DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/12/09

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06749322
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749322 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 38 FIDENTIAL GENERAL 9 DEC 1946 249 1. &viets withdraw from zonal borders in Germany--General McNarney � reports "definite indications" that Soviet troops along borders opilosite the US zone are being replaced by Germans. Small Soviet detachments � apparently are remaining at certain key points, however, and Soviet troops are still present in the general border areas. 2. US to support on-the -spoLGreek border investigation�The State Depart- ment has advised tIS Embassy Athens, in connection with the Greek com- plaint to the Security Council, that at present "it is envisaged that the US will strongly support on-the-spot-investigation and, if necessary, make amply clear the fact that there is more reason for such investigation now than there was in September." 3. Greece's nes11.12Ltrans Military Attache Athens reports an imperative need of aid to the Greek armed forces and declares that the British plan to issue sufficient equipment to increase the Army from 98,200 to approximately 115,000. Emphasizing the "extreme importance" of air supply for present operations, the MA requests a statement of US policy on providing the Greek Air Force with 8 C-47 aircraft. 4. Turkish Ambassador skeptical of Soviet conciliation--The US Represent- ative to the UN reports that Ambassador to the US Baydur, the Turkish UN representative, believes that the new Soviet conciliatory line is attri- butable to the firm stand taken by the US. Baydur, who was nine years in the Turkish Embassy at Moscow, declared, however, that despite Mob- toy's statements he "could not possibly conceive" of the Soviet permit- ting any effective inspection of the Soviet military position, Document No. NO CHANGE in class. 0 DECLASSIFIED Class. CHANGED TO: DDA Memo, 4 Auth: DDA InG. 77 Date; AILIUMLAin 0/7 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749322 o.. TS Apr 77 By: