DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/03/14

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03164654
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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EUROPE-AFRICA
1. USSR: Comments on Izvestia attack on Churchill�In
commenting on tht 12 March attack on Churchill's speech
in Izvestia (by Soviet historian Tarle), the US Military
Attache in Moscow states that (a) the Soviets undoubtedly
feel that they are too deeply committed in Iran to with-
draw, and (b) the emphasis on Britain's aversion to war
is less significant than the assertion that "in any case
[Britain] cannot go to war within five years."
The US Charge in Moscow concurs in the above
- comments and, in addition, cites the contrast made by
Tarle between the "invariably friendly" tradition of US-
Soviet relations and the conflicts provoked by British
aggression in past US-British relations. He considers
this the strongest example to date of the different treat-
ment currently accorded the US and Britain in the Soviet
press. (Top Secret)
Ui5 re:I-Rests modification of censorshlp pcedure--
Charge Kerman in Moscow has reported that the new form
of Soviet censorship permits complete distortion of press
dispatches without the correspondent's knowledge. After
discussing the matter with US Press Bureau Chiefs, the
State Department has directed Kennan to request that
censorship be held to a minimum and that correspondents
be permitted to discuss deletions with the censors. If
Kennan's representations should fail and the Soviets should
refuse at least to return to the system which prevailed
before censorship functions were transferred to the Soviet
Post Office, the US press will publicize the "blind censor-
ship" in order to protect the reading public. (Confidential)
2. AUSTRIA: Soviet "repatriation" missions �General Clark
reports that the Soviet Command is "using every device"
to prolong the stay of its repatriation mission in the US
zone. Clark states that (a) the mission has had ample time
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to complete its work, (b) he has already granted it two
extensions of time, and (c) intelligence and espionage
work in the US zone represent "no small part' of its
activities. Clark adds that IVIcCreery and Bethouart,
commanding the British and French zones, are experi-
encing the same difficulties with the Soviet repatriation
missions in their areas.
Clark asks that he be authorized to require the
Soviet mission to withdraw by 1 April, and thereafter
to allow any new mission to reenter only for, a limited
time and for a specific purpose based on such neW and
concrete evidence regarding repatriation as may be
submitted by Marshal Konev. (Top Secret)
3, FRANCE: Bidault's concern over effects of Soviet
wheat offer�In connection with the recent Soviet offer
of 500,000 tons of wheat to France, Embassy Paris
reports that Bidault is greatly concerned over its pos-
sible effect on internal politics. Coming as it does on
top of the prompt Soviet agreement to submit the
Spanish question to the Security Council, he believes
the Communists will capitalize on it in the coming
elections. Bidault stated that he had little faith in the
"sincerity" of the offer, but that for "obvious reasons"
the French Government must act as if they believed the
Soviets were wholly sincere. (Top Secret)
IRAN: Soviet intentigns�Ambassador Murray reports
that the Shah is torn by doubts of Premier Qavam's
loyalty and is apprehensive of a Soviet blitzkrieg sweep-
ing through the whole Near East before the UNO or the
western powers could act to block it. Murray adds that
the Soviets may be deploying their troops in Iran so as
to surround Tehran from the west, north and east.
Embassy Moscow believes that Soviet troops are
In Iran to obtain Soviet objectives by intimidation if
possible, but by force if Lecessary. Soviet leaders
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believe that neitherthe US nor the British are prepared
to put up military resistance, and they expect to gain their
objectives before the UNO can take action. (Top Secret)
FAR EAST
6. CHINA: Chinese Com_mmiggle_messimpAgguipment--
General Marshall, the National Government and the Com-
munists have agreed that the US� should furnish some
equipment and basic training to those Communist units that
are to be integrated into the Chinese National Army. This
agreement was made because the Communists feel that
their troops are not on an equal status with the National-
ists and thus "would not be accepted without prejudice."
(Top Secret)
THE AMERICAS
6. ARGENTINA: Naval aviation gyslitilts.i_Lee12.to visit US--
The US Charge in Buenos Aires reports that the Argentine
General Staff has requested US permission to send a group
of naval officers to the US for the purpose of "bringing up
to date" Argentine infornmtion on naval aviation. The
Charge recommends that this request be granted, partic-
ularly since the Argentine Navy took a leading part in
obtaining fair elections. However, the Charge suggests
that any purchases of equipment by Argentina should
await that country's fulfillment of pledges regarding Nazi
elements. (Secret)
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