CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A000100160001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 24, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. UK Government opposed to affiliating Spain with NATO (page 3)
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WESTERN EUROPE
5. French Atomic Energy Commissariat reorganized (page 5).
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1. UK Government opposed to affiliating Spain with NATO,-,
Under Secretary Davies of the UK Foreign
Office stated in the House of Commons on
21 February that the Labor Government re-
mains opposed to including Spain in NATO and cannot accept Conserv-
ative arguments in favor of such a move. Davies emphasized that the
decision clearly rests with all the members of NATO but that the UK
Government believes the admission of Spain would betray democratic
forces in that country, possibly even drive them into "the Communist
Camp," and would weaken the moral basis of Western democratic
unity. He argued that priority for equipment must be given to the
present NATO countries and commented that, "until their needs had
been fully met," it would not be possible to give worthwhile quantities
of equipment to Spain.
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Comment: The UK Labor Government will
continue to view the question of Spain's association in Western Euro-
pean defense with utmost caution in view of the deep-seated aversion
to Franco Spain on the part of many Laborites, general scepticism
concerning the effectiveness of a Spanish military contribution, and
doubts regarding Spain's willingness to cooperate with the West on
acceptable terms.
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5. French Atomic Energy Commissariat reorganized-
expired this January, occurred on 4 January 1951. According to a
The reorganization of the French Atomic
Energy Commissariat, which was expected
when the terms of all the appointed members
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decree published in the Official Journal, the Atomic Energy Committee
has been placed directly under the authority of the Premier (who will
be its presiding officer), its membership has been increased from six
to thirteen, and a Scientific Council of fifteen members has been estab-
lished to assist the Committee and the High Commissioner.
Comment: This reorganization of the French
atomic energy high command was prompted by the government's desire
(a) to streamline and politically neutralize the Commissariat in order
to have more control over its activities and (b) to rid the Commissariat
of all the known Communists occupying important positions, While thz,
reorganization has on the whole accomplished these objectives, there
is still some question as to the political reliability of Francis Perrin,
the new High Commissioner. Furthermore, it must be assumed that
numerous Communists and fellow-travellers employed while Joliot-
Curie was High Commissioner will continue in the lower levels of the
Commissariat. It is expected that the process of extending this purge
of political unreliables to the lower levels will be extremely difficult
and time-consuming if, in fact, it can be successfully accomplished at
all.
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