CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST

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OCI No. 5182
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
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to Britain urges prompt coordination on American disarmament
proposal.- T e Foreign O icefl wring t at ritain may be un-
able to support the United States in the UN Disarmament Com-
mission, requests urgent consideration of British objections
to the American proposal so that the West can present a
solid front at next month?s meetings of the commission. The
Foreign Office emphasizes that the cabinet will have to
decide the British position soon, and that Anglo-American
agreement is necessary to gain maximum propaganda value
from the commission's-work,
Britain has been pressing the French Embassy in an
effort to minimize French objections to the American pro-
posal. (S London 5177, 14 May 52)
Comment., Britain objects to the American proposal for
basing armed forces on population percentages because it
apparently favors the Western powers, including the Com-
monwealth countries, over the Soviet bloc. France, evidently
not counting some of the countries of South Asia on the
Western side, believes that the American proposal favors
the Soviet bloc.
Britain does not believe that the USSR will accept any
disarmament proposal, and is interested primarily in gaining
the propaganda initiative.
20 Communists intensify peace campaign among religious
groups., Protestant and Catholic Church leaders from Austria,
Denmark, Finland, Syria9 the Netherlands, and Bulgaria at-
tended a conference of Christian, Moslem, and Buddhist
religious leaders of the USSR held from 9 to 12 May at
Zagorsk, near Moscow. The conference approved a letter to
Stalin, an appeal to the World Peace Council, and an appeal
-to "churches, religious organizations, clergy, and believers
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in religion of all the world," which repeated all the sub-
jects currently being exploited by Soviet-Communist pro-
paganda9 particularly the peace lines. (R Moscow 1813,
13 May 52)
Comment: Activities suggesting that the Communists
may bee contemplating the establishment of an international
church front for peace have included invitations to important
church leaders to visit Moscow; a joint meeting in Paris last
December of the Commission of Churches for International
Affairs with World Peace Council members including Joliotm
Curie "at which misunderstandings were cleared up and another
meeting considered;" a Conference for Christians for Peace in
London which, however, got somewhat out of the control of its
pro-Communist organizers, and peace conferences for clergymen
in the Satellites.
Attendance at the Zagorsk conference is believed to have
fallen below Communist hopes; but continued efforts were fore-
cast by one of the speakers, who stated that the time had come
for a world congress of religious leaders of all countries to
discuss the question of the defense of world peace.
SOVIET UNION
3. Soviet Union purchases raw cotton from Pakistan: Some
firm ea s have Been made etwcen the U S and a ratan, ac-
cording to Amjad Ali, a Pakistan delegate to the Moscow
Economic Conference and a member of the Pakistan delegation
to the UN. He said the Soviet Union had placed a small
order for raw Pakistani cotton, and that delivery had already
been made. (C New York 517, 14 May 52)
Comment: While such an order may be only a token purchase
on the part of the USSR, it serves to strengthen Moscow's
propaganda on its desire for enlarged trade. It also points
up an increasing Soviet effort to expand commercial relations
in the South Asia area.
4. Bulgaria continues efforts to encourage motherhood: Ac=
cording #o an article pub is ed in lie-newspaper Rabotnichesko
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Delos the Presidium of the Bulgarian National Assembly re-
cently awarded the Order of Motherhood Glory 1st Class to
a number of Bulgarian mothers who ha,d given birth toe reared,
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Comment-. Government efforts to increase the Bulgarian
birth ra es ave been reflected both in the institution of
such decorations as the "Order of Motherhood Glory" and in
the enactment of laws extending special benefits to pro-
lific mothers. An additional incentive was given by the
1951 Decree on Encouraging Childbirth, according to which
"all unmarrie w oc wrn 4 d, an divorced Bulgarian and
foreign citizens without children who reside: in Bulgaria
and who are between the ages of 21 and 45 for women and 21
and 50 for men are required to pay a tax amounting to 5
percent of their income."
5. Increase in Soviet signal personnel reported in Budapest-.
The
there are now more Soviet soldiers in Budapest than as a
The Military Attache discounts the rumored presence of 159000
additional troops, but has observed a noticeable increase in
the number of Soviet supply and signal personnel in Budapest.
He believes that the predominance of signal troops and
equipment may indicate possible establishment of a Soviet
signal center in Budapest. (S Budapest 12 May 52)
Comment-. An increase in signal troops may possibly be
accounted or by known Soviet efforts to augment signal
communications facilities between the USSR and the European
Satellites. Another possible explanation is suggested by
Soviet interest in the construction of an underground air
defense center reportedly near completion on Gellert Hill
in Budapest.
