CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/12/16

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02008394
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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: December 16, 1951

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6. Finnish diplomat predicts early Hungarian release of US plane
(page 6).
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7. Occupation costs become serious Austrian political issue (page 6).
8. American Embassy in Paris comments on Schuman Plan ratification
(page 7).
9. Spanish dollar crisis reportedly imminent (page 7).
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6. Finnish diplomat predicts early Hungarian release of US plane:
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The Finnish Charge d'Affaires in-Budapest has
informed the US Legation of a conversation with an
"Eastern colleague" on 6 December in which
the latter stated that the American plane in-
,- ciaent was conswerea w oe not very serious and would be settled "in a
few weeks." The Finnish Charge, although firmly pro-Western, report-
edly maintains fairly close contacts with his Orbit colleagues.
Comment: The US Legation in Budapest
was encouraged by the fact that Hungary in its 11 December note failed
to make direct espionage charges against crew members.
WESTERN EUROPE
7. Occupation costs become serious-Austrian political issue:
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Austrian Foreign Minister Gruber has told
the US High Commissioner that the British
and French proposals for 1952 occupation
costs have become a serious political issue
W1 us ria, an one member of the cabinet feels that the govern-
ment should ask the British and French to leave Austria, turning their
zones over to the United States. Gruber agreed with the High Commis-
sioner that such a move would invite a dangerous Soviet expansion in
Austria.
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Comment: The French, British and Soviet
representatives last month demanded an additional 400 thousand to 800
thousand dollars over the US-proposed ceiling of 4.4 million dollars
per occupying power for Austrian occupation costs. Austria already
faces a 1952 budget deficit of over 31 million dollars.
8. American Embassy in Paris comments on Schuman Plan ratification:
The US Embassy in Paris views the French
Assembly's ratification of the Schuman Plan
by a large majority as evidence that the
deputies now consider it politically risky to
oppose the growing public sentiment for European unification. The
government's .triumph, however, does not mean that the coalition is
now much more cohesive, inasmuch as its cleavages are economic and
ideological and "have nothing to do with foreign policy."
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Comment: The growing force of French public
opinion favoring European unity Is indicated by the failure of the steel
interests, despite their major effort against the treaty, to influence more
than a few conservative deputies.
9. Spanish dollar crisis reportedly imminent:
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formed the American Ambassador in Madrid
that Spanish dollar obligations for the next
six months exceed cash dollar assets by more
an seven mi ion. e Ambassador urges immediate and special efforts
on the part of the Export-Import Bank to conclude commodity credits to
Spain which would ease the strain. He believes that, after a year's
publicity of forthcoming US aid and on the eve of possible military negoti-
ations, should a publicly-known financial crisis develop the US position
in Spain would be prejudiced.
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Comment: The Spanish Government has
consistently ignored the repeated requests of the United States Govern-
ment for information concerning Spain's balance-of-payments and dollar
position,and, in pressing the Embassy for a short-term cotton loan in
September, the Spanish Minister of Commerce gave no indication of a
serious dollar shortage.
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