DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/11/22

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06749318
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749318 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff - 30 August 2018 3.3(h)(2) GENERAL � g NOV 1946 236 1 Chinese desire - in Franco-Siamese border settlement�US Ambassa- dor Stuart reports that the Chinese Foreign Minister has Indicated China's inteirest in a peaceful settlement of the Franco-Siamese border qUestiOn and in Chinese participation in any such settlement: The Chinese Foreign -Minister Understands that, while the Siamese Wish the fiftlfmember-of thiConciliation-Commission to be. Chinese\, the French prefer a Swiss; he has requested.an'expression of US attitude on this point. . . 2. Rumanian's_yielvon eovi ..r.-According to an untested Patrascanu; the Rumanian Communist Mirialiter of justice, � .after returning from talks with Molotov and Vishinaky in Paris, decLired that Soviet leaders believe difficulties created by the USSR will cause the US to lose interest in Europe and that the US will ultimately accept the Soviet poSition in Eastern Europe. Patrascanu said that the USSR hopes to dominate Europe without resort to force by utilizing local Com- munist Parties, had already secured the essentials of Communization in the Soviet zone of Germany, and was determined to Communize the Bal- .kans. Patrascanu considers that the US and thtt delegations in-Parisi-had nO decided views concerning the future of Europe and that "this absence* . of a strong polky" encouraged the intrazisigeance of the Rtiminirizi*CoM- . . munist Party."'" � � � -�� � EUROPE � � : � 3. GERMANY:" MLR again blocka ribtion�on German labor deportatiois:4- Beath reports a "degree of futility not witnessed recently in any control body" in the debate on labor removals at the 20 November meeting of the Control Council. The Soviet representative rejected all proposals, declaripg the USSR "had no desire to continue any further removals of � German specialists, although Gerinari engineers might'be�empbyed in the sink Manner that other foreign engineers had been bfought to:Russia." USSR opposes further air corridors�iteatli also reports �that the Soviet member at the �sgme meeting opposed ali�US; UK and Fr�cli sug- gebtions for greater *freedom of flit for all dhoti add Military aircraft over Germany and "rudely ignored 'the question 'ad to. whether h"? &mid obtain his Government's authority to discuss the matter further. ' 1. 1 � ". 1 610/11f THE C.I.A. HAS NO OBJECTION T HE DECLASSIFICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT. 2 0 MAR 1971 Cfre. S. �� l� � . la -� Approved for for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749318 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749318 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff - 30 August 2018 3.3(h)(2) � Constitutions to be drafted for Soviet Zone Laender--Heath further reports'Aat Soviet authorities have asked party leaders in their Zone to. draft constitutions for the five Laender. SED Views are likely to prevail and to result in the adoption by the newly-elected Landtaege 01 Virtually identical constitutions, in contra* to the US Zone where each constituA tion is different. � Heath notes that the Soviet action is inconsistent With previous Soviet criticism of the US for adepting Zone constitntionsivior to quadripartite agreement on the German political structure. . �, *. � 4. PRANCE: CGT leadershsuports Preach Em US Embassy Paris has learned that the Communist majority in the MT is "almoist openly� supportmg the various autonomy movements in Tunisia andother French overseas territories. 0 e autonomy movements-- NEAR EAST-AFRICA 5. /RAN: Agreement with Azerbaijan--US Consulate Tabriz reports that Pishevari, head of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party, stated that "pelitica have changed" and demanded the acceptance by the Provincial Council of an agreement between Azerbaijan and Tehran. The terms of the agree- anent (which has not yet been signed but resta on commitments of Azer- batty: leaders) include (a) incorporation of 10,000 Azerbaijanis in the Iranian Army and stationing of 4,000 Azerbaijan gendarmes In the area, sad (b) appointment of an officer from Tehran as chief of staff for Azer- baijan with the present Azerbaijan chief of staff acting as his Seeretary: FAR EAST 6, FRENCH INDOCHINA: Deterioration in Franco-Vietnam relations-- , According to US Consul Hanoi, no pavress ITS% made in thiTh- plementation of the Franco-Vietnam "naodus vivendi." The French allegedly continue their terrorism in Coddle China while the Vietnam Government is apparently fomenting strikes in Tonkin to force French 3.3(h)(2) � concessiods. * French, in the present rranco-Vietaam military talks, maintain that the 20,000 French troops In Northern Annam and Tonkin will remain there to protect French "air and sea bases.". The Vietnamese will almost certainly find this demand unacceptable. 5Xdlc: � � 2 - Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749318