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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800040056-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2006
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: December 5, 1946
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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GENERAL
1. British to take action on Corfu Straits incident-According to US Embassy
London, the British Government has now decided to present a "strong note"
to Albania within the next few days protesting the Corfu Straits mining inci-
dent If, after a limited time,
no sa sac ry reply has been received, the British intend to take the issue
before the UK Security Council.
EUROPE
2. GREECE: Political crisis ible du Tsai ' abs n e--US Em-
bassy London has been informed by a Foreign Office official that the Erit-
ish Embassy Athens feels Tsaldarls may have dug his "political grave"
by going to the US, as it is possible that a coalition government under
Sophoulis might be formed during his absence. The Foreign Office offi-
cial added that the King is taking all steps he "properly can" to form a
more liberal government.
Mon +onterj advises reorganisation of Greek Arzn --US Embassy
Athens reports that Field Marshal Montgomery has strongly advised the
Greek Government to convert the whole Greek army into forces specially
trained and equipped for bandit fichting to take the field in the sprin and
eradicate the banditry. "If it ton t done," Montgomery remarked, ` Greece
to lost."
S. BULGARIA: Situatiion on Greek border--According to US Representative
Barnes In Sofia, and UK mill" officials there agree that conditions
on the Bulgarian-Greek frontier will soon be similar to those on the Alba-
nian-Creek and Yugoslav-Greek borders.
4. POLAND: Communist -Socialist relations---MikolaJczyk has told US Charge
Keith that the Socialists failed to obtain anticipated concessions from the
Communists as a result of the recent agreement between the two Parties,
and accepted "obligations which go far toward eliminating their independ-
ence as a party.,,
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5. RUMANIA: Government reaction to strength of Opposition--US Represent-
ative Berry reports that the rota Government was severely disillusion-
ed" by its lack of support even from trusted adherents in the recent elec-
tions. The adverse vote was so heavy that the Government falsified the
results only after receiving direct orders from Moscow. Berry states that,
according to reliable reports, the National Peasant Party alone received
70% of the total vote, with only 8% going to the Government bloc. As a re-
sult of the Opposition strength, the Communists may abandon their plans
to hold elections for a Constituent Assembly.
0., ITALY: Jewish terrorists reported- us UNRRA cam --US Charge Key
has reliable reports that Jewish terrorists are using UNRRA camps as
"shields" with the connivance and active Jewish UNRRA employ-
ees
Reciprocal air is with USSR--'The State Department has In-
structed US Embassy Rome to advise the Italian Government confidentially
that the US will support Italy's "insistence" on reciprocal air rights In the
proposed Soviet airline to Rome. Should the objection be raised that ac-
cording to the Armistice terms Italy is prohibited from operating external
air routes prior to the conclusion of the Peace Treaty, the US Is "'pre-
pared to seek favorable action by the Combined Chiefs of Staff" toward
removing such prohibition.
FAR EAST
7. CHINA: Transition to Constitutionalism in the balance--US Ambassador'.
Stuart reports that the Draft Constitution presented to the Chinese Nation-
al Assembly seems a "reasonably good document which in general follows
the principles laid down by the Political Consultative Council agreements."
A growing revolt, apparently organized by the Kuomintang's ultra-conserv-
ative CC clique, seeks to increase the Executive's powers by- relieving him
of responsibility to the elected Legislature. Success of this revolt, accord-
ing to Stuart, would play into the hands of traditional Chinese authoritarian-
ism, whereas adoption of the present Draft would encourage development
of popular responsibility for the actions of the government. Stuart adds
that,whether the Assembly and Constitution will prove to be "Just another
sham" or whether the Generalissimo will throw his weight behind abolition
of one -party dictatorship, "remains to be seen."
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8. FRENCH INbOCMA: Pr is for ceful transfer of territories--
U39 Naval Attache Bnglcok be eve ftt.tha er of boWi r ea
from Siam to French Ltdoclilra will be completed without major incidents,
except for possible slashes in one small area. The Attache adds, however,
that Free Cambodian groups appear to be committed to civil war against
the French as soon as the transfer is accomplished.
THE AMERICAS
9. BOLIVU A tine border discrimination r rted--ti9 Embassy La Paz
states that B&I-VU ha made an Laftkv -
camp to the Argentine Govern,
ment concerning alleges! detentions of Bolivians and the partial closing of
the Bolivian-Argene frontier.
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