CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST

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OCI No. 5159
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
Office of Current Intelligence
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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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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soviet
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Berlin HICOG comments on latest
T e High Commisslu-t- st note repetition of the basic Soviet line in indicatesi1thatwthe USSR is
a German peace treaty probahly, campaign to
not dissatisfied with the effect of its prep
hared to carry on
date. The Soviet Union is appthattpressure will be built
the campaign slowly, trusting older talks,
up in Germany to assist its call for four-p
rather than la in all the cards on the table at once.
agree-
Comment: While the signing of the contractual agree-
is expected. in May, some time will probably
ment with Germany
elapse before it is ratified, thus affording considerable opportunity for the USSR to make new bids for German supPorto-
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aCommission
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Communist Lawyers m
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Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) to investigate charges
in Korea and China will submit its
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port is utilized to repeat Comiuue United Nations under United
bons of the UN Charter made by
e, such as the failure to observe stipulations
States pressur force against the terri-
which prohibit members from applying
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of bacteriological warfar
"findings" to a meetin of the IADL council scheduled in Vienna
from 16 to 18 April.
Comment: This commission, consisting of leftistllawyers
from France, Italy, England, Belgium, Austria, Brazi, Poland,
They
and China, spent the month of March in Korea and China.
have already published a voluminous report detailing "conclu-
sive evidence" purporting to prove the charges. Besides making
ect charge of genocide against the United States, the re-
1 ims of alleged viola-
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tonal integrity of any state and preclude the United Nations
from intervening in the domestic affairs of a country except
under certain circumstances,
In addition to extending the BW propaganda campaign,
measures taken at the Vienna meeting will probably be designed
mainly to force the United Nations to pay official attention
to the charges against the United States.
SOVIET UNION
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S, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party removed-
At the Apri p .nary session a the Central Committee or-
the Georgian Communist Party, First Secretary Charkviani was
removed and replaced by A. Io Mgeladzeo
The US Embassy in Moscow comments that Charkviani's dis-
missal from a post which he has held for over five years is
probably related to the campaign against theft and corruption
in that area, The Embassy believes that the presence at the
session of Politburo member Beriya indicates the gravity of
the 'situations
Comment: In view of recent charges of embezzlement and
theft of Socialist property in Georgia, it is probable that
the Kremlin decided that Charkv'iani was not dealing satisfac-
torily with the alleged crime wave, His ouster indicates that
the situation is still considered serious despite the drastic
measures initiated last December. These measures probably
accounted for the removal of Party Secretary Shaduri, the "im-
peachment and expulsion" of another Secretary of the Central
Committee, the ouster of both the Georgian Minister of Justice
and the Republic Prosecutor, and the removal of a considerable
number of lesser officials including the Minister of Internal
Affairs o
Although Beriya's appearance, as the Politburo member who
has been responsible for the MVD and MGB, may indicate the
existence of a serious situation and possibly herald even more
extensive purges, similar crimes are prevalent in other parts
of the USSR, and are hinted at in the provincial press. It
may be, thererore, that the situation in Georgia is oeing spot-
lighted as an example to the rest of the soviet Union and has
been singled out because of the interest that Stalin and Beriya,
both native Georgians, have in this area. Beriya had a long
career there in the secret police and as first secretary of the
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party from 1921 to 1938, but he has not been known to have
attended any Georgian party meetings since the war,
EASTERN EUROPE
4. Projected Bulgarian currency reform reported:
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are strong indications in Bulgaria that the lev will soon be
recalled and replaced by a new issue. The exact date of the
currency change is not known, but several serial blocks of
Bulgarian currency have allegedly been withdrawn
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Comment: Rumors of an impending Bulgarian monetary reform
have been current for several months. Although unconfirmed,
this is the first report that some issues of Bulgarian currency
might already have been withdrawn from circulation.
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FAR EAST
5. Japan eliminating SCAP-established agencies, The Japanese
or stream government
Cabinet as approve a p an ining S a e g9 including
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the hich eliminates many agencies established by Economic Stabilization Commission and Foreign
the Foreigne Coun-
cil, cil, the e Public Utilities li ion will Control Boards CINCFE comntof governmental powers,
that
cause greater centralization
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lished agencies.
Comment: the system con-
agenc es en order
trot The government's action is in caccord with entralized recent trends
to return to the system of a strong,
which was in force prior to the Occupation,
6. Japan establishing unified defense structure uu nderplan
civilian contr. T e pane
esa sFii headed by civilians, which will
nga defense board,
both services forces, li
control Jschirifficers of maritime
kewise training school ool for oo
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approved. CINCFE commtittprovidespfopocom le~enunification
unique for Japan because 16n control.
