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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005800020034-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 21, 1946
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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1. FRANCE: Communist reflections on violence-SUS Military Attache
Brussels reports that at c lay 1'n-g. Q?f"the French Communist
Politburo, Party Chief Thorez expressed pessimism about the 2 June
elections and again invited members to "reflect seriously" upon
violent action "if the possibility of liquidating the Socialist Party
through fusion or any other means definitely disappears." Thorez
asserted that (a) "the problem is extremely grave, because Moscow
is not in favor of opening action in France without being decided" on
world war; (b) Soviet diplomacy "needs peace today and will not take
undue chances; and consequently- (c) if action is decided upon, it
must be without counting on help from Russia." Another member
of the Politburo declared that the Soviets consider the results of the
Conference of Foreign Ministers `absolutely negative" and that
Molotov's tactics were "checkmated."
2. SWITZERLAND: Opposition to UN meetings on Swiss soil--Stettinius
reports that the Swiss have indicated that they do not wish to have the
Security Council meet on Swiss soil, apparently because they fear Swiss
neutrality would be adversely affected. UN Secretary-General Lie,
therefore, has taken the position that no League of Nations facilities in
Geneva should be used by any UN unit.
3. POLAND: French industrial delegation rebuffed--Charge Keith has
learned from tie renc ` ssy that a Franc delegation, repre-
senting "nearly all French industrial enterprises which have operated
in Poland," has been informed by the Polish Ministry of Industry that
the Polish Government (a)..definitely does not intend the delegation to
visit former French properties "for the present," and (b) will allow
no claim by any company which ceded its rights to the Germans during
the occupation. ,
4. HUNGARY : Soviets deny %S air landing rights--Minister Schoenfeld
reports that alth~ u the Hungarian Cabinet voted unanimously to
accede "in principle" to the US request for air transit and landing
rights, Soviet military authorities vetoed the Cabinet's proposal on the
ground that the "Soviet Army alone has control over air fields and air
space in Hungary." (The US had pointed out that. Hungary's civil air
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agreement with the USSR was "non-exclusive" and that the US was
entitled to similar air rights under the most-favored-nation clause
of the 1945 US-Hungarian treaty.) 'Schoenfeld suggests that (a) the
proposed Pan American route from Vienna to the Middle East by-pass
the Balkans, and (b) this action be widely publicized as having been
caused by Soviet opposition to US air objectives in the Balkans.
5. IRAN: Qavam's plan to resume negotiations--According to Ambassa-
dor Allen, Qavam on 19 May (a) expressed his hope that when the Iranian
case is withdrawn from the Security Council the US will affirm Iran's
continuing right to call the Council's attention to any Soviet interference;
(b) disclosed his intention to send a delegation to Tabriz to resume dis-
cussions "within a few days" and (c) stated that he had obtained from
the Shah assurance of.a free hand in the negotiations. On 18 May US
Consul Tabriz was informed by Pishevari, leader of the Azerbaijani
delegation, that the negotiations had not been terminated "but merely
interrupted."
FAR EAST
6. N.E.I.: Dutch position_ stronge--Consul General Batavia reports that
(a) Dutch morale is improving rapidly although local relations with the
British have deteriorated; (b) Dutch troop strength is increasing and
Van Mook is depending on a show of military strength to influence the
coming negotiations; (c) Sjahrir's position has been weakened by chaotic
conditions in Sumatra and (d) there are no indications when the negotia-
tions will be resumed and the outlook is "extremely gloomy."
THE AMERICAS
7' ARGENTINA: Soviet overtures to press--Charge Cabot has been
reliably informed that the Soviet Trade Commission (a) has offered to
pay four Peronista newspapers to publish Soviet propaganda including
attacks on "Yankee imperialism" and defense of the USSR; (b) considers
Messersmith "smart and dangerous;" (c) desires to buy control of cer-
tain Argentine newspapers; and (d) claims that the USSR can furnish all
the newsprint required in Argentina.
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