CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A001800510001-5
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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2. Japan plans no specific moves for Orbit relations (page 3).
SOUTH ASIA
5. Afghan prime minister ?Daud rumored about to resign (page 5).
EASTERN EUROPE
6. Rakosi appears to remain leading Hungarian Communist (page 6).
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2. Japan plans no specific moves for Orbit relations:
Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu
told Ambassador Allison on 27 Decem-
ber that his government had no specific
plans for establishing diplomatic rela-
tions with the Communist bloc and would definitely consult the
United States before considering any such arrangements with Com-
munist China
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Shigemitsu asserted that much anti-
American sentiment is based on the belief that the United States
is preventing Japan from having normal trade and diplomatic
,contacts with "an important Asian neighbor." He said his govern-
ment's action in easing restrictions on travel and trade with the
Orbit would permit the Japanese to see for themselves the diffi-
culties involved in dealing with the Chinese Communists and at
the same time would remove one of the basic causes of anti-
Americanism.
Comment: Dealing with the Commu-
nists may dispel some popular Japanese illusions that Commu-
nist trade will provide a panacea for Japan's economic ills.
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5. . Afghan prime minister Daud rumored about to resign:
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sign and to be replaced by his brother,
Foreign Minister Naim. The embassy discounts the reports but
states the possibility cannot be ruled out since Shah Wali Khan,
the king's uncle, has warned the king of the dangers of Daud's
present policy of accepting Soviet economic aid.
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Comment: Twice before Daud has been sent
abroad or temporarily retired from politics when his actions be-
came embarrassing to the ruling Afghan oligarchy.
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royal family may now feel that Daud's dealings with the USSR and
his outspoken support of Pushtoonistan will hinder forei policy
planning with respect Lo the United States and Pakistan.
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6. Rakosi appears to remain leading Hungarian Communist:
The acclaim accorded First Secretary
Matyas Rakosi at the tenth anniversary
'celebration of the Hungarian parliament
on 21 December testifies to his continu-
ing us as the "strong man" in the Hungarian party hierarchy.
According to the American minister, who was present at the cere-
mony, Rakosi was greeted by the parliamentary deputies with
stormy applause which made the reception accorded Premier
Nagy and other speakers appear "exceedingly small."
Comment: Rakosi's failure to appear in
public in October and Novembeduring which time a party cau-
cus re-emphasized support for the conciliatory. new course poli-
cies and criticized "left-wing" opposition to this program, appeared
at the time to represent a diminution in his power in the Hungarian
Workers Party. His activities since his reappearance on 29 No-
vember, however, suggest that he remains "first among equals"
in the collective leadership of the Hungarian regime.
Rakosi's resumption of public activity
probably does not signify any change in the regime's present poli-
cies. He has publicly supported the new course and called for an
end to all opposition to it.
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