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• Publication Date: February 27, 1952
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OCI No. 3881
Copy No.2 51.
DAILY DIGEST
Office of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This summary of significant reports
Current Intell gen a ~i 1It does
for the internal use of the Office of
not represent a complete coverag nc of all
the
Comments representCIA
or in the Office of Current Intellige
immediate views of the Office of Current Intelligence.
USAF review(s) complex"., DIA, DOS and JCS
review(s) completed.
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Reject-
note on UN questiono
Italian is impeding its admission
USSR replies to t at the USSR Italian Govern-
1e U R ~s assertion states that the
ing Italy law by its renunciation able
to the UN, a new Soviet note Will not be
violating internationalt Union and of its action.
melt is ations to the S? theconsequences
ODI-Lb
treaty
Italy's
nsibilitY for
king
to evade e re reap?
eace
owers for bloc
pItaly of violating the
The note blames s the in Western accuses
andag North Atlantic bloc
UN membership, to the
adherence
treat b its
l reply to
forma
represents a
nothing new to Soviet
Comment, The Soviet note and adds
l- i-`mote of 8 February
the Ita
policy towards Italy-
Balkan peace`
threaten
t? the Turkish Le-
Turkish actions
delivered the note , admwi
BULGARIAo Note asserts
rotest was Accordin
ian g to 24 note of p North Atlan Eic Pact
n 22 February base for ag?
A Bu1g o to the ?aggressive into a
gation in Sofia ll
of Turkey of Turkey and against
mission the transformation Republic of Bulgaria of stra-
accelerate the people ,s s onsored construction
ainst the presence
gression ag Amer ican_>p maneuversand the use of
peace in the the Balkans-
holding of military units, are cited tegic bases, missions and naval ence services" ar
military foreign intellig of Bulg
of Western ia and
?a base for the security
Turkey as threatening relations between the two
as measures directly terioration of
contributin to the de
Turkey of sponsor-~
countries
An earlier protest acarianin application of
Comment,
Act" was presented to the Turkish
-- tivities within Bulg
ing espionage ac. ?
the American mutual Security
Legation on 16 Januarys
the United Natat~sSa.nd
gulgar~a requested of the United St
On 19 February to the governments Greek activities
tariat to transmit inst American and 6 December,
rotest ago Since tions
Greece a similar pin the Balkanso to the United Nations
ainst peace addressed mutual Security oslav
directed ag emorandum ia,
a strongly worded m ta the American t to Yug
in protest agains notes of protes have all
Secretariat three .These protests
has also delivered
Bulgaria and one to Great Britaino
one to Greece,
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been similar in that each has borne; directly or indirectly;,
upon the alleged Western conspiracy against peace in the Balkans,
HUNGARY Red Army Day reception uneventful: The Red Army Day
recapt on held. at the, 5aviet Embassy in Budapest was attended
by the Soviet Ambassador,. the Soviet Military Attachepactically
all Hungaria4 senior military officers, the Hungarian President
and Foreign Minister and Chinese and North Korean representatives,.,
The Russians were most friendly and hospitable; the Orientals,,,
on the other hand., kept their distance-
4. RUMANIA. Country celebrates Railwaymen's Day: Rumania of-
fcPT ally observed its fi.rst~Ra l aymen s ID~y~on 16 February the
.nineteenth anniversary of a bloody rail strike at Grivita0
Accompanying propaganda klorified the position of Rumanian rail-
road workers compared to those in capitalist countries and
called for more efficient operation and maintenance of Rumanian
railroads.
Comment: Rumania now, joins the USSR and other Sa*;ei.!!ites
in officially observing a Railwaymen's Day.
In contrast to the propaganda surrounding this celebration;
the American Legation in Bucharest forwarded a copy last De-
cember of an appeal allegedly sent'by Rumanian railway workers
to First Vice Premier Gheorghiu-'Dej who led the Grivita railway
strike in 1933. After depicting the "miserable life" of Ru-
manian workers, the appeal called on Gheorghiu -Dej to help to
improve the Rumanian standai~,d of living,
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permanence of
h stextHea iin a_,gon
1. INDOCH_,NA French nalndot official
,T reuncFi p~resen e - i-n -,, statement made to him by
~sig
p
u
r
r
reports e "rather s
inister for Associated States Letoourneauethatatees nsif
M
a-
peace were reortrthel"French presence'" there for if 11
-ought to supp
h would result
were eliminated anarc
c refers to the
e"
Comment, The term "French presen
wTich France hopes to retain in Indochina within
tuhorty e sought
the framework of the French lima.tat?ons oneVietn~amesevsovereigntY
to justify the existing. France and Vietnam
on the basis of the agreements uniting
within the French Union. These
thagre ere-estabglisnhmentaof
emergency powers s pen
large e
security.
has been to support French policy at
American policy
least during the immediate fut~ldemeant~an immediate victory
French military withdrawal
he~Frenchehave is,
for the Communist-led Viet Minh. Letowhat ur
however, a significant extension of the the Stateso
conceived to be the proper policy hope is main-
There are numerous indications
in aIndochinanforhan indefinite
tain their privaleg p hinted that they would
but they have not previously ohat ,~
period,
like the United States to underwrite this p
US Legation Saigon stated that the
In an earlier cable, distasteful
French Union formula as now constituted Is highly the supremacy
to the Vietnamese, since it clearly and recommended that
tthe Vnion~
of the French Republic within
he organizational aspects of
no American approval be given' ave some assurance that
the French Union unless the French g
a more liberal formula was in prospect
rep
eral Communist
i.atn , accorvingion.
