DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/08/05

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01068505
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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GENERAL
1. US will not seek to enlarge Conference--Byrnes has informed Acheson
that it is now impossible to add Mexico or other stflan nations to the
present list of participants in the Peace Conference (see Daily Sum-
mary of 3 August, item 8), in 'view of the Moscow decision limiting par-
ticipation to nations which made "substantial military contributions" to
the prosecution of the war. (The USSR insisted on this limitation as a
condition of holding the Conference.)
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2 Turkish fears of Soviet "direct action" discounted--US Military Atta-
che Moscow, commenting on Turkish fears that the Soviets may be -
preparing for "direct action" against Turkey (see Daily Summary of 1
August, item 2), expresses the belief that the USSR does not desire war
at present and is not ready for the major war which would probably
result from such "direct action." The MA believes that the Soviets
will continue for the present to pursue "purely Soviet objectives, short
of open rupture with the UN" and concludes that Turkish views are
"colored by Turkish interests."
3. British to confer �aratei with Arabs .and ews--US Embassy Lortdon
has been orm y e Bri ore i ce that Saudi Arabia,
Transjordan, Syria and Lebanon have agreed to discuss the current_
, British Palestine plan but "will not sit at the same table with Jews.'
The British expect to conduct two 'conferences.* the same time, begin-
ning if possible in the last week In August
4. Mass emigration of tews from Poland--US Embassy Warsaw reports
thai, Wade the Kielce pogrom, ewshave been moving illegally, at
� rate of 700 a day, from Poland through Czechoslovalda into US
Zone Austria. There is evidence that 100,000 persons in all May take
this course, with US Zone Germany as their ultimate destination;
US Political Advisor Erhardt in Vienna reports that "mass
Infiltrations from the east" into US Zone Austria are assuming adan;-
Owns proportions" and that US camp facilities in the zone are overl,
taxed. Erhardt- recommends that Czechoslovakia be urged to regulate
the flow of refugees, and that teflon be taken to facilitate the transfer
of some refugees to Italy.
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5. Soviet economic concessions to Czechoslovalda--US Charge Durbrow in
Moscow believes that the IftWri`apparent generosity" toward the
recent Czechoslovak delegation to Moscow is designed not only to in-
crease local Communist prestige, but also to emphasize to other Gov-
ernments, such at Hungary and Austria, the USSR's benevolence toward
countries which do not resist Soviet policies. Durbrow comments that
the Soviet agreement to equip the Czechoslovak Army on credit will
permit.diversion of some Czechoslovak armaments industry to civilian
production, and substantially increase the Czechoslovak Army's depend-
ene.,e on the USSR.
EUROPE-AFRICA
6. GREECE: e eplltaraf dice leftists - -US Ambas-
sador MacVeagh has received information from a member of the Greek
General Staff indicating that the Greek Government is now embarked on
an "all out policy to root out Communism," and plans shortly to declare
the Communist party Megal. The Commander of British land forces in
Greece has told MacVeagh that serious fighting is now in progress in
north central Greece, where an estimated three Greek battalions, with
the assistance of two RAF Spitfire squadrons, are "rounding up outlaw
bands." MacVeagh comments that, while such measures undoubtedly
appeal to many Greeks, the Government is making many enemies by its
present "extremist" policy, its growing tendency to consider all non-
Royalists as Communists, and its increasing protection of former colla-
borators and supporters of the Metaxas dictatorship.
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8. IRAN: Movement of British troops to Basra--The British Foreign
Office has informed US Embassy London that the new British troops
being sent from India to Basra are technically replacements for units
previously assigned to guard supply dumps but are of a "higher mili-
tary category" than the troops they are to replace. The Foreign
Office acknowledged that the change was occasioned by the recent dis-
turbances in the Iran oil fields but stated that the new troops will not
be sent into Iran except to protect British lives or property.
Soviet-Iranian trade deal doubted--US Military Attache Tehran
reports that investigation has revealed no Information to support the
rumor that Iranian agents have been buying textiles for the USSR in
Spain and other countries. The MA further comments that the USSR
has been shipping textiles and silks into Iran.
FAR EAST
9 INDIA: Congress may concede to Moslems--US Commissioner Merrell
at New Delhi believes that the present Moslem League threat of direct
action (see Daily Summary of 1 August, item 11) "carries more convic-
tion" than their previous threats and may persuade the Congress Party
to consider concessions. The Congress Party Working Committee will
meet on 9 August, presumably to consider new plans for an interim gov-
ernment.
10. KOREA: Communist disrupts unity movement--US Political Advisor
Seoul reports that Communist leader Pak Heun Yong, who recently
returned from the Soviet zone, has brought about a crisis in the unity
movement in South Korea. Independent leftists are under strong Com-
munist pressure to break off negotiations, and have appealed to General
Hodge for support.
11. JAPAN: Soviets oppose expansion of Japanese fishing�The State
Department has informed Atcheson that Soviet representatives have
raised objections in the Far Eastern Commission to the extension of
� Japanese fishing and whaling areas. The Department suggests that the
Soviets may intend to assume the position in Pacific fishing operations
� held by Japan before the war and notes that the Soviets are attempting
to expand their domestic fishing program and to arrange with US firms
for construction of deep-sea fishing and whaling vessels.
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