DAILY DIGEST MAY 21 1951

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
DAILY DIGEST
MAY 21 1951
Date:
NOTE,. 1, This summary of significant reports has been
prepared primarily for the internal use of the
Office of Current Intelligence. It does not
represent a complete coverage of all current
reports in CIA or in the Office of Current
Intelligence,
2, Comments represent the Preliminary views of
the Office of Current Iriteli ge ,ce,
3, Mar ji~nal letter indications are defined as
follows,.
*AO - items indicating Soviet-Communist
intentions or capabilities
eBe important regional developments
not necessariay related to Soviet/
Communist intentions or capabilities
NCO other imformati_gn indicating trends
and potential d~veloppments
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38th Parallel on 25 Tune, the anniversary of the outbreak of war.
Johnson (D-Colo.) calling'for an armistice in the Korean War along the
Soviet Press Highlights Johnson Peace Bid. Pravda and the other
Soviet papers gave extensive publicity to the resolution of Senator 25X1
:COMMENT Moscow may exploit the proposal for an armistice
licity of the Johnson proposal, denounced a 'US' Senatorial resolution
affirming US friendship for the-Russian people as a "smoke screen" for
US saggressive intentions" toward the USSR. Contrary to Pravdaas reasoning
that the resolution showed that "even certain representatives of US ruling
circles are beginning to realize that Wall Street?s gamble in Korea is
hopeless", the Izvestia article pictured US Senators as "against a peace-
ful settlement of the Korean question," It is noteworthy that the latest
North Korean and Chinese Communist pronouncements regarding Korea follow
the line taken by izvestia. On 16 May Radio Pyongyang reported the Kim
I1 Sung, receiving a Chinese delegation on 21 April stated "we believe
that victory flags will soon be planted on the soil of all Korea." Like-
wise, Radio Peking, reporting the interview stated that the Chinese
spokesmen assured that the "Chinese people resolutely demonstrate every
effort to support you until the liberation of all Korea is achieved," and
warned that Othe`Chinese Peoples Volunteer Corps and the Korean People's.
Army will demonstrate dtill further the common effort in defeating American
imperialist aggression...."
to support the Soviet peace campaign, particularly in view of the fact 25X1
that the general Communist demand has been for the withdrawal of "foreign
troops" from Korea. However, Izvestia, simultaneous with Pravda?s pub-
US was delighted to see the UK ousted from Iran.
were rapidly worsening., and continued the earlier Soviet theme that the
Soviet Propaganda Renews Charges of US-UK Rivalry in Iran. Radio
Moscow after a short lull in commenting on US-UK moves in the Iranian situ-
ation, has now renewed efforts to stir up trouble by reiterating charges
of US-UK rivalry in exploiting Iranian oil resources. A week-end radio 25X1
commentary seized on rumors of US oil company efforts to offer their
services in running the nationalized industry, charged that US-UK relations
-COMMENT.- Moscow, in noting recent events in Iran, has care-
y ma n a ned its policy of avoiding direct criticism of the Iranian 25X1
Government, while giving little prominence to Iranian steps to implement
nationalization and the impasse in relations with the UK. At the same
time Moscow has strongly played up the situation in terms of US-UK rivalry,
in an effort both to further incite Iranian xenophobia and to encourage
mutual US-UK misunderstanding and suspicions. Soviet propaganda has now
renewed its picture of the allegedly deteriorating US-UK relations and
rivalry in regard to Iran, while still maintaining a non-committal attitude
pending developments.
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MATE EUBOPE. BULGARIA, Political Disaffection Spreads.
