CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
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SECURITY INFORMATION
US OFFICIALS ONLY
11 September 1952
OCI No. 8872
Copy No. 235
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
Office of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This digest of significant reports has been prepared primarily
for the internal use of the Central Intelligence Agency. It does
not represent a complete coverage of all current reports re-
ceived. Comments represent the immediate views of the Office
of Current Intelligence.
State Dept. review completed
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THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL
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.
1. Hungary reduces surrender obligations for crops hit by
peasants for corn, potatoes, sunflower seeds and forage have
been reduced because of drought damage to crops. Nagy de-
clared that the rumors of the return of rationing which
caused a scare-buying wave last weekend were enemy propaganda
and pointed to the lifting on 7 September of restrictions
on the free marketing of cereals as proof of the ade uac
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Comment: The campaign to force peasants to surrender
crop quotas is still in progress, despite Nagy's reassuring
speech, and the Budapest newspapers and radio have carried
accounts of punishment of local and party officials who were
accused of leniency toward kulaks. However, recently there
have been indications that the government would appease
peasant discontent by sacrificing a few overzealous local
officials.
recently stated that the surrender obligations of working
drought- Hungarian Minister of Crop Collection Imre agy
2. New Rumanian administrative divisions discussed: The
American Legation in Bucharest reports a reduction of
Rumanian administrative divisions from 28 to 18 will probably
facilitate centralized control by the regime.
The new regions are modifications of the basic changes
which were made in 1950 for the purpose of abolishing the
"artificial separation" of industrial and agrarian centers
and bringing all agricultural districts of the country into
close contact with at least one industrial center. After two
years' experience with the new breakdown, the regime had de-
cided to eliminate some of the weak or small regions which
burdened the state budget and "lacked both industrial centers
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Comment: Although there has been no official announce-
ment,_TY appears that Article 18 of the draft Rumanian
constitution which set up these new regions may already have
been put into effect. Another provision of the new consti-
tution, the setting up of a Ministry of State Farms, was
carried out on 13 July, five days before publication of the
draft.
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4. Chinese Communists plan "autonomous" administration for
western SikaNg Province: Peiping Radio announce on ep ew-
er that all minority groups in Sikang Province of Southwest
China will have autonomous rights by the end of 1952. Local
administrations to be set up will correspond to the ethnic
distribution of the population. Homogeneous areas will have
"regional national autonomous governments," and areas of
mixed nationality will have "joint autonomous governments
Comment: A Tibetan Autonomous Regional Government, sub-
ordinate-to- the Sikang Provincial Government, was inaugurated
in November 1950 and has had jurisdiction over most of Sikang
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east of the Yangtze River. Over the past two years, in the
process of taking over Tibet, the Chinese Communists have
been consolidating control over the rest of Sikang, stretch-
ing 400 miles west of the Yangtze River. The Peiping announce-
ment that western Sikang will have an administration corre-
sponding to that for eastern Sikang suggests that the Sikang
Provincial. Government will now assert control over the western
part of the province in fact as well as in name.
Indications are that this area, traditionally under the
influence of the Lhasa regime, is experiencing tighter Chinese
control, under the guise of autonomy, because the Chinese do
not trust their collaborators in Lhasa,
5. Peiping reports first locomotive made entirely in China:
The Ssufang railway workshop near s ng ao completed the rst
locomotive made entirely in China on 26 July, according to a
Peiping news broadcast. The locomotive tested well, running
at 75 kilometers (45 miles) an hour and pulling 3,000 tons
of freighte The use of Soviet methods enabled the workers
to make parts which formerly had to be imported. 25X1
Comment: The emphasis in this news item is the phrase
"made en rely in China." Several large workshops in Man-
churia and two in China proper, including the one at Ssufang,
have produced locomotives, using imported wheels,air brakes,
couplers and other specialized fittings. It is estimated
that, by using a few imported parts, about 65 to 70 locomo-
tives a year can be manufactured in Manchuria and China
proper. Actual production is unknown, but may be less than
capacity because of heavy repair and maintenance demands on
China's railway workshops.
6. FQrmosa's minority parties will not enter candidates in
December elections: Formosa's minority parties, the Demo-
cratic oc a st Party and the Young China Party, have
"given up completely" plans to enter candidates in the
December elections. The last election, two years ago, was
almost completely controlled by the Kuomintang through the
secret police. Non-Kuomintang candidates were discriminated
against.and even mistreated.
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However, some members of the Democratic Socialist Party,
who are also members of the Kuomintang, may run in the
elections in order to protect their government positions.
Comment: Non-Kuomintang Party members have been very
ineffective in the government. The Kuomintang has found that
the presence of non-party members in the government protects
it against criticism as a "one-party" regime.
