CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/10/02

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• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2019
• Publication Date: October 2, 1953

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1,3e#British and French see East-West meeting with broad agenda
possible (page 3).
2. Soviet and Chinese propaganda differs on Mao Tse-tung (page 3).
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3. Iran's prime minister now favors immediate Majlis by-elections
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5. Iran threatens to break diplomatic relations with Poland (page 5).
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8. Continuation of Berlin food distribution opposed by British, French
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1. British and French see East-West meeting with broad agenda
possible:
A French Foreign Ministry official
sees the Soviet note of 28 September
as opening the way to a revival of
"Churchill's idea for a general review
of the world situation," an approach
which, he believes, would appeal to
Frenchmen who oppose EDC.
The initial British reaction to the note
is that the Western powers cannot break off the exchange now and
should restate their position along the lines of their 2 September
note. A Foreign Office representative offered his personal opin-
ion that the West should accept an invitation to a four-power meet-
ing even if it leads to a long inconclusive conference like the
Palais Rose meetings in 1951.
The American embassy in London notes
strong sentiment in favor of Churchill's 11 May proposal for an
informal top-level conference which he reiterated on 28 September.
This sentiment is borne out by the Labor Party's foreign affairs
resolution and editorial comment generally.
Comment: French press reactions
generally agree that the chance for negotiations offered by the
Soviet note should not be rejected, and that Communist China
cannot be excluded if talks are to be held on world-wide problems.
2. Soviet and Chinese propaganda differs on Mao Tse-tung:
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ments on the fourth anniversary of the Peiping regime on 1 October
show a continuing conflict with respect to Mao Tse-tung% personal
stature. In emphasizing Mao's leadership, Peiping has resumed a
trend which was halted after the downfall of Berta last July.
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In accordance with Moscow's long-standing
refusal to recognize Chinese claims for Mao as a theorist and Soviet
emphasis since Stalin's death on "collective leadership," Malenkov's
anniversary message to Mao lavishly praised the accomplishments
of the Chinese people and the Peiping regime but did not refer to Mao's
personal leadership.
In contrast, Peiping's official slogans for
the occasion give the place of honor to Mao, "great leader of the
Chinese people," and other Chinese statements attribute the regime's
successes primarily to Mao and only thereafter to the Communist
Party, the government, and Soviet aid.
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3. Iran's prime minister now favors immediate Majlis by-elections:
Prime Minister Zahedi told Ambassador
Henderson on 29 September that he now
favors immediate by-elections to fill the
57 vacant Majlis seats resulting from
Mossadeq's discontinuance of the elections last year. He decided
on this move in order to attain a working Majlis, as the 23 incum-
bent members do not plan to resign and the shah is unwilling to
dissolve the parliament.
Zahedi believes a Majlis quorum could
be created within two months if his plan were carried out. He
prefers that the proposals for an oil settlement be submitted to
the Majlis in December rather than next spring after regular
general elections.
Comment: This is the first indication
that Zahedi plans to tackle the oil question at an early date.
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5. Iran threatens to break diplomatic relations with Poland:
Comment: The new regime in Iran has
shown itself increasingly sensitive to unfavorable publicity in the
foreign press, but this is the first indication that it might break
diplomatic relations with one of the countries involved.
Several previous Iranian protests to the
Polish government have been of no avail. If Poland is convinced
that Iran will break relations, however, it will probably give the
required assurances because of its desire to maintain political and
economic contacts.
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B. Continuation of Berlin food distribution opposed by British, French
and German authorities:
Ambassador Conant reports that British
and French authorities concur with Berlin
and West German officials in opposing
continuation of Berlin food distribution for
East Germans after 3 October. They fear that punitive measures
against parcel recipients are leading to increased resentment against
the United States and that the initial profit gained by the scheme is
about to turn into a loss.
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German authorities have also stressed
the importance of regaining freedom of travel, which is now cur-
tailed by Soviet zone authorities because of the food distribution.
The ambassador states that RIAS has received numerous letters
from East German listeners complaining of the punitive measures
and emphasizing the desirability of more freedom of movement.
Comment: Over 2,000,000 parcels have
been distributed under the second food program since 27 August at
a daily rate of 60,000 to 70,000. While the East zone press has given
little attention to the food program in recent weeks and confiscations
have been less frequent, restrictions on travel to Berlin are still in
effect.
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