DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/10/01

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02930231
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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GENERAL
1 OCT 194F
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I. C-47s to resume Vienna-Udine 11 hts--Acheson has informed Secre-
tary es the 7ar epa men authorized the resumption of
flights by C-47s on the Vienna-Udine route provided every precaution
is taken to avoid Yugoslav territory. The State Department had urged
the War Department to continue using B47 s on the route pending a
satisfactory agreement with the Yugoslays on signals.
EUROPE
2. POLAND: SWIn's views on election�US Ambassador Lane has been
Informed by a "very reliable source" that Stalin last month told a
Polish Communist and Socialist delegation in Moscow that (a) mainte-
nance of order in Poland is more important than the US and UK attitude
on the elections; (b) the 'Western Powers will forget the elections by
next summer even if they are fraudulent; and (c) the Government par-
ties must offer Mikolajczyles Peasant Party 25 percent representation
In their electoral bloc (a proposal later refused by Mikolajczyk).
3. RUMANIA: Election mav be ned�According to US Delegation ACC
Bucharest, the roza vernment is split over whether or not to post-
pone the elections scheduled for this month. Foreign Minister Tatarescu
recommends postponement until after the Peace Treaty is signed, while
the Communist Ministers favor immediate elections, fearing the effect
on the electorate of a winter food shortage resulting from the drought.
4. AUSTRIA: Soviet aims--US Charge Denby reports that the USSR is
determined to act as the successor to Germany in exploiting the Aus-
trian economy. Denby therefore believes that the "only recourse," in
dealing with the problem of German assets in Austria, is for the West-
ern Powers to publicize an agreed formula for defining these assets in
western Austria.
Scoviet reaction to US aid--US Charge Denby reports that the
Austrian Communist press has taken the line that US assistance, if
confined to the three western zones, would result in the partitioning of
Austria. Denby believes that partition would be "quite acceptable" to
the Soviets ff they could put the blame on the western powers and could
themselves have undisputed control of Vienna.
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TO THE DECLASSIFICATION OF
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5. GREECE: US Embascomment s cm nts--MacVeagh
reports thatMeerFolicy since the liberation has consistently been to
avoid conflict with Northern neighbors despite the expansionist agita-
tion of the extreme Right. He notes that, although evidence of official
complicity by Soviet puppets may still be considered inconclusive, the
presence of overwhelming forces facing the Greek frontier and wide-
spread activity of Yugoslav National Liberation Front agents in Greek
Macedonia are established facts. Incidents as reported by Greek, UK,
and US sources almost uniformly appear to be provocations from
across the border. The Embassy believes that a UK withe.rawal from
Greece would be the signal for the "persecuted Democrats" of Mace-
donia to invite intercession from their Yugoslav and Bulgarian brethren.
MacVeagh recommends full publicity for any evidence of preparations
for such a step and insistence upon an impartial investigation and com-
plete revelation of the facts.
6. ICELAND: Vote on base proposals delayed--US Legation Reykjavik
believes thatihe s decision to extend its present session to 10
October is preferable to a national referendum on the US base propo-
sals. The Legation adds that a 28 September editorial in a Progressive
newspaper indicates that the Progressives are seeking a face-saving
formula to facilitate their cooperation with the US.
FAR EAST
7. CHINA: Marshall favors railroad credits--General Marshall believes
that rehabilitation of the Hankow-Canton railroad and construction of
the Yellow River bridge (see Daily. Summary of 25 September, Item 4)
represent an urgent economic need. He believes that these projects
should not be confused with the present general restrictions on aid to
China and favors US credit for them.
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Embassy Nanking, with General Marshall's approval, advises against
a proposal to use the transfer of American ships to China as a means
of obtaining rights to Shanghai and Tsingtao airfields, sine," it would
"lay the US open to serious charges of buying bases on Chinese soil."
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Generalissimo assists in rescue of captive US airmen�Com-
manding General Air Division Nanking reports that the Chinese Army
Commander at Hsichang in Sikang Province is hampering rescue of
American airmen held in captivity by Lobo tribesmen and the General-
issimo has written a personal order directing full assistance be given
the rescue team, which flies from Shanghai on 1 October.
8� KOREA: Border incidents�General Hodge reports that the Soviet Chief
of Staff in North Korea has protested against recent attempts of US offi-
cers to consult with Soviet officers on the spot concerning boundary
demarcation. Hodge adds that encroachments south of the 38th parallel
have become more frequent during September. They are apparently
timed with the rice harvest and aimed at stealing South Korean produce
for North Korean consumption. If these border violations are all
referred to the high command, action will be delayed with consequent
loss of face to the US.
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