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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100070041-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 41
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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GENERAL
1. Current Arab attitude toward supporting US in UN--The
Syrian delegate to the UN, in conversation with the US
delegation, has declared that if the US would give. arms
and loans to the Arab states,.the US would find them much
more ready to support the US proposal to condemn Chinese
Communist aggression. The Syrian delegate attributed
Arab hesitancy to support the US in the UN to the US
policy of supporting and strengthening Israel against. the
Arabs and to Arab weakness in the face of possible Soviet
aggression. The Syrian emphasized that the Arab states
are in an exposed position; they lack arms and are re-
luctant to rely heavily on the US because most available
US forces are tied down in Korea. The Egyptian delegate,
in a separate conversation with the US delegation, elaborated
on Arab fear of Soviet aggression, declaring that the Arab
states will insist on being adequately armed and prepared
before assuming a provocative attitude in the UN that may
lead to war with the Soviet Union. In reply to a question
whether the UN could survive a failure to charge the Chinese
Communists with aggression, the Egyptian delegate observed
that "some countries," might quite possibly place their national
interests above the existence even of the UN.
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2. Indian and British views on Chinese action in Tibet--Indian
Foreign Secretary Menon has informed US Ambassador
Henderson that the Indian Government has "definitely de-
cided" to take no UN action concerning Tibet which might
result in lessening Indian influence with Communist China.
Menon said that Tibet is lost anyway and itwould be "sense-
less" for India to disturb its relations with Communist China
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by raising this relatively "insignificant" matter in the UN.
According to Menon's latest information from the Indian
representative in Lhasa (dated 24 December), the spirit
of resistance in the city seems dead following the departure
of the Dalai Lama and the inhabitants are hopelessly awaiting
the arrival of the Chinese Communists. Menon added that
for this reason India has suspended further arms shipments
to Tibet.
3. British report concerning Netherlands New Guinea impasse
According to information available to the British Foreign
Office, the Indonesian Government is under strong political
pressure, as a result of the impasse over the transfer of
sovereignty over Netherlands New Guinea, to denounce the
Netherlands -Indonesian union immediately. The Indonesians
are insisting that the Dutch must take the initiative if they wish
to keep the union alive; Indonesia cannot do so because Nether
lands New Guinea rikhtfully belongs to Indonesia and any con-
cession by Indonesia would be interpreted by the Dutch as a
sign of weakness. The British are worried over the consequences
in Malaya if a Dutch -Indonesian rift develops and Indonesia be
comes hostile to the West. The British point out that the Dutch-
Indonesian impasse has already provided grist for Soviet pro-
paganda and has given new impetus to the activity of the Chinese
Communist Ambassador in Djakarta.
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NEAR EAST-AFRICA
4. IRAN- Serious concern felt over delay in US bank loan-
US Ambassador Grady reports that Prime Minister Razmara
is seriously considering withdrawing Iran's application for an
Export-Import Bank loan because of his "extreme exaspera=
tion" over the excessively detailed commitments required
of Iran by the Bank. Grady urges that immediate action. be
taken to make the loan available on the simplest possible'
basis. Grady emphasizes that Iran is in a serious crisis
and adds, "we are in danger of a tragic failure here."
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