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6. Japanese react favorably to US stand on POW exchange-.
Japanese press reaction to a ores nice erms a-s been
roughly divided between editorials strongly supporting the
United States stand on POW exchange and those expressing hope
that the negotiations would be continued, according to Ambas-
sador Murphy. There have been no reports unfavorable to the
American position and no Communist treatment of the subject
is evident. Murphy comments that, having been sheltered by
the occupation so long, the Japanese do not react as keenly
on this matter as its importance to Japan would normally
warrant, (C Tokyo 132, 15 May 52)
Comment-. The failure of the Japan Communist Party to
make an issue of the United States stand on exchange of POW's
may be due to the suspicion that such a campaign would either
be ineffective or would leave the party open to criticism of
the Soviet failure to account for World War II Japanese POW's.
7. North Korean anti-ROK propaganda to foreshadow new
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quar ers is initiating a propaganda campaign against President
Rhee and the ROK Government to prepare the North Korean people
psychologically for a new offensive, a secretly anti-Communist
member of the Labor Party learned from a high-ranking party
official. The USSR has been told of the wish for an attack,
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Comment. A different source in North Korea,
in early April reported similarly at t e
Nor, Koreans, contrary to the. wishes of both the USSR and, the
Chinese9wanted an offensive.
It may be significant that on 30 April and again on 8
May radio Pyongyang' broadcast vitriolic attacks against the
South Korean Government and President Rheeo These latest
broadcasts represent the first indications of a possible shift
in North Korean propaganda from'an anti-US military theme to
an anti-ROK political theme.
8. Present condition of North Korean hydroelectric system
revealed: ase on current p oto reconnaissance o t e North
orydroelectric complex, Far East Command tentatively
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9.. New jet superior to the MIG-15 reported in China: A
concludes that the power potential is not being fully utilized,
The latest photographs reveal that there has been no recent
augmentation of the Korean facilities, that no additional
transmission lines are apparent and that the operating capaci-
ty is less than that of 19450 (S CINCFE Telecon 5823, 15 May 52)
Comment: The total operating capacity of the North
KoreanTiydraelectric system in August 1945 was approximately
729,000 kilowatts. In view of the destruction of industrial
installations and the lack of transmission facilities to
private consumers, North Korea probably still has a surplus
of available electric power.
reported that on arc t ree of
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left two days later for Hsuchou, in central China, These ~..~.
planes reportedly have more Dower gnii eed than the MIG-15,
Comment: According to a Far East Command report in
March, - ype jets, appearing slightly larger and possibly
faster than standard MIG-151s, have been observed by UN pilots
in Korea. Reports of a similar plane have emanated from the
Soviet zone of Germany.
Report
of new rail lines in Southwest China incorrect'
informed that the Indian Government has indicated willingness
to allow the shipment of 1,500 tons of Chinese grain to Tibet
by way of India,
Tibet: a mer can m asst' n ew e i ss een x?e a
lines in the Kunming area. FBIS now states that no mention
was made of rail lines in the original report, and that the
reference was possibly to bus lines. (C FBIS China Abstracts
6, 13 May 52 )
Item 1 m he ay issue o t e urrent me lgence Best
11. India agrees to facilitate Chinese grain shipments
India has, however, rejected a Peiping proposal to ship
10,000 tons of food and other supplies to Tibet via India and
to sell grain to India. New Delhi took the view that the
request for transit facilities should not be tied to the grain
offer, and that in any case Tibet's transport facilities were
inadequate for handling such large quantities.
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The Embassy assumes that Peiping will accept the Indian
offer quickly in order to relieve a serious food shortage in
Tibet. (C New Delhi 4209, 14 May 52)
Comment: The Peiping regime has been expected to seek
Indian cooperation in alleviating the?food shortage in Tibet.
India's partial compliance with the Peiping request was
presumably designed to conciliate Communist China without con-
tributing substantially to Chinese strength in Tibet.
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with representatives of the Chinese Communi
vinced of the necessity o ending the fighting in Indochina at
an early date, Two French emissaries are soon to meet in
Europe with representatives of the Viet Minh and probably also
t5 to discuss
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Comment: Rumors of this sort have been reported from
variousTries during the past few months. A report in
the 11 May issue of a French weekly claimed that a high French
-official had met a brother-in-law of Mao Tse-tung in Geneva
to discuss Indochina4
Various French officials have categorically denied any
intention of making armistice overtures to the Viet Minh,
Minister Resident Letourneau recently repeated these denials,
but also stated that the door to some sort of arrangement with
the Viet,Minh has not been closed.
