CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/07/27

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03448339
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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: July 27, 1955

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27 July 1955
Copy No. 99
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Comment on Soviet offer to aid India in developing atomic energy
program (page 3).
SOVIET UNION
USSR seeks exchange of visits with Asian leaders (page 3).
. Northern Sea Route convoy to be major reinforcement for Pacific
Fleet (page 4).
FAR EAST
4, Comment on Chou En-Ws new overture to formalize relations
with japan (page 5).
SOUTHEAST ASIA
5. Final break between Recto and Philippine president approaching
(page 5).
NEAR EAST -AFRICA
6. American official assesses North African problem (page 6).
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GENERAL
1. Comment on Soviet offer to aid India in developing atomic energy
program:
Prime Minister Nehru has confirmed
that Moscow has offered to help India
develop its atomic research. This is
the first offer of this type known to have been made to a non=
Orbit country and reflects the value the Soviet leaders place on
increasing contacts with the Indians and building up Indian pres-
tige. Nehru's statement that Indian atomic scientists will be
visiting the USSR shortly for further discussions indicates that
India will seriously consider the Soviet offer.
The USSR announced a plan for atomic
development last January and it has since offered aid to seven
Orbit states. The announcement also stated that consideration
was being given to expanding the plan to include "other countries."
The Soviet Union can be expected to
make additional offers of this type, especially to underdeveloped
countries where it can make political gains. -Concurred
in by 081)
SOVIET UNION
2. USSR seeks exchange of visits with Asian leaders:
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Comment:
Moscow considers Nehru's visit to
have been such a success that the Soviet leaders will encourage
an exchange of visits with Asian prime ministers or heads of
state. Prime Minister U Nu has accepted an invitation to visit
Moscow this fall and probably will invite Bulganin to visit Burma
after India. A visit by Bulganin, would be the first by a Soviet
leader of his rank to these ateas;
3. Northern Sea Route convoy to be major reinforcement for Pacific
Yleei:
Comment: The USSR has augmented its
Pacific Fleet several times in postwar years by transferring naval
vessels constructed in European yards via the Northern Sea Route.
The largest previous redeployment occurred in 1954, when five
submarines and 18 vessels of minelayer and destroyer-escort types
were shifted to the Pacific. The transfer of two cruisers and a
dozen submarines, however, would be the first major interfleet
redeployment in the history of the Soviet navy.
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