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claims, wi esprea
popular disillusionment with Communism among the Bulgarian people.
of the approximately 70,000 inhabitants of the-
members, representing a decrease of 40% since 1948. Similarly, the
number of members of BABU in Elhovo has decreased from 3,500 in-1948 to
1,280 in 1950. overall membership=:in the
Agrarian Union has decreased to only 70,00,0, and explains the disin'te"c,.:
Elhovo district, which adjoins Turkey, only 3,600 are Communist Party
rationist leaders, who have sold themselves to the Commanists.11
gration as due-to. "disillusionment of the rank and file with their collabo-
OMMME>lTT: The five party Fatherland. Front coa-
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lition by which the Communists effected seizure of power in Bulgaria had
apparently outgrown its usefulness by 1948 when three of the component
parties were either dissolved or-merged with the Communists. Since the
Agrarian Party nominally represented the vast majori.ty of the 85% peasant
population, it was allowed to continue as a Communist rubber stamp.Follow--
ing the deaths of Dimitrov and Kolarov,'the hanging of Kostov and the en-
suing continuous purge of the Communist Party to weed out."nationalism",
the Agrarian Union has been used as a propaganda weapon in the government's
failing-attempt to shore up the internal disaffection resulting from the
well-nigh universal opposition of the peasants to Communist measures.,
HtINGAAT Soviet Troop Activity Reported Normal.
Iwho recently returned 2
from a field trip which included several localities in central Hungary- 25X1
south of Budapest, has r orted Soviet military activit which the-Attache
describes as normal. Hun ian units
e d in rainin &-t-hritles normal for
the s-Drink season-
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GREECE. More Greek Childdren,Start On Wa-- to Greece. US Embassy Belgrade
res' that approximal. ely Greek children left Belgrade - on 17 May on
the first stage of .'their 'repat riation to Greece The__children are ached-
tiled to be repatriated by 27 M-'.. CONTs
This-group'Of children is the third to be repatriated since November and
their arrival _Lh Greece will bring the total.- number returned from Yugo- 25X1
slavia to 'approx .matey 275. Greek bureaucracy and--the Greek desire to
accept -only those _chi.l:dren who have been- carefully screened -as non-Com=
munists seem to accowat in" great part for the slowness in repatriation.
However., the groundwork appears to have been laid for consid9rable progress
in the next few months and Dr. Hoy bergs, head of the Swedish belegation in
Yugoslavia., estimates that approximately 500 children should 'be repatriated
by late sum er.
"B" LEBANON. ti &Ircraft Guns and Crews ant. to 2Eria* 25X1
prove. anti-aircraft guns and 25X1
crews to Syria last week. The offer of Lebanese military assistance
to Syria was apparently made even before Iraq indicated that it would 25X1
provide Syria with 1 the loan of an Ira i fighter squadron and Iraqi anti-
aircraft equipmeant. -Accord-
ing the Military ng Attache., there is a general feeling 'in Beirut that
the Arab States should 'close their ranks and stand up 'to Jewish pressures
even though the Lebanese-have expected little-to-result from. the Arab
League meetings in Damascus. COMMENTS
The token military assistance provided is by anon 25X1
along with the possibility of aid from Egypt too-offers concrete"-evi-
dence that the Arab States have-felt during the past few weeks that they
must act, however ineffectively' against what they consider to be Israeli
aggression in Vas Syrian-Israeli, -border area, The favorable Arab read-
tion to the 18 May UN Seci ritq Ca + ci l resolution has considerably les-
sened the tension is Daiasoue, even ,though Arab officials are still con-
cerned over Israel s' public aaznouiad ement that it *ill continue the Hule
drainage project despite the UN request for a suspension of the scheme.
"B" INDIA. No T?oors to' Kor. The Press Trust of India., quoting reliable
souses in ?lea Delhi, reports that -India will ? not send troops to Korea
as Indian forces are for-the defense of the country only
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"B" INDOCHINA. Vietnamese Security Force in Tonkin Shows Weakness. The
chief of the French Surete in Indochina told the US Consul in Hanoi
that he is concerned about the security situation in North Vietnam.