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
Iranian lubricant plant reportedly damaged: The Abadan
lubricant plant blew up while eing tes e according to the
opposition press in Iran. The American Embassy, which trans-
mitted this report, says that an Iranian National Oil Company
spokesman recently stated that he had received "very disap-
pointing" news from Abadan. Although he refused to amplify
his statement, he said that the Iranians had again approached
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the American company which built the plant to supply tech-
nicians to operate it. (C Tehran 4414, 14 May 52)
Comment, Iran has been able to produce crude oil and
some s mefined products for internal consumption since
oil nationalization. The lubricating plant, which was
completed shortly before the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company withdrew
from Iran, has never been operated, however, and Iran has been
forced to import lubricants. Failure to put this installation
into production will necessitate continued dependence on out-
side supplies and a consequent drain on Iran's scanty foreign
.'exchange.
14. Britain fears consequences of attemptto exclude USSR
from Tangier, ter ser sus consi erration t e Brit
Foreign Office has abandoned the idea of excluding the USSR
from the Committee of Control in the International Zone of
Tangier because of the impossibility of maintaining the
secrecy necessary to prevent the USSR from making a counter
moves
The British believe that Spanish participation in. the
administration could be increased without arousing Soviet in-
terest in assuming its seat on the Committee of Control.
(S London 5190, 14 May 52)
Comment: Under the 1945 bilateral French-British agree-
ment esta 571 fishing the present provisional administration in
Tangier, the Soviet Union as well as the United States was
awarded a seat on the Committee of Control, which is the
ultimate authority in Tangier, The USSR has thus far refused
to sit on the same council with a representative of the Franco
regime, but the Western powers fear that it might exercise
its prerogative and thus establish a foothold in this strategic
area.
15. Prominent South African Indian leader restricted under
~nister o Justace as or eyed r
anti-Communist law. The
Y. a oo to -re-sign as president of the South African Indian
National Congress within thirty days, and has prohibited him
from moving from the Transvaal Province, where he lives, for
the next two years, Dadoo has also been ordered to resign
from a number of other organizations, several of which were
set up for the express purpose of campaigning against the
Nationalist government's segregation laws. (U Reuters
Johannesburg, 14 May 52)
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Comment. A former member of the now defunct Executive
Commit ee o the Communist Party in South Africa9 Dadoo has
been a leading promoter of unity among all non-white groups in
the Union9 which offers the greatest potential threat to
white rule in South Africa. Many other prominent Indian and
native African leaders, like Dadoo, have been officially
"named" Communist, but9 except in a few cases, the government
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16. American manganese stockpile to suffer from projected
a out rice. overnment as
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South scan export cu
in orme t e merlcan mbassador that manganese exports to all
destinations will be limited to 500,000 long tons annually.
A few weeks ago Minister of Economic Affairs Louw estimated
South Africa's exportable surplus for 1952 at 700,000 tons.
He now says the drastic cut is necessary as a conservation
measure, since it is estimated that a higher export rate would
exhaust known deposits in 50 years. (S Capetown 89, 13 May 52)
Comment. This decision has been reached despite urgent
American representations to the South African Government for
increased exports in 1952? In recent years, about 20 percent
of American manganese supplies, including stockpile_.require-
ments, has come from the Union. This has amounted tows much
as 400,000 tons a year, or 50 to 60 percent of South Africa's
total manganese exports.
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17. Austrian Foreign Minister reportedly plans visit to Yugo-
ia ustr an oreigr M u ster ru er reporte y p ans an
slav
o c al visit with Marshal Tito at Bled about 20 May. Discus-
sions would include Austro-Yugoslav trade relations, Austrian
prisoners of war held in Yugoslavia 9 the opening of more
border-crossing points, and a cultural exchange treaty,
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Comment: A meeting between Gruber and Tito9 to discuss an
Austro- ugoslav "military understanding" among other things9 was
reportedly considered by the Vienna and Belgrade governments last
September, This meeting9 which was strongly opposed by the US
Legation in Vienna9 failed to materialize.
The Communist press in Austria is likely to interpret a
Gruber-Tito meeting as further "proof" that both countries are
linked to Western defense planning.
