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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800030021-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: September 16, 1946
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. US hopes UK !Ms will not quit Greece soon--In an instruction to
ers o son, Acting secretary a states that the US military
and the State Department believe that the continued presence of British
troops in Greece is a stabilizing factor. The US hopes that the UK will
not commence an early withdrawal following the plebiscite, as the US
has understood may be the British intention.
2. TJSMA Athens denies charged British interference--The US Military
as absolutely false Gromyko's allegation
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that British troops interfered in the Greek plebiscite.
3. Iceland s ests modification of base ro sals~--US Legation Reykjavik
reporg_tW the Icelandic r e Minister and leaders of the Conserva-
tive and Social Democrat parties have suggested that US base proposals
be amended to give Iceland the right to cancel the agreement after five
years. The Icelandic representatives believe that it would be "humil-
lating" to Iceland to condition the duration of the agreement on US
obligations in Germany and thus on events "beyond Iceland's control."
''r' 4. Salazar believed to have a roved Azores understanding--US Embassy
reports that azar has apparently decided approve the short-
term understanding which General Kissner expects to sign with the
Portuguese Secretary of War (see Daily Summary of 5 September,
item 1). The Embassy points out that the arrangement will save the US
"many millions of dollars" and now recommends that in the interest of
smooth cooperation the US turn over gratis the surplus property desired
by Portugal.
5. US Na s tss Soviet subs may be rat' off Greenland--The Navy
Department has suggested that the unidentified submarines sighted in
the Davis Straits on I July and 26 August may have been Soviet vessels
engaged in reconnaissance of Operation Nanook or In establishing weather
stations,
6. Soviets to use Polish Jews as a Itators abroad--US Military Attache
Warns learned rom various MEW sources that the USSR is
training a large number of Polish Jews who will seek to emigrate from
the USSR to Poland and Germany and ultimately to South America and
the Middle East for the purpose of dislocating the local economies and
inciting political disturbances. Document No.
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EUROPE-AFRICA
?. YUGOSLAVIA: New envoy to US aap-lains plane incite..-Kosanovich,
the new Yugoslav Ambassador to the US, prior to his departure for
VTashington on 6 September, told Dunn In Paris that he would explain
the recent plane Incidents as resulting from many "provocations" by
flights of US aircraft over Yugoslavia. Kosanovich stated that the
recent order "to ground US planes" was in part caused by the con-
viction of Yugoslav officials that the US Government had been conduct-
Ing espionage activities for many months. He said that the spy ring,
led by a US Embassy employee, had also-been engaged In smuggling
arms Into Yugoslavia,
B. VENEZIA GIULIA: Increased political activity ted--General
Harding, Commander Xul corps, expe an crease In "action squad"
activity by both Italian and Slav groups when Trieste is discussed In
Paris. Harding also advises against revoking the warrants for the
arrest of the leaders of the ,July general strike, since pro-Slav propa-
ganda would claim the revocation as a victory over AMG. The US
Political Advisor at Caserta believes that revocation of the warrants
would weaken AMG authority and probably Increase pro-Slav aggressive-
ness.
9. USSR: Soviet forces in Eastern Europe-_U3 Delegation ACC Ruda
has receiv a r of reports of Soviet troop movements and an
Increase of Red ground and air strength is, however, no indication of in southeast RuII'ian~aa. There
any major logistical build-up.
US Military Attache Warsaw reports Information confirming the
reduction of Soviet troops in western Poland and strongly indicating that
the Red Air Force in Poland is being wikthdrawn.
10. GERMANY: Repatriation of anti-Tito Yugoslavs demanded---Murphy,
reports that the-UsSH has presented a memorandum to the ACC on the
"inadmIssfbility" of keeping In Germany foreigners hostile to the
Allies. The memorandum chides the British for delay In disarming and
repatriating anti-Tito Yugoslavs, particularly "those which the Yugo-
slav authorities consider as criminals."
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US unable to make MR cut in Ruhr coal export--Acting Secretary
Clayton has Informed Secretary Byrnes that it is "very doubtful" that
the US could increase coal exports to Europe by 350,000 tons per month,
from October through January, to compensate for a projected decrease
in coal exports from the Ruhr (see Daily Summary of 5 September,
item 5).
11, FRANCE: Communists openly preach world Communism--Caffery re-
ports that for the first time since the liberation French Communists are
openly declaring that Communism cannot succeed until It is established
throughout the world.
12.. ITALY: Corbin urged to solve financial crisis--According to US Em-
bassy Rome, Minister of the Treasury Corbino has received the full
support of Premier De Gaspers who has also appealed to him to save
the present financial situation. Corbino apparently intends to remain
firm and to have a final showdown with the Communists.
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13. KOREA; Chinese to be invited "to set u Consulate--The State Depart-
ment has dire US Embassy Nanking to invite the Chinese to estab-
lish a consulate in Seoul. The Department suggests that the Invitation
might be linked to a request for clarification of the status and rights of
Koreans in China, without however placing the US In the position of
formally representing Korean Interests. (France and the UK have also
been invited to open consulates in Seoul.)
14. FRENCH INDOCHINA: Anti-US remiss attitude--The State Department
has instructed US Sa-djo-n to continue his efforts to counteract
the tendency of the French colonial press to picture the US as "'aggres-
sive and Imperialistic." The Department observes that certain French
colonials are "unwittingly, for the most part, very close to the. Commu-
nist Party line."
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