CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/12/15

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• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2019
• Publication Date: December 15, 1953

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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Comment on Communist response to break in Korean talks (page 3).
SOVIET UNION
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NEAR EAST - AFRICA
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3, Prominent Iranian nationalist assumes leadership of antigovernment
coalition (page 4).
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4. French deputies fortified in anti-EDC attitude by visit to Poland
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5. Italians reportedly not opposed to Yugoslav attendance at informal
talks on Trieste (page 5).
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GENERAL
1. Comment on Communist response to break in Korean talks:
Peiping radio's prompt comment on the
break in the Korean talks is a further indication that the Communists
do not want a Korean political conference at this time except on their
own terms. They apparently believe they can escape the onus for a
complete breakdown of the talks.
The first communique from the Communist
side after Ambassador Dean's walkout on 12 December stated that it
was still prepared to negotiate and accused South Korea rather than
the United States of "perfidy" in releasing the 27,000 prisoners last
June. A later broadcast, while reiterating that the Communist side
insists on the resumption of the talks, interpreted Dean's action as
a sign that "the American government might commit further perfidies"
and blamed the break on the "contemptible cold war policies of the
United States."
Moscow and Peiping appear to have agreed
to reserve decision on a Korean political conference pending the results
of Soviet proposals for four-power and five-power conferences on other
major questions.
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3. Prominent Iranian nationalist assumes leadership of antigovernment
coalition:
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Hoseyn Makki, formerly a prominent 3.3(h)(2)
National Front leader, has accepted the
leadership of the anti-Zahedi National
Resistance Movement, 3.3(h)(2)
Comment: The National Resistance
Movement, a coalition of groups desiring Mossadecfs return to
power, has been unable to promote effective antigovernment measures.
Makki, a prominent ultranationalist and rabble rouser, may be able to
provide the leadership that the Movement has heretofore lacked.
Makki probably would be more interested in
advancing his own political fortunes through control of the party than
in supporting Mossade?, with whom he broke shortly before the latterls
removal from office.
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WESTERN EUROPE
4. French deputies fortified in anti-EDC attitude by visit to Poland:
Eight of the nine French National Assembly 3.3(h)(2)
deputies who recently 'visited Poland as
guests of the Polish government are satisfied
that the reconstruction and industrial program
there is without military significance and that consequently there is no
need for EDC and German rearmament. They made clear to French em-
bassy officials in Warsaw that their purpose was to seek information with
which to combat the EDC in the assembly, according to the American em-
bassy in Warsaw.
Comment: Since their return two of the
deputies have insisted publicly that the Oder-Neisse line between Poland
and East Germany should remain. This may foreshadow a drive to en-
cumber French EDC ratification with a demand that West Germany for-
mally renounce any claim to Polish-held territory. Such a demand would
seriously embarrass the French government, which shares the Allied
position that disposition of this area should be reserved for a final peace
treaty.
5. Italians reportedly not opposed to Yugoslav attendance at informal talks
on Trieste:
Premier Pella hopes to discuss the Trieste
issue with Secretary Dulles and Foreign
Secretary Eden during the current NATO
meetings in Paris,
The cable quotes a "senior Italian Foreign Office official" to
the effect that Pella would not object to the presence of the Yugoslav
ambassador at the discussions.
Comment: Italy's position heretofore has
been that implementation of the Anglo-American declaration of 8 October
must be begun before it could participate with Yugoslavia in any dis-
cussions on Trieste.
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The Yugoslav government would probably be
willing to have its ambassador attend such informal talks, since it has
repeatedly said it would attend any type of conference without preconditions.
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