CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/07/26

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• Publication Date: July 26, 1956

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CONTENTS
1. BONN DEFENSE CHIEFS DISTRESSED OVER ALLIED TROOP
REDUCTION PLANS (page 3).
2. FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW SEEN DISILLUSIONED
OVER SOVIET AIMS (page 4).
3, LEFTIST SENTIMENT MAY BE INCREASING AMONG SOUTH
KOREAN STUDENTS (page 5).
4. VIET MINE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON MORALE
(page 6).
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 7)
THE TAIWAN STRAIT
(page 9)
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1. BONN DEFENSE CHIEFS DISTRESSED OVER
ALLIED TROOP REDUCTION PLANS
The distress exhibited by West
Germany's Defense Minister Blank
and General Speidel, chief of the
armed forces,, over US and British
plans to reduce troop strength in Europe would "be hard
to exaggerate," according to Ambassador Conant in Bonn.
On 23 July they emphasized to Secretary of the Army
Brucker the impossibility of passing the supplementary
conscription law specifying the length of service unless
the NATO meeting in September clarifies Anglo-American
intentions. They also declared that failure to resolve the
conscription issue would prevent the return of the present
coalition government in the 1957 elections.
Foreign Ministry officials believe that
Chancellor Adenauer has been put in an embarrassing posi-
tion since he recently denied any knowledge that the United
States was placing primary emphasis on nuclear weapons.
The Bonn government does not consider that the weapons
question is one for the military only, since in Europe it is
fraught with political implications, especially for German
unification.
Comment The West German press has said that an
Anglo-American reduction does not neces-
sarily imply smaller German forces than are now planned,
but asserts at the same time that Bonn's military policies
should be adjusted to new world conditions. The developing
impression that ground forces in Europe are no longer as im-
portant as formerly will make it difficult for the government
to have an 18-month conscription term approved in the fall.
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2. FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW SEEN
DISILLUSIONED OVER SOVIET AIMS
Ambassador Bohlen in Moscow be-
lieves that his French colleague,
Maurice Dejean, has been "success-
fully disabused" of any illusions he
Tmighf have held as to the "possibility of normal diplo-
matic understandings" with the Soviet government. The
Soviet vote in the UN Security Council to inscribe the
Algerian issue, Pravda editorials urging Algerian inde-
pendence, and the French Communist Party's open hos-
tility toward the cabinet's Algerian policy have convinced
Dejean that Moscow is actively working to undermine the
French position in North Africa. Earlier this year Dejean,
apparently reflecting Foreign Minister Pineau's policies,
had made quite an effort to establish some form of personal
relationship with Soviet officials.
Comment The ambassador's reported new attitude
will probably force the foreign minister
to be less optimistic over the results which can be obtained
through closer personal relationships with the Soviet lead-
ers. Nevertheless, Pineau is unlikely to be deterred from
his basic policy of pressing for closer contact with the bloc,
particularly with the European Satellites.
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3. LEFTIST SENTIMENT MAY BE INCREASING
AMONG SOUTH KOREAN STUDENTS
Comment on:
The appearance of leftist pamphlets in
Kwangju, one of South Korea's principal
cities, apparently reflects a postelection
rise in leftist sentiment among South Korean
students. Although most South Koreans re-
ma.in strongly an 1-Communist, a leftist trend among students
became apparent during the recent presidential campaign, and
students were among the instigators of the riots on 5 May in
front of President Rhee's residence in Seoul.
The pamphlets called for the peaceful uni=
fication of Korea, attacked "agitators" who cause "conflict
among the same nationalities," and urged the army and police
to "turn your sharp bayonets. . at the privileged class of
people:'
The fact that the leaflets were found near
the high school and teachers' college in Kwangju suggests that
the pamphlets originated with leftist students. It is possible,
however, that they originated in North Korea, and are being
used by the Communist regime to exploit South Korea's post-
election unrest.
The Kwangju area, a traditional center of
opposition sentiment in South Korea, was the scene of blatant
police intimidation during the campaign, and may now be par-
ticularly receptive to attacks against the regime.
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4. WET MINH OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER COMMENTS
ON MORALE
An editorial in the official Viet Minh
Nhan Dan of 22 July suggests a decline
in Viet Minh morale resulting from the
failure to obtain unification elections
this July, as originally scheduled by the 1954 Geneva con-
ference. Some people, the editorial states, "have become
pessimistic and disappointed" and there are a "number of
compatriots who lack confidence in the future struggle for
national unification:' These "compatriots" are accused of
overestimating the strength of the "American-Diem gang"
and of not understanding that "our. . . cause will certainly
triumph:'
Mildly censorious, the editorial confirms
the existence of sentiment in Hanoi favoring unification by
recourse to its overwhelming military superiority over South
Vietnam. Reference to such militant sentiment has not been
noted since the central committee conference in April. On
both occasions, the mildness of the reproof suggests that
militancy is not in serious disfavor and lends greater weight
to the suspicion that Hanoi's emphasis on a peaceful settle-
ment with South Vietnam has been largely dictated by Moscow
and Peiping.
Nhan Dan pointing out that the struggle in
Vietnam is political in nature, warns its readers to "intensify
our tasks of prop7nda and education among the people:'
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 25 July)
Tension on the Israeli-Jordanian border
resulted in a serious outbreak of fighting west of Jerusalem on
25 July. Jordan accused Israel of sending a patrol into Jordan
which fired on Jordan army forces, wounding eight Jordanians
and a Swedish UN truce observer. An Israeli military spokes-
man, however, charged Jordan with responsibility for the inci-
dent, alleging that "very strong fire" was opened from Jordan
against a group of, the second such incident in
four days. Israel may in this instance have revived the practice
of retaliation in response to armistice violations by its neighbors.
(Press)
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BIWEEKLY SUMMARY
(12-25 July 1956)
THE TAIWAN STRAIT
Report of the IAC Current Intelligence Group
for the Taiwan Strait Problem
1. The only military activity of significance during the
period was a series of air battles on 20 and 21 July between
Nationalist F-86's and F-84's and Communist MIG's. At least
one MIG was probably shot down, against no Nationalist losses.
The 21 July engagement, which occurred 15 miles north of the
Matsus, may have stemmed from an incident on 20 July when two
Nationalist F-84's engaged two MIG's in the same general area.
Although the 21 July air battle was the largest yet noted between
the Nationalist and Communist air forces--20 Nationalist and 32
Communist jets were in the general combat area--there is no in-
dication that these encounters resulted from other than normal
Chinese Communist reaction to Nationalist 7ntishipping sorties
along the coast.
2. since April,
two ChineL L.ommunist� Air Division headquarters, the 11th and
15th, have moved into Fukien Province. If confirmed, aircraft
of these two units can be expected in Fukien within a short time.
Such a move would be in keeping with the gradual shift of the Chi-
nese Communist air force from north to south that has been taking
place since the armistice in Korea and, as such, is not viewed as
an indication that hostiliti!s in the Taiwan area are imminent.
3. Chinese Communist propaganda relating to Taiwan dur-
ing the period was confined largely to expressions of approval for
Chou 7,s_2_8_June_ca,11 for the "peaceful liberation" of Taiwan.
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TAIWAN STRAIT SITUATION
25 JULY 1956
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