DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/08/30

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02036440
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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1. Greece considered most likel source of major conflict�The
War Department, Intelligence Division, advises Bonesteel that it
views Greece as the "most delicate danger point for Anglo-American-
Soviet relations today" because of the likelihood of incidents which
might provoke a general war regardless of any decision by the great
powers. The Division believes that Greek internal conditions are
propitious for the emergence of civil war, which inevitably would be
followed by intervention from the north and by British military opera-
tions against such infiltrating armed bands. The Division concurs in
taking a firm stand against Soviet pressure on Greece but recommends
close attention to "the danger of unintentional major involvement."
2 Soviet irotest a aivst Greece "hastil drawn u "�According to Am-
ssa.. r ac eag , the ovie note protesting newspaper attacks
against Stalin was "hastily drawn up" from "flimsy material" in order
to coincide with and support a similar protest by Yugoslavia (see Daily
Summary of 28 August, item 6).
3. US awaits written statement from Tito--Byrnes has instructed Ambas-
sador Patterson to withhold presentation of his credentials to the Yugo-
slav Government pending receipt of written assurances from Tito con-
firming his previous oral apologies for the loss of US fliers.
4. Brftish help Sweden investigate " .hantom rockets" --The British Direc-
or o a e nee ..s a c e London that a British
scientific mission in Sweden is helping Sweden, with radar and "other
devices," in the "phantom rocket' investigation.
5. British expectations on Palestine Conference--The British Foreign Office
has told US Charge Gallman that it now believes all seven of the Arab
states will participate in the London Conference on Palestine and desires
that representatives of the Palestinian Arabs other than the Grand Mufti
also attend. The Jewish representatives will include delegates from the
Jewish Agency and other organizations, but no Jews will be admitted
"who are detained or would be detained if available." The British will
have one delegation which will deal separately with Arabs and Jews.
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6. USSR: US Embassy oRposes tractor shipments to USSR--US Charge
DurbrovrE�Moscow, discussing the shortage of agricultural
machinery in the USSR, remarks that it seems poor policy to supply
the USSR with UNRRA tractors while Soviet factories are producing
war equipment.
7. UNTIED KINGDOM: Opiosit1on to Zarubin as Soviet Ambassador--
US Charge London reports that Britts Under Secretary of State Warner
has recommended against receiving Zarubin as the new Soviet Ambas-
sador to the UK. Warner pointed out that Zarubin was Soviet Ambas-
sador to Canada while Soviet espionage was being directed "from the
Embassy" and asserted that Canada's exoneration of Zarubin "bears
no weight."
8. SWEDEN: ArazgagleuhignejkAzgigging--The Swedish Foreign Office
has informed US Legation Stockholm that "token" arms shipments to
� Argentina will begin in late September or early October. The Foreign
Office expects that the US and Argentina will clear up their differences
at about the same time and does not feel that arms shipments should be
withheld either because of the US hemisphere arms standardization pro-
� gram or Argentina's failure to expel Nazis.
9. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Attitude toward Polish Jewish refugees--According
to Ambassador Steinhardt, the Czechoslovak Government is doing every-
thing possible to care for the large number of Jews fleeing from Poland.
Steinhardt believes that Czechoslovakia, though at present unwilling to
accept many of these pews on a permanent basis, could be induced to
accept a "reasonable" permanent quota provided other countries agreed
to do likewise.
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10. INDIA: Gandhi blamed for Congress attitude.--US Charge Gallman in
London has been told by the India Office that conferences between the
Viceroy/ Gandhi and Nehru are not progressing smoothly. The India
Office believes that Gandhi is basically addicted to revolutionary rather
than legalistic means of arriving at Indian independence.
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11. N.E.1.: Dutch reaction to KiLlearn's movements�US Charge Benton
at The Ifague reports that the Dutch Foreign Office reaction to the
report that Lord Killearn had gone to see Sjahrir was one of stupe-
faction." The Foreign Office feels that =learn's action will delay
speedy solution of the Indonesian problem.
12. SIAM: US Minister comments on French action--US Minister Stanton
reports that the Siamese Government is much upset by recent French
charges of Siamese complicity in the Siemreap incident. Stanton states
that both he and the British Minister "deplore French action and feel
that neither French nor anyone else can substantiate charges and
allegations, some of which are palpably absurd." He believes if nego-
tiations break down the French military in Saigon will use force.
Progress of n �nations with French--Prince Wan of the Siamese
delegation has Informed A�son thit he fears successful negotiations
with the French are Impossible and that under the circumstances he
feels he should refer the dispute to the Security Council. Acheson em-
phatically urged further efforts at negotiation with moderation of demands
on both sides and stated US willingness to press for such moderation.
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