DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/08/23

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I. Reports on Soviet -Military activity in Balkans -AFIIQ Italy his learned.
3.3(h)(2) from US Military Attache Belgrade that,
a pact resulting from Tito's Moscow visit in-
cluded a plan for the installation of telephone and telegraph facilities
for Soviet use in Yugoslavia, AFIIQ Italy further reports that tellable
estimates place total Soviet strengthin Yugoslavia at not over 5,000;-.
mbet 'of whom are advisors and instructors. � -, *
3.3(h)(2) -*. AM Italy ali.so has learned that
%Viet forces-in the Bulgarian port of Burgas on the Black Sea were
noticeably increased in July, while heavy artillery pieces have been re-
ported in Burgas and nearby Varna.
US Delegation ACC Rumania finds no evidence to support rumors
of Soviet offensive preparations in that country.
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2. Reported Soviet rumor of "Allied offensive"--The Chief of Naval Intelli-
gence has received a_ report of "unknown reliability'," that Soviet: Em-
bassy.Caracas is Informing local Communists that an "Allied' offensive
against Yugoslavia is _imminent, that Yugoslavia will resist and attempt
to take Trieste, and that Yugoslavia will be supported by the USSR. Yugo-
slav Communists in Caracas reportedly have been advised to Withdraw"
theirmoney frOra local banks.
3. Comnients on British Emptej_niljy_pmfsm_r m--General Foulkes,
Canada's Chief of General Staff, who recently returned to Canada from
the London conferences of the Imperial Chiefs of Staff, has informed
118 Military' Attkche'ettaiva that he -made progress toward obtaining -
agreement that the Canadian Army Should standardize equipment with
the 'US- Army. "'Foulkes added tha.t (a) General Moran reMatked -:-
3.3(h)(2) tirthress toward recovery
and(b)Field` Marshal
Montgomery thinks; in respect to the international situatio that "there
1S-MOrelimelhan'your people in Washington seem to think;
4. French fear return of Polish-held German territory--Caffery reports
that Foreign Office believes the USSR is "seriously consider-
lug" returiiiing-to Germany that area recentlyacquired by Poland from
Germany and to offer, Poland: in compensation part of the.formet Polish
lands Irecently annexed by the'TISSR. The Foreign Office believes that
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such an action would be in line with "Moscow's policy of reconstituting
a strong Communist centralized Germany" and that "Such a Germany
would be infinitely more important to the Soviets than Prance or Poland."
5. US Embassy Ankara comments on Turkish reply to USSR--US Ambassador
characterizes the Turkish reply to the Soviet Straits proposal as "both
reasonable and firm.' lie observes that the reply,doesinoto ',Weed mi..
willingness to attend a conference hich would &salsa the objectionable
Soviet proposals but states i?tay Will refusal to yield an "inalltark*,
able sovereign rights.'
EUROPE-AYR1'CA
6. TUGosTAVIA: Reported action against Army officers and US Military Military Attache Belgrade has been informed by a usually reliable
soiree that lathe past few-days 800 Yugoslav Army officers have been
. -arrested and 200 OZNA (Yugoslav secret police) officers have been or-
d.ered to Salzburg to seize or Idll "certain emigres."
'1. FRANCE: Communist efforts to influence foreign policy--Caffery notes
an increasing Communist tendency to influence openly the French Govern-
ment's foreign policy. A Foreign Office official has told Caffery that he
has noticed a "hardening attitude" among Communist members of the
Government.
8. GREECE: B 4 to extend * control of Greek Na VS Ambassador
MacVeagh reports that the pro-Royalist ense Minister., Mavromikbalis�
has presented to Parliament a bill for the "decongestion" of the Greek
Navy providing for a drastic reclassification of senior Navy officers. Ae-
cording to MacVeagh the aim of the bill Is to "clinch still further" Mav-
romikhalies present personal control of all Greek defense elements.
The bill has already aroused angry criticism among pro-republican and
leftist groups.
9. RUMANIA: Army ordered to assure Communist electoral victory--US
3.3(h)(2) Del ACC Run2ania. las been informal
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at a recent meeting of all high-ranldng Rumaidan Generals,
of War declared that (a) Rumania "must be beside the USSR"
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and a.gainst the US and UK, and (b) eve comm. 01 officer must see
to, it that the Communist Party obtains a majority in the coming elections
and receives the votes of the full strength of "every division.
10. POLAND: Legislature to �glagsjsclitAw_reatthgl.rald_raautgeral --
Mikolajczyk has told US Ambassador Lane that the Polish Legislature
(KRN) will approve a draft electoral law which will eliminate guarantees
against election fraud. Mikolajczyk restated the intention of the Polish
Peasant Party to boycott elections in which guarantees against fraud
are not present (see Daily Summary of 11 July, item 3).
11, AUSTRIA: Soviet authorities ease gas shortage�General Clark reports
that Soviet authorities, apparently as a result of US pressure, have now
released 3500 tons of gasoline on the August allocation. Since the quan-
tity allotted the US Zone Austria still fails to meet critical needs of the�
next 30 days, Clark is releasing an additional 500 tons from. US military
stocks.
FAR EAST
12. INDIA: Disagreement between Nehru and Viceroy--The India Office has
informed�US Embassy London that the Viceroy apparently objects to
Nehru's Cabinet slate because it includes five Congress Moslems whom
the Viceroy characterizes as nonentities > The India Office believes that
a government will be formed within the next week but that a struggle will
then develop, since Nehru, "feeling his oats," will probably try to exceed
the powers for the Interim Government, particularly in foreign affairs.
THE AMERICAS
13. BRAZIL: Immediate convening of Rio Conference urged--The Brazilian
Foreign M ter has told Caffery in Paris that he feels the recent Argen-
tine ratification of the Chapultepec and San Francisco agreements should
be taken at face value as indicating full Argentine compliance with her
inter-American commitments and that the proposed Rio Conference on
hemisphere defense should be held without delay.
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