DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/02/16

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03164644
• Document Creation Date: August 3, 2018

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I. AUSTRIA; Treatment ,o).` German assets Embassy London reports
that the BritliiEnieigtt 'nice has-submitted lo the US and French
Missions memoranda proposing a f.ormula for the treatment of
German assets in Austria, with a view to later submission to
the USSR. The memoranda propose that (a) measures already
'taken against German assetS in Austria constitute full satisfaction
of reparation claims against such assets, ('o) further removals of
such assets as reparations be dicontinued, and (c) the Austrian
Government be required to examine the title of ownership of all
German assets remaining in Austria and to take such action as
might be required.
2.; ITALY: Military rnaint,taance scheduled to_be_withdrawn_from
_Ambassador HAirc reports i1 on 14 Februry-Oener-at Mo-FgTin
COmmander in Italy) announced his decision to-transfer7military ma.intaiAce
froth Trieste to Venice � as of 1 April. 1`:silon.]:an has thereby reversed :
his position of 22 November; he justifies wi:thdrawiti now on the
�grounds of (a) British demobilization and (b) the unlikelihood of
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serious repercussions, . His decidion was made over the protest of -
US and British political representatives, who are of the opinion that
the present delicate situation in Venezia Giulia will become more
critical in the next few months and should not be farther disturbed
by an suggestion of Allied military withdrawal from Trieste. Kirk �
recommends that the Combined Chiefs of Staff reverse Morgan's decision,
and advises that the British representative is making a similar re-
commendation to the Foreign Office. -
3 SPAili: UK will not withdraw Amba�sador-Embassy London has been informed
that, despite demands in :�-)a,riirrient and the press that the British Am-h
bassador be withdrawn from Madrid as a-sign of displeasure, the
Foreign Office considers it imp-ortant that he remain there until
the results of Don Juan's visit to Lisbon are known.
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EGYPT: Cabinet change--Despite Cabinet changes and the intensity
of recent student demonstrations, Legation Cairo reperts that local anti-
British sentiment is not as widespread or bitter as in 1919 or the -
middle 1930's and that any Cabinet change will be the result of in-
ternal intrigues and unbalanced representaticn rather than mass
anti-government seiatimert.
FAR EAST
JAPAN: tiests of Japanese shipping-- Embassy
Moscow reports that the Soviet Foreign Office has requested
immediate transfer of one fourth of the lapanese naval fleet to the
USSR and early division of the Japanese merchant fleet among the
USSR, Ule, US and China. The Sovieta argcs that the.use of these
ships for repatriation of Japanese and other purposes connected
with the Japanese surrender should be discussed after the
division has oeen effected. In connecting on the Sovf.et note,
Embassy Moscow points out that the Soyiets are now operating
11$ Lend-Lease vessels for their own t4Sepurposes, and have not
replied to inquiries regarding Japanese Shipping ca.ptured by them.
In view of the fact that SOAP rias the greatest need for shipping
in implementation of the surrender, the Embassy suggests that
the USSR be asked to what extent it would be willing to divert
Soviet shipping for such purposes, in the event of a division of
the Japanese fleet.
le.OREA: Publicity on ,-;eou.1 Confereice--Gen. Hedge advises against
releasing a full statement of Conference actions to the US or the
horeans. He would prefer such publicity "as a means of pressure in
the future," after the Soviet commander has finally approved the
agreement.
THE AMERICAS
Reaction to Blue Book on Areentina�US Embassies in Latin America
report that press reaction to the Blue Book is genErally favorable in
Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, iparaguay, :Peru arid Uragay. In
Cuba, however, there was considerable unfavorable press comment,
thoug the most important paper strongly endorsed the Book.
Embassy Peru reports that the Peruvian Foeeign Minister has
asi,.ea' whether the US would give Peru economic aid, if relations with
!Argentina were severed and Argentine exports rere shut off.
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