CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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.CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
State Department review completed
U'ffice of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SUMMARY
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. ommen on new oneslan a ense tnis er page .
NEAR EAST -AFRICA
5... Clarification of Western defense objectives in the Middle East
urged (page 5).
6. Nationalist-incited unrest reported to be increasing in Morocco
(page 6).
7. Resignations to bring Greed Cabinet reshuffle (page 6).
' EASTERN EUROPE
$. Yugoslav relations with Greece reportedly improved (page 7).
WESTERN EUROPE
9. French non-Communist labor leaders adopt wait-and-see attitude
toward Pinay (page 7).
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FAR EAST
3, Comment on new Indonesian Defense Minister o
The new Indonesian Cabinet, which was an-
nounced on 1 April, appears to differ from its predecessor primarily in
the presence of the Sultan of Jogjakarta as Minister of Defenseo -The Sultan
is a non-party strongman and one of the most popular political figures in
Indonesian He allegedly refused to serve in the last government because,
while serving in previous ministerial posts, he was prohibited fromadopt-
ing forceful measures to suppress widespread lawlessness -- the country's
major internal problems He presumably would not have accepted the
Defense portfolio without promises of non-interference in a "get tough"
policy aimed at restoring internal securityo
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NEAR EAST -AFRICA
Clarification of Western defense objectives in the Middle East urgeda
bases in Iraq, and that it is therefore advisable for the West to .have
"some .answers" available, He'believes that the Iraqi situation depends
upon future developments in Egypta
The government in Baghdad favors an inter-
national plan in preference to a continuation of the Anglo-Iraqi treaty
relationship to safeguard Iraq's securitye The Ambassador believes
that the Iraqis may even insist upon a plan devised by the Middle East-
ern nations, such as the Arab Collective Security Pacta
raq may soon raise the question of Britain's future right to use two air
The United States, Britain, France, and
Turkey must clarify their objectives in the
Middle East, according to the American Am-
bassador in Baghdad, He points out that
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6. Nationalist-incited unrest reported to be increasing in 1Vlorocco 0
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unrest among the natives is rapidly
increasing and that nationalists are spreadfng
.both anti-French and anti-~mericanpropaganda.
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Commento Recent events fn Tunisia have
added to the irritation of the Moroccan- natives, who are already uneasy
over the friction between the Sultan and the Resident General, Younger
elements of the nationalist parties are increasingly loath to accept the
advice of their moderate leaders and are urging more active resistance,
This reported unrest increases the likelihood of
disturbances in the French Protectorate such as occurred in the Tangier
International Zone on 30 March.
7. Resignations to bring Greek Cabinet reshuffled
ensive ca ine res f e is in progress.
The recent resignations of the Greek. Ministers
of Press and Coordination, both leaders of .the
leftist EPEK Party, have raised. to four the
number of ministries now vacant, and an ex-
Meanwhile, Liberal spokesmen have again
urged the American Embassy to persuade opposition leader Papagos to
cooperate in a ?'government of national unity" for six months, after which
elections would be held if the coalition failed.
Commento These latest resignations, over
the execution of four Communist leaders on 3p March, have considerably
weakened the coalition government by lessening EPEK representation.
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Latest reports indicate that the Liberals will continue to hold the key post
of Defense Minister, temporarily filled by Acting Prime Minister Venizelos,
while EPEK will retain the Ministry of Coordination,
There is no indication that Papagos is any more
willing at present to cooperate with the Liberal-EPEK coalition than he
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EASTERN EUROPE
Yugoslav relations with Greece reportedly improvedo
Commento The improvement in .relations may
be more apparent than real, The US Charge in Belgrade suggested re-
cently that the Yugoslavs may be attempting to create the impression that
a rapport with Greece had been reached in order to arouse Italian concern
over Albania and counterbalance Italy's diplomatic offensive in the Adriatic,
The Macedoniaaa issue, however, remains a serious point of difference
between Yugoslavia and Greeceo
WESTERN EUROPE
9o French non-Communistlabor leaders adopt wait-and-see attitude toward Pinayo
If French Premier Pinay can halt inflation and
obtain the effective cooperation of management
in his price and tax program, the national
leadership of the,Socialist-oriented Force
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Ouvriere will not actively oppose the new government. Thee leaders of
this labor organization prefer a strong right-wing government to the un-
stable coalitions of recent years, provided labor's interests are notfurther
restricted. They are apprehensive, however, that Pinay is under the
influence of conservative elements formerly associated with Vichy, and
charge that he has an aversion to current long-range economic plans.
Comment: The Socialist Party had hoped to
rebuild a strong labor: following~aased on the Foxce Ouvriere -- one of the
two principal but relatively weak non-Communist labor organizations --
by actively opposing the Pinay government.
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