DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/12/13

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06749323
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

ver Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749323 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff - 30 August 2018 38 GENERAL 1. Increas lanaGre k tension � c r Peace Tr de RID General Robertson� US ACC Representative in SOlitt, believes that the Bulgarian Government's attitude toward�Greece will become more belligerent when the Bulgarian peace treaty has been signed and that Bulgaria will provide increased military support to help Greek in- surgents gain coiatrol of western Thrace. Bulgaria Might thus obtain an outlet to the Aegean as a result of the formation of an autonomous local government which, Robertson states, would seek union with Bulgaria. US Representative Barnes reports that Foreign Minister � Georgiev,has publicly denied every Greek charge of Bulgarian frontier violet:lona and the organization of Greek partisan bands on Buigarian soil,�. Georg* .has .retaliated by accusing Greece of Violations�of Bulgarian territory. ( 2. eek strainea.--According to altielialge �report received by US Naval Attache Belgrade, 8,000 Greek irregulars, � wearing US and UK uniforms, are in training at Bulikes, fifty miles northwest of Belgrade. Detachments Of these troops Commanded by � Yugoslav officers have been MOVivg rvq.outh via �Belgrade. 18 DEC 1946 253 � EUROPE S. POLAND: ,US ixchanee difficulties eased--The State Department has 'informed US Embassy Watsaw that the Polish Minister of Industry, now- � in Washington, has agreed to a temporary solution Of the urgent finan- cial prablemet of the US Embassy in Warp= "on terms satisfactory to. the US." (The US had :protested the "integeitable situation" Caused_by the arbitrary exchange rate of 100 eloiy0o the dollar; see' Daily Sum- � mary Of 3 December, nein 12.) . . : � � � 4.'ffUNGARYt jintualtz,4,RjAstuamt --Premier-NagY has informed US Minister Schoenfeld that President tildy will not visit Moscow - (see Daily Summary of 11 December, item 4),,and that rumors orthe proposed visit were "put out for:propaganda purposes.": � Schoenfeld . 'has ao doubt".that Nagy' s "firm opposition killedthe plan or Tlidy's - vise': � CON Document No. . ..01r 0 CHANGE in Class. 0 0 DECLASSIFIED Class. CHANGED TO TS DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77 Auth:-:G�er-DDAF-1 Date: 978BY: Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749323 - Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749323 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff - 30 August 2018 3.3(h)(2) TOP NTIAL 5. FRANCE: Blum's election fails to solve crisis--US Ambassador Caffery, commenting on the'almost unanimous election of Blum, points out that speeches by party leaderS made it clear that no agreement had been reached as, to the parties which will participate in the Government. Duclos' bitter attack on a national union .goveritment "clearly indi- � cated" that the Communists would press their demand for additional zninistiles, while leaders of other parties madb it known that their � participation also would depend on the distribution of Ministerial port- folios as well as on the governmental program. While the election of Blum is regarded as a hopeful sign, Caffery believ4i that the crisis is by no means over. � .. � FAR EAST . . 6. BURMA:. Opening of diplomatic relations foreseen--US Consul General Rangoon was informed that a 'request by the Government of Burma for complete freedom in conduct of foreign relations has been forwarded to London and that a request for:admission to the UN will be forwarded soon. The Informant expects that Britain will aspent�to these requests and that Burma will then seek to establish diplomatic relations with the US, India, China and the Philippines. 7. JAPAN: Chinese Mission defends Formosans--US Political Adviser Acheson reports that the Chinese Mission to SCAP has strongly pro- tested the verdict and sentences imposed on Formosan black-marketeers by a military tribunal of one Chinese and two US officers. Though the Chinese Mission previously agreed to the trial, it is now threatening adverse publicity in the Chinese press, and charges that the US officers on the court were "unqualified, biased, and prejudiced against the Formosans" (see Daily Summary of 30 September, item 9). Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749323