CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
DOCUMENIT NO. 3
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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Comment on Bulganin-Nehru statement (page 3).
SOVIET UNION
2. Soviet participation in Swiss air show canceled (page 3).
FAR EAST
3. USSR continues evasion on Japanese repatriation issue (page 4).
4. South Korea continues to violate aid understanding with United
States (page 4).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
6. Syrian .chief of staff ready to oust anti-Western clique (page 6).
LATIN AMERICA
7. Comment on the Argentine situation (page 6).
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GENERAL
Comment on Bulganin-Nehru statement:
The statement made by Premier Bul-
ganin and Prime Minister Nehru on
22 June serves to re-emphasize a
number of points often enunciated from Moscow and New Delhi,
most of which Molotov included in his speech. at San Francisco
on the same day. It has provided the USSR with another oppor-
tunity to reaffirm its support for the Sino-Indian "five princi-
ples" and to endorse them in a formal statement, thereby par-
tially filling a gap left by its nonparticipation at the Bandung
conference. The Soviet Union will undoubtedly make effective
propaganda use of the joint statement. In South Asia, however,
the statement will probably be interpreted as a victory for Nehru.
Nehru's public endorsement of a ban on
atomic weapons and his agreement that satisfaction of Commu-
nist China's "legitimate rights" in regard to Formosa should be
sought by peaceful means are somewhat more strongly worded
than has been the custom in official Indian pronouncements.
SOVIET UNION
2. Soviet participation in. Swiss air show canceled:
wiss sponsors of the Geneva air show
ave written off any idea of Soviet par
ipation, according to Ambassador
Willis in Bern. The USSR will, how-
ev a representea y- its minister of civil aviation and four
air force officers.
Comment: Soviet officials had earlier
indicated interest in matching American participation.
The USSR may have decided that techni-
cal difficulties in connection with the Geneva air show precluded
a favorable display of its advances in air power. A display of air
strength is still scheduled for the Soviet Aviation Day show in
Moscow, which is expected to be held in July.
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FAR EAST
3. USSR continues evasion on Japanese repatriation issue:
n the fourth meeting of the Soviet-
apanese negotiators in London on
1 June; Soviet delegate Malik pro-
osed that the question of the repatri-
a on o - d Japanese, which Japan has demanded as a
prerequisite to further negotiations,; be settled simultaneously
with the restoration of normal relations.
Malik also complained that Tokyo s
"unfair and twisted" publicity on the previous meeting was con-
trary to the joint understanding to avoid publicity.
Comment: Matsumoto's strong stand
at the previous meeting regarding the repatriation of Japanese
detainees has been supported by Japanese popular opinion.
Malik had previously insisted that the
repatriation question could not be discussed before establishment
of Normal relations. His reluctance to furnish names of priso-
ners suggests that the USSR desires to delay the actual return of
the prisoners, agreeing only to the principle of repatriation. It
probably hopes to use the repatriates to get concessions from;the
Japanese in future negotiations.
His remarks concerning secrecy of the
talks appearto reflect Moscow's sensitivity to the unfavorable re-
action which the Soviet position at the 14 June meeting evoked in
Japanese official circles and the press.
4. South Korea continues to violate aid understanding with United
es:
The South Korean government is intensi-
fying its covert efforts to block the pro-
curement of aid goods from Japan,
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according to Ambassador Lacy. It has been making arbitrary
decisions to disqualify Japanese suppliers on technicalities, and
intimidating Korean importers and foreign businessmen who
represent the Japanese.
Lacy met with a group of Korean import-
ers who stated that they had been warned not to complain to the
American authorities,
Comment. One of the key points in the
US-South Korean minute of understanding which Rhee signed last
November forbade discrimination against any non-Communist
nation in the procurement of aid goods. Since that time, the
Koreans have attempted to ignore or evade the provisions in the
agreement to which they originally objected, particularly those
relating to the exchange rate, the use of Korea's foreign ex-
change earnings, and the purchase of goods from Japan.
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NEAR EAST - AFRICA
6. Syrian chief of staff ready to oust anti-Western clique:
Syrian chief of staff Shawkat Shuqayr is
ready to "get rid" of Foreign Minister Khalid
al Azm, remove Communists and members
of the Arab Socialist-Resurrectionist Party
rom the army, an set up a new government in collaboration with
the pro-Iraqi Populist Party, according to Nazir Fansa, co-owner
of a prominent pro-Western Syrian newspaper.
Shuqayr told Fansa on 19 June that his
change of policy is made necessary by the increasingly bad situa-
tion in the army as well as in Syria itself. Fansa is now arrang-
ing a meeting between ;S,hugayr and the leader of the Populists.
Comment. The anti-Western clique, with
Shuqayr's support, has dominate Syrian policy since February.
Shuqayr's shift could be a most serious setback for them.
Shuqayr and the Populists, however, have
yet to work out an acco:r?d. Negotiations between them are likely to
be difficult, and unless they are kept secret, younger anti-Western
army officers may be moved to act to the disadvantage of both
Shuqayr and the Populists.
LATIN AMERICA
7. Comment on the Argentine situation.
In accordance with the top military author-
ities` efforts to persuade the public that
"normalcy has returned," General Peron
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was publicized on 22 June under his full
title of president and commander in chief
of the armed forces for the first time
since the 16 June revolt. At the same
time Minister of the Army Lucero stated
that the army, which had defended the
"legitimately established authorities,"
was returning to its normal activities. Military control of the
Argentine government, however, appears to continue. No prog-
ress seems to have been made in reported negotiations with the
rebel navy.
Opposition to ousting Peron has been voiced
by three top army generals including Lucero, according to informa-
tion from usually reliable sources of the American embassy in
Buenos Aires. These generals are said to fear a general strike,
and to doubt whether any action against Peron would be countenanced
by the professional noncommissioned officers, who have been favored
by him.
the army wishes to retain Peron until arms have been taken rom
the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and the Nationalist Lib-
erating Alliance, a pro-Peron rightist pressure group. CGT lead-
ers, disturbed by rumors of Peron's resignation, are reported plan-
ning a gener4l strike and a counterrevolution if necessary.
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