DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/11/12

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1. Ns position on Italo-Yugoslav negotiations�Secretary Byrnes has direct-
ed Embassy Rome to tell Foreign Minister Neani that without further
information on the future trend of the negotiations between Italy and
Yugoslavia on the Trieste question, no advance assurance of a UN
``guarantee" can be given. Any agreement not in harmony with the
CFM decision and the Paris Conference recommendations would have
to be scrutinized "with the greatest care."
2. Soviets urge Czech-Polish treaty�US Ambassador Steinhardt has been
reliably Informftbat the Soviets have again requested the Czechoslovak
Government to conclude a treaty with Poland similar to the recent
Polish-Yugoslav and Yugoslav-Czechoslovak treaties, Steinhardt as-
serts that, although most Government members, including the Commu-
nists, oppose such a treaty while Polish-Czechoslovak frontier ques-
tions remain unsolved, the Czechoslovak Government may comply with
the Soviet request.
3. UK sug ests ACC consider Rumanian elections--Acting Secretary
Acheson has requested US Representative Berry to comment on whether
the US should join the UK in a proposal to the USSR that the ACC "con-
sider" the Opposition's memorandum on the coming elections (see
Daily Summary of 28 October, item 5) and make recommendations as
to action to be taken in the light of the electoral malpractices revealed
by the memorandum.
4. Factors delaiing SinoL-USnent�Ambassador Stuart reports
that the main causes of delay in concluding the civil air transport agree-
ment with China have been (a) the question of including Mukden as an
international traffic point (see Daily Summary of 11 October, item 11);
(b) the Chinese desire for a loan to improve civil airfields, and (c) a
"behind-the-scenes" struggle between the Minister of Communications
and the head of the Chinese Air Force for control of civil aviation.
General Marshall, following a tail with T.V. Soong, has agreed on polit-
ical grounds te the exclusion of Mukden from the proposed agreement.
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5. USSR: Zhclar Politburo member at Moscow parade--Embassy
Moscow reports that the only full member of the Politburo on the review-
ing stand during the 7 November parade was A,A.,, Zhdanov. The Embassy
comments that never before have fewer than five Politburo members ap-
peared on such an occasion.
US Military Attache Moscow believes that this circumstance may
have given rise to the current unverified rumor that a plane carrying
high officials to the celebration crashed. The MA comments that the
parade was characterized by elaborate police measures and by public
apathy.
Stnlin rwrn""e1 aweinusly111.--The MA has heard
that Stalin is seriously ill. (see Daily Sum-
mary of 20 October, item 3).
6. ITALY: Decommission' g of ships prior to transfer recommended--
US Naval Attache Rome considers that the only -s-Ze�r�neflio-d'orire-
venting the crews from scuttling the Italian fleet is to decommission
the ships in Italian ports prior to the actual transfer (see Daily Summary
of 9 November, item 6).
7. TUNISIA: Offer of militar collaboration--According to US Consul Gen-
eral Tunis,the Frenc esi en - nex�Tic Mast, on 10 October offered
"In strict confidence" to consider preferences of the US War and Navy
Departments regarding priorities to be given to the construction of mili-
tary works in Tunisia. Mast stated that any suggestion would receive
prompt consideration" and would be included in his construction pro-
gram for 1947, and asked the Consul General not to submit his sugges-
tion "through Paris" because he felt his intentions miFht be "miscon-
strued" by officials who were not "as pro-American.'
NEAR EAST-AFRICA
8. IRAN: Report Of Soviet intentions to increase Azerbaijan array.--US Mili-
tary Attache Teheran reports that General Razmara, Iranian Chief of
Staff, says he has "convincing proof of Soviet intentions to huild up the
Azerbaijan 'Democratic' Army to a strPngth of between 60,000 and 70,000
within a year," and that it is to be "composed largely of Caucasians who
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will be brought across the border." Razmara feels that if Iran is to
recover Azerbaijan, it must do it by force and quickly. The MA doubts
Qavam will take such action.
FAR EAST
9, CHINA: Nationalists expect to occupy Dairen--The Chinese Foreign
Minister has informed Ambassador Stuart that Nationalist troops have
"ceased their advance down Antung Peninsula for the time being." How-
ever, the Minister expressed confidence that "no startling difficulties
would arise" and that Dairen, in due course, would pass under National-
ist control.
Consul-General Dairen reports that the Soviets will probably delay
entry of Nanking officials as long as possible and attempt to retain an
administration favorable to the USSR.
10. FRENCH INDOCHINA: USSR reported sending officers to Hanoi�US
Naval Attache Nanking reports that two Soviet Army officers are pre-
paring to depart for Hanoi to serve as military attaches in the office
which Soviet sources claim will be activated there,,
THE AMERICAS
H. COLOMBIA: Petroleum workers' strike continues�Wiley reports that
an arbitration board proposal that would have terminated the petroleum
workers' strike on terms apparently favorable to them has been rejected
by the Communist-controlled union despite a strong plea for its accept-
ance by President Ospina.
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