SOVIET POLICY REGARDING THE DANUBE, THE KIEL CANAL, AND THE STRAITS

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1946
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SUBJECT Soviet Policy -Regeeniegothe
Kiel Canal,and ths Straits
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The U,S.S.He had intended to call a conferenee of Danube river states for the
purpose ofs.ettling the queetion of navigation oil the Danube. This cenference?
which would have taken place in. Vienne in November, was to have been presided
over by Rusmia. It eould have had repreaentatives from none of the other great
powers,
the Balkans Commission does not change the
fundamental position of the U.S.S.R.? Which remains uncempromising on the fact
that the ripartae etates alone, Actors or vanqaished, should settle the Danube
question. According to the Rusaian delegatep, there evidently is no question
of reserving Osaubian commerce for the eiparian statea alone.
The Soviets will now it for the results of the examination of the Danubian
eueetion by the whole Conference.
They think that in the Conference itself, it will not ob-
AIA a two-thirds majority either 5 anc3 that con Sequently?. it can not be pre-
eeeten. as a. renoesiendation of the Confeeence to the Council of FOUP Foreign
Ministers. Finally, it is the "four" who will detide? the Russianc says and
the other members; eill have to go over to the Russian side.
As for the matter of the Straits, the Russian poeition has not changed there
oither, Progaganda launched by the Moscow government inside the Soviet Union
on this subject was suah that a profoned modification of this position appears
Jmposeible.
Whon u parallel was drawn between the Llsek S84, and the Baltic See, lulling
both of them "inland seas", none of the Russian delegates present contradicted
this simile. The Russiane even it it be understood that sten the statne of the
ilaltic Sea and that of the Kiel canal ere examined, this particular nature of
the Baltic would doubtless have to be taken into consideration in order to deter-
mine the status of the Kiel Canal, The Ruseians will doubtless claim control of
the Kiel Canal.
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The U.S.S.R. 41ans_ - to feol out the situation to see if the time is
ripe for accomplishing a federation betwn Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and
Albania for the purpose of dominating .Eastern Europe, isolating 74reece and
and Turkey, and controlling the Straits effectively?
Thus a test of strength is b. rig prepared in this region
The
repercussions I Iculd be h-avy with conseouences, The
Hussns know this and are proceding methodically, taking the necessary
time, and precautions. The stakes ar. high,
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