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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
Date APR 2 6 1951
NOTE: 1. This summary of significant reports has been
prepared primarily for the internal use of the
Office of Current Intelligence. It does not
represent a complete coverage of all current
reports in CIA or in the Office of Current
Intelligence.
2. Comments represent the preliminary views of
the Office of Current Intelligence.
Marginal letter indications are defined as
follows:
"A" - items indicating Soviet-Communist
intentions or capabilities
"B" - important regional developments
not necessarily related to Soviet/
Communist intentions or capabilities
- other information indicating trends
and potential developments
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U$$R. Unconfirmed Re rtF on Soviet Plans for Invasion of, Northern Iran.
reportedly heard that the Soviet army would invade the Northern Iranian
provinces about the middle of May. This invasion was to be in conjunction
with revolts in Xhuzistan and the oil areas. There has been, according to
this source, a, movement of Soviet troops to reinforce divisions training
in Georgia, having as their principal destination the Soviet-Iranian. border
and the Western shores of the Caspian Sea.
(US Officials Only). 00MME3To Rumors of Soviet plans for inciting the
Kurds oz, actual overt invasion of Northern Iran appear every year at this
time during the USSR's aftnual troop maneuvers near the Iranian border.
While there have been recurrent reports noting a slight increase of Soviet
border.guard,s, stepped up patrol activities, and stricter security measures,
there is no evidence to date that the USSR is preparing for imminent hostile
action against Iran. However, the USSR always maintains sufficient hoops
in the vicinity of the border to overrun the Northern provinces at any time.
_t, Vituperatiaxz,. A greatly increased
Soviet Propaganda Reaches NewHigh
tone of violence was noted in Soviet and controlled output during the past
48 hours. The Moscow audience heard another of a series of talks on US-
inspired atrocities in 1918 when "they (US) organized a counter-revolutionary
conspiracy in Siberia." The blood-thirsty tone appeared in Gromyko's vio-
lent outburst at the Deputies0 parley Zn Paris, when he referred to Churchill
as a "criminal" and described $ritish delegate Davies 'as one of Churchillos
"cannibalistic advocates." He went on to threaten that "there will not be
room enough in Korea for white crosses over the graves of interventionist
troops if the fighting does not come to an end." Concurrently, Moscow's
Par Eastern Service carried vitriolic attacks on Ridgeway, who was pictured
as a "beast more frenized and brutal than Ma.cArthu.c," and on the "murderer,"
Van Fleet. Another unprecedented scare tactic was evidenced in Red China's
broadcast to the Hong Kong audience of the trial of its own purge victims,
which not only contained the regular accusations culminating in pronouncement
of the death sentence, but also an interlude when the judge, ordering the
defendants led through the packed courtroom, exhorted the audience to beat
and kick the prisoners. (U NYTimes, 26 Apr 51; U S'BTS, 25 Apr 51). COMMENT:
This over-all stepped-up hate-US campaign indicate:: further psychological
preparation of Orbital peoples for a possible spread of hostilities, or
possible Soviet retributive action, especially in the Far East. The scare
themes beamed to Far East audiences appear aimed at herding the Chinese
into line with the Communist regime. Gromyko's outbursts, together with
the general emphasis on US aggression, sets the stage for a possible break-
down of the Deputy CIF Conference.
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or as combat advisers with Chinese Communist and North Korean units,~lTwo
to four officers, in uniforms of the appropriate army medical service,
are assigned to each field hospital. In mid-February two such officers
were at the Ngrth Korean Army field hospital at Namchou,
25X1A COMMENT: This is one of the many capacitie in w is Soviet
direction and guidance may be given. If true, it adds significance to the
report"that after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from N. Korea in Dec.148,
Soviet medical." personnel remained "in every provincial, gun and city
hospital" throughout the area.
p8M June Announcement of New Five-Year Plan a Possibi.li . Enactment of
the New Plan in June is a real possibility, Embassy Moscow feels, `because
(1) the Soviet press refers to the Fourth Five-Year Plan as the "first"
postwar plan thus implying another plan will follow; (2) the New York Times
.correspondent heard from a "private source" that the Supreme Soviet will
meet in June to enact the fifth Five Year Plan and this story passed the
censor. However, the censor has permitted erroneous speculation on other
occasions.