Only minor Communist demonstrations expected in Berlin:
Althoug t e TJS Hig C mmm` ssioner s O ice in Berlin has expected
Soviet-created "difficulties" over signing of the Allied-German
contractual agreement9 it reports that intelligence and police
agencies have uncovered nothing more tangible in the way of
specific Communist plans than the fact that the East and West
Berlin Socialist Unity Parties intend to demonstrate on 20 May.
American officials in Berlin still anticipate an increasing
number of incidents before 9 and possibly after 9 the signing of
the'contractual agreement9 but feel that the situation can be
regarded with "calmness." (C Berlin 13439 14 May 52)
19. East Germans reportedly organizing defense ministry:
American army headquarters in Germany cons ders t attt ee pro
visional appointment of Willi Stoph9 former chief of the East
German paramilitary police procurement agency 9 to head the
Ministry of the interior may be merely a "convenient cover" for
Stoph and several of his associates while they organize a. defense
ministry. The new ministry might be formally announced upon the
ratification of the Allied-West German contractual agreement.
(S Heidelberg Weeka. 109 12 May 52)
Comment: According to several recent reports of unknown
relic i ity9 various high-level specialists have been transferred
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from other East German government agencies to the Ministry of.
the Interior-for the purpose of organizing a. defense ministry.
Heinrich Rau, who became a Soviet citizen in 1935 and led a
Communist brigade in the Spanish Civil War, is mentioned as
the government's choice to head the new ministry.
20. West German labor rejects anti-rearmament campaign: The
West rman edera ion of Trade an ohs has not on y re ected a
Social Democratic offer to participate in a joint effort against
the Allied-German contractual agreement and the EDC treaty, but
is now conducting a vigorous leaflet campaign on purely union
problems, focusing its members' attention away from foreign
policy issues.
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The Federation's chairman claims that Adena.uer's coalition
is prepared to support the Federation on the projected Trade
Union law if he can prevent organized labor from actively op-
posing the treaties.
Comment.- The Federation has some six million members;
its present stand could be a potent factor in reducing op-
position to the signing of the treaties.
21. Belgian controls may stop diversion of some strategic items
to Orbit.-Emp .-sizing that the Belgan ,plan to control transit
rade will not stop the shipment of strategic items to the
Soviet bloc, a Belgian trade official has stated that the plan
will prevent the diversion of goods originally exported to
Belgium. The new regulations will require Belgian shippers to
present, in addition to a Belgian transit license, a certificate
authorizing transshipments from the country of origin or COCOM
country through which the goods may have passed. This system
will place the responsibility for any diversion on the origi?
ating country.
Belgium has not completed its list of items to be covered
by the regulations and is waiting for Dutch comments before
submitting the plan to COCOMO (S Brussels 1695, 14 May 52)
Comment. Although the diversion to the Orbit through
Belgian ports of items on the Belgian control list may decline,
a shift to Dutch ports is, expected, since the Netherlands states
that it will not institute physical controls over transshipments.
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LATIN AMERICA
22. Brazil considering recognition of Bolivia The Brazilian
Charge ,a res n Vas ngton informed the State Department
on 14 May that his government had received satisfactory as-
surances of Bolivia ?s compliance with its international obli-
gations and believed that Paz Estenssoro was firmly in control.
Under the circumstances Brazil felt that extended delay in
recognizing the present government would be prejudicial to
Brazilian interests.
The Charge stated that Brazil was also consulting Chiles
Peru, Uruguay9 and Venezuela in order to facilitate simultaneous
action. (S to Rio de Janeiro 1020, 14 May 52)
Comment- After the Cuban 10 March coup, Brazil recognized
the ne?n Government on 22 March without prior notification
to other governments9 despite prior assurances that it would
act simultaneously with certain other Latin America.n countries
and the United States on 27 March.
23. Bolivian decree provides for commission to study national=
ization o mines- res ent Paz Estenssoro has issued a scree
w is prow es for the creation of a commission to study
""nationalization by expropriation" of mines controlled or owned
by the Patine, Bochschild9 a.nd Aramayo enterprises. The com-
mission9 to be composed mainly of government representative
is charged with rendering a report on the juridical, economic,
and technical aspects of "legal expropriation" of these mines
within 120 days. (R La Paz 4619 14 May 52)
Comment- The tenor of the decree appears stronger than
Paz" previous indications that nationalization would proceed
cautiously and for the time being primarily affect exports.