Internal rivalries and incompetent leadership have weakened the Viet-
namGovernment4a security service, US Consul notes that the two
top men of the Vietnam security service in North Vietnam were picked c:.
for their slavish pro-French orientation rather than for ability or
experience, Meanwhile the recentl a pointed Vietnamese governor 25X6
of North Vietnam is re crtedl not on good terms
with Premier TrD==n'Van Huua COMMENT: The
weakening of the Vietnamese administration in North Vietnam is one 25X1
of the most important results of Tian Van Huuls successful, French-
supported, struggle earlier this year to break the power of the Dai
Viet Party. Under the control of the Dai Viet, the regional govern-
ment of North Vietnam had developed a model administration, by Viet-
namese standards. However, the political strength and vigorous nation-
alism of the Dai Viet had elicited the hostility of the French
authorities,
"B" BUM. B mese Dead that all Chinese Nationalists have Returned to
Yunnan, The Burmese Ambassador in Bangkok labeled as. untrue the
report of the Ch-.nese Nationalist Charge that Chinese Nationalist
troops had left Burma. He stated that he has bees informed by the
COMMENT: The Chinese Nationalist Burmese
reports are not wholly in conflict since the Chinese version indi? 25X1
cated that there was a "rear guard" element still on Burmese soil.
"A" CHINA, ri ists "not interested" in Korean Settlement. A
reliable source has informed the US Consul General at Hong Kong of
a statement made privately a month ago, by a member of the Chinese
Comma?iis't Central Goxmittee~ that the Communists (1) are not
interested" in.a Korean settlement at this time, and (2) have "no
fear" of an extension of hostilities to China !r the USSR during
l9551p due to the existence of "conflicts within the imperialist
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statement is credible. The Peiping regime has given no indication
of a, willingness to modify its* terms for a Korean settlement--
inuding withdrawal of all forces from Korea, surrender of
Taiwan to Peiping, and admission of Commm China to the UN--
and recent Peiping broadcasts have alleged that the US, while
desirous of expanding hostilities, cannot obtain sufficient
support for such a program.
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"CM CHINA. Hone Korn Supreme Court Awards LO Civil Aircra~ftt to Chinese
Communists. The Hong Kong Supreme Court dismissed the claim of
the Chennault Willauer interests to 40 planes whose ownership is.
Also claimed by the Chinese Communists. The ChennaultWillauer
interests have the right to appeal the Judgment within the next
two months. CCNT: 25X1
The planes., now immobilized at Hong Kong s Kaitak Airport, were
originally the property of the Nationalist-owned Central Air
Transport Corporation., whose employees defected to the Chinese
Communists. The Nationalists transferred ownership of the planes
to the Chennault-Willauer interests in the fall of 1949 before the
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planes may no longer be airworthy. ey can., howeverp be salvaged
for spare parts, and it is expected that litigation will continue
in the effort to deny the aircraft to the Communists.
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Q,. the US Far Eastern Command estimates the enemy now has a total
of 900 operational aircraft and that this strength will possibly
reach 1,000 by midyear. FECOM notes that a large percentage of
this expansion has been in fighter aircraft, "in keeping with the
enemyQs long continued defensive tactics..." FECOM points out,
however,, that "the enemy could momentarily effect a complete change
in tactics and sustain offensive operations..." FECOM justifies
raising the estimate of enemy air strength (from 750 to 900) on
the basis of increased operational and training fights in Manchuria
during April and the first week of Maya
"B" KOREA. communists May Attem to C ter UN Naval Action the
Wonsar Area. The US Navy reporting on 18 May
from the Wonsan area note t e cement of additional artillery
pieces (20mm and 76mm guns) on t ? peninsulas protecting Wonsan Bay.
It is believed that this artillery will be used to support an offensive
to be launched on am unknown date by a North Korean Colonel Kim's unit
against the HK-aaccwpied islands in Wonsan Bay. A mine-laying force
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of two motorboats and 11 sailboats under a North Korean Namal
Captain Res will also take part in this offensive.
COMMENT-* UN naval craft report that moderate
shore fire received for the second successive day from Wonsan
suggests that an attempt is being made by the Communists to lift
the UN naval Beige of Wonsan. While it is believed that Communist
forces in the area may succeed, in a determined enough effort,
in recapturing the UN-held islands in the Bay, the limited range
of Communist artillery pieces reported as being in the area would
render ineffective these pieces in an artillery duel with the UN
Naval Forces in Wonsan Bay.