BURMA, Burmese commander fears Chinese
2. t ac e in goon
five fresh
rmy
n
G
Burme
e
assed along the China-
to the e Burmese Commander in Chief,
to Chinese communist divisions have been m that troops move
wi- believes
aat an
s
Burma frontier- N
e Nationalists in northeastern Buflfl
against the Chinese Nationalists
rush them into Thailando
_
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T~hisis the.
d Burmese source suggesting
ace
first statement from a ig y-p ainst the Nationalist
that Chinese Communist intervention ag
troops in Burma is imminent.
November 1951
3. CHINA. Western shipping in China trade drops:
wa he six successive moat in is non- Ommunist regis-
tered shipping in the China trade showed a declingg egattotal
of 51 non-Communist registered during this
254, ,000 gross oss tons, ,
the lowest monthly figures since the outbreak of
month -
hostilities in Korea.
As in previous months, the bulk of non-Communist
Greek,
registered shipping in the China trade carried British,
or.Panamanian registry. A fourth of the vessels were-owned
by Chinese Communist interests Over halfnlereromned band.
international Greek cartels, operating mai
n of Panamanian-flag
i
. Comment: The continued participato
i vesse o in the China trade violates aflagashipsninethis trades
last August. Most Of the Papala ly,between
however, are Communist-owned coasters running on
ingtel cargo from
Chinese Communist ports and do not carry reomt
man of these
ns The
many y of
transferring
registry.
up co~ebat pilot
4o KOREA. Communists in Korean theater step s sig a over
ff- Ming- ? T3.ie recor t? a 2 aggressiveness
or orea last week, coupled with increased aggr
of enemy pilots, indicates ~?theestFar East alematedAarmisticettalkshe
of
enemy is taking advantage
to provide training for as large a number of pilots as
possible. By basing combat aircraft on fields deeper in
Manchuria and shuttling them into the Antung complex.,
can commit larger numbers of pilots in training flights
enemy
over the combat area.
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y that
The Far East Air Force also notes the posossibliplinntng ho
may
the Communists; of ter a two=month lull,
exploit their capabi3it for expandin air operations into
UN-held territory.
president hee,
ssembly,
''I 1 11111 iona
5.
impeac merit mino rity group ilifil I tie 11111z
impeachment pro
actor ing to Ambassador Muocio, is urging a satis-
ceedings against President Rhee if he does not give
factory explanation of his campaign to secure the recall of
his political opponents in the legislature.
More moderate members of the Assembly consider the move
pro-
ceedings "last resort" and have succeeded in suppressingf any Rhee
ceedings thus far. Muccio fears,
pushes the "already frayed" tempers of the Assemblymen achmentmuch
ht be panicked into?starting
mig
further, they
turn set off more drastic
d i
n
h woul
proceedings, whic _ _ ,__, Dike" and his su orters.
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1.na,dec~uac mem ers
Austrian administracoopera ,aon w~.
3 AUSTRIA, e us r~.a`' s 1c materials to the ?rbit
q. 0 ? esp f strateg ,d the failure
I ies weaken trade
contr the flow ? rocedu `es a
procedures
rest rctIng ciafe the un suability
1
the inadequacy of Austrian control
governme is to appreb the Austx?ian Gove
Western
of of eWend-ste3?n European solely by through
use certificates issued items to leak meat are permitting some important
controls recently reported lead and
The US Embassy in irms Venna a has rece ddlemam. in Vienna
notorious my
buyers
accepted as a guarantee
zinc sales by British
had
whose ltsalesad to was this scca the legitimate mate were given
In other sales same dbylci ting of a cen-
The absence
certificates which the firm,
or issuing end-use certificates andlthe
erist
obtained fromc the Austrian Covern~~enfor verifying metals
tralited a.enc y rocedures obtain
parent absence of formal p officials con-
to use Such Certificates to
permitted the dealer urchasers. US Embassy ? while ac-
that
y serious
they have
Orbit p rocedures
t
fox? diversion v
rsions sufficie
p
e
n
l
eider these dive
Ur1?tish firms
the
the deficiencaes actionsagasinew
o
blacklisting"
d
rec
e
m en
recoar-menddl
les
who made such sa
suspended:
ommun s any
ZERLAND ? President ? See s 0 Counw~ ss a. ill r aaty e
SWIT omm from
T e a aona Gen ra eon Nicole, attitude"
Presidenat , Leon his perilous
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has suspended its to aban
functions, I t has warned him "cation of La yom du Travail, lal
fi action
and to discontinue the p he did not comply:;May to 2 tune,
that if C
iven hints
Nicole was g the National Party
would be taken at ongress S0
complete ouster from "'i' par the party
ty
Comment: Nicoles popular to
een prevented because of hisat itudeda or stop the
proba~ either to change his ust established in
He is uon .y a e.r which he has j
publication of the newsp p
conjunction with leftist Swiss Socialists-
.Conjunction
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7. ARGENTINA. Peron plans to tighten controls. According to un-
o i.cia-T-repo ? -s o stun s ratan spas?c-E7provincial governors 9
federal authority in the provinces will, be extended. The na-
tional government will control education.9 public works9 and wel-
fare (through the Eva Peron Foundation); and national codes will,
replace provincial authority to enact civil and criminal law.