. The Embassy also notes that Yashov, "head of the Executive Committee
.of the Moscow Communist Party," wrote an article for 2yein Moscow, 23 Apr
51, in which he referred to the 1951 national economic plan as already
enacted by the Council of Ministers of the USSR. Contents of the nla.n or
COMMENT: Inasmuch as presentation of t ve-ear an.to the Supreme
Soviet is only for the purpose of rubber-stamp approval, it is certain that
the top membership of the Council of Ministers would "enact" the Plan first.
$31 Clue to the Missing 194-h Party Congress S pli?d by Trieste Parma
Leader. At the close of the 3rd Congress-of the Trieste Party, ll Feb 51,
the Secretary General Vidali,,in answer to a question, made some general
observations on the frequency with which such Congresses are called.
According to him, it is not practice."to go through all the trouble of
preparing for a Congress very often. They are held only in exceptional
cases, dictated by an international or local situation)"Evidently directing
himself to his questioner, Vidali continued, "inasmuch as you are inter-
ested in the matter you may as well know that the Central Committee of the
Bolshevik Communist Party has criticized us for holding Congresses too
frequently. On the same occasion, the Central Committee of the Italian
Communist Party also criticized us because the Italian Party limits it-
self to a Congress every four or five years only. I consider this criti-
cism justified, but pointed out to them that we work under special circum-
stances in Trieste and in conse uenc was absolutely necessary to hold
25X1A this Congress." COMMENT., Vidalius statement
clearly shows the mean nglessness of Party statutes. Whereas in the USSR,
the Party is required to hold a Congress not less than once every three
years, the eighteenth"and last Congress was in 1939.
USSR. Soviet Military Advisers in N+._Korea Employ Medical Cover,
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"B" PE. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Ads late, Press Corr ,spunden Di appears
jn 1?rah . William N. 0atis, Chief of the Associated Press Bureau in
Czechoslovakia, disappeared on 23 April in Praha while ostensibly en route
to keep an appointment with a Ministry of Information official. The LIS Emb
Praha has been informed by the Deputy. Chief of the Press Section of the
25X1A Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Oatis has been arrested and charged with
activities hostile to the Czechoslovak state. These charges include the
gathering and dissemination of information through illegal news organs.
"Css HUNGARY. W'U YHeadnuarters Now ocatedm.ln B et. The official Hungarian
news agency announced on 21 April that the headquarters of the World Federa-
tion of Democratic Youth (WFDY) will henceforth be located in Budapest.
(U NYT, 26 Apr 51). COMMENT: The WFDY is one of the Communist international
organizations whose headquarters in Paris were closed in recent months by
the French Government.
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P014tMr Government Permits ,Amerian Scantie'Line to Continue operations.
The representative in Poland of the American Scantic Line has been. informed
that the Polish Government had unblocked the Line's accounts and had ordered
the Gdynia Bank to permit all business transactions by the firm in order to
permit its continued operation. A representative of the Polish Ministry of
Finance made a special trip from Warsaw to Gdynia to deliver this decision.
According to the shipping company's representative,the "situation looks
better for the Company" and its operations are "practically normal."
COMMENT: After prolonged negotiations, the
Polish Government on 20 April levied a special tax of $31,100 against the
American Scantic Line and blocked its accounts in Poland. This action, which
followed nn .official note of 18 April barring American Scantic activities in
Poland (tee 0/CI Daily Digest, 21 Apr 51), would have forced liquidation of
the Line's operations. The apparent reason for the Government's reversal
of its position probably lies at least partially in the statement of a
Ministry of Shipping official to the Line's representative in January that
stoppage of American Scantic service to Poland would completely upset the
Polish Six Year Plan for maritime activities.
Poles I?emand Strategic Metals From French? US Embassy Paris reports
that in the current French-Polish trade negotiations, the Poles have de-
manded copper, scrap iron, and aluminum, all of which the French have re-
fused to deliver. The Poles have also demanded 200 tons of ferro-molybdenum,
and 15 tons. of ferro-nickel, The French negotiators feel that unless they
agree to the Polish demands, France will lose one million tons of coal consti-
tuting eighty percent of Poland's exports to France. The French anticipate
having to agree to deliver about 100 tons of ferro-molybdenum and ten tons
of ferro-nickel compared to last years agreement to deliver 200 tons and 20
tons respectively of these metals. COMMENT:
This is another instance of the trade ackmai that Poland is using in its
negotiations with Western countries, including Italy, Sweden and Austria,
which are hard pressed for coal supplies.
