DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/10/04

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02930234
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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1. UK Office Stalin_ intervs*w--The British Foreign
Office official charged with Soviet affairs has told US Embassy London
that he believes the Stalin interview (a) should be regarded as "tacti-
cal or propagandistic" rather than a policy statement, "unless and
until" Soviet actions are modified; and (b) may have been designed in
part to undercut Bevin in the Labor Party and Leftist British circles.
The official seemed most concerned that UK elements of the "Wallace
type" would now agitate for a softening of Bevin's policy.
2. UK comment on new Soviet Ambassador.--The Under Secretary of the
British Foreign Office has informed Embassy London that the British
accepted Zaroubin (former Soviet Ambassador to Canada) as Ambassa-
dor because there was no choice but to receive him after the Canadian
Government had exonerated him from complicity in espionage, and be-
cause the USSR has few men available for top diplomatic posts.
3. USSR demands concessions in Sinkiang�US Embassy Nanking reports
t the ovie onsul iiera inkiang has requested the Chinese
Provincial Governor to concede to the USSR all mineral and petroleum
rights in Sinkiang. T.V. Soong is urging the Generalissimo to have the
conversations conducted between the Chinese and Soviet Governments in
order to present a "stronger front" to the USSR. The Generalissimo is
believed, however, to be "wavering toward appeasement" so long as
Chinese sovereignty is n}ot affected.
4 Turks draltippluan Straits--The Secretary General of the Turkish
Foreign Office has told US Charge Ankara that the Turkish reply to the
Soviet Straits note will refute Soviet claims, including the assertion that
the Black Sea is a closed sea, and will reiterate Turkey's resistance to
encroachment on her sovereignty (see Daily Summary of 2 October,
item 8). The Turkish note is expected to be approved by October 10, and
the Foreign Office hopes to have the US view prior to this date.
US Ambassador Wilson (who is now in Bern) has suggested that
the State Department's reply to the Turkish request for US views take
the line that the recent Soviet note has introduced no new element of im-
portance nor contains anything which causes us to modify the US views
expressed in August.
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5. j_3yrnes agrees to economic assistance for lzban�Secretary Byrnes has
expressed agreem-iiirnvi h Acheson's suggestion (see Daily Summary of
3 October, item 5) that the US should extend economic help to Iran
through sale of "non-combat" surplus property and through an Extra
Bank credit,
EUROPE
6. PORTUGAL: Uprising reportedly scheduled for 5 October--US Military
Attache Lisbon reports that a nation-wide revolt may be staged on
5 October, the national holiday commemorating the founding of the
Republic. The US Charge also cites rumors that "unusual demonstra-
tions" against the Government will be attempted on that day and com-
ments that the salaries and pensions of all state employees have been
raised, apparently as a counter-measure.
7. YUGOSLAVIA: Publicity uredon Illegalarrest--US Ambassador Pat-
terson, in concurring with the view that the entire UNRRA program for
Yugoslavia be stopped immediately, recommends that more publicity be
given to the Yugoslav "custom" of arresting persons (including US citi-
zens) and holding them incommunicado indefinitely. Patterson believes
that it should be easy to prove Yugoslav violation of the UNRRA agree-
ment by the continued arrests of UNRRA employees and by many other
offenses, including flagrantly unequal distribution, diversion to military
use, and restriction of field personnel.
Anti-Communist sentiment--According to Patterson, the Commu-
nists were c� in recent foza elections for people's committees in
nine Serbian villages, but despite numerical superiority, Opposition
leaders expect defeat in the 28 September elections for the Serb and
Croat Assemblies. Patterson also reports an increase in the number of
non-Communists attempting, mostly unsuccessfully, to flee the country.
8. GREECE: Reaction to defeat of proposed border revision--US Ambassa-
dor MacVeagh reports thithe Greeks are distressed over the rejection
by the (Paris Conference) Military Commission of their proposal for
strategic adjustment of the Bulgarian frontier. MacVeagh comments,
however, that the Greek people are more interested in security than in
claims and that economic recovery and political stability are possible if
prow; assurance is given that present frontiers will be maintained and
hostile infiltration prevented.
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9. RUMANIA: Mass arrew_hatek--US Delegation ACC Bucharest reports
that, according to "several sources believed reliable," the Soviet Chair-
man ACC recently asked Premier Groza if the Rumanian police forces
could arrest 30,000 persons within a 24-hour period. Groza replied in
the negative and stated that the fist of individuals considered dangerous
to the regime had not been completed.
10. ITALY:a een_m_._1_..m.t2A)osit on ro ed Italo-Soviet airline�The Secretary
General of the Italian Foreign Office has Informed US Key
that he considers the subject of the Italo-Soviet airline "closed".
FAR EAST
11. CHINA: Marines relieved at mines and railroads�The Commander of
the US Seventh Fleet Chinese forces had relieved
US Marine detachments from train and coal mine guard duty along the
Tientsin-Chinwangtao Railroad and at the Tangshan coal mines by
30 September. The Marines now are concentrated around Peiping,
Tientsin, Chinwangtao and Tsingtao.
THE AMERICAS
12. BRAZIL: C ress ma .uash new Ar entine eement--US Charge
Rio de Janeiro reports a wi esprea �e e L e raz ia,n Congress
may refuse to ratify the new Argentine-Brazilian trade agreement on
the grounds that Brazil "made a bad bargain," or will insist upon re-
negotiation. He adds that Brazil clearly will be unable to meet its wheat
shortage with wheat obtained from Argentina.
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