CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 29, 1957
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29 August 1957
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CONTENTS
`rt.o 1. ZORIN'S SPEECH AT THE LONDON TALKS (Secret)
(page,3) . .
2. PARIS URGES WESTERN COOPERATION ON SYRIA (Secret
Noforn) (page 4).
6--P- 4. CAMBODIA REPORTEDLY OFFERS LIMITED REPRESENTA-
TION TO PEIPING (Confidential Noforn) (page 6).
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1. ZORIN'S SPEECH AT THE LONDON TALKS
The United States delegate to the London
disarmament talks regards Soviet dele-
gate Zorin's 90-minute speech on 27 Au-
gust as an indication that the USSR is
preparing to make further concessions to meet the West in
a first-step agreement. The delegate believes that the harsh
tone of Zorin's speech was intended to avoid any impression
that these concessions might be a sign of weakness. However,
he also considers it possible that Moscow may be developing a
propaganda position to be used in the event of a failure to reach
an agreement at London.
Comment Zorin's harsh denunciation of Western pro-
posals suggests that Moscow anticipates a
recess at London and is seeking to sharpen the points at issue
in preparation for a full-dress disarmament debate in the UN
General Assembly., There, the USSR hopes to score propaganda
gains and bring pressure on the West for further concessions.
Zorin's strong criticism of the subcommittee's
composition and procedure also suggests a desire for an early
move from the London talks to the General Assembly. The USSR
probably plans to repeat its proposal of last year for an expan-
sion of both the UN Disarmament Commission and its subcom-
mittee to include countries such as India which could be expected
to adopt a sympathetic attitude toward Soviet proposals.
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2. PARIS URGES WESTERN COOPERATION ON SYRIA
French Foreign Ministry officials have
made two recent demarches to American
embassy officials urging Western coopera-
tion on Middle Eastern problems. On 24
Au ust the director of Near Eastern and
IFICan airs told an American embassy
representative that the French believe it
essential for the Western powers to work
closely together under American leadership in Syria. He said
that it seemed most likely the West would do nothing, since he
"ruled out" overt action by the United States alone or in con-
cert with Britain and France. On 26 August the director of
political. and economic affairs emphasized the importance of
the fullest possible Western cooperation, even though admitting
that parallel rather than joint action might often be preferable.
however, the French government
concluded in mid-August that the 1950 tripartite declaration on
maintenance of the status quo in the Near East was obsolete. The
cabinet, in response to a Lebanese request for an opinion, re-
portedly declared that Lebanon is now guaranteed by the Amer-
ican Middle East doctrine, and that if the Lebanese want further
guarantees a new tripartite declaration may be necessary.
(NOFORN)
Comment The Foreign Ministry approaches may be a
feeler on the advisability, of a new tripartite
declaration. The Baghdad pact, on which France was not origi-
nally consulted, has never set well with Paris, and the French
government may hope to refurbish its prestige in the Arab world
by a move which would take the spotlight away from both the
Baghdad pact and the American Middle East doctrine.
Britain, like France, evidently considers the
1950 declaration dead, but presumably would welcome any new
joint statement as a token of Washington's willingness to resume
public association with Britain and France regarding the Middle
East. However, such a move, particularly at this time, would
only irritate the Arab states.
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4. CAMBODIA REPORTEDLY OFFERS LIMITED
REPRESENTATION TO PEIPING
by Peiping,
The Cambodian government is willing to
accept Chinese Communist diplomatic
representation in Phnom Penh, but on a
basis short of the full recognition sought
Following several months of negotiations with the Chinese
Communist economic mission in Phnom Penh, Cambodia re-
portedly has proposed that Peiping be represented by a quasi-
official envoy as is South Vietnam.
Among other prerogatives, Peiping's envoy
would have authority to issue passports and visas to Chinese
in Cambodia, a function now permitted the Chinese Nationalist
consul in Phnom Penh. Taipei's consulate in Phnom Penh--a
holdover from the French administration and not officially ac-
credited--would be reduced to trade mission status, presum-
ably to justify the withholding of full consular status from Pei-
ping's representatives. (NOFORN)
Comment The Cambodian government appears to be
under increasing pressure from Peiping to
grant political representation, particularly since the Chinese
Communist economic aid program got under way this spring.
Phnom Penh, however, has been reluctant to grant diplomatic
recognition to Peiping because of the increased danger of sub-
version. Any new Chinese Communist representation would
be interpreted by the Overseas Chinese in Cambodia as firm
evidence that Peiping's influence in local affairs had surpassed
that of Taipei, and many could be expected to react accordingly.
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