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1. French Ambassador comments on Pravda attack against Kennan:
Accord 3ngg to the American Embassy in Moscow, the Frenc m as-
sador is convinced that the remarks made by Ambassador Kennan
in Berlin were a mere pretext for the recent attack against
him in Pravda. The French Ambassador believes that the Pravda
article goes deeper than a reaction to Kennan's comments and
that it stemmed at least in part from elements in the Soviet
Government who fear Kennan's presence in Moscow.
The French Ambassador, considering it highly desirable
that western.-solidarity be maintained in regard to issues
raised by Pravda, requested US views as to how the incident
should be an eed. (C Moscow 573, 27 Sept 52)
2. Shortages of coal and eloctr.ic power. In Czechoslovakia
admitted: During a past few weeks the Czech vernmen has
a med the seriousness of shortages of coal and electric
power and has appealed to the public to reduce consumption and
increase production of these items. The Czech radio has re-
vealed that numerous power cuts are interfering with industrial
production, especially in Slovakia, and that a state power
control agency has been established to ration the use of
electricity. The French news service reports that train
schedules have been cut by about 20 percent. (Factual data
25X1A from: R FBIS 10, 17, 26 and 29 Sept; FBIS London,
25X1A 27 Aug, 4 Sept, NIP 26 Sept 52)
Finnish Government concerned over
continued slump in ex-
port market: The Finnish Government Is showing increase
concern over the economic and political effects which may result
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from the absence of a noticeable resurgence in world demand
for many Finnish wood products. Newsprint production, however,
continues to remain at near capacity and increased activity in
the'lumber market has enabled a few small sawmills to resume
production. (R Helsinki Joint Weeka 38, 18 Sept 52)
Comment:' The slump in the wood export market has been
interprete as a normal reaction after the inflated prices
and high demand for these products during 1950 and 1951. In
order to forestall any Communist attempts to capitalize on
possible widespread unemployment during the coming winter, the
government plans to provide employment for 70-80,000 workers
on public works projects.
4. Hungary launches third "voluntary" peace loan: The
Hungarian MVernment launched Its third annua voluntary"
peace loan on 25 September with an announced target of
1.3 billion forints, about one third more than last year. The
American Legation in Budapest reports that the quasi-compulsory
subscription rate is between 15 and 20 percent of the in-
dividual's annual wage. Last year's loan was oversubscribed
by about 300 million forints. (R Budapest Weeka 39, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: In 1951 the "peace loan" accounted for about
4.4 percent-of total receipts in the Hungarian budget' This
form of involuntary savings is a part of a general deflationary
program, which also includes compulsory fire and hail insurance,
reduced pensions, the promotion of voluntary savings and heavy
sales taxes.
5. Polish delegation to United Nations session announced:
The Polish delegation to -the forthcoming session of
e
General Assembly will be headed by Foreign Minister Skrzeszewski,
according to the Polish press, and will include the newly
appointed Under Secretary of State in the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs, General Marian Naszkowski, the permanent UN delegate
Birecki, and the present Ambassadors in London and Washington.
The list of alternates will be headed by the principal
political adviser, Dr. Juliusz Katz-Suchy, and will include
among others the Polish Minister to Belgium and Dr. Manfred
Lachs, an official of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
(C Warsaw 161, 27 Sept 52)
Comment: Brigadier General Naszkowski, who was trans-
ferre as week from his position as Vice Minister of National
Defense to his new post in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
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is a trusted Moscow-trained Communist who served as Polish
Ambassador to Moscow, after which he supervised the reorganiza-
tion of the political section of the Polish Army along Soviet
lines. There is no definite indication of the significance
of his new appointment,.although there have been recent rumors
of a reshuffle in the upper level of the Foreign Ministry.
Most of the announced delegates and alternates have at-
tended previous sessions of the General Assembly, including
Naszkowski. Dr. Manfred Lachs of the Foreign Ministry's legal
department is considered to have a western orientation, having
received part of his education in England. In the event of
a purge in the Foreign Ministry, it is likely that Lachs would
be one of the first to be replaced.
6. Rumanians hinder remaining private trade: The American
Legation in Bucharest reports that all remaining private re-
tail stores in that city are now easily distinguishable, since
private merchants have been required during the past month to
paint their signs gray with the owner's name in black. The
Legation suggests that this measure is intended to facilitate
present control and future liquidation as well as to scare
away some party members and officials who are afraid to be
seen in private shops. (C Bucharest 104, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: According to the Legation, the Rumanian press
reveaMee May that private traders in grain, flour, meat,
cattle, horses, hides, cotton, fodder and oil seeds, and
petroleum had recently been "eliminated." There has apparently
been no further nationalization since that time; the private
sector still comprises 24 percent of all domestic trade,
according to recent official announcements.
