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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800010019-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: March 9, 1946
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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that atomic bombs will be. dropped from aircraft for some
time to come, has concluded (a) that defense against 'them
must depend on transportable, super -heavy, remote-controlled,
anti-aircraft weapons capable of engaging single aircraft or
formations flying at up to sonic speed with operational ceiling
above 55,000 feet, and (b) that guided missiles offer a potential
solution of the problem.
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GREAT ERITAfl1: Policy ar d f se Jzst g j9m11c rgb --
MA London reports that the British General. Staff, assuming
IRAN: 5_Qylqt trod moveme t s-- The State Department repre-
sentative in Tabriz reports that the current movement of Soviet
troops in the Azerbaijan area constitutes "no ordinary reshuffling
but a full-scale combat deployment. Tanks and armored cars
are continually ar rivwng by rail, and armored force personnel now
far outnumber the cavalry, formerly the principal occupation
force. Large troop movements continue both toward the Turkish
border and eastward toward Tehran. Communications from
Tabriz may be cut at any moment.
3. GERMANY: Agreement, on economic blue ring-- General Clay
reports that, subject to confirmation by the Coordinating
Committee and certain minor reservations by the French,
agreement has been reached by the ACC on art economic blueprint
for postwar. Germany. The plan Is based on the assumption that
Germany will be treated as an economic whole, including the Ruhr
and the tSa,ar, and prescribes i=dmum production capacities in
major branches of. German industry.
NORWAY: _Beguest for UJS guinment-- General McNarney reports
that the Norwegians have Indicated an interest In equipping a force
of approximately two and one--half divisions with US materiel. He
points out that tt~vy have already obtained information c-,, similiar
equipment from the Britisn but are delaying a decision until receipt
DIA,, OSD, DOS review(s) completed.
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of the data requested from the US. General McNarney, therefore,
has asked for War and State Department authority to supply the
Norwegians with the requested information.
5. USSR: Recent demonstrations by US troops have had an unfortunate
effect on the Soviets, the Turkish Ambassador to Moscow has told
the US Naval Attache. The Soviets took them as evidence of
American impotence and were therefore increasing their aggressive
actions, the Ambassador declared.
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6. KOREA: Re r -- A 6 March report from
General-Hod e
includes the following description c Soviet
activities nor ern Korea:
(a) Since 1 February the number of Soviet troops has Increased,
and there is much talk among them of a possible war with the US.
One Soviet officer is reported to have said that the conquest of
southern Korea could be completed in 5 days. Even when allow-
ances are made for braggadocio and rumor, the agents' reports
generally indicate that the Soviets are in a "state of readiness
for combat not warranted by the local situation."
(b) The Soviets had removed most capital goods from their
zone by 10 February; they are anxious to remove the balance of
these goods and improve railroad facilities before the arrival
of Allied inspection groups.
(c) The Soviets have changed their attitude towards local
Japanese and have improved their living conditions. At one
locality in the Soviet zone, 3000 former Japanese Army officers
are being trained in Communism, presumably in preparation
for their return to Japan.
On 8 March, General Hodge reported that some Koreans
"actin; as Soviet agents" had been captured in Seoul. These
agents had been sent by the Soviets into southern Korea (a) to
join the US-sponsored . Coast Guard School or (b); if they were
-unable to do so, to visit principal cities to obtain estimates of
US military strength, US shipping and naval operations
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(particularly at the port of Inchon), and typnpral eras;rrv ri
activity.
JAPAN: 1P_ t~ fe_r_tl' ~Zzseeds.. W General MacArthur
re-:orts that on account of the wartime stringency in supply
of fertilizers in Japan, the infertile nature of the soil., and
the fact that residual fertility has been exhausted, failure
to obtain fertilizer imports would result in an estimated crop
reduction of from 15 to 20 percent during late 1946 and 1947.
He strongly recommends that the shipping space required
for delivery of food prey iously requested by him be made
available for. fertiiizer. s, if food can not be procured.
THE AMERICAS
8. ECUADOR: Velasco than es mind. ors dictat?rsly ... US
representatives in Quito have previously e ported that
President Velasco, irked at various constitutional res-
trictions, was thinking of establishing a di^tatorship.
Embassy Quito now reports that Velasco "has changed his
mind," having publicly asserted that he will uphold the
Constitution, even though he believes it to be "absolu;;ely
deieative," and having also said he is ready to resign n
whenever the country so indicates.
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