CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/11/28

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: November 28, 1951

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SUMMARY
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1. Poland continues to use coal as strategic export (page 3).
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� British authorize partial ban on Egyptian oil supplies (page 4).
. Egyptian King receives leader of the Moslem Brotherhood (page 5).
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6. Comment on arrest of Rudolf Slansky (page 6).
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1. Poland continues to use coal as strategic export:
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Following a series of conversations with
members of the Dutch, Danish, Belgian,
Swedish and Finnish diplomatic missions in
Warsaw, the US Embassy in Warsaw reports
that Poland continues to use coal as its "stra-
tegic export." The Embassy adds that the
Polish Government apparently watches carefully
its imports of strategic goods from the West.
When these imports lag behind agreed delivery schedules, the Polish Govern-
ment quickly cuts off its deliveries of coal to the country at fault.
This policy was recently applied against
Denmark until it was able to assure Poland that delivery of automotive spare
parts under the 1950 Polish-Danish trade agreement would be forthcoming.
Currently, Austria is faced with a cessation of coal deliveries unless it can
deliver to Poland 30,000 dollars worth of ball bearings in November and
16,000 dollars worth in December.
Comment: Poland can be expected to continue
this policy as long as a shortage of coal exists in Western Europe.
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3. British authorize partial ban on Egyptian oil supplies:
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Prime Minister Churchill has authorized the
British military authorities in the Suez Canal
zone to stop the shipment of oil by rail for twenty-
four hours weekly, and by road for six hours a
fice states that should Egyptian oil stocks fall
dangerously low the ban would be re-examined.
The US Embassy in London reports that the
Foreign Office gave the impression it did not seriously oppose this decision
and that even the British Ambassador in Cairo did not think it would have
disastrous results. Foreign Office officials admit hoping that the ban will
have a "salutary" effect on the Egyptians.
Comment: Despite this report, information
from Cairo indicates that the WiriThrAmbassador has been strenuously
opposing attempts of the army to reimpose the fuel oil ban. The US
Ambassador in Cairo has also emphasized repeatedly the extreme danger of
tampering with the oil supply.
The availability of domestic oil is directly affected
by this British tactic because storage facilities in the major cities of Cairo and
Alexandria are limited and therefore distribution is on a hand-to-mouth basis.
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4. Egyptian King receives leader of the Moslem Brotherhood:
King Farouk has granted an audience to the
head of the fanatic Moslem Brotherhood, the
first time the King has received a representa-
tive of an extremist group. The meeting was
repor e y arrange y the Minister of Interior, who wished to gain the
assistance of the Palace in his effort to maintain calm outside the Suez Canal
zone. The US Ambassador in Cairo adds that there is serious doubt as to how
long the present moderate leader of the Moslem Brotherhood will be followed
by the rank and file.
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Comment: The serious concern with which
Egyptian officials view the situation is underscored by this royal audience.
Since the governmental ban against the Moslem Brotherhood was only partially
lifted last spring, a considerable number of the extremists have preferred to
remain underground. The government has not yet shown itself able to control
this underground group, which is probably responsible for a large part of the
recent terrorist acts in the Canal area.
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6. Comment on arrest of Rudolf Slansky:
The Czechoslovak radio on 27 November
announced flip dismissal and arrest of Vice Premier Rudolf Slansky, former
Secretary General of the Czechoslovak Communist Party. In a surprise move
simultaneous with the government reorganization of 7 September, Slansky
lost his powerful position in the Party, although he was retained on the new
seven-man Party POlitburo, and was given the post of Vice Premier in the
government.
This party reorganization decentralized power
within the party, although the party position of President Gottwald vis-a-vis
Slansky was improved. Slansky, who was a good "Moscow" Communist, may
have been removed either because he was reaching a position of too much
personal power within the party, or because he was held responsible for the
present economic crisis in Czechoslovakia. The official announcement accused
him of subversive activities.
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