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7. Possibility of split in Japanese Liberal
Party increased:
Ambassador Murphy believes a with the summary expulsion
from the Liberal Party on 29 September of two top pro-Hatoyama
leaders, the intraparty schism has reached a point where a
compromise is no longer possible. The Hatoyama faction inter-
prets the action as tantamount to a "declaration of war" between
the two rival groups.
Murphy reports that the action was taken by the pro-Yoshida
election committee on grounds that the two men were creating
the impression that the Liberal Party would split after the
election. Hatoyama was said to be "shaking with rage" over
the incident. (C Tokyo 1056, 29 Sept 52)
Comment: The struggle for power between Prime Minister
Yoshiffa antd Ichiro Hatoyama, the Liberal Party's founder, has
already seriously damaged the party's prospects for maintaining
its majority in the lower house in the 1 October elections.
An open post-election split, which now seems indicated,
would probably lead to the establishment of a conservative
coalition government and a period of political instability,
but with little change in foreign policy.
8. Ambassador Murphy predicts Liberal victory in 1 October
Japanese a ection: On election eve Ambassador Murphy re-p--or-Ts
"increasing, though admittedly tentative, indications" that
the Liberal Party will achieve a majority, but with some loss
over its representation in the last Diet. Latest newspaper
surveys indicate that the Liberals are running well in front
with the Progressives and Rightist Socialists following.
While few political observers are willing to predict
the outcome of the Yoshida-Hatoyama split, pro-Hatoyama
candidates most certain of election slightly outnumber those
of the pro-Yoshida faction. Murphy notes that accurate
predictions are difficult because of the large percentage
of undecided voters, the effect of rearmament, public re-
action to the depurgee candidate group, the effect of
Liberal Party strife on the party's popularity, and the
large number of candidates not committed to either Yoshida
or Hatoyama. (C. Tokyo 1055, 29 Sept 52)
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9. Mongolian Premier visits Peiping: The arrival in Peiping
on 28 September of the Mongolian Premier, who had led a dele-
gation to Moscow during the Sino-Soviet talks, suggests that
Outer Mongolia is negotiating agreements with Communist China
as well as with the Soviet Union.
Outer Mongolia has no known treaty with the Peiping
regime. The Premier's visit has been highlighted by an
announcement that Sino-Mongolian friendship -- specifically
economic, political and cultural cooperation -- will be of-
ficially celebrated in Mongolia from 1 to 10 October.
The USSR has several bilateral agreements with Outer
Mongolia, but the continued presence in Moscow of the Mon-
golian defense minister and Chinese military leaders suggests
discussion of a tripartite military pact. (Factual data
from: R FBIS - 27 and 28 Sept 52)
Chinese Communist bureaucracy growing: At the recent
cadre con erence reported by the Nor-fh-ClIna News Agency
on 18 September, it was stated that the number of cadres
in East China had increased "over 300 percent" in the past
three years.
If the total civil bureaucracy has increased at the
same rate as the number of cadres, there are now between
12,000,000 and 15,000,000 civilian government employees
in Communist China. (S Hong Kong 816, Joint Weeka 39,
26 Sept 52)
Comment: The expansion of Peiping's economic activities --
land reform and the operation of new state-owned enterprises,
for example -- has required a parallel growth of the Communist
bureaucracy and a sharp increase in the cost of maintaining
the Peiping regime. Nonmilitary expenditures in Communist
China are estimated to have been 50 percent greater in 1951
than the year before.
11. British in Malaya concerned
Britis fficials in Malaya are concerned over deteriorated
security conditions in Thai areas adjacent to the Malayan
border. Aware that Chinese Communist terrorists from Malaya
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have always used southern Thailand as a safe haven, they now
believe that the terrorists have actually "liberated" some
areas, Although continuing to cooperate with the Thai police,
the British appear to have little confidence in police ability
to cope with the situation. (S Singapore 348, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: The British have in the past been loath to
critic ze_ Fe ineffectual attempts of the Thai police to
prevent the terrorists from using southern Thailand as a
retreat for rest, training and the smuggling of arms. A
pronounced local economic slump has reportedly aggravated
already unsettled conditions in the area.
12. Another minority in Burma expresses grievances: The
Arakanese mem ers Of-the Burmese Parliament have complained
that their constituents are being given insufficient recog-
nition as an ethnic minority. Defense Minister Ba Swe has
agreed to study the question. The American Embassy in Ran-
goon comments that Ba Swe, who is already active in Karen and
Chin affairs, may be attempting to replace Premier Nu as
champion of the minorities. (S Rangoon 508, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: The Arakanese, isolated from the rest of
Burma Tay mountains, have long considered themselves a distinct
ethnic group, but no special provision for them was made in
the Burmese constitution.