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Comment: A decision to .ban been ,stab es melt of a Defense Ministry
by fear of rearmament criticism in Japan andeabroad otThetplan
also indicates an attempt by the Yoshida Government to pre-
vent the military from regaining power.
7. Japan concerned over recent oictn trade:
Concern s e ng cxpresse n several sterling area nations and
exports recently imposed by sev
by the United States. These include Britain's embargo on
Japanese textiles, trends in the Uniited States tt oward check-in actiun
ing imports of tuna and chinaware,
limiting Japanese textiles to 20 percent of 1951 exports,
There are also indications that Pakistan and East African
colonies may impose restrictions.
n earlier plans for the
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Comment: Japan is feeling the effects of the crisis in
the s-er ing area's payments Position, which the British and
Commonwealth import restrictions are primarily designed to
combat,
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These restrictions, coupled with a current trade reces-
sion in Japan, will increase pressures on the
government relax its policy on trade with Communist China, and subject
the government to added criticism over its Western alignment,
Results of French offensive against Indochinese nnt;n.,_
:list guerre as eta, o
Indochinese nationalist-Aunslve of ear y March against the
The resulted in the temporary dispersal of The'seforces. Minh
Colonel The reportedly refused
peace offers from both the
Viet Minh and the French, and intends to contact the Camba-
than dissidents Son Ngoc Thanh and Chantarangsia
Comment: The estimate that The's forces were dispersed
but not a Bated checks with French reports and with the fact
that The's radio broadcasts, denouncing both the French and
the Viet Minh, ceased at the time of the French offensive and
resumed shortly thereafter,
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recent y return,
1riCrr?aco ,,.,,_, rom nrnAn ?~.. ~.
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and the - - ----- -~a4
in the Balikpapan area are indications of sincreasingwinsecps
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in southeast Borneo 'Pik
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that t e orneo south coastnhadobeensplaced7underhmilitaryed
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control in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance
of War and Seige o
Widespread lawlessness continues to be Indonesia's pri-
mary problem; government security forces are heavily occupied
in East and Central Java, the Celebes, and the South Moluccas
as well as in Borneo.
are s rumrs of
small bands terrorizing villa
gespalongtthe entire eastucoast.
to
Comment: An Ind
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10. Indonesian Government to order release of Sumatran
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April t e government will order the release of an unspeci-
fied number of important Communists, arrested in North
Sumatra during the August 1951 security sweep, because there
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Comment- Large numbers of persons who were arrested in
the August 1901 security sweep have already been released
for lack of evidence, and a few have been tried and sentenced
to brief prison terms, Although the remainder presumably will
be dealt with eventually, there have been no reliable indica-
tions of either a quick release or an early trial.
There has been no further information on the Attorney
General's advice to the government in late September that
it should invoke a former Dutch law providing for the long-
term detention of political prisoners,
SOUTH ASIA
11. Indian Communist strength in Tripura State:
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an east Indian Communist stronghold near the Burma border,
attribute their success in the recent national elections to
the fact that they stationed 600 to 700 "red guards" at every
polling booth. The hill tribes of Hajongs, Manipuris, Chakmas,
Kukis, and Garos, as well as the Moslems in the state, voted
"en bloc" for Communist Party candidates.
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now can mobilize 70,000 "volunteers" on short notice.
They include 8,000 to 10,000 members of a Peace Brigade
largely recruited from the tribal areas, 50,000 tribal wo-
men organized into a Communist Party Women's Organization,
and the members of a Society for Mass-Education, which main-
tains about 100 small Communist-line schools in the tribal
districts.
A Moslem Communist leader from Tripura has gone to
Calcutta to discuss means of exploiting Communist strength
F in the state, F
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Comment: Tripura Communists won twelve election con-
tests,w i ee-prime Minister Nehru's Congress Party won only
nine. Communist success was achieved despite the facts that
Tripura State is administered directly from New Delhi and
that India's most capable anti-Communist police officer was
assigned to the state in September 1951. The claim that
Tripura Communists control 70,000 "volunteers" cannot be
evaluated until figures indicating the size of the Communist
vote become available.
The United States position on the Tunisian question has been
attacked by the press in both India and Pakistan. In India,
the sincerity of the American claim to be the champion of
freedom is questioned. Pakistan's most influential paper
quotes from a speech made by Foreign Minister Zafrullah Khan
that "those who talk loudest of liberty are the least con-
cerned about its
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NEAR EAST - AFRICA
arty is reportedly concentrating on students
Communist propaganda increasing in Iraq: Communist pro-
pagan a appear ng n oo s are in the a marked increase in volume. It appears press in Iraq is showing
line more closely than usual and isreportedlylprare the Moscow
Prague and sent to Iraq via Egypt, nn
q where it is s translated into
Arabic. Some of the material is printed by Iraqi presses.
