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US OFFICIALS ONLY OCI No. 3879
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Office of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This summary of significant reports has been prepared primarily
for the internal use of the Office of Current Intelligence. It does
not represent a complete coverage of all current reports in CIA
or in the Office of Current Intelligence. Comments represent the
immediate views of the Office of Current Intelligence.
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SECTION 1 (SOVIET)
1. U:SR. Soviet Union replies to East German note reiardiri peace treat :
Ina noteto the East German Government on 20 February, the Soviet
Union stated that it regards hpotsdarnudeoisions and there:articipation
Germany in accordance with the ~, l~rins r to the
of Germany in the peace negotiations as necessary. ReP
Soviet terte note er 13 atedrthat,the USSR wouldadooeverything possible
ovexpedite note further indic eace treaty and the restoration of
to the conclusion of a p
25X1A German unity. The Soviet Union expects the other powers to take corre-
sponding steps. (R FBIS 20 Feb 52)
Comment: Although not offering specific proposals, this fralo
Soviet reply to the East German note does not preclude an approach
the four powers on the German treaty question.
2, BULGARIA. In endia curr o iartharmthirty eRussAansraresstudy~in;othe ens,
it has beenreported from ,7in: the lev to the Soviet
currency in Bulgaria with a view` to pegg
25X1A. ruble. (R FBIS - 18 Feb 52)
Comment: On 10 February, the American Legation in Bucharest re-
ported that, according to an ih~~re~~nt,Noeotaersreportsoconcerning an
currently being printed in Buc
impending Bulgarian currency reform have yet beenreceived, though
rumors of this type might be expectea d. result
prevalenthinRCzecYioslovakia,
revaluation. Such rumors have recentl
Hungary, and East Germany.
Government orders new measures to meet spring_abr_
3. CZ .GF30.>L0VAKIA.
cultural rogram: The Czechoslovak. Government has ordered maximum
use of i_miroved agricultural techniques for the spring sowing this
year in order to meet a 15 percent raise over lc51 f'iures in agri-
cultural production and a 17 percent raise in delivery quotas. The
emphasis is on increased. average yields for land already under culti-
vation. The Ministry of Agriculture will be responsible for organizing
competition in the socialized sector of agriculture.
The government also urged collective cultivation in villages with-
arrange hmbassysinaYra6ueges
out cooperatives and. will
of collective work in
states that this program indicates an increase in the tempo of 1colleec52)
tivization. (S Week.: No. 7, Prague, 15 Feb 52; R rBIS
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vernment is :still
e der-
show that the o
nd indirect compulsion to un
Commmmt; The present measures but to infer an increase
combination of. persuasion and
on the basis of
applying a the independent p ustifi to
osi.tion of seems to be unj
mine the p
in tempo of collectivization
in ricultural
the evidence. easures
seeks an immediate increasgm
the government sthat it will now, take positive
nif icant
Since not likely sib
it is There has not een any wring the last
production, collectivized
force to achieve
collectivization direct
actual .Y to ed dir
to increase
Y
increase in the amount of notayet emp
nment has s
year and the gover
this end.
oslaVia:
attacks The Tito
increase ir1~ ----"'0f? Slovenia
chools ordered the
anti-reli-ious the s
regimAVIA. ious instruction in he and has
-_eg j ter f orbidden relig reb ofl5, respective 1.; iI er-
reglme has both predominantly Catholic press and
and Croatia, ological faculties from ththeir e provincial p their
separation of all the uplics. Moreover, have increased
the varrus rep tions in Slovenia articles
shies in Paar aniza of newspaper ar along
local Communist t'v gand a series ion in Yugoslavia.
ainst the cedemise of religion
ag has predicted theest a high
Marxist lines these developments suggest
art of a concerted
p,merican officials believe religious issue asp revolutionary
revive ur itY reactivate the the building
level decision to arty purity Communists that (C Belgrade
effort t, restore party
functiona , ssur? Yu,oslav of the regime-
rea
in remains order the principal objective
of socialism
ivii,y is not
, 20 Feb 52) anti-Catholic act
1030 in anti-Ca Y
Co~ m~m_e., t; The notable increa~sy spirit but is also probably
that the
enerate l belief in Yugoslavia
attempt to reg r read slay
re the wide,~p concession to Yu~,?
only an discredit
calculated to te inac represents a
release of Archbishop Sp
Catholics and the west.
