DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/09/04

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02036437
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

,.' Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 CO2036437 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 CO2036437 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 602036437 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 GENERAL t '4 44.r avf4d, 169 1. British attitude toward US policy in China--Embassy Moscow has learned In strictest confidence that Clark-Kerr has been instructed (a) to discuss US policy in China with the State Department and (b) in so doing tc. avoid committing the UK in any way to a share of responsibility for that policy, which in British opinion may well culminate in failure. Before formulat- ing its own policy the UK seeks a clearer understanding of US intentions. EUROPE -AFRICA 2. CZECHOSLOVAK/A: B nes rectuesta unused credit be withheld�Secre- tary Byrnes has requ�iflheatate bepariment to deternVEe" �infiether there is "any proper way" to prevent Czechoslovakia from utilizing the unused portion (approximately $41,000,000) of the US credit in view of the general trend of the Communist-dominated Government in Czecho- slovakia. Byrnes wishes no new contracts to be made. S. BULGARIA: Government in excludes sition--US Representative Barnes reports r me mis r ev again has refused the US request that the opposition be allowed to participate in the Bulgarian Government before the elections. When told that world opinion would not consider the elections "unfettered" if held prior to opposition parti- cipation in the Government, Georgiev replied that "it is politically un- realistic to strive for the impossible" and that he must limit his efforts to inducing the opposition to participate in the elections. 4. AUSTRIA: Influx of refugees continues--Erhardt reports that for the past ten days refugees have been arriving in Vienna at a daily rate of about 1,000 for transfer to the US Zone Austria and thence to US Zone Germany. He points out that between 1 and 27 August USFA had to ac- cept and transfer 22,890 Polish Jews and approximately 3,500 ewish refugees from Hungary and the East. Erhardt believes it "imperative" that the irdlwt of refugees from Poland be substantially decrease& 5. SWEDEN: E lanafion of arms � � rts to A 1 entina--A Swedish "Foreign Office official . s orm . US Legation - � � olm that Sweden is per- mitting arms shipments to Argentina (see Daily Summary of 30 August, Item 8) "to avoid an Argentine damage suit" for breach of contract. Document No. � 1 � NO CHANGE in Class. to 0 DECLASSIFIED Class. CHANGED TO: TS S tIVIIAL Auth: DDA G. 77/1763 DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77 1 It UR ift� ti, � Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 CO2036437 � ' Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 CO2036437 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 1,c43 aificif I Ali The official added, however, that Sweden would "follow delaying tactics" In issuing arms export licenses for 1947. FAR EAST 6. PHILIPPINE& Roxas uncompromising on law enforcement--McNutt reports that President Roxas "strongly-worded and forthright" reply to Hukbalahap leader 'raruc leaves no apparent loophole for compromise on the question of law enforcement by the Philippine Government. - 2 - _____1004F413054 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 CO2036437