GGovernment employees must be strictly Peronistao All citizens
must join unions or associations, since Peron is concerned only
with organizations, not individuals,
If unions and professional associations are under strict
Peronista control, the opposition will be frozen out, as Peron
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have been denied to non?Peronistas
Comment; The reported plans are in line with Peron" s
tow rd incr eased regimentation and control
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8. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Naval air arm authora zedv Th~aSecretay
author-
or a at ar axn favy, en~es?a ec o Tru.,-. o,
ized the establishment of a naval the arm, foronaoof
this program has been delegated
and Air, Comodoro de Windt , who has indicated that he wants
the new se r~vi ce branch has
f
or
go very slowly, A cadre
to
been formed by transferring ten officer pilots from the Air
Force to the Navy,
Comment; Current reports reflect the bel.iefpthat the the
estab x.s mmen of the air arm has been largely
recent revitalization of the Cua naval air arx i eveaseele5s
when fully set up= the new air
terially the Dominican Navy's combat efficievey and make it
more able to fill its assigned role in the defense of the Western.
Hemisphere.
AW gmanti-US ro-
Attache
NICARAGUA Argentine
ai W`
an,
es ent
.
omoz
pagan a "i
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evi a Sacasa have informed the US Embassy that the retine
.. P gghat g among h gonwl
Labor Attache is distributing anti-US propaganda
labor unions They said they were investigating and
they had satisfactory proof they would put a stop to it
asking the Attache ' s recall, if necessary..
The Argentine Charge d'Affaires, who seems quite friendly,
has told Ambassador Whelan confidentially that although the
Attache is a member of his staff s iovernment has given
him no control over labor activities,
Comment; Argentine lLaor ocal labor~htowa~doA~gen.tinarandAjusti~a
are a temp Zng to orient
cialism, and to gain support for a third-position labor federation,
In the past five months, seven Nor conferences, andn_
?
vited to Buenos Aires to attend vax
some attended the recent Argentine-sponsored conference in Asuncion
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27 February 1952
CIA No. 49548
Copy No' 46
TOP SECRET SUPPLEMENT
TO THE DAILY DIGEST
Not for dissemination outside O/CI and O/NE.
Office of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This summary of significant reports has been prepared primarily
for the internal use of the office of Current intelligence. e reports iIt does
n CIA
current
not represent a complete coverage of all
or in the Office of Current Intelligence. Comments represent the
immediate views of the Office of Current Intelligence.
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1m CHINA. Chou En-lai says Korean talks prove that,Peiping
will not intervene in Indoc ina: Chinese Communist Premier
Chou En-lai
the Peiping regime wou no be agreein,; to a truce in
Korea if Peiping had "aggressive intentions" toward Indo-
china. Chou also remarked that it was easier for Communist
China than for the United States to conduct a war on two
fronts.
Comment: The Peiping regime has not agreed to a truce
in Kore has already intervened in Indochina. Chou
appears to have said merely that,, pending developments in
the Korean talks, Peiping will not undertake a large-scale
Korean type of operation elsewhere, It has been widely
speculated that, in the event of non-conclusion or vio-
lation of a Korean armistice. and. consequent UN retali-
ation against China, Peiping would dispatch its forces
into Indochina and other areas of Southeast Asia.
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2. JAPAN. Chines, suggest American intervention in Japanese
treaty n otia'ionsc :reign Minister e reported to the
American ; arge 'at Taipei that the Japanese representative
at the Japan-China "peace" treaty negotiations on 23 Feb-
ruary expressed dissatisfaction with the Chinese draft,
and continued to avoid any mention of the word "peace,"
He believes that the Japanese now have no intention
of signing a bilateral peace treaty resembling the San
Francisco text, and that the time has come for the United
States to intervene in behalf of the Nationalists:
Comment: The Japanese appear determined not to extend
the benefits of the San Francisco treaty to the Nae':ionalist
Government, and to avoid any terminology which would imply
that the Nationalists were negotiating for the people of
mainland China, With both "face" and international conside-
rations involved, the Chinese cannot accept the Japanese
viewpoint..
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