CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/10/06

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02869423
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2019
• Publication Date: October 6, 1953

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Iran and Poland settle press atiferences (page 3).
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3. Chinese Nationalists seize Polish tanker (page 4).
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10.4, Egypt prepared to break off Suez talks over British technicians'
uniforms (page 4).
Greece and Turkey strengthen fleets with British aid (page 5).
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2. Iran and Poland settle press differences:
Comment: The Iranian threat to break
diplomatic relations because of press reports offensive to Iran was
considerably sharper than usual in such matters.
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3. Chinese Nationalists seize Polish tanker:
Chinese Nationalist naval vessels
intercepted the 8,300-ton Polish
tanker Praca on 4 October and es-
corted it to a naval base in southern
Formosa, The tanker is be-
lieved to have been en route from Rumania to Shanghai with a
cargo of kerosene.
Comment: This is the first non-
Chinese Soviet-bloc vessel intercepted by the Nationalists, who
warned in a 11 September news broadcast that they would "detain
any Satellite blockade runners" they could catch.
The loss of the Praca will be serious
to the Orbit, which has few ocean-going tankers. Orbit govern-
ments do not recognize Nationalist China; thus Poland might find
It difficult to take diplomatic steps to recover this vessel.
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4. Egypt prepared to break off Suez talks over British technicians'
uniforms:
Egypt is prepared to break off the
Suez talks with Britain over the
question of the uniforms to be worn
by the British technicians while at
work, according to the British embassy in Cairo. Egyptian
leaders also consider that availability of the base is another
point on which the talks may break down; they will not auto-
matically make the base available to the West in the event of
UN action to resist aggression.
The British cabinet has stated that
It cannot go further in meeting Egyptian demands. General
Robertson believes that the Egyptians may be leading up to a
suspension if not a break in negotiations.
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Comment: Despite the apparent
deadlock and expressed pessimism, the considerable progress
toward an agreement suggests that further efforts to reach a
settlement will be made.
5. Greece and Turkey strengthen fleets with British aid;
The Turkish government has re-
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Meanwhile British officials in Athens
had announced that, in response to a Greek request, London had
extended the period of the loan of eight British destroyers and four
submarines for ten years. One of the provisos of the extension was
that the United States pay the cost of modernization and maintenance.
This statement was released without prior
discussion with the American embassy and despite the specific request
of the Greek defense minister that public reference be deferred until
the American position could be learned.
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