CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/05/29

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• Publication Date: May 29, 1957

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CONTENTS
. THE SITUATION IN TAIPEI
(page 3).
2. JAPANESE COMMUNISTS PLAN TO EXPLOIT GIRARD
CASE (page 4).
bff.- 3. risTAS7REATENS SEIZURE OF US COMPANIES
(page 5).
014-4. FRENCH SOCIALISTPARTYS VIEWS ON FORMATION OF
NEW GOVERNMEN (page 6).
0 IC-5. FRENCH POSITION ON DISARMAMENT MAY BE SHIFTING
(page 7).
0it 6. HAVANA EXPLOSION INCREASES UNREST IN CUBA
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7. THE HAITIAN SITUATION
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(page 9).
Ag... 8. SOVIET-HUNGARIAN MILITARY AGREEMENT
(page 10).
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1. THE SITUATION IN TAIPEI
Reference:
Taipei, in
reporting the 24 May riots
bserved that very few military or
civil police were sent to the scene,
and that the police made no positive
efforts toward quelling the trouble, but
instead seemed to give in to the vio-
ence of the mob, noted
that the disturbance was carried on in
a "somewhat organized manner."
about
a week before the riots, Vice President
Chen Clieng, generally regarded as Chiang's probable suc-
cessor, gave a speech
in which he predicted that me anieriedn auLnuilLieb WU ULU
"whitewash" Sergeant Reynolds. He reportedly said that this
was an example of how the United States forced China to ac-
cept its decisions, and that the United States must be shown
that China would not be forced into following US policy. Chen,
had vetoed the use of
troops in the early stages of the riot.
The situation in Taipei remains quiet,
but martial law will
remain in effect until the government feels assured that no
further violence will occur.
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2. JAPANESE COMMUNISTS PLAN TO EXPLOIT
GIRARD CASE
The Communist Party in Japan instructed
all departments of the central head uar-
ters and prefectural committees
to conduct an anti-American propaganda
campaign exploiting the accidental killing
last January of a Japanese woman by the American service-
man William Girard.
The Communist campaign is making ,use
of "public opinion" polls, handbills, posters and other printed
materials. Front organizations have been instructed to carry
out similar anti-American campaigns.
mment . The Japanese press has been quick to note
the similarities between the Girard incident
and the,Reynolds case on Taiwan, and some newspapers have
printed inflammatory editorials. Leftist leaders in Tokyo may
seek to avoid mob violence, however, because of the sharp drop
in popular support for the leftists following a resort to violence
in 1952.
The Japanese Socialists may also use the
Girard case to discredit the conservatives and promote neu-
tralism. One Socialist member of the Diet has already applied
for a demonstration permit.
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3. NASR THREATENS SEIZURE OF US COMPANIES
Egyptian president Nasr told a former
American news correspondent on 23 May
that any further US action "to hurt Egypt"
would result in the sequestration of US
business firms and nationalization of American oil companies.
Nasr said this action would be taken more as a "pointer" to
other Arab states than for Egypt's economic benefit. He also
stated that the United States has the same colonialist attitude
as its allies (Britain and France), but is unwilling to resort
to force to achieve its objectives.
Comment Nases statement probably more closely re-
sembles his actual attitude toward the United
States than do the statements by other high-level Egyptian offi-
cials, several of whom recently have sought to minimize Egyp-
tian-American differences.
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4. FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTY'S VIEWS ON FORMATION
OF NEW GOVERNMENT
Outgoing French premier Mollet's Social-
ist Party is asking a stiff price for its
support of the next government, accord-
ing to the American embassy. Party
spokesmen say they will insist on the continuation of "at
least 95 percent" of Mollet's social program, prompt ratifi-
cation of the EURATOM and Common Market treaties, and
maintenance of Mollet's Algerian policy. If this price is met,
the Socialists would support a government even if they did not
participate in it. If their conditions are met, they will also
consider reconstituting the Mollet cabinet.
The party will not convene its National
Council until after President Coty announces his formal
choice of a candidate.
Comment In maintaining this attitude, the Socialists
indicate willingness for the crisis to con-
tinue for some time. It is probable, however, that as Coty's
first candidate fails to form a government, they will lessen
their demands and accept the limitations imposed by the coun-
try's financial condition in pressing for social reform. MolleVs
Algerian policy has been generally satisfactory to the right
and is broad enough to accommodate new domestic pressure
for a political settlement. Action on European integration
treaties is likely to be delayed until fall.