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oelit Fessures in UN
uAn YUGOSTAVTA Y02-7avs May _Raise
This S r,_ Yugoslav UN delegate Bebler9 upon his return from Belgrade,
has informed Ambassador Austin that increasing tension in the Balkans may
force Yugoslavia in the next month or two to raise the question of
satellite pressures on Yugoslavia in the UNo As a possible preliminary
step to a full-fledged UN discussion, Belgrade has under consideration a
memo for presentation to the UN citing the causes and nature of the tension
provoked by the satellites. Bebler, however, refused to commit himself to
a statement that Yugoslavia considers the situation urgent, insisting that
25X1A a request for UN action depends on the growth of satellite pressures.
UN Secretary General Trygve e, Tito remarked that border incidents were
becoming almost unbearable and that he was giving consideration to bringing
The recent forthright Yugoslav accusations
before the UN
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the situa
that the marked increase in satellite provocations are Soviet-directed
probably reflect increasing Yugoslav fear that these incidents may be in-
tended to lay the basis for a satellite attack this spring. Another explana-
tion undoubtedly is a Yugoslav desire to justify in the eyes of the Yugoslav
people and the Party the Governmentes request for arms from the West.
n~ u u oslpvia Favors Regional P~ac.a~'t~t ??.o-t?e~ Upon fine-
structions from Tito and Kardelj, Yugoslav UN delegate Bebler has ex-
plained to Ambassador Austin current Yugoslav thinking regarding a Peace
Observation Committee (POO) for Yugoslavia. Bebleer declared that 'Yugo-
slavia was resolutely opposed to any military observer group limited to
Yugoslavia since it would appear provocative and might create panic in
Yugoslavia. He added that Yugoslavia would accept a POO to observe
Yugoslav-Satellite borders only if the Satellites agreed to admit such a
team. He explained that Belgrade would be more interested in establishing
a regional POO to cover a broader area including perhaps Morocco, Berlin,
Greece, Turkey and the Arab-Israeli dispute, since such a regional. team
would be less provocative to the Cominform than an. ad hoc POO limited to
Yugoslavia. As a, third alternative Bebler said Belgrade is also consider--
ing having a POO or some other UN body send a diplomatic mission to Belgrade
and satellite capitals with a view to examining the causes of tension and
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25X1A believed that a proposal for a team to observe both sides of the Yugoslav
satellite borders would be advantageous propagandistically.
COMMENT: Yugoslav aspirations for a regional POO appear to
have little immediate prospects for success, Neither Turkey nor Greece can
see any necessity for the introduction of such a team within their borders.
The UK has expressed the opinioaa, that a regional team might tend to in-
crease world tension.
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"B? TURKEY. Turkish Ambassadors Mceti.n in Ankara. Foreign Minister Koprulu
Informed US bassador Wadsworth that current discussions with the Turkish
Ambassadors from London, Paris, and Rome were being held with a view to
crystalizing Turkish foreign policy. The Turkish Ambassador to the US is
being instructed to join then in Ankara. Koprulu stated that French Foreign
Minister Schuman had assured the Turkish Ambassador in Paris that while in
25V A Washington he has-almost reached agreement with the US Government on sup-
port of a Mediterranean pact which would include the US, TJK, France' Turkey,
COM1tENTm Undoubtedly the meeting
and Greece. INEWENE
of the Ambassadors is concerned mainly A h Turkey's major preoccupations
some type of 'firm security arrangement with the West which would include
the US. Turkish preoccupation with its own security and that of the non-
Communist world has been further heightened by recent international develop-
mentsi such as the disorders in Iran, and the recall of General MacArthur.
Currently Turkey may be more hopeful of realizing some security arrangement
in view of its firm stand in Korea, and its growing reputation as a non-
Communist bastion in the Middle East.