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SECTION 2 (EASTERN)
Two Israeli Parliament members
osition arty splits.
1 ISRAELe Leftist op the leftist 17APAM,' and have decided to
art
The two members are opposed to the decided
have broken with their p Y,
of A. A FAM ? ( C Tel Aviv B61,
form an independent group* t wing
pro-CoTmunist slant taken by the lef
21 Feb 52; R FBIS, 21 Feb 52) Communist
Comment: The strongly leftist MAP Prime often followed the ?s
osition to members in the 120-man
line anid is the strongest is p losing two of its 15 1 are opposed
coalition go ernme to some of the remaining 3 of the
tar this action; moreover, nment- The stability
to ti the party's ament by Often-displayed COMMUn
this foarmag break, which may foreshadow
present goverment is enhanced by by
more splintering-
osition leadero Bechir Saadawi has been
LIBYAo Government de orts 0b n Government and is being deported to
2 - the Ys Bing deported
National
taken into custody by elections of 19 Februarys
Egypt, During the Libyan - The government
staged riots throughout the country Prime Minister,
Congress PtirtY saccording to the Libyan
finally acted against him, dangerous religious fanaticism into the
because he attempted to infect es alone Trer Moslems he
that elections by spreading rumors that his forces in candidates were e Moand
ts Y The security
(C Tr anticipation of trout e-
that the rest were Christians*
stronghold, have e been reinforced iF ant
2)
w
(C Tripoli 4250 21 Feb, S Tripoli 1}26a 22 Egyptian monneys
reportedly financed in part by
Comment. Saadawi, arallels that of the Communists. -s nsored
adopted a line e which Para
the 'nest and the pr e sent 'esternp overn-
Ghas often
lets returns indicate that g
is an outspoken
t of of Libya. opponent of Although income
Goverme victory in the elections for the
all five seats in captured by
went candidates have won a sweep" Tripoli were ca
ng direct contact
with use his of RepresentatiSeadawiss deportation puts him in, direct suarters
Ho
Saadawi supportersn
ands and their sep-
tiara friex~dsa while his hardcore band Of
may c
may be expected to continue their anti ~festern propaganda
the immature Libyan Government-
maneuvers against
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PAKISTAN. Lan ua a issue causing demonstrations in East Pakistaniy?
as a is an, on a roar
general strike was reported in Dacca,
It was called in protest against the use of Urdu as the national lang.-
uage in Pakistan* Police used tear gas to prevent a mass meeting of
university students, four of whom were killed and fifteen seriously
d
American
inured. According the
services were partly shut
884, 21 Feb 52)
Comment.- The Pakistani Prime Minister, although an East Bengali
recently told the East Pakistanis that Urdu, the language of
e ,
West st Pakistan, is to be the official language of the countryo This
touched off a controversy regarding the is offh Urdu dversus Bengali of by the
which has been brewing since 1947. the East Bengalis the tngovernment of in
any
culture ommunist connection
cue and interests. There is no evidence with the strike in Dacca, but the Indian Communists of Calcutta who
direct the Communist Party of East Pakistan will presumably not fail to
take advantage of the opportunity to aggravate the situation.
BURMA, peplOyment of Communist forces reporteds Burmese Communist
beyond,
th
Mandalay a
a
and
e
moving northward into
e
he
re
t
been led to under-Ma=that ommunls rces had requested permission
territory in Karenni in order to meet
thei
r
from the Karens to cross
General Li Mias Chinese Nationalists.
