DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/04/27

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. Serious disturbances feared following ,Palestine2m2A--US Legation
Baghdad reports that the British Ambassador fears serious disturbances
will occur when the report of the Anglo-American Investigation Commit-
tee on Palestine is released (on 1 May) because of the Committee's
recommendation that an additional 100,000 Jews be admitted immediately
to Palestine. Charge Moose has instructed US members of his staff to
be "as inconspicuous as possible" during the next few days.
2, UK views on tx.......tatzzi.tlaza--Embassy London reports that the
British are stressing to the Egyptians that the new Anglo-Egyptian
treaty, in contrast to the exclusive character of the 1936 alliance,
should (a) reflect the regional character of Middle East defense and
(b) represent a first step in more general plans for the security of the
area. The British desire that the new treaty, like the 1936 pact, pro-
vide for defense measures in time of peace and war or emergency.
The British are apparently prepared to evacuate Cairo and Alexandria
but will insist on retaining a supply and air base in the Suez Canal Zone
in order to meet existing UK responsibilities in the Middle East and
Egyptian alliance commitments.
3. Gromyko"s intentions on Spanish issue.-The Mexican delegate to the
Security Council, de la Colima, called on Stettinius yesterday to explain
his motion for postponing, action on the Australian proposal regarding
Spain, and described the "urgent instructions" he had received from
Mexico City to work for unanimity in the Spanish matter. His "aroused
and energetic" exposition indicated that the Mexicans take this matter
very seriously. Collina had talked to Gromyko and Lange before the
meeting and had believed the Soviet position unalterable)until he was
handed a note at the meeting by Lie in Lange"s handwriting asking him
to move for a postponement of the vote until Monday. After the meeting,
however, Collina saw Gromyko, at Lange's request, and received the
impression that Gromyko (a) actually has unalterable instructions, (b)
will ask for a vote on the original Polish motion after "defeating" the
Australian motion by abstaining from voting, and (c) regards the matter
as substantive and susceptible to veto.
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4. AFGHANISTAN: Soviet demands for oil feared--Embassy Ankara
reports that the Afghan Ambassador to Turkey (a former Foreign
Minister and Ambassador to -Moscow) expects that the Soviets will
bring pressure and make demands on Afghanistan for oil concessions.
The Afghan envoy points out that the Soviet -Iranian. oil agreement per-
mits exploitation by the joint company to the Afghan border, though it
excludes zones along the Turkish and Iraqi frontiers.
5. IRAN: Kurdish-Azerbal'azn...2st re�22KLesi.---Kurdish officials
have toincting US Consul, Tabriz, that (a) Kurdish-Azerbaijani
negotiations have resulted in "complete agreement," (b) Kurdish aims
for "home rule within the Iranian nation" are identical with those of
the Azerbaijani, (c) no negotiations alte under way or have been pro-
posed between the Iranian Central Government and the Kards, but that
the Azerbaijani delegation which is Waving or Tehran to negotiate
with Q,ava,m would also negotiate for the Kurds, and (d) if Qavam
is "sincere" in his promises of democracy or Iran, the "Kurdish
problem is already solved."
Kurdish dissatisfaction with Soviet treatment�Consul Rossow
has been told by a Kurdish chief that the Kurds are dissatisfied with
� recent treatment at Soviet hands and feel they have been "let down.'
The Soviets recently instructed Kurdish leaders to report to Tabriz
for a conference, and told them that (a) the USSR "wanted no trouble
between the Kurds and the Azerbaijanis, and (b) border regions between
"entirely Kurdish" and "entirely Azerbaijani' areas are to be jointly
administered, The Kurdish source declared that the Soviets gave the
Azerbaijanis "everything�tanks, guns and cannon --while they gave
the Kurds only rifles."
6. BULGARIA:laums_o_f_amiet forces in southeimudzivia. *Dr
zones--US Mission Sofia reporLs persistent rumors of augmented Soviet
forces in the southern and western frontier zones. The local press
states that travel in these zones without special permission is forbidden.
Soviet authorities have refused to permit State Department officials
� to proceed by road to� Greece withUS military escort.
7. BELGIUM: Soviet wheat "mitrht" be available�Admiral Kirk now
reports that the first move to provide Belgium with Soviet wheat was
made by the Belgians, rather than by the Soviet Ambassador, as he had
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reported earlier (see Daily Summary of 25 April, itera 11). The Soviet
Ambassador told Speak that a shipment was at present impossible, but
left the impression that if the Belgian Communists made a request�at
a time when shipment would be politically advantageous to the Soviets--
wheat might be forthcoming.
8. BELGIUM: S aak's view of French IVIRP Party's future--According
to Embassy Brussels, Speak believes that the trap Party in France
will lose many votes to the Right in the June elections, and therefore
Bidault's future as Foreign Minister is 'uncertain." Spa,ak does not
expect, however, that a Communist will be given the post.
9. FRANCE: Soviet action in CFM aids French Comimmists--According
to Caffery, French political circles interpret Soviet agreement to
French participation in the Balkan discussion.s of the Conference of
Foreign Ministers as an attempt to aid the French Communist Party.
This reversal of position is "another indication of the importance
Moscow atteches to Coinmunist success in the coming French elections."
10. THE VATICAN: Resumption of diplomatic relations with Austria
According to the US representativet the Austrian Government has pro-
posed a resumption of diplomatic' relations with the Holy See oia tt: e
same basis as existed prior to the Nazi occupation, providing the
Allies concur. The Vatican desires that an official proceed as. soon
as practicable to Vienna to prevent Soviet s-eis2ure of its property.
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