Efforts of the Iraqi police to stop this type of Communist
activity have been unsuccessful because court convictions can
be obtained only if the propaganda attacks the government or
raises issues which would directly contribute to the country's
instability.
Most of the Communist activity in Iraq is currently
directed by a six-man group of the Iraqi Lawyers' Associations
The Communist P
France would approve a more active role for Spain in
Tangier: T e 'renc .reign ice wau~I~-e~w ing`?TO 'consi-
der roadening Spain's role in the government of the Inter-
national Zone of Tangier, but would oppose an international
conference in which the USSR would participate, French officials,
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although annoyed at the ineptness of the recent Spanish action,
believe that the French-British agreement of 1945, which
established the present provisional administration, could be
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Comment: The participants in the present Tangier adminis-
tratimn"ear that Spain's note of 7 April, demanding a return
to the 1923 Tangier Statute, will form the basis of a Soviet
request to share in the government of the zone. Such Soviet
participation was provided for in the bilateral agreement of
1945. Most countries involved, however, now agree in principle
that Spain, deprived of its dominant position in 1945, should
be allowed greater participation.
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WESTERN EUROPE
154 Official in Trieste reports increase in fascist prestige
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(MSI) gained prestige during the recent demonstrations. Many
local inhabitants credit the MSI with arousing the dormant
nationalistic spirit in Italy as well as Trieste.
The representative added that if assurances were given in
London that Trieste w ul ly be returned to Italy there would 25X1
be no more troubled
Comment: It is a well-established fact that most of the
nsesrtdenemon for the
nstrationstbinelatefMarchlcameafromaelements~
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"far right."
The MSI in Trieste doubtless hopes to capture support from
other Italian groups by following a militant irredentist policy.
The repercussions of this tactic on the policies and strength
of the more moderate pro-Italian groups may be significant.
With the approach of communal elections, the party which best
epitomizes the cause of Italian nationalism stands to reap the
benefits accruing from the current tense situation,
16. Election manifesto of the pro?Cominform party in Trieste
conforms to previous party ine, T e antral Committee o t fie
proOComin_orm Communist party in Trieste has published an
election program opposing a barter between Italy and Yugoslavia
over Trieste and calling fora continuation of the struggle for
the realization of the Italian Peace Treaty, unification of both
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troops.
Comment: This electionmanifesto9 designed to capture
and retain the support of those local elements favoring
independence for Trieste, stands in sharp contrast to party
leader Vidali?s election pronouncements in southern Ialydlnst
month favoring a return of the Territory to Italy. According
to recent reliable reports, an internal party crisis has
developed over the planned abandonment of the independentist
line for one favoring the return of the Territory tosItaly.
The reaffirmation of the previous party line suggehat
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internal party opposition to a shift in policy, especially among
those economic and ethnic groups who fear a return of Italian
discrimination, has dictated a policy of compromise.
17. Benelux unable to agree on controls over East-West trade,
Belgium is trying to persuade tie- ether ands to join it in
establishing physical controls over transit trade. The Dutch
apparently are still insisting on financial controls first.
Belgium's proposed system, which will be put into effect even
if the Dutch refuse to participate, will center around the
licensing mechanism to control the movement of "sensitive"
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Comment- A joint Belgian-Dutch attempt to impose physical
controls over transshipments has been under discussion since
January, The Netherlands, however, has refused to consider
imposing physical controls unless Britain first institutes
financial controls,
18. Action planned against Communists in Dutch municipal
servicesm- i`e iHtcfi-mu ~.cxpalities are expected soon to follow
the lead of the Netherlands Government in making membership in
the Dutch Communist Party and certain front organizations grounds
for dismissal. The Chief Engineer of the Amsterdam Electricity
Works will be among the first to resign from the Communist Party,
but he will continue his allegiance to the part
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Comment- The Dutch Government passed its ban against
Communistsn government service last December, but has not
actively implemented the measure. The course that the Chief
Engineer is expected to follow, should the municipalities act,
is typical of the Communist reaction to be anticipated.