Ba Swe is generally not highly regarded by the minority
groups in Burma.
13. Parliament extends term of Burmese irregulars: The
Burmese Parliament provided a six-month extension for the Burma
Territorial Force. Defense Minister Ba Swe assured parlia-
ment that he hoped to absorb the force of over 8,000 into the
regular army. These irregular troops, according to the
American Embassy, have rendered invaluable assistance to the
army. (S Rangoon 508, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: The life of the BTF has been extended for six-
month pezTo s since its formation in 1948, always with the
promise that it would be absorbed into the regular forces.
While the situation may be different elsewhere in Burma,
reports from Tenasserim attest to the poor discipline and
irresponsibility of these irregulars.
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14. Afghanistan seeks to purchase industrial equipment in
Europe: According to the British Foreign Office, an g an
purchasing mission headed by Abdul Majid, former Minister of
National Economy, is now in Europe seeking to buy a cotton
mill, a cement factory, and a general machine shop. Majid has
approximately 5,000,000 pounds available for these purchases.
(C London 1749, 25 Sept 52)
Comment: None of these intended purchases is likely to
be of ecEeTby the recent Soviet protest against economic
developments in northern Afghanistan, since all the equipment
will probably be installed south of the Hindu Kush Mountains.
The cotton mill will probably be located at Gulbahar,
some 50 miles north of Kabul. Of three cement plants which
the Afghan National Bank is planning to establish (a) at
Maidan, 25 miles south of Kabul, (b) in the Helmand Valley
of southwestern Afghanistan, and (c) at Pul-i-Khumri in the
north Afghan plain, only the last is in the area about which
the USSR is sensitive. The machine shop,which is reportedly
to provide maintenance for equipment already in Afghanistan,
will presumably be located in Kabul or near the economic
development-projects in the southern part of the country.
Soviet films to be shown in Afghanistan: Officials of
the Soviet massy in Kabul signed an agreement on 20 Septem-
ber with the Afghan Government Press Department providing for
an unlimited supply of Soviet entertainment films to be shown
in Afghanistan. The films will have Persian dialogue and will
be furnished at nominal cost.
The US Embassy in Kabul comments that it remains to be
seen whether Soviet films can pass the Afghan censorship code
forbidding revolutionary propaganda. If acceptable films are
supplied, American movies cannot compete on a profitable
basis. (C Kabul Joint Weeka 38, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: Moving picture films would be a new addition
to So-vTe tpropaganda media in Afghanistan.
Since Afghanistan has recently incurred the displeasure
of the USSR over plans for oil drilling in the northern part
of the country, it is unlikely that the Afghan Government will
now antagonize the Soviet Union by forbidding the showing of
Soviet films.
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16. Iranian General Staff postpones order to break up
Imperial Guards: The Iranian General a reportedly has
postponed ssuing the order which would have broken up the
25X1X First Infantry Division into five independent brigades, ac-
Comment: Mossadeq dismissed the division commander,
Genera17 na, and decided to order the division broken
up after receiving word of Ariana's involvement in plans
for a military coup.
17. Tudeh reportedly agrees to support Kashani for Prime
h atItwould support him fully in his effort to unseat
Mossadeq by parliamentary means, according to current
reports. If Kashani becomes Prime Minister, he will expel
the American Army missions, close the American consulates,
Minister: The Tudeh promised Mullah KashAni on 27 ep em er
and restrict American activities, at least in northern Iran.
An Arab diplomat told Ambassador Henderson that Kashani
had strongly defended the Tudeh as a loyal Moslem organization.
Kashani maintained that he would not be happy until Iran and
other Moslem countries in the Middle East were free of West-
erners. He added that he could obtain the aid of 30,000,000
Moslems in the Soviet Union. (S Tehran 1309, 28 Sept 52)
Comment: The strong statement on Tudeh collaboration is
in line w Kashani's well-known attitude toward the Commu-
nists, and it underscores his basically hostile attitude
toward the West. There is no evidence that he could exert
any significant influence on the Moslems inside the Soviet
Union.
18. Sov:Let agents again reported active among Kurds: The
former Soviet consul to Iran, Nemaz Alioff, is reported to
be one of two Soviet officials who arrived in Mahabad in
mid-September. Alioff was instrumental in the formation of
the pro-Soviet Kurdish Mahabad Republic in 1946, and was
last reported secretly visiting Kurdish leaders in the
summer of 1951.
