CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/11/05

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• Publication Date: November 5, 1955

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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CONTENTS
1, SOVIET WARSHIP PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EXPANDING IN LENINGRAD (page 3).
2, SYRIAN AND SOVIET AMBASSADORS IN WASHINGTON
CONSULT ON MIDDLE EAST (page 4).
3. POLAND PARTICIPATING IN EGYPTIAN ARMS DEAL
(page 5).
4� RETURN OF BEN YOUSSEF TO MOROCCAN THRONE
EXPECTED BY 18 NOVEMBER (page 6).
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THE ARAB- LSRAE LI SITUATION
(page 7)
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1 SOVIET WARSHIP PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EXPANDING IN LENINGRAD
Leningrad's four main naval ship-
building yards are operating two
shifts, six days a week,
Every effort was being made at that
time to put all possible building slips under cover, and
a great deal of yard modernization has been completed.
New assembly sheds which could be
used for production of long-range submarines
in two yards. The
utilization of these sheds at full capacity would increase
total Soviet output of submarines by 20 percent.
Comment
The large capital investment repre-
sented in these permanent installations
provides a strong indication of Soviet intent to continue
or expand the present large-scale warship production
program. Covered building slips would permit uninter-
rupted wintertime production.
The Leningrad yards are believed to
have operated a single shift as late as October 1954. The
change to a two-shift workday should raise production
by about one third. (Concurred in by ORR)
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2. SYRIAN AND SOVIET AMBASSADORS IN WASHINGTON
CONSULT ON MIDDLE EAST
The Syrian ambassador in Washington
informed Damascus on 28 October that
he had protested to the Department of
State any Western pact with Israel
b believed the United States "had
ot repuiliated their real policy and
re m rely making excuses to us." He said he had told
the under secretary that the safe, practical way to set-
tle the problem was to carry out the UN resolutions rather
than "impose an American Zionist settlement."
The ambassador reported that in a
talk with the Soviet ambassador he had explained Syrian
policy and also "our analysis of American, British, and
Israeli policy." The Soviet ambassador had assured him
that Moscow's policy would continue unchanged if the Arabs
remain firm in their policy. He added that the Soviet am-
bassador promised to wire these statements to Molotov
and would inform him of Molotov's reply.
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3. POLAND PARTICIPATING IN EGYPTIAN ARMS DEAL
Comment
the first in-
dication that Polish experts, in ad-
dition to Czechs and Russians, will be sent to Egypt
under the terms of the recent arms deal.
The five Polish experts are prob-
ably to be sent to Alexandria to arrange for receipt
and maintenance of the nine motor torpedo boats of-
fered by the Czechs on 31 August.
also suggests that ar-
rangements are being made for Egyptian naval personnel
to be trained in Poland just as Egyptian pilots are being
trained in Czechoslovakia. (Prepared by ORR)
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4, RETURN OF BEN YOUSSEF TO MOROCCAN THRONE
EXPECTED BY 18 NOVEMBER
A French Foreign Ministry spokesman
has told American embassy officials
that Mohamed ben Youssef will prob-
ably be restored to the Moroccan
throne before 18 November, the anniversary of his ac-
cession to the throne in 1927.
The official assumed that Paris would
simultaneously accept the resignation Resident General
Boyer de Latour has tendered several times recently.
Leon Marchal, secretary general of the Council of Eu-
rope, who resigned from the Foreign Ministry in 1953
in protest against Ben Youssefis removal, and General
Marie Bethouart, who currently represents the French
of Morocco in the French Council of the Republic, were
mentioned as possible successors.
Comment Pressure is being built up by the na-
tionalists to keep Ben Youssef from
making concessions before returning to Morocco, while
Paris is believed to be trying to reach a favorable agree-
ment with the former sultan before he returns. Current
� activities of the Moroccan nationalists in their demands
for independence raise doubts that Ben Youssef's return
will quiet the country.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700 4 November)
Military action, aside from a minor
skirmish in the southern part of the Gaza area on the
morning of 4 November and sporadic fighting in the El
Auja area, appears to have ceased,
The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced
on 3 November: "The Israeli Defense Force operation was
ahned at removing the Egyptian forces from Israeli area."
This, according to Israeli spokesmen, has been accomplished.
"Our forces have recaptured Sabha and have oc-
cupied it. Seram is in our hands. The Jews fled before our
Infantry and armor." With claims of victory by both sides,
it is impossible to determine exactly what the situation is
at this point.
According to a UN observer, about 750
Israeli troops participated in the attack. This official also
reported that on the evening of 3 November UN observers
were again given freedom of movement on the Israeli side
but not on the Egyptian side. Israeli statements and atti-
tudes suggest that they are ready to consider this particular
incident closed.
the opinion that Israel will "probably
carry out another attack at Gaza, Rafah, or Khan Yunis."
The public reaction in Cairo, while indignant and violent,
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gives no indication that this skirmish is viewed as more
than another incident.
Israel, continuing its drive to secure
military equipment, has contacted a Belgian firm for im-
mediate delivery of 300 rocket launchers with 20-30,000
3.5 rocket rounds.
Syria,
moved 1,000 troops and some equipment
toward the Israeli frontier on 3 November. Although Iraq
on 31 August was trying to promote bilateral pacts with
Lebanon and Syria aimed at countering Cairo's alignment
with Damascus, the Iraqi press has called for a closing
of ranks against Israeli aggressions.
General Burns, chief of the UN truce
organization, is expected back in Palestine on 6 November
to impress both sides with the need to observe the truce.
An Israeli spokesman, commenting on the anticipated ar-
rival of Burns stated, "We shall co-operate fully with
General Burns in any effort he makes to bring about a re-
duction of tension." (Press)
Soviet ambassador Abramov returned
to Israel yesterday after six weeks in the USSR.
Egypt, continuing its efforts to strengthen
its military capabilities, is urgently trying to recruit 25
West German officers to augment the 25 German military
advisers it already has under General Farmbacher. In
pressing for action, Farmbacher reportedly said he be-
lieved that if Cairo were turned down, it would seek so-
viet bloc officers.
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