CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/07/23

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• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2019
• Publication Date: July 23, 1953

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2. Soviet Union may release German prisoners wage 0.
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Comment on expected no-confidence motion against Iapanese
foreign minister (page 4).
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
5. France reportedly to announce unconditional independence for
Cambodia (page 5).
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/Comment on Iranian Communist demonstration (page 5).
WESTERN EUROPE
7. Threat to Trieste Communist Party seen in Beria arrest (page 6).
8. Dutch defense program seen facing possible cut (page 7).
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2. Soviet Union may release German prisoners:
The East German government is reported to
have received notice that 6,494 German POW's
will be rApased_from the USSR in the near
future.
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Comment: The USSR is very likely to free
more German prisoners of war in line with its release of other nation-
als, and its policy of concessions would help offset the effects on German
opinion of the planned release of war criminals by the West.
The USSR admits holding only 13,000 POW's.
A January 1952 UN report estimated that it still holds 70,000 German
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civilian laborers are still in the USSR.
FAR EAST
3. Comment on expected no-confidence motion against Japanese foreign
minister:
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Japanese foreign minister Okazaki, a key
figure in current MSA negotiations, is faced in the Diet with a Socialist-
inspired motion of no confidence. The vote will probably be scheduled
for the next few days. It would seriously threaten Premier Yoshida,
since it could logically be interpreted as a lack of confidence in the
present cabinet. In the light of Yoshida's record, he might call for
a new general election.
The attitude of the Progressive Party, a
conservative opposition group, on the motion has not been made known.
It is unwilling to face new elections in the immediate future and as the
price of its support will probably seek concessions from Yoshida's
Liberal Party in their negotiations looking toward a coalition.
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5. France reportedly to announce unconditional independence for Cambodia:
The French high commissioner in Cambodia 3.3(h)(2)
told Ambassador Heath on 21 July that on the
basis of information from Paris, he expected
Instructions within 48 hours acceding, in effect,
o cambodiaTs demanas for unconditional independence.
The Cambodian prime minister later pointed
out to the ambassador that although France had the right to expect cer-
tain economic and military concessions, Cambodian public opinion de-
manded they be freely given and not imposed.
Comment: This is the only indication that
France is considering granting ambodia unconditional independence.
The French cabinet, in meetings now being held, is reportedly devel-
oping a policy of broad political concessions within the French Union,
as well as stepped-up military operations against the Viet Minh.
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
. Comment on Iranian Communist demonstration:
The unexpectedly large, well-disciplined
Tudeh demonstration in Tehran on 21 July indicates a significant
increase in Communist capabilities in Iran. This display was the
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strongest anti-American demonstration to date. Communist placards
demanded the expulsion of American military missions and the Point IV
program.
The approximately 50,000 participants in the
Tudeh demonstration contrast sharply with the estimated 20,000 which
the progovernment forces managed to turn out earlier in the day. The
situation is similar to that of the 22 June demonstrations, in which
12,000 well-organized Tudeh sympathizers overshadowed the 3,000 to
4,000 disorganized government supporters.
Prime Minister Mossadecfs generally tolerant
attitude toward the Tudeh during the past two years has permitted the
party to increase its strength. His occasional acceptance of Communist
support has also helped to put the party in a position to elect deputies
to the next Majlis. The Tudeh's disciplined public appearances suggest
that it can now threaten public order at any time.
WESTERN EUROPE
7. Threat to Trieste Communist Party seen in Beria arrest:
Comment: Vittorio Vidali, chief of the
pro-Cominform party in Trieste, recently declared before a party
meeting that the Beria case has had a "demoralizing effect" on the
Communist parties of both Trieste and Italy. Rumors linking Vidali
with Beria and predicting his imminent purge are current in Trieste
party circles.
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8. Dutch defense program seen facing possible cut:
The Dutch prime minister and finance ministe:33(h)(2)
are convinced that the Netherlands is receiving
less favorable treatment than other countries in
the supply of American military equipment, de-
spite its relinquishment of direct financial aid and accelerated action on
the EDC treaty, according to a high government official. He states that
this impression is handicapping the efforts of the defense and foreign
ministers to block a cut in defense expenditures.
Comment: The Dutch have previously com-
plained that they are tentatively scheduled to receive only about half
the amount of military equipment scheduled for Belgium, and protested
that this is not enough for their planned military build-up.
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