CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/06/27

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• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
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• Publication Date: June 27, 1953

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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Poland opens credit for 5,000 tons of Chilean copper (page 3).
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. South Korean government extends emergency aid to released
POW's (page 4).
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1. Poland opens credit for 5,000 tons of Chilean copper:
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Comment: Although Chile's non-reexport
guarantee system for preventing copper transshipments to the Orbit
has been inadequate, the Chilean government apparently has not
sanctioned any direct shipments since 1950.
An attempt to move 5,000 tons of copper in
a single shipment to any destination other than the US would presum-
ably arouse government suspicion regarding the ultimate end user.
The quantity involved, however, is immediately available for export,
and the decrease in Chile's sales of copper in the free world market
favors Orbit efforts to obtain copper.
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3. South Korean government extends emergency aid to released POW's:
the South Korean government
has set up a detailed emergency aid pro-
gram for the freed anti-Communist pris-
oners.
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prisoners who were unable to locate friends or relatives would be
assisted by an organization "which will administer an area for re-
leased prisoners."
Comment:- This information shows the
determination of the government to protect and assist the released
prisoners.
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4. Philippine UN representative sees possible danger in Korean truce:
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truce does not satisfy Philippine national inter-
ests, inasmuch as an armistice based on a
rea leaves the possibility of future Communist aggression.
an armistice would have a "detrimental effect" on Philip-
jii�Itif it led the United States to withdraw from areas of danger
in Asia.
Comment: There have been strong expres-
sions of sympathy for President Rhee's stand by some elements of the
Philippine press and by some opposition leaders.
In general, the Philippine government has
supported the American position and has proposed its good offices
in reaching a settlement with Fthee. Manila's attitude, however, may
be modified out of fear that removal of US forces and a possible change
in the status of Formosa would endanger Philippine security.
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6. Comment on sultan's status in Morocco:
Fear for his throne or his life, rather than
the lack of a French government, allegedly was the reason for the
sultan of Morocco's 20 June postponement of his visit to France.
the Khalifa of
Tetuan, the sultan's representative in Spanish Morocco, is tacitly
supporting the campaign against the sultan led by El Glaoui, chieftain
of the southern tribes, gains credibility from the khalifa's
failure to make an expected statement supporting the sultan. The
khalifa would be one of the leading contenders for the throne, if the
sultan were deposed.
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Eight of the principal pashas and many lesser
officials in Morocco have come to the sultan's defense. While there is
no important support for the sultan among the French in Morocco, in
Paris some influential intellectuals and liberals are pressuring the
government to oust Resident General Guillaume as the first step toward
a conciliatory solution of the Moroccan situation.
Barring a fanatical attempt to assassinate or
dethrone the sultan, the present tension may subside somewhat with the
installation of the new French government. A generally calmer atmos-
phere is unlikely, however, until the French residents in Morocco
abandon their present attitudes and tactics and a workable program of
administrative reform is instituted.
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7. Gruber gives account of his recent conference with Nehru:
Foreign Minister Gruber has informed the
American embassy in Vienna that he dis-
cussed the Austrian situation with Indian
prime minister Nehru in Switzerland last
t India would be willing to sound out Soviet
intentions concerning an Austrian treaty. Gruber gained the impres-
sion that India would seek an opportunity to raise the question, but
would not press the discussion unless Soviet representatives were
willing.
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Nehru was particularly interested in the
Austrian neutrality issue, and Gruber stressed to him Austria's
inability to accept any treaty provision concerning neutrality
which would be likely to satisfy the USSR. Gruber pointed out
that the most his government could agree to would be a provision
for a "carefully-worded" declaration by the Austrian parliament
against military alliances, and that the government could agree
to this only if it were essential for Soviet consent to sign a treaty.
Comment: The Western powers have
consistently opposed including any statement on Austrian neutrality in
the state treaty.
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