Commani t Sea lan Observed i Nor w- et Korea.. A delayed report
from the US Far East Air Force (FEAF states that on 6 May a US
aircraft observed a_seaplane, with engines canning, 100 yards from
the shore near Hack, northwest of Seoul in North Korea. There were
six 20-foot boats close by the aircraft. FEAF comments that the
Soviet Fleet is known to possess light flying boats of the US
PBY-55Soviet GST, and MDR-6 types.
CONT,. This is the first reported sighting o a non- riend y
seaplane in the course of the Korean fighting,, FEAF further suggests
that in view of recent enemy air activity at Onjong ni airfield-
in the immediate vicinity of Haelt, this aircraft may have been
delivering critically needed materiol. or personnel to the area.,
Race st Erisoners Report Major 1ni'sjcantified inc Be Gym A Z ~a1
t C4iraese Communist prisoners taken on 19 and 20 May, north-
east of Seoul, reported (1) that they had heard on 20 April that
the 68th Army was to their rear at an unknown location, and (2) that
they had heard that an unidentified army group was located to the
rear of the 19th Army Group on 12 May in northwestern Korea. FECOM
comments that the Chinese Communist 68th Army, 20th Army Group
was last reliably reported on the Sino-Korean bonder. The unit has
previously been reported in Korea It
these reports remain unconfirmed. The un . On ed army group,
reported in the rear of the 19th Army Group, may be either the
20th Army Group or a composite army group similar to the Chinese
Gcm unist 3rd on the central front.
NT s The unidentified army group, in northwestern
o?ea. may be a composite force from the Second Field Army, con-
sieting of the Chinese Communist 4th and 8th Armies. These units,
although tentatively accepted in Korea, remain mlocated0
JAPAN. Co st Income Sources Allegedly Drvin Hlg KY'ODO,
conservative Japanese news agency, reports Japanese authorities have
obtained information that local organs of the Japan Communist
Party have been deprived of their financial support from Party
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questions of the &panese peace treaty.
the feelings of the Japanese people in settling the territorial
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headquarters. A d tral headquarters directive last month allegedly
instructed all loc. committees to make ends: meet.- ind pendeist o~f
help from higher organs. The authorities believe the "fact" that
such an order was issued reflects the financial distress of < the
Party. In reviewing the previous principal, sources of revenue the
authorities are quoted. as explaining that (a) Party dues have
dropped with-a 40% loss in membership; (b) the banning of 1400
Comist publications has caused Party income from this source to
drop drastically; (c) donations from sympathizers has fallen; (d)
since the outbreak of Korean hostilities the increased watchfulness
of the authorities has hampered smuggling activities, Meanwhile
the need to build underp-round ations has increased the
demand for funds,o CONJENT.- If KYOD02s report
on the state of Communist finances proves to be true, it.is..a.very
provocative thought. JCP reveflue,, however,, has always been a subject
of considerable speculation. Periodically in the past, rumors have
described the pitiful financial straits of the Party which neverthe-
less appeared to have the requisite funds to carry on.
YOSHIDA on the Return of the Ry1?yssPana" advises that
Premier YOSHIDA told the Dietns Upper House on 19 May that Japan
may expect the return of the Ryukyus and the Bonin Islands in the
not far distant future," The Premier said the US would consider
COMEOT: The basis for the remierus remarks regarding
in view of Ambassador Dulles comments of some time ago that the
territorial questions woul¬ be a subject of negotiation. Next
to an early treaty,, the acquisition of former territory,, ' hicli .the
Japanese consider an integral part of the nation,, is the one topic
on which all Japanese are most nearly united, YOSHIDA may have
been trying to bring pressure on the US again,
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SECTION 3 (WESTERN)
"B" GERMMa Prospects for C6htiniiatidn of. Adenauer. Coalltion'St ll
on erect o& o c s nn see that, despite
co n ing trehd of losses by West German Chancellor ,.denaueres
Christian'Demo~rats (CDU) in recent local elections., the outlook
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far.; the.succeseful.continuation of the present Government is
easonably good. While the coalition partners have lost ground..
