DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/06/21

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02578573
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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I. Strain between Gromyko and Lange--Berschel Johnson reports that
the Mexican delegate to the Security Council, Castillo Najera, has
recently detected "increasing strain" between Polish delegate Lange
and Gromyko, and feels sure that Gromyko is "putting strong pressure"
on Lange. Najera expressed friendship and sympathy for Lange but
described him as "a complete Soviet stooge.'7
EUROPE -AFRICA
2. USSR: No signs of war preparations--US Military Attache Moscow
reportslEaTire'l-7.6-V-3 nothing"..-Thdrcate that the Soviets are making any
unusual dispositions for possible offensive action fie points out that
(a) demobilization is progressing according to plan; (b) military traffic
between Moscow and Berlin is almost entirely in an eastward direction;
and (c) oil refineries are not operating at full capacity, probably because
of storage and transport difficulties.
3. IRAN: Soviets seek air control over Northern Iran�Ambassador Allen
has been informed that the Iranian Cabinet is considering a Soviet request
for an "exclusive commercial aviation concession" covering northern
Iran and operated by a joint Soviet-Iranian corporation. Although each
party would have 50% control, Allen's informant believes that Soviet
interests would predominate and that the effect of the concession would
be to exclude all non-Soviet commercial aviation from the area. Qavam
Is said to "lean towards granting the Soviet request."
Allen also reports that the Soviets apparently are exerting
pressure on the Iranian Government to forbid flights over northern Iran
by Iranian Airways planes manned by US crews. Allen believes that if
the report Of Soviet action is substantiated, the US should enter a vigorous
protest, since silence would "be construed as acquiescence in the Soviet
position that American commercial pilots cannot fly in northern Iran."
"Democrats" continue to icildominate AzerbailLn--US Consul Tabriz
reports that the recent agreement betiTezerbaljan and the Central
Government has neither reduced the power of the Democrats inAzerbatjan
nor the number of disguised Soviet personnel in the province. Fe states
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that "unless drastic steps are taken" the Democrats will run the forth-
com1n elections, which may therefore be expected to be "an absolute
farce.
4. POLAND: US protests intimidation of Embassy employees�The State
Department has vigorously protested to the PoTish government against
intimidation by Polish Security Police of Poles employed by the US
Embassy (see Daily Summary of 29 April, item 8). The note charac-
terizes the practice as "regrettable, inadmissable and highly improper"
and requests that it be discontinued.
5. AUSTRIA: Need for US credits�Erhardt reports that (a) the Austrians
are generally disillusioned with the Western Democracies because
UNRRA aid has been inadequate, and (b) unless the US grants "sub-
stantial" credits, Austria may be forced to meet Soviet demands for a
long-term trade agreement and the creation of joint Soviet-Austrian
corporations for oil and Danubian shipping.
6. 5777ITZERLAND: Yugoslavia negotiates for arms machine.u�Legation
Bern reports that, according to its "rellable"-Eformant on Oerlikon
affairs, a member of the Yugoslav Legation has approached the company
(a) to purchase equipment to establish an Oerlikon gun factory in
Yugoslavia; (b) to obtain experts, posing as "machine tools" specialists
to help set up the plant; and (c) to pay with funds available in Argentina.
(The Swiss recently decreed a six-month embargo on export of munitions
of aU types; see Daily Summary of 18 June, item 11.) The head of
Oerlikon is reported to be reluctant to consummate the deal for fear of
offending the US and UK.
7. FRANCE: De Gaulle returns to active politics�Caffery reports that
(a) De Gaulle"s re-entry into active politics is a "development of major
Importance"; (b) his prestige has steadily increased since last winter's
"all-time low"; and (c) he has begun his campaign to obtain a Consti-
tution providing for a strong President -- a position which "he hopes
and expects to occupy."
8. TE NETHERLANDS: Catholic-Labor coalition in prospect�Embassy
The Hague reports that the Catholic and Labor Farties have at last agreed
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"in principle" on a Governmental program, although announcement of
the new coalition Cabinet will be delayed for "some days." The
"apparent solution of the long impasse" is attributed to Beers success
In uniting his Catholic Party in support of a progressive program (see
Daily Summary of 19 June, item 8) and a Labor Party concession on
Cabinet personalities.
FAR EAST
9. CHINA: Status of Manchurian truce--According to US Military Attache
Nanking, the temporary truce agreement concerning Manchuria has been
maintained fairly well in spite of accusations to the contrary.
10. SIAM: French preparing for military action--US Consul Saigon has
been told by tie French riailiTa-Ednraa. t (a) French officials be-
lieve the question of the disputed Siamese border territories is becoming
a military issue and (b) the military are "definitely" preparing to move
Into those territories after the rains end.
British troops withdrawn�On 20 June the Foreign Minister in-
formed Charge Tod that all British troops have now been withdrawn
from South Siam (see Daily Summary of 20 June, item 9).
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