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Among the tribesmen he visited recently were Ghassem
Utameshi and Saleh Gharizi. The latter's son is reported
to be a Communist leader in Mahabad.
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Comment: The Soviet Union beams a steady stream of radio
propaganda into the Kurdish areas. Direct Soviet activity in
support of the propaganda has been reported in past years;
this is the first indication, however, of direct Soviet con-
sultation in recent months.
19. British to hold maneuvers with Arab Legion in Jordan:
Army and air units of British forces in the e as will
hold exercises with the Arab Legion in North Jordan from 6 to
16 October. Military attaches accredited to Jordan have been
invited to observe this annual field exercise in which around
3,500 British troops will take part. (C US ARMA Damascus 263,
25 Sept 52)
Comment: Britain considers that the existence of the
Arab Legion discourages serious conflicts among the Arab
states and provides an Arab counterweight to Israeli strength.
20. Tunisian nationalist party may suffer serious split: The
American Consul General n' un s reports that the hi-gY-command
of the Neo-Destour nationalist party may suffer a potentially
serious split. The assumption of party leadership by a ranking
official. recently returned from exile may jeopardize the cur-
rent dominance of the party by Farhat Hached, Tunisian labor
leader.
Hached is rumored to be out of favor with the Bey, who
is now inclined to seek more moderate advice. (C Tunis 121,
26 Sept 52)
Comment: Hached's handling of nationalist affairs has
long been a matter of some concern to jealous party leaders.
The fact that most of the Neo-Destour leaders have been either
in prison or abroad may have hitherto prevented a more
definite challenge to his leadership.
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21. Algeria denies American oil company permission to explore:
An Algerian official has informed the Algiers manager of the
Caltex Oil Company that all western Algeria is reserved for
development by French companies. This area includes about two-
thirds of the territory that the American company proposed to
explore and contains the sections which the company considered
most promising. (C Algiers 40, 23 Sept 52)
Comment: This decision is in line with the..French.Govern-
ment's previous policy of refusing to permit foreigners to
exploit its overseas resources.
Three groups of oil companies applied in early August
for concessions covering more than 600,000 square kilometers
of Algerian Sahara. In October American Overseas Petroleum,.
Limited, a Caltex subsidiary, had expected to start explora-
tory work in 110,000 square kilometers of western Algeria,
south of the Moroccan border and just east of the Rio de Oro
territory.
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22. East Germans tighten ties between youth and paramilitary
organizations: According to t e official East 'German radio, the
Rostock branch of the Free German Youth .(FDJ) has signed a
"friendship agreement" with the East German Sea Police (HVS)
under which the FDJ will "undertake to enlighten all young people
on the nature of the national armed forces and to sponsor events
jointly with members of the Sea Police." Joint "fighting and
production conferences" in the larger factories are planned, and
joint field exercises will be held to "increase the fighting
preparedness of the FDJ."
A similar agreement was allegedly signed with the Alert
Police in the Rostock area under which FDJ members will be
"guided in the handling of arms." (R FBIS - 28 Sept 52) 25X1A
Comment: There have been previous reports of pre-military
train ng w thin the FDJ, which was a principal agency in the
recruiting campaign of the Alert Police during the summer
months. This report, however, indicates increasingly close co-
ordination between the FDJ and the various paramilitary organi-
zations; it strengthens the belief that East German youth may
ultimately be required to serve in the FDJ and then in the Service
for Germany organization before being absorbed by one of the
paramilitary organizations.
23. Adenauer and Schuman expected to issue statement outlining
a Saar solution: The rent Foreign Ministry believes-that
Chancellor 11 suer and Foreign Minister Schuman will issue a
joint statement before 10 October setting forth the broad frame-
work of a Saar solution. Schuman sent Adenauer his proposals
for such a statement last week. (S Paris 1924, 28 Sept 52)
Comment: Recent reports that Adenauer has reached an agree-
ment with I aders of the pro-German parties in the Saar appear to
support the French Foreign Ministry's optimism. However,
whether or not the Saar Government's decision on 26 September
to refuse licenses to two of these parties will affect this agree-
mend or the prospects for a French-German accord is not yet clear.
24. Italy prepares to institute trade restrictions: The
continued decline in Italys exports caused primarily by French
and British trade restrictions may lead Rome to adopt similar
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trade policies, according to an Italian OEEC representative,
He argued that although his country facilitated imports as it
approached an extreme creditor position in EPU, other creditor
countries have not done so. Thus Italy has been unable to off-
set a reduction of industrial and consumer goods exports by
increasing agricultural exports.
