DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/03/19

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03164652
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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S Dror;osals for rez-ximption of Danube river navigation �The �
State Department has mr:Aructea the US Embassy in Moscow to
join with the British Embassy in urging the Soviet Government
to ,agree to est.blish (a) .the general principle of free comraerca
grid navgation on the Danube under terms of entire equality for
the merchant vessels, goods, and nationals of all the United
Nations and (b) a provisional commission composed of the USSR,
,US, Britain, France, and such riparian governments as have
been recognized by the four powers. While the US does not
intend to seek permanent membership on a Danube commission:,
this .:a(-,;t is hot to be revealed to Soviet authorities in order to
avoid pre,jud�ice to Anglo-French views concerning a permanent
.conimis s
2.the Us politic,9.1
advise. in. Caserta, Goneral Lee has pvoposed that US citizenship
be-,offered to those male 'and female Me aCiae-T5 Of 'the r.-)olish
;ho do c elect to return to lo1ord I m.:,-nend
that, it Lbs rs....,c,ess�;a:7 1.4.j.slat5,on cannot be obtained
the );)cli.sh. imroj.gration quota be reserved exclusively :tor in
of :the C
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3, IRAN: Aoseai to Security Council directed--2avam has infcriaec:
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Mb 2t.S Tehran that, in.str-o.ctiol..ts were r.,..,:ent to the IT tin
-sador in \,7',:?..shington on 17 March to appeal inv-I's case to the
'Security.
US Cor.ksul '.Fabriz reported that by 17 March the bulk of the
troops and. materiel preViously reported to have been in the City
had. alr ea dy been c'processed out 5 but tilf.at ne1:7 rn at ar d
Scuilet mediu'rn. tanks. '171:17,
the arl'ivzil of Gen,,..)rL,:l. but, sU.,,.tes that
General's function and. identity have not yet been established.
USSR: Intentic)ns -cowarc. 're-( Kennon believes that.
overtaggress.i.on agalnst rfurl'..,z:,,y thi.E.nncJYearE.; fb.,nprob,ble,
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though long-range Soviet objectives appear to include the acquisi-
tion of bases on the Straits and the establishment of a "friendly"
regime in Ankara. Soviet-armed Kurds, however, may start
trouble along the Turkish border in order to establish grounds
for subsequent Soviet interference. (Ambassador Wilson in
Ankara believes that the possibility of Soviet use of force any
time after 15 April cannot be ruled out. By that date roads
should be dry enough for large troop movements.)
5. ITALY: Allied militar position�SACMED reports that Yugoslav
forces in Zone B of Venezia Giulia now total nine divisions. Should
they open hostilities, SACMED states that (a) units of the XIII Corps
in Zone A would have to withdraw, since there are not sufficient
Allied forces in Italy to reinforce them adequately, and (b) even
if such reinforcements were available, existing supplies could-
support a maximum of four divisions in northeast Italy for only
a limited period. SACMED, therefore, urgently requests informa-
tion on what land and air resources would be made available should
the Yugoslays begin hostilities.
13, AUSTRIA: UNRRA may m,p.m.mt_jac autte.meet.pomplitnieqt�--Accord-
ing to General Clark, there is little likelihood that the French,
British or Soviets will live up to their commitments to turn over
to UNRRA on 1 April sufficient food to supply their respective
zones for 30 days. Should that be the ease, UNRRA may not be
able to assure a 1200 calorie ration scale for Austria. General
Clark, therefore intends to hold in reserve a 30 days' food supply
for the US zone (over and above his 30-day contribution to UNRRA)
to meet any emergency,
FAR EAST
7. KOREA: Joint Commission to meet soon--General Hodge reports
that the Soviet Delegation arrived in Seoul on 18 'March and that
the first meeting of the US-USSR Joint Commission is scheduled
for 20 March.
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