19. Rome Embassy officials stress need for more offshore
contracts in to -Ty - ?t~ e mm~e i n m a st' ixa Rome s to tes hat
speedy r gz ti t o under the. offshore procurement program of
large-scale contracts for ship construction in Italy for fiscal
year 1953 would alleviate serious unemployment and reduce Com-
munist influence over shipyard labor, It stresses the influence
these contracts would have in key industrial cities on the 1953
Italian national elections. F_ I
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Comment., Thus far, the scale of the off-shore procurement
program as disappointed Italians. There have been repeated
strikes against layoffs in big shipyards such as Ansaldo in
Genoa. Placing of large-scale contracts for ship construction
would counteract hostile Communist propaganda and strengthen
the Italian economy.
The implementation of the off-shore program might also
counterbalance Moscow Economic Conference propaganda in favor
of greater trade between Italy and the Orbit.
20, Italian Communist press continues to print BW charges against
Unite tates T ie eer can ;mbar y in tonzereports tTIiat the'.
a an Communist press is continuing an intensive propaganda
campaign, charging the United States with the use of biological
warfare in Korea. This campaign may be designed in part, the
Embassy observes, to draw public attention away from the
investigation of the Katyn massacre.
The intensity of the campaign has disturbed the Italian
Government, which is trying to counter the propaganda. The
independent Rome newspaper, Momento, last week published a
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Korea, branding the Communist charges entirely false, The Rome
Daily American has also given full coverage to this story,
Comment: This is the first evidence that the Italian Government
is unerng countermeasures against the Communist cnarges,
With the exception of the Communist press, no Italian newspapers
have given credence to this anti.-American propaganda.
21. Italian Parliament delays bill to outlaw neo-Fascist party:
The a7mez? can massy i -R~-m"~ ne ieves tit Li~l~pas am ntar? ~4R
consideration of the bill designed to outlaw the neo-Fascist
Italian Social Movement (MSI) will probably be delayed until
after the municipal elections in southern Italy on 25 May. The
bill has received committee approval in the Chamber of Deputies,
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really intends to outlaw the MSI, and believes this decision
may depend upon election results.
Comment: Some right-wing Christian Democratic leaders,
alarmed y the possibility of defeat for their party in the
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present three-way electoral battle involving the Communists,
Christian Democrats, and extreme rightists, argue that their party
must ally itself with the MSI and other extreme rightist groups
in order to prevent Communist victories. They would prefer to
block, or at least to delay until after the May election, any
legislative action against the MSI, which is especially strong
in southern Italy.
22. Italian ratification of Schuman Plan faces further delay:
Italian Foreign O ice officials be ieve t at t e li eli ood
of extended discussion of the Schuman Plan makes final parlia-
mentary ratification of the treaty improbable before June.
The Chamber of Deputies may, however, possibly approve the treaty
before the local elections on 25 May.
The treaty, recently approved by the Italian Senate, has
now reached various committees of the Chamber of Deputies. One
of these has already approved it, and the other committees,
including those for Foreign Relations and Industry, will
continue their examination after the Chamber reconvenes on
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Comment: Certain influential industrial groups in Italy,
some a teem financial supporters of the Christian Democratic
Party, have opposed and will continue to oppose Italian partici-
pation in the Schuman Plan as advocated by Premier de Gasperi.
Even after final parliamentary approval of the plan, these groups
may be expected to balk at implementing its provisions.
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24. New Bolivian Government to nationalize mines and railroads-
The Acting resident and the Minister o Mines and Petroleum of
the new Bolivian Government established by the Nationalist
Revolutionary Movement have stated that the mines and railroads
will be nationalized. This was confirmed in Buenos Aires by
Victor Paz Estenssoro, the Movement?s leader, who has not yet
returned to Bolivia.
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Conservative members of the Movement "take a dim view of
the future" and feel certain that the governme t will be anti-US
and little more than "an Argentine province
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Comment- The new government is almost certain to demand
higher prices for tin.
Several members of the new cabinet are known to be pro-
Argentine and others have received financial aid while exiled
in Argentina. Paz Estenssoro's reportedly cool attitude toward
Argentina will probably be mollified by the relief and medical
aid now being sent to Bolivia by the Eva Peron Foundations
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25. Chief of Staff of Brazilian Armed Forces may discuss agree-
ment wit Argentina: T e Brazilian newspaper A Noite reports
that General oes Monteiro, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian
Armed Forces, is making a trip to Argentina to lay the ground-
work for an agreement designed to defend the South Atlantic
in the event of war, The paper adds that he may also discuss
the general basis for an economic pact and study the inclusion
of clauses of a military and political nature.
General Goes has told the press that his trip is merely
a courtesy visit.
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Comment: Argentina and Brazil have announced plans for a
new commercial agreements but there has been no previous indi-
cation of possible political or military discussions. Since
trade between the two countries is mutually important, a new
agreement may be signed in the near future, despite Argentine
inability to export significant amounts until the end of the
year harvest. There are indications that Brazil is considering
the extension of a large credit to Argentina, despite the un-
popularity of such a move in Brazil.