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5. FRENCH POSITION ON DISARMAMENT MAY BE SHIFTING
Pressures seem to be mounting in France
in favor of a national nuclear weapons pro-
gram, and any new government may be un-
able to renew Mollet's assurances that
France would forego such a program if an
early disarmament agreement could be
reached.
A French Press Agency commentary on
27 May pointed out that most French political parties have
taken the position that atomic armament is a necessary con -
dition of independence. The influential conservative and pro
135 daily Figaro has also editorialized that to eliminate France
from atomic competition would deprive it of the status to which
its international responsibilities entitle it.
Mollet's defeat has opened the way for strong
nationalist pressures. Behind these pressures are the impact
on French opinion of the British decision to rely on nuclear
deterrent power; announcement of plans to overhaul the French
defense establishment to meet the demands of nuclear warfare;
and accumulating frustrations arising from France's setbacks
in Algeria and the Middle East,
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6. HAVANA EXPLOSION INCREASES UNREST IN CUBA
A violent underground explosion early on
the morning of 28 May blew out four gen-
erators in the Cuban Electric Company's
main power station in Havana, resulting
in a city-wide blackout which may last as
long as 48 hours in the downtown section.
Power is being restored gradually in other
sections. Telephone service, operating on
auxiliary generators, is limited.
The saboteurs were apparently well ac-
quainted with the power system, suggesting that the attempt
may have been planned by electrical workers. Previous re-
ports have indicated that dissident electrical workers, who are
feuding with the government-controlled unions, were planning
a nationwide power strike and a city-wide blackout in conjunc-
tion with new revolutionary attempts which have been expected
to occur this month. No disturbances were reported in Havana
immediately following the explosion.
Reports that a small rebel force of 27 men
landed on the north coast of eastern Cuba on 24 May have added
to the general atmosphere of tension.
high armed forces officials held an all-night
meeting
to co-ordinate the
defense of Havana, indicating the extent of official concern
over increasing reports of disturbances throughout the nation.
Additional government forces were dispatched to Oriente Prov-
ince several days ago to clean up resistance pockets. A clash
between government forces and followers of Fidel Castro in
Oriente on 28 May led to casualties on both sides.
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7. THE HAITIAN SITUATION
Comment on:
The Haitian political scene appears to be
quiet following the "inauguration" of left-
ist Daniel Fignold as provisional president
on 26 May, but the situation remains tense
and new disorders could erupt at any time.
The general strike which paralyzed eco-
nomic life throughout the country since
21 May has ended.
Fignole apparently is now representing
the interests of ousted dictator-president
Magloire and the remnants of his support-
ers in Haiti. On 28 May he formed a 12-
member cabinet, including two under secre-
taries, representing the leading presidential
candidates excepting Louis Dejoie, from
whom Fignole withdrew support in his bid for power.
The army, which had turned the capital into
a battlefield in a 24-hour power struggle between rival chiefs
of staff on 25 May, is reunited on the surface only, according
to the American military attach�Colonel Antoine Kebreau,
who has succeeded Cantave as chief of staff of the army, also
has been connected with the corrupt Magloirist group.
Dejoie has denounced the seizure of power
by Fignold as illegal and has forecast a life of less than 30 days
for his government.
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8. SOVIET-HUNGAR1AN MILITARY AGREEMENT
Comment on
The Soviet-Hungarian agreement con-
cerning the "legal status of Soviet forces
temporarily" in Hungary, signed in
Budapest on 27 May, does not deal di-
rectly with the length of stay or size of
these forces�currently estimated to total up to 75,000 men.
The text of the treaty merely stipulates that the numerical
strength of Soviet forces in Hungary will be determined by
"Apecial agreements" between the two states and that move-
ment of these troops within the country will "require in each
case" authorization from competent Hungarian authorities.
In general, the treaty does not differ significantly from the
status-of-forces agreements signed by Moscow with Poland
on 17 December and with Rumania on 15 April, but is more
generous than the one signed with East Germany on 12 March.
As was the case with Rumania, Moscow
signed the Hungarian agreement apparently in a desire to
"legalize" the continued presence of its forces; to concede,
on paper, the "sovereignty" of the Satellite signatory; and
to minimize its status-of-forces treaty with Poland, where
regime leaders take the public position that the agreement
has substance.
The new treaty establishes ambiguous
procedures for Hungarian legal jurisdiction over Soviet troops
who commit crimes while off duty. Provisions dealing with
compensation for material damages inflicted on either Soviet
or Hungarian property include a reference to the admissibility
of unsettled claims dating back to 1947; this, at least legally,
would entitle the USSR to submit claims for losses incurred
during the revolution last fall.
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