The Patino management has stated that the mining companies
will cooperate fully with the government and keep up productio
since they believe that failure of the present government would
bring chaos and loss of their investments.
the MSA agreement may be delayed in
Chilean Congress o The U Embassy in Santiago has stated that
fEe-MSA agreement, which was sent to the Chilean Congress on
17 April, may be "shunted aside" because of the copper problem.
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Meanwhile, the Radical Party is trying to win the Communist
vote for its candidate, and this consideration may tend to hold
up ratification of the agreement o Also, a high government
fficial has said that the agreement may not be ratified until
after the 4 September presidential election. (C Santiago,
D-1304, 7 May 52)
Comment.- In general there was little reaction in Chile
to the T-Wp-ril signing of the MSA agreement, but the 2 May
denunciation of the US?Chilea.n copper accord provoked new
leftist criticism of the MSA agreement. There is now some
tendency to tie ratification of this agreement to a satisfactory
copper deal with the US.
There have been several indications that Socialist-Communist
forces have agreed to support the Radical-government bloc's
presidential candidate for a stiff price. Such collaboratio
might impede not only ratification of the MSA agreement but also
the negotiation of a new copper agreement with the United States
24. Early returns from Panama's presidential election favor
Remon.- Preliminary vote to u a ions from 53 of precincts
nama give presidential candidate Jose Rernon about 16 , 000
votes against 6,000 for Roberto Chiari. Although Chiari
continues publicly to claim victory, one of his close friends
states that in private he is conceding victory to Remon.
Chiari?s followers claim that ballot boxes in various
areas were stuffed by the pro?Remon element and that 8 ballot
boxes in Panama City were stolen and destroyed. The US Embassy
reports that the box numbers as well as the numbers of the
police cars which participated in the theft are public knowledge.
(C Panama 952, 14 May 52)
Comment.- There has apparently been no violent public
reaction to the alleged and apparently open fraud practiced
by Remon's adherents.
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CIA No. 49650
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
ESPIONAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, USC, SECS. 793 AND 794, THE
TRANSMISSION OR REVELATION OF WHICH IN ANY MANNER TO AN
UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
NEAR EAST-AFRICA
1. French reforms unacceptable to Tunisians: A Tunisian
nationalist, sent to the United ates y s party in
order to line up support in the United Nations, states
that the French-proposed reforms are completely unaccept-
able to the Tunisians because they envisage French partici-
pation in and control over executive and legislative
branches of the government.
Moreover, the Tunisians would fare worse under the
recent proposals for actual French participation in the
government than under the system of external French control
existing before mid-January. (S, S/S US t'N Del New York
810, 13 May 52)
Comment: Although the former Chenik cabinet did not
expect he French to accept their demands for nn exclusively
Tunisian executive, legislature, and civil service, it hoped
for a progressive program including a considerable degree of
local autonomy.
2. Argentina fabricating charges of United States plot: A
former OSS and Military Intelligence agent of zec -Argentine
nationality has stated that he was arrested and interrogated
along lines which convinced him that the Argentine police
are "all out to uncover a plot by the United States." He
added that large numbers of people are being questioned, and
that this will later receive wide publicity.
When the US Embassy asked the Foreign Minister why two
Argentine employees of the US International Education service
had been arrested, he replied vaguely that he "hoped to show
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the Embassy something soon." (S,S/S Buenos Aires 778, 13
May 52)
Comment: Government-controlled newspapers and Peron's
recen -speeches have emphasized the theme that foreigners,
directed by the United States, are plotting against Peron.
The police are apparently now trying to collect "evidence"
to prove American interference in Argentine affairs and
possibly to justify a demand that all USIE activities be
terminated.
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ATTENTION: This form will be placed on top of and attached to each Top Secret document received by the Central Intelligence Agency
or classified Top Secret within the CIA and will remain attached to the document until such time as it is downgraded, destroyed, or
transmitted outside of CIA. Access to Top Secret matter is limited to Top Secret Control personnel and those individuals whose official
duties relate to the matter. Top Secret Control Officers who receive and/or release the attached Top Secret material will sign this form
and indicate period of custody in the left-hand columns provided. Each individual who sees the Top Secret document will sign and
indicate the date of handling in the right-hand columns.
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NOTICE OF DETACHMENT: When this form is detached from Top Secret material it shall be completed In the appropriate spaces below
and transmitted to Central Top Secret Control for record.
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