"AI ISRAELRorted Leftist Gains in the MAPAM Party. According to a press
0190h o?"" 2 2 April from Tel Avivo an extremist group advocating stricter
compliance with the Cominform line has gained control of MAPAM, a left-wing
socialist party which was second only to MAPAI (Prime Minister Ben Gurionls
party) in the 194.9 general elections, In a countrywide election this week
of delegates to next month ' s MAPAM party conf erence, the extremist group
gained about 60% of the delegates. Until this week the extremist group,
which maintains that there is no ideological difference between Communist
and MAPAM party aims other than Cone uni.st opposition to Zionism, had a 50%
voice in the party's rule. MAPAMgs moderate groups, which have reportedly
elected but 40% of the party delegates, have stressed the importance of
Zionism and of ideological independence (U New York Times, Tel Avviv, 26
Apr 5i). COMMENT: If the press report is true that MAPAMss forthcoming
party conference ai.ll be controlled by the extreme left-wing group, the
long--rumored split between the extreme left and the moderates of MADAM may
actually develop into an open break, This eventuality could have a startling
effect on the general election which Prime Minister Benrc-Gurion has
scheduled for this summer. A new coalition might well result between the
left-wing faction of MA.PAM and the Israeli Communist Party (lCP). Such a
development could present Israel with a more serious Communist problem than
the present political, set-up provides. BennGurion's moderate socialist
party MAPAI,, on the other hand, sight win sufficient assistance from the
moderate factions of MAPAM to give MAPAI a near majority of the Knesset
(parliament) seats. If Ben -Gurion then formed a coalition with the rightist
General Zionists, who made impressive gains in last November', municipal
elections, the generally pro=West groups In Israel would ha a stronger
political control of Israel than they now have.
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T on 30 March the members of the Indian Congress
Party were officially advised by letter to have nothing to do with the
current (C(armnunist-inspired) campaign to collect signatures to an appeal
advocating a Five Power Peace Pact. At the time of the first reports
it was not knnovm whether ,the letter was issued with the knowledge and
approval of Prime Minister Nehru or whether it was independently dissemi-
nated by the rightist Congress faction under party President Tandon. It
has now been reliably reported that Prime Minister Nehru. was present at
the committee meeting where the matter was discussed and that he
approved the distribution of the advice. US Embasr New Delhi believes
it had become so clear that the earlier Stockholm Peace Appeal was a
Communist maneuver that even Nehru could no longer ignore the fast.,
COMENTs It therefore appears that. for
-
e first time, the Congress Party seas
,a whole has taken official, cogni-
zance of international Conmut- ,st intentions and propaganda techniques
and has expressed itself as being opposed to theca..
#An Visit of Indian Scientists to the USSR. On 9 April, a Reuters
n e w s release stated, that 2 prominent nn- i`a ai9 including Dr. Homi J.
Bhabhas Chief of the Atomic Energy Comnissions had been invited to .visit
the USSR during the coming summer. (See OCI Daily Digest, 9 Apr Si).
On 21 April, according to Reutersg the Indian Goverment announced that
Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar?s Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Scientific Researchs would be unable to accept the invitation because of
the pressure of his work. On 22 April: the Delhi radio denied eua recent
press report" that Prime Minister Nehru had refused permission for the
Indian scientists to visit the USSR$ and a press note :issued by the Minis-
try of Natural Resources said that the?-' were free to accept the invitation
if their duties did not prohibit it. (R FBfs Far East, 25 Apr 51).
COMMENT: In recent months, the Gover er t of India has been increasingly
d snne fined to ? mote the exchange of visitors between India, and European
Communist countries. In, spite of the GovPr nment rs apparent disinterested-
ness in the matter of the scientists it is believed that most of the 25
who received the Soviet invitation will find themselves heavily overburdened
with work when the time for the visit arrives. 25X1 C
"A" BURLi4m Large Ch5_nese Communist Forg Reported at Burnes Border.
into the Mengmao area along northeautern Burmese border from Kunming prior
to 13 April. The same report : tatps that on 12 April. 2/4,00 rnwell-armed
Kuomintang troops, under Gen. LI ni 9 were preparing to reenter Yunnan
from Kengtung State in northeastern Burma some 200 miles southeast of
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deployment on the Burmese border, with the intention of aiding Burmese
Reds, and/or containing and eventually destroying Nationalist forces in
Burria, this is the first L-idication of a large-scale concentration. Many
conflicting reports on the movements and intentions of Nationalist troops
in the Sino-Burma-Thailand border regions have been received over the past
several weeks. Those forces in the Kengtung area are estimated to total
less than 5000. They are not believed to be capable of a deep or sustained
penetration, but the initiation of {uerrilla-type forays, incorporating
return to Burmese sanctuary, is considered possible.
"C" INDOCHINA. Premier Huu C'aims Good Relation
wi? hlorth. Vietnam Catholics.
