DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/07/01

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06749289
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 CM- BECRAY IAL1 EUROPE-AFRICA IIP1 in. We' 116 I. BULGARIA: Comn_2yp_unists plan Arm urge�General Robertson, US Delegate ACC, reports that the Communists are expected to inaugurate a thorough "purge" of non-Communist elements from the Bulgarian Army in the near future. He adds that the Army under its present leadership has exercised a major restraining bane'. ce on the Commu- nists. Opposition's conditions for participation�Bulgarian opposition leaders have advised British and US representatives that they will join the Government, if they are promised the Ministry of Justice, two assistant Ministries of the Interior, "early and free" elections and amnesty for anti-Communist political leaders. Maneuvers on Turkish border--A US officer in Sofia has seen a telegram from the Commander of the Bulgarian Army ordering certain units to participate in maneuvers along the Turkish border beginning 22 July. 2. HUNGARY: Premier fears coalition break-down�According to US Minister Schoenfeld, another political showdown may be in the offing. The Leftists have not yet put into effect the concessions to Premier Nagy's Smallholders' Party and have made new demands on Nagy since his return. Nagy has assured Schoenfeld that he is determined to resist further Leftist demands even at the cost of a break-down in coalition government. Nagy is very concerned, for he fears that such a development would lead to civil war. 3. IRAN: Possible shift in Soviet p9licy�US Ambassador Allen believes that the current visit of the Shah's sister to the USSR reflects a Soviet desire to show f'..avam that he is not "indispensable." Allen comments that gams is "very angry" and the Shah continues thoroughly sus- picious of Soviet motives. Allen suggests that the Soviets may also be maneuvering to forestall action by the Shah to "block or put =my obstacles in the way of a Soviet oil concession." FAR !AST 4. jArAN: Dominion participation in disarmament treak.--The UK has � expressed to the state Department its firm belief that the Dominions and India should participate in the proposed treaty for disarming and Document No. din NO CHANGE in Class. 0 � 1 0 DECLASSIFIED Class. CHANGED TO: TS S055 DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77 1416: DDA REG. 77/1763 te : 6 pAR_4978By: Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 TOP SE 8Deivizziz demobilizing Japan. Acheson has informed Byrnes of his opinion that, since each signatory to the treaty would be a member of the Commission of Control, the British proposal would increase the Commission to more than four members and thereby reduce its capacity for swift and certain - enforcement action. -2 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 ' Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749289