CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/09/25

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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: September 25, 1955

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CONTENTS
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2. COMMENT ON NENNI'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND PEIPING
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2. COMMENT ON NENNI'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND PEIPING
The current trip of Pietro Nenni, head
of the Italian Socialist Party, to Moscow
and Peiping appears to have become a
source of embarrassment both to the
Italian government and to the Italian
Communist Party. The trip may en-
hance Nenni's political position, par-
ticularly as a "mediator" in relaxing
East-West tensions.
the trip may fur-
ther accentuate the reported differences developing between
Nenni's party and the Communists.
The leftist press in Italy has been play-
ing up the visit as a semi-official exploration of the possi-
ble establishment of diplomatic relations with Communist
China despite an official foreign ministry denial. Moreoever,
a high foreign ministry official has expressed fear to an
American diplomat that Nenni may make a statement in Pei-
ping proclaiming that China is the "Eldorado" of the modern
world and that the Italian government is completely ignoring
the possibility of trade relations because it follows the Amer-
ican line.
Nenni's visit is not expected to lead to
any great expansion of Italian exports to China, now in the
neighborhood of $5,000,000 annually, but it may have con-
siderable effect on domestic politics. Nenni will probably
take advantage of his seeming respectability vis-a-vis
the government and his independence from his Communist
allies to exploit popular interest in a further relaxation in
East-West relations and to renew his pressure for a politi-
cal "opening to the left." ',Concurred in by ORR)
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