The Italian Government has asked that the United States urge
countries with large EPU surpluses to ease their restrictions
on agricultural imports so as to distribute the burden of French
and British restrictive measures more equally among all OEEC
countries. (C MSA Rome 218, 22 Sept 52)
Comment: Italian retaliation for the French and British
trade restrictions would invite competitive import reductions
by all OEEC members. This would seriously weaken the OEEC's
whole trade liberalization program and have the effect of
reducing international trade, weakening national economies, and
limiting Western Europe's rearmament capabilities.
25. Churchill reportedly concerned over British exclusion from
ANZU : r is Foreign ce News partment spo esman on
26 September stated that Prime Minister Churchill is personally
interested in securing British participation in ANZUS Council
and Military Committee deliberations, and will "doubtless reopen
the matter" on his return to London from vacation on the Conti-
nent. According to the reliable correspondent who reported this,
the spokesman also publicly confirmed that Britain's two requests
to attend ANZUS meetings have been rejected. (R London 1742,
25 Sept 52)
Comment: The British press continues to treat Britain's
exclusion as a blow to British prestige and an attack on the
Commonwealth ties of Australia and New Zealand.
LATIN AMERICA
26. General Rojas Pinilla returns from Washington to resume
command of Colombia's arme forces: On 25 September General
Rojas n: a returned from his Inter-American Defense Board
assignment in Washington to resume command of Colombia's armed
forces. He was enthusiastically welcomed by the extremist
Alzate faction of the Conservative Party. (C Bogota Joint
Weeka 39, 27 Sept 52)
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Comment: The general previously was scheduled to return
on 2 October. Although he has given no indication that he will
side with the Alzatistas in opposition to President Urdaneta,
Rojas Pinilla is known to be dissatisfied with the present
administration's inept handling of the guerrilla problem.
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DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
ESPIONAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, USC, SECS. 793 AND 794, THE
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1. France insists on tripartite discussion of MEDO proposals:
The British ore gn Office believes That France will insist
on discussions with the United States and Britain before cir-
their reply to the British MEDO paper among the other
culating
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certain problems which are fundamental
osition should be discussed on a tri-
partite basis.
In view of the desirability of collating the views of
the seven countries concerned as quickly as possible, Britain
suggests an informal discussion by the American, British, and
French representatives on the NATO Standing Group in Washington.
(S S/S London 1791, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: The French have previously insisted that the
NATO tan 1ng Group should direct the proposed MEDO Planning
Group, and that no approach should be made to the Arab states
until after MEDO is established.
AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND
British agitation
over ANZUS; Minister of External Affairs Casey has sen a
personal, message to Foreign Secretary Eden expressing Aus-
tralia's concern over the "spate" of London news articles
charging the United States with sole responsibility for Bri-
tain's nonrepresentation on the ANZUS council. Casey asserted
that these charges are being echoed in Australia and that
his government could not allow the United States alone to bear
the brunt of these attacks.
Australian Government concerned at
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He hoped that London would reconsider its desire for
participation and perhaps issue a public statement to "damp
down" the agitation, (TS Canberra 120, 29 Sept 52)
Comment: While prior to the ANZUS conference in Hono-
lulu Nyland was willing to admit a British observer,
Australia has been opposed to British participation from the
beginning.
4, Anibal Jara may be appointed Chilean Ambassador to
United States: Anibal ara as informed an o cer o the
Em assy in Santiago that he has accepted an offer by
Ibanez to appoint him Ambassador to the United States,
Jara said that he would call on Ambassador Bowers to inform
him of his future appointment, (S S/S Santiago 115, 25
Sept 52)
Comment: Jara, a prominent journalist, was said to be
very r en y towards the United States while he served as
Chilean Consul General in New York from 1939 to 1944.
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5. Peruvian acceptance of invitation to Ibanez's inaugu
ration a ens on Brazil: The Peruvian Government is con-
y nced that Carlos anez's plan to invite the presidents
of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru to attend
his inauguration in Chile on 3 November is a scheme to pre-
sent an anti-US front. Peru would like to refuse the invi-
tation, but will feel obliged to accept if Brazil does.
The Peruvian Foreign Minister reportedly has been
informed that Ibanez will abandon his project if Brazil
refuses his invitation.. (C Lima 104, 26 Sept 52)
Comment: The Brazilian Foreign Minister on 19
Septem ergs ated a similar view as to the purpose of the
Ibanez invitation and expressed confidence that President
Vargas would refuse. The Foreign Minister added on 26
September that he believed President Peron would not be
invited if Vargas refused to attend.
3 30 Sept 52
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