20 Feb 52)
Comment: A general northward movement of Burmese Communisst forcese
ago conf irmed? This is the first report, however, hat
was long
Communists are preparing to engage the Chinese Nationalists:
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Burma Soviet Cultural Association inaugurated. The Mayor of
Rangoon presided over a meetinghatS hick a Bursadorvwas t oultural chief the
lected
Association was established.
speakers and a Rangoon US1ltamob~ectives proftoessorpromotewas
president of the Association. and to
and exd bAAmerican cuthatlturatl rwide press
coverage exhibits. e of this event was favorable, and that with sufficient funds
coverage The he
the Association may develop into an effective Communist front, (C
Rangoon 827, 22 Feb 52)
Comment; Heretofore, Burmese cultural and educational exchanges
have been almost exclusively with the West, particularly the United
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6. CHINA. describes rave traveled over ?s
a$-' ha1~y
; Las ovember to Chengtu9 located in
d rom ung
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l on new railroad. in West China
compelled to equallize cultural exchanges.
States and British Commonwealtho Recently the BurmeseTGovernmentri asa-
re are.ii
been tightening its regulations of these activities. it
will feel
tions that, in conformity with its neutral foreign policy,
_
0e partially built railroa
West China. He described the rail bed as badly laid and travel as
e is one meter.
"excruciatingly shaky." The track gaug
17 Dec 51)
Corrnnew This is the first
uncomplimentary observations conflict ewith
on this new railroad. These uncomplimentary
an October Peiping broadcast which stated that as a result of adopting
Soviet methods, "the Chengtu-Chungking railway is the...most firmyn of
built in the history of Chinese railway construction." structlod-
this well-publicized 329-mile railroad was begun in mid-195
uled to be completed this year.
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is to organize Communist cells among or
war in UN camps- Three companies are included in this unite two are made
up of well-indoctrinated Communist soldiers who ho have beenaintegratedcint
the front-line troops to make possib le their
third company is composed of girls
finement in prisoner-of-war camps; into
or al"
who cross front-lines as refugees and secure work at UN hospitals,
prostitutes near prisoner-of-war camps-
The purpose of this project is to counter erriotsnandldema.ndin~erepatria-
b'y organizing demonstrations. hunger t 25X1A
tion of all prisoners. (S
Comment- Prisoner-of-war interrogations have confirmed the operating
techniques and mission of this unit.
The press has reported a riot staged n the Koje Island compound on
22 February over the issue of, repatriatedn
KOREA. Communist celaszhasaestablished a special unit whoseitaskrs4
North Korean Army ea 5uarters N th Korean and. Chinese )r soners-of-
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SECTION 3 (WESTLRN)
1. GERMANY. East Germans plan to.close canal lock on Berlin route to West:
East German officials have announced the closing for repairs of the
Grosswusterwitz lock of the 'lacer Canal, part of the Mittelland Canal
system linking West Berlin and West Germany, from 22 February to 6 March.,
according to a report from US officials in Berlin. At first this will
apparently not affect the Mittelland Canal traffic, already hampered by
ice conditions. Later, however, if the closing is prolonged beyond
6 March, it may necessitate re-routing canal traffic between Berlin and
the West by a longer and inferior route, thus lengthening the barge trip
by approximately two days. (C Berlin 1048, 19 Feb 52)
Comment: The closing of the Rothensee lock in the Mittelland system
comprised one of the major Communist harassing measures against West
Berlin during 1951. Originally announced for six weeks., these "repairs"
were dragged out for almost eleven months.