Premier Huu states that, during his recent visit to the Catholic-dominated
provinces of south Tonkin, he received an enthusiastic welcome and that
the Catholic prelate-administrators of that region, who had resisted ex- 25X1A
25X1A Governor Tries efforts to assert his authority over th m,, ha%e now cc e
CO Th ENT: The strong-willed Catholic bisho
s who
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some time
have been the de facto rulers of a large section of south Tonkin have been
wooed by various Vietnamese politicians. During Nguyen Huu Tries tenure
as Governor there was almost constant friction with the Catholics, who
sought at the same time to maintain the-autonomy of their sector and to
cut in on government subsidies. Although Huues statement that the Catholics
resisted Tries attempts to assert control and although Huu has made the
magnanimous gesture of raising a Catholic diocese to the status of province
it is very doubtful that the Catholics will support Huu "unequivocally".
The bishop of the diocese in question has expressed contempt for Huu-a
sentiment which is general in Vietnam--and has compared him unfavorably
with ex-Governor Tri.
"Bet French Reinforcements Arrive inor^t Vietnam. The first battalion
of the reinforcements which the French Government in March promised that
it would send to General De Latt ailed through the streets of Hanoi
25X1A last night. CQMMENT: Other units are expected
to follow shoe y.
"C" French and Viets Clashh Over Minor sue An incident which reveals
General De Lattrees attitude toward Vietnamese independence is his insistence
that he preside over ceremonies inaugurating the new rector of the; Univer-
sity at Hanoi. De Lattre dismissed Vietnamese arguments that the Univer-
sity had been turned over to them in accordance with the S March Agreements.
He stated that.Vietnamese independence was still in a "transitional stage"
COMMENT: Although this issue is of"little significance Jr, itself it i
s
worth noting that General De Lattre feels strongly that in just such a
minor affair it is important that France assert its "presence" in Vietnam
despite the great demands made on De Lattre by his,military responsibilities.
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"A" CHINA. CCAF Buildup_in South Chin, A Hang Kong newspaper item of 22 April
states 1) the Communists are developing all airfields in Kwangtung province,
(2) 160 planes have arrived in Kwangtung, and (3) it is rumored that 300
rare planes will be shipped, (U Navy Hong Kong CTG 50.69 22 Apr 51.)
COMMENT: No reliable count of CCAF planes in South China has been received.
The reported figures may be excessive; since no large flights of CCAF air-
craft have been reported from that area an the past few months, and 160
aircraft is the current US Air Force estimate of aircraft available to the
CCAF in all of China proper, Recent press reports, however, have persistently
describ
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i
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e cont
nuing arrival of jets, bombers and other aircraft at
Canton, and in February the British est:,:.mated that CCAF strength in the
Canton area may have reached 120 planes.
"C" Alle?ed Disaffection. FU Tso?yi
and TUNE Chei-wu, as a resul of ear "rebellious attitude." have been
25X10 sent to the USSR for "special indoctrination
" while CHU Teh
due to
,
,
his "strong nationalistic feelings." is losing power and is "only- a figure-
2w-1 r" heaA Of
COMMMFNT: FU and TUNG are One-time Nationalist
s who have been associated with the Peiping regime as "oemorratic
personages"; CHU is C-in-C of Chinese Communist armies; and YEH is Governor
of Kwangtung. All have been rumored to be disaffected and as fallen or
about to fall from favor. While FU and TUNG probably have no power in the
regime, and CHU and YEH may have less than other leaders, there is no
evidence of recent changes in their status.