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
7 Ambassador Caffery analyzes Egyptian situation: Ambassa-
dor-Ca ery believes triat 11a gyp an overnmen as probably
entered a period of relative stability and that its domination
by the military is likely to continue until the elections
promised for January and possibly longer. He warns that the
military group will be so occupied with the complex internal
situation during the next few months that it will probably do
nothing about external issues, like MEDO or the Anglo-
Egyptian question.
Caffery believes that the Egyptian officer clique wants
a "general working alliance" with the United States but not
with Great Britain. Egyptian reserve toward the British
arises partly from nationalism in the army, where there is
much sentiment for "evacuation before negotiations." At
present, he states, the Egyptian military has no interest
whatever in even talking with the British; he adds. that it
would be unwise for the United States at this time to try to
associate Britain in any talks with the Nagib government.
The Ambassador warns, nevertheless, that the Egyptian
military may be unable to control the forces it has released
and that it may change its present objectives. Such possi-
bilities may be decreased, he adds, by a constructive United
States approach, particularly in the technical assistance
Moroccan official protests France's conduct of Morocco's
foreign relations: The Moroccan ran z r as the highest
o cia in e aghzen, the Sultan's government, presided
over a meeting on 4 September of Residency and Maghzen
officials called by the French Resident General to discuss
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rights in Morocco. the 25X1
Grand Vizir told the Resident during this meeting that since
France had not consulted the Maghzen about taking the case
to court, the Resident alone should solve the problems
created by the decision. 25X1
Comment: French action in holding a joint meeting of
Moroccan and French officials is unprecedented. In view of
a possible UN discussion of France's methods of control in
Morocco, this meeting probably is an attempt to belie
France's direct administration.
The Grand Vizir voiced the major Moroccan complaint
against France -- unilateral conduct of the country's foreign
relations without consultation. with its chief of state. The
statement also lends credence to the report from another
source that the Sultan will soon petition the International
Court of Justice to force France to abide by the Treaty of
Fez, which established the French protectorate in 1912, in
the conduct of Moroccan foreign affairs.
9. Tunisian nationalists prefer present political impasse
to a mortgaged u urea In commenting on the Beys rejection
of renc proposals for reforms, which his letter to the
President of the h Republic reportedly contained,
I Istated that continuation of the present
impasse wi a reach "for years" would be preferable to
the offered reforms which would implant France more deeply
in Tunisia and thus mortgage the birthright?of future
generations.
They also stated that no counterproposals were made
because the Resident General submitted the program on a
"take it or leave it" basis. Moreover, if the French desire
to know what the Tunisians would accept, they can read the
Bey's 1951 speech from the throne and the Chenik note of
31 October 1951, t move therefore is up to France.
Comment. Tunisian desires for self-government were
implici n the throne message of 15 May 1951 as well as
explicit in Prime Minister Chenik's demands for a "homoge-
neous administration" on 31 October 1951. The protocols of
the French drafted legislation, which were submitted to the
Bey last July, indicate no relaxation of French control,
although the organs for its maintenance were revamped.
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loo Soviet officials in Vienna shun trade talks with Austrians:
Austrian Foreign Minister Gruber has informed the American
Embassy that Soviet Political Adviser Kudryavtsev, whom he met
at the Vienna Trade Fair, professed no knowledge of an Austrian
note offering to open trade negotiations. Neither he nor any
other Soviet official showed any desire to talk about possible
Austro-Soviet trade.
The Austrian Foreign Ministry interprets this as evidence
that its note thwarted Soviet plans for an intensive propaganda
barrage on behalf of East-West trade. If this barrage should
later materialize, the Austrians believe that release of the
Austrian note will "demolish" the Soviet position.
Comment: It is too early to determine the probable Soviet
reaction to the Austrian note. The Austrian Foreign Ministry,
which disregarded American objections in making the offer, is
anxious to demonstrate that its action has had favorable conse-
quences.
110 Argentine armored unit moved from Buenos Aires to north-
eastern prow nce: The 8th Cavalry Tan Regiment-, one o the
principal armored units stationed near Buenos Aires, has
reportedly been moved north from Campo de Mayo to either the
Province of Entre Rios or the Province of Corrientes. The exact
purpose of thi ent is not known.
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Comment: The troop movement may reflect Peron's knowledge
of reports that a revolt involving civilians and some army
personnel is scheduled to begin in unnamed provinces this month.
Brigadier General Filomeno Velazco, a former governor of
Corrientes, has been reported to be a leader in plans for an
army coup. Whether this attempt is to be part of the revolt
reportedly planned for this month is not known. Peron's suspi-
cion of the general was indicated at the recent conference of
governors where Velazco was charged with corruption during his
governorship.
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