A separate military defense pact and political understanding
with Brazil would probably be well received in Argentina. It
is unlikely that Brazil would be interested in such military or
political arrangements,
26. Possible revolutionary attempt in Ecuador: A revolution
is bung planned by presidential candidate Ve asco Ibarra and
discussed plans for counteracting the movement and creating a
pretext for the arrest of Velascoo
The US Embassy in Quito comments that the violence in Cuenca
25X1C Government officials have reportedly
on 12 April when Velasco supporters clashed with proponents of
another presidential candidate may be the forerunner of more
25X1A serious disturbances.
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Comment: There have been reports that at least one dead
and 3 wounded resulted from the clash in Cuenca on 12 April.
Velasco, apparently
decided to return to Ecuador from his exile in rgentina after
conversations with emissaries of the neo-fascist revolutionary
Guevara Moreno,
There have been reports of plans for a preventive coup by
the Defense Minister. This, however, would run directly counter
to President Galo Plaza's known desire to preserve democratic
processes at all costs.
27. Sovereignty over Navassa now poses chief problem in US-
Haiti re ations T ere are growing indications that the c i e f
pro lem of Haitian-American relations will be the question of
sovereignty over the small island of Navassa off the west coast
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25X1 of Haiti, Ambassador Leger has stated that the problem is
paramount in the mind of President Magloire, who ho es to visit
the ITS soon to seek a settlement in Haiti's favor.
Comment: The US Embassy has reported that the relinquish-
ment of Navassa to Haiti might seemingly have certain beneficial
political effects and redound internationally to American credit
as evidence of a "non-imperialist" policy. It has pointed out,
however, that such an act might lead other Caribbean nations
having American-claimed islands off their shores to seek a
similar settlement, and might result in Haiti's demanding large-
scale damages for the loss of revenue (resulting from the removal
of guano deposits) occasioned by the "illegal American oc-
cupation."
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CIA No. 49612
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TOP SECRET SUPPLEMENT
TO THE CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
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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THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL
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1. West German officials minimize importance of Soviet reply'
According to ig ommissioner c oy, ancellor A enauer
feels that the Soviet note of 9 April represents no essential
change from previous Soviet proposals. An official of the
Ministry of All-German Affairs believes that the statement
will have even less impact in the Federal Republic than the
note of 1?1 March.
Adenauer contends that before a four-power conference is
held Moscow must make at least an "approach to agreement" on
the full sovereign right of Germany to form alliances,on German
defense forces, and on frontiers.
The Ministry representative believes that Moscow is still
probing, not feeling pressed for time. He considers that the
Russians are undoubtedly prepared to develop their idea of
four-power inspection of electoral conditions. He argues that
ultimately a four-power conference will have to take place to
convince the West Germans of the impossibility of unification,
but only after Western "fencing" with the Russians through'a
further exchange of notes. The Ministry official believes that
West German negotiations on int. ration should be pressed with-
out delay.
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2. Korean attitude at negotiations irritates Japanese:
Japanes+ or.eign Office o cia s believe, actor ing to acting
US Political Adviser Bond, that if the Korean delegates in the
current Japanese-Korean negotiations insist on their "all or
nothing" attitude, the present deadlock is certain to continue.
The Japanese have been irritated by Korean leaks to the press,
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Comment: The negotiations for the forseeable future
promise to be characterized by mutual suspicion and dis-
trust.
The Japanese negotiators' claims to private property
in Korea, a major issue in deadlocking negotiations, ap-
pear contrary to the provisions of the San Francisco peace
treaty. The Japanese, however, believe Korean claims to
property in Japan are extreme and probably are working for
a mutual cancellation.
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3. Papagos agrees to formation of interim government in
Greece: Greek opposition leader apagos has agree to t e
formation of a short-term "technical government" to carry
out urgently needed economic reforms. He refuses to
participate in a vote of confidence in such a government,
however, apparently believing that to do so would enable
it to remain in power indefinitely. He suggests that new
elections be held on 15 July,
Papagos has agreed to such a solution but insists that he
must pass on the Ministers of Defense Interior and Justice.
Comment: The weak government coalition has already
last. onger than was generally thought possible at its
inception in September 1951; the present proposal is one
of several made recently as the pressure for its dissolution
has increased.
While the idea of an interim government may appeal to
Papagos as a means of extricating himself from the pre-
dicament created by his party's boycott of parliament, he
is unlikely to cooperate with any government whose Ministers
he can not approve.
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