DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/12/06

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02931573
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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GENERAL
6 DEC 194b
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1.IcF1Wtions_of ...s.r.drawals Austrja.Accordthg to General
Clark, Soviet General Zheltov indicated at the Allied Commission meet-
ing on 3 December that he expects Soviet troops to be withdrawn from
Austria during the "third quarter" of 1947. Clark adds that a member
of the Soviet Political Division recently told his US counterpart In Vienna
that Soviet forces in Austria "are being substantially reduced." Clark
reports, however, that there are no indications of any "current reduc-
tlon" of Soviet forces in Austria.
CS Delegation ACC Rangary, on the other hand, reports that the
first train carrying Soviet Army personnel from Austria to the USSR
passed through Hungary during 1-2 December. The train, according to
reilway records,. originated in the Vienna area ant! carried 1,700 office
.arfi �men. A Soviet officer With the Hungarian railways has indicated that
pive.ent plans call for 12 trainloads and some more would likely follow.
2. Re-esuipmeat of the Italian Air Force--The Commanding General Medi-
terranean has Informed thiWar that the Chief of the Italian
Air Staff will defer acceptance of a new British plan to re-equip the gal-
k-oa Air Force until informed of details of a similar pending US proposal.
CereTal Lee stresses the desirability of making the TAP fully operational .
W.tore the Allies withdraw and points out that re-equipping it prior to
Oat time will be "difficult or impossible" if much longer delayed.
3,, UK Fere :01 Office s State
's views on Iran--US Charge
Caflmn reports British Foreign ce fully approves the State De-
pxtment's recommendations to Premier Qa.vara to inkrm the Security
Council of the Azerbaijan situation (see Daily Summary of 3 December,
itato 7). The Foreign Office is now awaiting tent of Qavam's letter of
notification to SC before instructing British representative to SC.
Pessjble use of cim in USSR-The Soviet Air Director in
Berlin has indicated to G eral Keating, MAGUS, that the USSR proposes
to improve the Berlin-Moscow airway by using US equipment and operat-
ing methods. Keating believes that the probable Soviet need for US techni-
cal assLigtori; ce would offer the US an opportunity to penetrate the "iron
curtaW.. Keating adds that the Soviet official referred to 'mucb talk"
of Soviet agreement to a Moscow-Berlin-London-Washington airline,
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3.3(h)(2)
S. .o threat to Bolivia discounted�US Ambassador Messersnalth
believes that reported Argentine movements near the Bolivian
frontier do not constitute a threat to Bolivia. Be adds that this is the
usual maneuver period for the Argentine Army and that kis Military
Attache regards this recurrent report as of no importance.
EUROPE
6. AUSTRIA: QoyemzentySoviet-selsedgU rti --The Aus-
trian Economics IVihdster has informed the US Political Adviser that a
Soviet official recently "hinted strongly" that the USSR would be recep-
tive to an Austrian offer to buy Soviet-seized oil properties at Zisters-
dorf. Austrian leaders have decided to make a formal offe5 if support
by all three political parties is assured.
1. SPAIN: Comma- resolution cliscounted--Footh the US Churge and the
Military AttacheMadrid report an inclination in Spanish Government
circles to ragard the US resolution on Spain in the UN as a tactical
effort to forestall passage of the Polish resolution to break relations
with Franco,
NEAR EAST-AFRICA
8 MAW: Sovielpressure_eg.,Wyam, contip:i.es.--Ambassador Allen re.-
ports thitiffivam Lao:tined the Shah and.th; Cabinet that the Soviet Ara-
bassador had reiterated his warning agairst the dispatch of Iranian
forces to Azerbaijan. The Shah said he told Qavam that there could be
no thought of altering policy at this time and that Qavam showed no sign
of 'weakening.
Piruz 6.'6 6 Iran's policy--Allen also reports that Muzzafar
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Firm, " Arebassa r to Moscow, had sent Qavam a violent pro-
tog against the latier's Azerbaijan policy and had warned him that
disastrous consequences would result for Iran. Firuz also warned Qavam
net to depend on "constant" support from the US and trIC.
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