2. Allies to press Federal Republic for acceptance of defense
contribution: British Foreign Secretary Eden suggests that US High
Commissioner McCloy press Chancellor Adenauer for immediate favorable
action on the over-all figure for the West German financial contribution
for global defense. He says that acceptance of the `CC's recommendation
of a 2.6-billion-dollar contribution would aid the survival of the
present French Government and might move the French Foreign Minister to
grant further concessions in such matters as West German security con-
trols. (S Lisbon SECTO 31, 21 Feb 52)
Comment: The French Government anticipates a=crisis this week
over budgetary problems, which probably will not be ameliorated by any
immediate German action. Adenauer will have great difficulty obtaining
parliamentary approval of the TCC figure since an approximate 500-million-
dollar gap exists between German and Allied conceptions of the Federal
Republic's defense bill. Furthermore, the West German Finance Minister
is trying to arouse public feeling against the report. If he persists,
Adenauer may find it impossible to ask parliamentary approval of the TCC
recommendations. Although the Finance Minister may be persuaded into
accepting the over-all figure in principle, he will insist that West
Germany be granted large deductions against this figure -- particularly
for Federal support of West Berlin.
3. AUSTRIA. Austrian officials anticipate stronger Soviet pressure:
Chancellor Figl and Vice-Chancellor 5chaerf have informed the Ub Embassy
in Vienna that the Soviet Headquarters may have received new directives
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to "bolster" the Soviet Union's economic and political position in Austria.
Special attention, they eliee_ve, is to beymenttedroblern economic penetration,
the unemp
with probable exploitation
General Sviridov, the Soviet High Commissioner, has warned Figl and
Schaerf that any action against Soviet retail establishments in Austria that would an
strate before e"Soviet of
"workers" might d demon
these enterprises. The US Embassy associates this new policy with the
recent shake-up in high-ranking personnel of the Soviet Headquarters.
(S Vienna 2752, 22 Feb 52; R Vienna 2753, 22 Feb 52)
Comment: Since the scheduled meeting of the treaty deputies failed
to materialize, the Austrians have been increasingly bold in denote cingiet
Soviet policy on the treaty and Soviet economic exploitation. v Gov authorities reacted with attacksitioning andtremilitarizingdAu triae~ents
and their alleged plans for p
The French Socialist
FRANCE. Socialists crack down on art dissidents:
party is taking disciplinary action against the Socialist deputies who
broke party ranks to vote against tprthe obablygovernment
be expelledhfromCthespartyon
of 19 February. One deputy
and others suspended, because voting discippneisanot onlonly
ao atterhofh
doctrine but also a major element in the party's (w Paris
was greatly diminished by the last parliamentary elections.
5133, 21 Feb 52)
Comment: The Socialist support which saved Premier Faure's government ., and
ociali sts
was decided by a narrow theirnrecomme dationsaaresir educible conditions
have made it clear that t ist attempts to
for ratification of the Defense Community treaty Socialinto listr co attempts to
maintain party solidarity may force the government
that would further weaken the EDC.
5~ French official s eculates on ossible successor to De Lattre:
General Raoul Salan is the best qualified of various possible successors
Frand military ench officiaenow ielndochina.
to General de Lattre asopinion Commissioner
Southeast Asia, in the
This official believes that Salan has exhibited greater litarysacumen
than De Lattre, but considers that he has far less p cal
than the late commander, (S Hanoi 576, 20 Feb 52)
Comment: Salan is now acting as French military commander in
Indochina. He is only 53 years old, has had extensive experience in
Southeast Asia, and has the reputation of being a successful negotiator.
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High-ranking Paris sources had indicated earlier that no successor
would be named until the Minister for the Associated States has completed
his investigation tour, and indicated that the Minister might receive the
appointment himself.
6. FRANCE-TUNISIA. France roffers admittedl unacce table ro ram to Tunisia:
The hief of the Protectorates Division in the French Foreign Office told
the US Ambassador that Resident General Jean de Hautecloque is returning
to Tunis with instructions to see the Bey privately and to promise "vague
reforms" in exchange for the dismissal of the Bey's Prime Minister. If
Hautecloque fails in this mission, as the Foreign-Office expects, he will
have to wait until the French Government decides upon specific reforms to
offer the Bey. Since order has been fairly well restored, there is now no
sense of urgency. (S Paris 5145, 22 Feb 52)
Comment: This is the first admission by the French Foreign Office
that no real effort is being made to find a solution to the present impasse.