KOREA. ROK National Assembly Charges M ITII eaf Finds irk Draftee _Trainin
The National Assembly's Investigation Committee charged on 25 April that
officers of the National Reserve Armyb, which is somewhat akin to a
National Guard, have lined their pockets with 1,5 billion won of army
funds, The Committee Chairman charged thats (1) 700,000 soldiers In
training camps had been. exploited; and (2) malnutrition and sickness in
camps, which forced the Government to consider nearly 80% of the draftees
as unfit for duty, could have been prevented by a proper, use of Government
funds. The Committee further charged that maltreatment of ,trainees "had
caused many of the younger generation to plan to betray the Republic,"
(U UP Ticker labelled "not for report or wire use", 26 Apr 51). 1OMI'1 Nr:
While corruption in the South Korean regime is not a recent innovation,
it will prove unfortunate in terms of world opinion regarding the ROK
If publicity is given to this scandal.. The Assemblyfls charges combined
with the probable resignation of Defense Minister SHIN will probably cause
a crisis in the ROK Defense Ministry,
JAPAN. Sebald Comments on Local Elections, In reporting on last Monday's
local elections, US Polad Se'7ald states; that while next wkeekes gubernatorial
elections will indicate more clearly the extent of conservative strength,
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it is his belief that the Socialist defeat was based primarily on the
public's rejection of the Socialist peace principles (favoring over-
all peace, neutrality, no foreign bases) rather than being a blanket
endorsement of the Conservative parties, Sebald adds that Dullest
presence in Japan and his press conference of 19 April probably had a
dama
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on the Socialist campaign, and his speech of 23 Anri
COMMENT: Socialist Party leaders, as well as most of them
panese press agree that Ambassador Dulles? return arid subsequent
remarks were a major factor in the Socialist defeat, It is probable,
however, that with the long-desired peace treat
now
immit- th
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nen,
e
Japanese people were ready to reject any platform which would have pro-
longed the. Occupation.
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"A" FRANCE, Communists Infiltrate French Comm
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French Communist Party (PCF) has liberally infiltrated with
militant Communist agents all posts of.the nationalized postal9
telephone and telegraph services (PTT) where information can be
gathered concerning international..communications. Cells of the
PCF Pyrenees network have recently rechecked the list of their
members and ordered careful examination of all trans-Pyrenees com-
munications, . COI\afENT: Com- 25X1A
munist infiltra on in~French communication facilities as probably
not changed appreciably in the past year, although PCF influence
in this field was reported recently in connection with alleged PCF
control of the. management of the French Broadcasting System, PCF
reassessment of its capabilities along the Spanish border may be
the result of recent indications of a decided drop in Communist
strength in that area. According to a recent report, Belgian
Communists have seriously interfered with postal deliveries between
Belgian soldiers in Korea and the homelands'
n$" UNITED KINGDOM* Labor Rank-and-File Reaction to Bevan Resignation
SMI Unc_ ear U Em asst' Lon on 4:p1-10 s ha a k e 5 Apra
meeting owe Labor Party?s National Executive Committee at which
only three members out of a total membership of 2i supported foixner
Labor Minister Bevanas position on the budget and defense expenditures,
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Bevan himself was much more moderate in presenting his case than
in his previous statements to the House of Commons and the
Parliamentary Labor Party, The Embassy attributes this to Bevants
awareness that very few Labor. Party members approve of his tactics?
Concurrently, British trade union leadership, by a large majority
vote of the General Counci
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UMETimes 26Ar 51). CO A1- - j____e,,
e,, p 2ENT: Althoff n it is now evident that
Bevan can at present command little support either among Labor MPs
or in the top leadership of the trade uni
ons, it is to be noted
that (1) no clear evidence has yet appeared as to the reactions of
Laborts rank-and-file, (2) Bevan's elections in years past to the
National Executive Committee have been by very heavy votes, and (3)
there is abundant other evidence of rank-and-file concern over civilian
living standardst being sacrificed. to rearmament. If Bevan can avoid
being labeled by. the rank-and-file as a traitor to the party as a
whole, he will be in a position to raise this potent issue again later
on.
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a settlement of the railway workers'
strike. Which has 1arn1 roe.?i +L..
COIENT s The underlying purpose of the
strike. which hPxran n? is n,,,, -r___-?,
of forcing the new Arbenz administrationdtocommitjitself Lonpitsat
labor policy. Although Arbenz relied heavily on the aggressive,
militant, railway workers, union durin
his el
ti
g
ec
on campaign, he
has also given the impression that he will follow a less antagonistic
course toward US business interests than did his predecessor, Arev alo.
In view of the serious disruption caused by the strike, the Government
may be forced to intervene pending a settlement. The political
considerations involved, however, suggest that a final settlement
may be delayed for some time.
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Shah. President Truman has offered the services of his personal
physician, Major General Graham to the Shah who has been suffering
from appendicitis. C .- The .Shah
has been reluctant to leave Iran for medical treatment ent during the
current unsettled situation in Iran. President Tr os offer, if
accepted, should. provide an added opportwiity for improving US-Iranian
relations. The Shah, however, may be considering employing European
physicians.
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