WEEKLY SUMMARY #78

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A002300360001-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 17
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 25, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Developments in Europe during the past week
centered primarily on steps toward granting the West
German Republic greater participation in the affairs of
Western Europe. Meanwhile, the USSR is stepping up
its efforts to nullify the western export control program
(see page 4) and it now appears likely that the British
Labor Government will call a general election sometime
in February or March (see page 2).
In Greece, the diminishing military crisis is
producing a widespread psychological letdown, marked
by a growing tendency toward political fragmentation
and new alignments (see page 5). The coalition govern-
ment, in addition to being subjected to internal strain,
Is being confronted with a new surge of labor unrest
evidenced by vigorous wage? demands long ??deferred
because of the military situation.
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WESTERN EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM
General Election Although the Government need not
call one before July 1950, a British
General Election sometime in late February or early
March is now considered likely. The Labor Government
may choose this election date because: (1) the populace
will not feel the full impact of devaluation and of the
new economy measures until after March; (2) in early
April, the Government must present the 1950-51 budget,
which is expected to be severe; and (3) Labor expects
further losses in the local elections scheduled for May.
Moreover, after December, the Government can point
to passage of both the steel nationalization bill and the
Parliament Bill restricting the powers of the Lords as
final fulfillment of its 1945 campaign promises. Finally,
? the Government may wish to take advantage of the high
morale and fighting spirit generated by celebration of
the Labor Party's 50th Anniversary on 34 February.
ITALY
Land 'Reform The limited scope of the national land
? reform legislation currently being con-
sidered by the Italian Government, coupled with inevitable
obstacles in formulating and implementing a comprehen-
sive land reform program, will intensify the bitterness
long existing among the landless peasants of southern
Italy and Sicily and provide another opportunity for the
Communists to capitalize upon the grievances of this
large underprivileged group. The urgdut need for imple-
menting the Government's pledges for agrarian reform
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