CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/09/24

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2019
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2019
• Publication Date: September 24, 1957

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24 September 1957
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CONTENTS
1. SYRIAN ARMY REPORTEDLY EXPECTS ATTACK
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2. SYRIAN MINISTER SEEKS $2009000,000 PRIVATE AMER-
ICAN LOAN (page 4).
5Lje_ 3. JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CONVENE
PARLIAMENT (page 5).
4. ZHUKOV TO VISIT YUGOSLAVIA
(page 6).
5. YUGOSLAVS REPORTEDLY TO RECOGNIZE EAST GERMAN
REGIME (page 7).
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1. SYRIAN ARMY REPORTEDLY EXPECTS ATTACK
The Syrian general staff expects "trouble
or attack" within the next two weeks
some reservists have been
recalled to active duty and others are to be recalled by 28
September, all leaves have been canceled, and troops report-
edly have been moved northward toward Aleppo. Training of
the popular resistance organization has been intensified
Comment The activities reported would be in line
with Syrian press reports of defensive
measures, including the imposition of a curfew on road travel
in northern Syria.
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2. SYRIAN MINISTER SEEKS $200,000,000 PRIVATE
AMERICAN LOAN
Syrian Minister of Public Works Kayyali
approached an American bank official on
17 September for a $200,000,000 loan for
various Syrian public works schemes.
Kayyali said he preferred not to have the USSR finance all
of Syria's development projects, even if the USSR' were will-
ing to do so. When asked why he did not approach the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Kayyali
replied that Syria needs to borrow the entire cost of several
projects, rather than only the foreign exchange costs.
Comment Kayyali has been in the vanguard of those
promoting closer economic relations with
the Soviet Union. He was the minister who pushed through the
Czech refinery deal and reportedly benefited financially for his
efforts. Kayyali is probably making an approach to the West
"for the record" in order to support charges that the West re-
fuses assistance and therefore Syria is forced to turn to the
Soviet Union. It is possible, however, that Kayyali is actually
trying to establish a pattern of neutrality by seeking help from
both sides.
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3. JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
CONVENE PARLIAMENT
The Jordanian cabinet has decided with
King Hussayn's approval to convene the
existing Jordanian parliament on 1 Octo-
ber rather than call new elections or con-
tinue to rule exclusively by martial law
The cabinet expects that six
opposition members of parliament will not return from exile
in Syria, and hopes to obtain court convictions against three
more. This would leave 31 members of the lower house, of
whom only five signed the anti-Western Nablus declaration
during last spring's crisis.
Comment
The government apparently hopes that, with
the most dangerous opposition leaders out of
action, it can evade attempts to overthrow it.
however, recently reported widespread
discontent and disillusionment in both East and West Jordan
over government policies, as well as disgruntlement in the
army over its internal security role. While the convening of
parliament may not signal an immediate outburst of opposition,
the volume of overt criticism and subversive activity is almost
certain to grow rapidly unless the government scores some more
striking success than it has yet produced.
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4. ZHUKOV TO VISIT YUGOSLAVIA
Comment on:
-Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov's sched-
uled visit to Yugoslavia on 8 October
probably is another Soviet effort to achieve
a greater understanding between Yugoslavia
and the Soviet bloc rather than an indication of
the conclusion of a military assistance agreement between Bel-
grade and Moscow. Zhukov is the logical exponent of the Soviet
position that steps toward further liberalization in the satellites
must proceed with caution for security reasons. While Belgrade
understands Moscow's desire to move slowly in this area in view
of the lessons learned in Hungary, the sooner some satellite re-
gimes are able to manifest a further degree of independence
the more secure Tito will feel in his rapprochement with the
USSR.
The Yugoslav press describes the visit of
Zhukov and several accompanying generals and admirals as re-
turning the one made last June to the USSR by Yugoslav Defense
Secretary Gosnjak. There was no indication at that time that
the supplying of military materiel was seriously discussed, al-
though the USSR has periodicall indicated a desire to supply the
Yugoslays with MIG's.
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5. YUGOSLAVS REPORTEDLY TO RECOGNIZE EAST
GERMAN REGIME
Belgrade
has advised its representative Bonn that
It will extend de jure recognition to East
Germany h�itlj. The Yugoslav embassy believes that Bonn
will break relations with Belgrade as a result.
Comment Bel-
grade would follow its tormai enaor ement
on 16 September of the Oder-Neisse line with recognition of the
East German regime. Such a move would eliminate an outstand-
ing issue between Belgrade and Moscow in the foreign policy field.
Recognition of East Germany would probably
disrupt Belgrade's favorable relations with Bonn, particularly in
the economic area, and significantly increase Western suspicions
regarding Yugoslav protestations that Belgrade intends to pursue
an independent course of action.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Naszkowski told
Ambassador Beam in Warsaw on 21 September that Yugoslav recog-
nition of East Germany is not "immediately imminent," although
the Poles had made distinct progress in creating a more sympa-
thetic attitude toward East Germany in Yugoslavia.
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