Hautecloque's current instructions appear to be designed to give the im-
pression that France is being magnanimous while Tunisian intransigence is
the principal factor barring an agreement.
7. NETHERLANDS. Intra-Catholic Party controversy reappears: Contrary to previ-
ous expectations, intra-Catholic Party differences between the left-wing and
right-wing groups have not disappeared but have instead flared up over eco-
nomic issues. Last June, and again early in January, the threat of a split
of the two groups into separate political parties seemed to have been re-
solved. The right wing, however, remains unreconciled to the Socialist
trend of the party's policies, while the left wing, representing the real
rank and file of the party, has voiced its complaints over labor's inade-
quate share of the national income. (S The Hague Desp. 1332, 30 Jan 52)
Comment: A formal split within the Catholic Party would lead to its
elimination as the largest single party in Parliament. Such a division
does not seem likely, however, at least until after the June elections.
Labor in general has increasingly expressed resentment over what it
considers a disproportionately large share of the economic burden for
defense.
g. Stiffened parliamentary attitude on New Guinea evident: The
Netherlands Lower Chamber has approved the government's article in the
constitutional revision bill to term the Netherlands New Guinea within the
NehGuinea uis as Kingdomnon-selfhgoverningeterritory.alIttalsonapproved reCfer to
New
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Party amendment providing that Parliament must give prior approval to any
change in New Guinea's legal status. This enforces the present government's
commitment to consult Parliament before agreeing to a different status fore
New Guinea and will restrict the negotiating authority of the post-election
Cabinet. The US Embassy at The Hague interprets these developments as a
stiffened Catholic and conservative parties' attitude on the New Guinea
problem. (C The Hague 866, 20 Feb 52)
Comment: The Netherlands Government has recently reaffirmed its policy
to retain interim control over New Guinea. However, the Dutch have proposed
international consideration of the issue -- undoubtedly because they are
sure of their claim to the area. With the June elections for the Lower House
not far off, the conservative parties' attitudes also represent a vote-
getting attempt on Indonesian policy, one of the most important foreign
policy issues. The Socialists have always favored a more conciliatory approach.
9. ITALY. Italians in Egypt threatened by Egyptian court action: Italy has
rejected a note from Egypt to the effect that any Italians found in Egypt
without proper visas will be brought into court. The Foreign Office maintains
that international practice allows only expulsion of such individuals. It
points out that Britain is recruiting laborers for the Canal zone elsewhere
than in Italy, notably in Malta which has a large Italian population. It
considers it "possible" that some Italians may have been hired. (S Rome
3663, 20 Feb 52)
Comment: Italians in Egypt without Egyptian visas would presumably be
those brought in for work in the Canal zone. The late January riots in
Cairo have undoubtedly caused Italy to view with an even greater coolness than
previously the British proposals for recruiting Italian workers for the Suez
area.
10. SPAIN. Possibilities of Spain's membership in International Bank and
Monetary Fund considered: The-principal obstacles to Spain's membership in
the International Bank and the International Monetary Fund,,according to the
unofficial views of Spanish officials, are: (1) the quota requirements of
those institutions, because Spain's present dollar and gold reserves are so
small; and (2) the Spanish multiple rate exchange system, which could be
simplified only very slowly. The US Embassy in Madrid feels that Spain's
membership is desirable and believes that if US economic aid to Spain is
large enough to enable Spain to build up sufficient dollar balances from its
own export earnings for the Bank's and the Fund's quota requirements in
addition to the necessary working balance of the Spanish Foreign Exchange
Institute, the Franco Government will show greater enthusiasm for membership.