recentl
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low et. 9 elections
crate SPD) the are no latest
d at recent
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position to the Schuman Plan has not'been as profitable as earlier
exploitation of the rearmament issue. The:0overnmentts successful
continuation is still largely dependent on:the maintenance of its
slim working majority (211 out of 1402) in; the federal parliament's
,lower house. IA spite of. the Ghancellor'ssomewhat dictatorial
treatment of his coalition partners,.they,are not likely to desert
the-Government. The possibility of the ddath of Adenauer, who at
75 is extremely .1d-working :, and no longer in the best health,
would require a lower horse -:to elect. a suca ore It is t
cArtaAn whether the. v resent coalition could awe on-oral
CORNY o Recent, strains u t~h si th$ coali ;ion aver 'ques one o
economic , policy such as :.the issue of aodpter~mina~tion in` the coal..
andJsteel`indistries, have resulted from A4enauer's concessions' to
1 Of. over the objections of-'his coalition partners:: A similar
s cation is not expected to develop in'42 a near future.
c?al3 ion parties are united i$.. suppprt of 'the Sohuman Pl , which
is onll an.. issue with the Socialist 'oppos.i';tion.
two delegates in the Parliament who, ;toting, Join with the 8conpmic
Reconstruction Party (WAY). Thief dev .ce gives the WAY the mini~!u
representation required toCiialify as a."fraction" (a designation
the WAY certain procedural rights The. SRP>has exploited
itian b.uenc the WAY leadership to 's ort the SRP
tfiis. p Ps
line on; occasion. The ' is ?also currently attempting to increase
whi sh recently attain - promfhenae- trough' its "success ' in the La!rer
Saxony state election, is improving its position in the west German
federal parliament through political `aptianeuverings -The SRP now has
nGw Leo=Nazi Party Atte^pts t~ ~o~e its Political Posit on.
the size of its ..own.'represen'tation in Parliament, by. defecting` two
another? ;extremi , pa 8~....
delegates from
C.. ' Allielti' officials have expressed alarm
possibility that the.party:light'spread. its `infl enee- to.the rest
of western Germs a The SRP has already ann. wed that it will open
_ the success of in the Lowe. S'aoconq' election. ,'and at' the
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a propaganda campaign in early June in Hesse. Because of the
Federal Governmentns announced plans to have the SRP banned. party
leaders have adopted more moderate tactics for the present., and
have refrained from many of their nationalistic utterances.
"C" AUSTRIAAGERMAtt, Austria Acts to Restore German Trade, The Austrian
overaamen is akin a serious view of west Germi s curtailment
of imports from Austria, and is planning to send a trade mission 25X1
to Bonn the end of May to negotiate.
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Germany suspen e ?T s imports the end of March. This action has
peace treaty restrictions against military production). ., The Italians
may try to bargain for elimination of the most obnoxious peace treaty
provisions; in exchange fcr ' a greater rearmament/ effort. The incon-
gruity of being forced to honor peace treaty provisions for the
delivery of strategic items to the Soviet bloc while at' the same
time the US is trying to stop,the shipment of these same items will
also be emphasized,
COMMENT: Sfrr zags ; speech is part of the curren municipal electoral
campaign and reflects Italyls desire to.reap greater benefits from
Western European rearmament-for Italian industry (now hampered by
imperialistic and-expansionistic policy,
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percentage of Austriaes exporte'.'went to Germany (28% last December,
for example). Austria is also suffering from a.probably permanent
shrinkage of its Eastern markets, and is therefore accenting the
importance of the German trade, which presumably can be restored.
