhaps to $50,000,000. Earlier Burmese ex-
pectations had been that Burma would reciprocate for these
"gifts" with only token payments of rice. Projects such as
the sports stadium and theater included in the agreement
will contribute little to Burmese economic development and
may actually impede development progress by diverting
limited Burmese resources and administrative and technical
skills from more useful projects.
As a result of its long-term nature, which
may require Burmese payment in rice and other products
over a 20-year period, the contract will assure the continued
economic presence of the USSR and will work against Burmese
efforts to export its rice for cash.
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Burma will pay the entire cost of the program,
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6. ARGENTINE CABINET REORGANIZATION
President Pedro Aramburu requested the
10 civilian ministers to resign on 25 Jan-
uary to facilitate reorganization of the
cabinet, in order to end cabinet feuding,
and to help the provisional government
play a more effective role until national
elections aFe Yio d within the next year.
Since only'f&ur designations were accepted,
however, the request seems aimed Inir
at dropping the ministers of interior, for-
eign affairs, education and justice, and
treasury, The labor ministry has been
vacant.
Former treasury minister Blanco, whose
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policies have antagonized both the military and commerce min-
isters, was considered the main target of the reorganization.
the "current crisis" was precipitated
by the air minister, whose plans to purchase new aircraft were
frustrated by Blanco. The commerce minister, who was re-
tained, had objected to Blanco's narrow, nationalistic views on
economic policy, a criticism recently voiced by Aramburu with-
out naming Blanco. Blanco's successor is his former deputy,
an exponent of expanded and freer trade.
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The cabinet changes seem favorable both
to domestic policy and continued cordial relations with the
United States.
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