DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/10/11

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• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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GENERAL
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1. Soviets reScir_ f141_it bah..,tvg ety--US Delegation ACC Hungary
reports that the Soviets have given no explanation for removing the ban
on Allied flights over Hungary. (The reported ban on flights over Cze-
choslovakia apparently was never imposed but flights over Rumania are
still prohibited.) The Delegation speculates that the reversal of the
original Soviet decision was due (a) to a change in troop movement
schedule or destination; (b) to the completion of troop movements; or
(c) to a mistake or internal quarrel in the Soviet sector ACC.
2. USSR favors Parilarters�The US Delegation in New York
has been told by "a well-informed newspaper correspondent" that the
USSR now favors Paris as the site of permanent UN headquarters.
3.lalp_i_.,�elet rottO or____Ltmrsta_____�estrictionsInAt_zal --The State
Department has instructed Embassy Moscow to reply to the Soviet pro-
test over "obstacles" placed in the way of Soviet representatives in
Italy (see Daily Summary of 18 September, item 4) by noting both that
the alleged restrictions are far less rigid than those imposed on US
representatives in Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria, and that Soviet repre-
sentatives in Italy have indicated their complete satisfaction with present
rrangements.
EUROPE
4. POLAND: Mikokalcules plea to Stalin�US Ambassador Lane has ob-
tained a copy of a 3 October letter from Mikolajczyk to Stalin which
defends the Peasant Party's internal and foreign policies and attacks
the Communist Party for its persecution, political shackling and terror-
ization of the Peasant Party. The letter also states that the Polish
masses have transferred their hatred of the Polish Communist Party
to the USSR and the Soviet Army, to the detriment of the friendly Polish-
Soviet relations which the Peasant Party seeks to establish.
5. ALBANIA: Albanian Red Cross ,rmqests anti-malarial digs--US Repre-
sentative Inobs in Tirana reports, with reference to a request by the
Albanian Red Cross frir 15 million doses of anti-malarial drugs to
combat an epidemic, that the niale.rial seasm is practically over and
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that such a request appears to be an effort to build up stocks for other
purposes. Be reports that the UNRRA mosquito control program was
recently cancelled because of the Government's "unwarranted" suspi-
cion of UNRRA personnel.
6. GERMANY: Sovietlists to visit US zone--Murphy reports that
the Soviets have made a "surprise request for permission for 50
Soviet Journalists to visit the US zone, which cannot be refused since
an even larger number of US journalists recently have visited the
Soviet zone as guests of the USSR.
'7. TANGIER: French hesitate over sponsorship of Sultan's trip--The
French Foreigtialice has toldEmbassy Piilia;lrifiriTrand UK
Governments anticipate unfortunate repercussions from the Sultan of
Morocco's proposed visit to Tangier, the French "will consider sug-
gesting" a postponement to the Sultan, but will, "of course," tell the
Sultan that the suggestion is due to strong US and UK opposition. Ambas-
sador Caffery adds that he can see no compelling reason for postponing
the visit.
8, PORTUGAL: Present situation unclear--US Military Attache Lisbon
reported at 05T0TAiii-on time-oriffNrober (a) the start of a movement
against the Government ."in various provincial cities," (13) severance of
communications to points outside Lisbon, and (c) opposition plans for a
"revolt by all units outside of Lisbon" followed by a march on the capi-
tal. Embassy Lisbon earlier reported its inability to communicate with
the US Consul in Oporto, where, according to an official Portuguese
communique of 0500 on 10 October, 80 'Array officers and soldiers,"
later arrested at Coimbra, began a march south,
- NEAR EAST-AFRICA
9. LEBANON: Resentment increased b Dewey speech--US Military Atta-
che Beirut reports that Lebanese resentment over President Truman's
Palestine statement has been greatly increased by Governor Dewey's
similar remarks. Re adds that this resentment is now assuming
"menacing proportions."
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US Charge Beirut reports that, according to prevailing local
opinion, secret resolutions of the Arab League Conference at Bludan
will now be put into effect including abrogation of oil, aviation, pipe-
line and other agreements between Arab countries and the US, anda
general boycott of US goods.
FAR EAST
10. KOREA: North Korean cultural mission--The former Chinese Consul
General at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, has informed the US Consulate in
Vladivostok that the "North Korean delegation" which has recently
been visiting the USSR is composed almost entirely of Soviet nationals
and Party members who have lived in Uzbekistan since the mass
deportations of Chinese and Koreans from the border regions of
Siberia ten years ago. After the defeat of japan they were re-
turned to Korea as agitators, posing as genuine Koreans.
New' 11, CHINA: Chinese oppose US air ri hts over Manchuria--Embassy
Nanking reports that Chinese negotiators 1iv�uggiiiied the elimina-
tion of Mukden as an international traffic point from the proposed
Sino-US civil air agreement, and have hinted that granting US lines
the right to fly over Manchuria might set a precedent which would
compel them to grant the same right to the USSR at some later date.
THE AMERICAS
12. PANAMA: Definitive base reernent ne otiations to be --The State
Department has directe m assa or es to begin nego ations with
the Panamanian Government for a definitive agreement concerning
base sites in the Republic)without concluding an interim agreement (see
Daily Summary of 5 October, item 10).
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