(S Madrid 890, 19 Feb )2)
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11. UNITED KINGDOM- Frier lie rConsulsatl'ansui,oFormosa,mtoldpthelUSeArmy Attache
Consul there: The r
on ll February that he believed "definite evidences of a friendlier" British
policy toward the Chinese Nationalist regime would become evident "in the
near future." The Consul, a wartime military colleague of the American
officer, made this remark in requesting comment on his estimate of the present
condition and military potential of the Nationalist forces, a situation in
which he said his government is "keenly" interested. His statement covering
these points was, according to then US Attache., fair agreement with
recent US analyses. (S Taipei
Comment:. Notwithstanding wide speculation issues, including Churchill Formosa,
yielded to US pressure on a variety of Fa~
ude
no other evidence suggesting that Britain plans a a "friendiier" policy
toward the Nationalists has been received.
present conditions would probably be received with grave misgivings on the
part of a significant portion of the Conservative Party, and beerejectedte
Secretary Een up to now
policy hasthapp Far Last,
out of hand by Labor. Foreign
anxious to retain Labor support 12. MOROCCO, S anish officials encoura e schism anion nationalists: Although
conversations between Spanish Moroccan nationalist and Protectorate of-
sts
diatmsphere and the fficulty,, Spanish nativeaaffairs
ficials have ccaludn acordial
have resumed d political activity without
nationalistsplinter
officials are reportedly encouraging thehprine palformation
party,oIslah.
parties 'to offset the influence
1 Feb 52)
(S Tangier Joint Weeka 59,
Comment: Native affairs officials, the bureaucracy responsible for
administration at the local level, have strongly opposed the rapprochement
between the Spanish High Commissioner and the Spanish Zone nationalists.
The natural jealousies among nationalist leaders have always worked-against
a strong, cohesive nationalist organization and provide an excellent oppor-
tunity for the Spanish officials to counteract IslahBS influence.
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military ties with the West'. Syrian Chief of Staff
1. SYRIA. Syria seeks closer mil ibassador in Damascus that a visit
Sh ha,kli has suggested to the
Syrian officers to Turkey, similar to one last autumn to the with zone
Turkey.
by Syr`- moving toward a o "parallel policy and
Germany, would help Syria t in equipment., method, TurAmerican
acces At the same time o Ambassador believest at us cooperation in this matter
personnel. The American is toward a real contribution to Middle East
would be instrumental in edging Syr
security.
states that
General Arnold, chief of the US military mission to Turkey, es that
Syrian army personnel wuld strengthen
there are adequate facilities for .training
The American Ambassador illAasaprovide vantageousccontactlbetween the Syrians
Turk i..s Syr'
attempting ~tocstab lize t e opposition
Tan ties as wel p o ition also and American instructors- HStates from believes
should not deter the United 18 Feb; S~S Ankara 793, 20 Feb 52}
establishment. (S Damascus ~.76P from Various countries in
military
these reports arms add weight to previous
Comment: While Shishakli has been
order to strengthen his own position, sympathetic to the West.
indications that the powerful Army Chief of Staff is
ressive policies: The American
a er
_. JAPAN. Communist riots portend more agg
Tokyo reports that the nationwide, sensation dicates a
Political Adviser in~ ? which occurred on 21 February
of the "anti-colonization riotr, Communist Party. He believes that the inci-
test of strength by the Japanese nese Commmunist Party.
portend more aggressive policies from the Japa
dents p
(C S/,S Tokyo 1754, 23 Feb 52)
violent Communist activities has been anticipated
s Comment: An increase in 1 arty thesis which called for a more militant
ince t h doption of the 195 p
policy.
exaggerating Communist activities.
The Japanese press recently has been exaggeratinzed hearings relative to
government attempt
Also, the government has been conducting well-publicized
the This emphasis suggests a d Communist menace. lslative action or to lessen
either to gain support for more drastic leg
criticism against increased defense appropriations.
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