"C" ITALY. Sforza Outlines Extent of .Italian Demands for Revision of
ewe 3"x?eaty. In a speech ins Genoa calling for peace EreiaTy- revision,
Forge~Mn Minister Sforza urged: (1) reaffirmation of the March 20,
1948 tripartite declaration even if it includes a statement of.western
desires for a bilateral agreement; (2) abrogation of military clauses;
() abrogation of economic clauses (apecifically those that represent
a'victor-vanquished relationship and have unfavorable repercussions
on,certain industriAl sectors); and (4) a decision by the West to
implement the treaty promise of Italian UN membership, Sforza further
indicated that the Italian Government would ask for more defense
appropriations beyond the $400 million already appropriated., again
justified the need for abrogating the military provisions of the
peace treaty because of Soviet satellite rearmament., and concluded
by reaffirming that although the West must convert potential strength
into strength in being in the shortest, possible, time,, it ni t `also
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"B" SPAIN. Intensive Government Propaganda Campaign to Forestall Madrid
Vie, TRe or?o Madrid press h-a-s--appealed to the pop ace
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not to participate: in the consumersO strike called for 22 May,
calling it a crimp against the state and threatening participants
with severe reprisals, such as loss of their jobs and possible -
imprisonment. Falange youth organizations are circulating leaflets
blaming agitation for the strike on a "Masonic, Communist conspiracy" 25X1
and urging the people to carry on their normal activities,
COMMENT: The Government is making every effort to prevent an ef-
e e ptrike in Madrid in the hope that failure in Madrid will
discourage the spread of the strike movement. The prgbable extent
or success of the strike cannot be gauged but Madrid, whose principal
butiness is government,, is not as volatile as the industrial, separatist
centers of Bilbao and Barcelona, Moreover$ there appears to have been
virtually no organized,, non-Communist leftist participation in the
agitation for the strike
The non-Communist
Left, which is not effectively organized in Madrid, is believed to
regard the action of the Monarchists in calling the strike at this 25X1
time as too precipitate, The action of General Munoz Grandes would
seem to. indicate that he,, and possibly the rest of the Army,, is
taking a position of caution.
UNITED KINGDOM* .Announcement of.-"Strengthening" of UK Mediterranean
Feet IsUse Pu ci . The Admiralty has announced that seven
z on war4'ps join the Mediterranean Fleet as reinforce-
ments and replacements during the next three months. These include 25X1
one aircraft carrier, one cruiser, a minela r and various smaller
vessels; COMMENT: These
changes, consisting muc more., already planned re.p acements and
rotation than of actual augmentation,, are not normally disclosed-
by the Admiralty. .Public announcement at this. time parallels the-
publicity given on 14 May to.the alerting of the 16th Parachute
Brigade for overseas duty and 25X1
is probably intended likewise as a reminder both, to the Iranian
Government aid to British public opinion that the UK. intends to
protect its Middle Eastern interests. Various elements of the British
public,, at least, may be expected to recap that a few weeks ago a
cruiser was detached from the Mediterranean l.eet and ordered to
the Persian Gulf,
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"B" King Determined to Prevent Break in Anlo-E~vptian Talks US Ambassa-
do C ff r in Cairo has been informed by Perim Tabet, the Royal Press
Counselor that King Farouk is determined that no break occur in the
Anglo-Egyptian negotiations at the present time., assuming that (a) the
forthcoming British reply leaves the door open for future talks., and(b)
Foreign Minister Salaheddin is invited at a reasonable early date to
proceed to London for discussion.
According to Tabet, Prime MinisterNahas Pasha has "promised to be good0"
Tabet went on to say that if the Wafd government decided that it could
not go along with thegingis "suggestions", the King would then dismiss
Nahas but on other grounds than the Anglo-Egyptian defense problem, For,
if the King dismissed Nahas on the treaty issue and appoi:ted Sirry as
Prime 1Mlinister, for example,, the King would have the entire country
against him and; would be compelled to remain "within the walls of big
palace",
CXIMMENT-a
__ ',ffamg a,ro s opposition to any break-down at the present time
in the Anglo-Egyptian defense negotiations has undoubtedly acted as a
moderating influence upon the Wafd government's attitude on the question,
While there is always the possibility that Egyptian public opinion may
sudden-IZ become aroused over the Suez and Sudan issues and thereby force
the government to act in an irresponsible manner, the prospects seen.
fairly good now that the Anglo-Egyptian discussions will be allowed to
continue through the suvaer at least, as it ~ s in Sumer when government
officials leave Cairo for Alexandra and when students, who often play a
prominent part in political disturbances, leave for their home towns ark,.
illages upon the closing of the schools and universities,
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