DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/10/02

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06749298
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

pproved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749298 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 193 TOP SECRT IDENTIV GENERAL 2 OCT 1946 1. Byrnes urges increased UNRRA help for Greece--Secretary Byrnes has advised'the Acting Secretary that serious economic difficulties have re- sulted from the disorders in Northern Greece and that a food shortage Is in prospect. Byrnes urges that every effort be made to induce UNRRA to revise upward its allocations for Greece. 2. US to counter Communist ro�a_t � nda on Wallade incident�The State De- partment has instructed US diplomatic missions in Paris, Lisbon, Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Cairo, Beirut, Baghdad and Jidda to counter the Commu- nist assertion that the bulk of US opinion backs Wallace's views. The Department suggests. dissemination through press and other channels of (a) statements, such as those of Senator Vandenberg, showing.bipartisan -support of US policy, and (b) public opinion summaries, including Gallup poll results, indicating the proportion of the US public supporting present US foreign policy. 3. British views on Arctic--A Foreign Office official has told US Embassy London informally that the UT( has been too preoccupied with other mat- ters to give "any consideration" to Arctic matters, and is "inclined to reeognize" the paramount interests of Canada and the US in Greenland and Iceland. The official adds that the UK is, however, "closely watch- ing!' developments in connection with Spitzbergen and Bear Island (north of Norway) for evidences of Soviet interest. EUROPE 4. GREECE: Liberal Party's terms for entering Government--US Ambas- sador MacVeagh reports that Sophoulis, Liberal Party leader, has stated that he will enter the Government only if he is assured of Aa) equal appli- cation of laws to both Left and RICA, including amnesty to all citizens "who have taken to the mountains and (b)a Government based on a coalition of all parliamentary parties except the extreme Left. All oppo- sition leaders have criticized the King's failure to call party chiefs and "listen to their opinions." Document No. ?( NO- CHANGE in Class. r-1 L-J DECIWSSIFIED Class. CHANGED TO: TS S DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77 uth: DDA REG. 7711763 RAIMMTAIIIMMEESTIMINEMP Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749298 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 TOP I . TIAL1 5, VENEZIA GIULIA: Postponement of US troop reduction urged--US Poli- tical Advisor Caserta suggests that the State Department may wish to request postponement of the scheduled decrease by 5,000 of US troops in the Mediterranean, especially in view of the recent reduction of British forces there.- Military authorities contend that the decrease would make tlie 88th Division operationally ineffective. 6. GERMANY: Administrative changes in UK zone rumored--US Charge � Gallman reports that rumors are circulating in London that the British Minister for German Affairs is to be replaced, possibly as a result of (a) charges of inefficiency and dishonesty in the administration of the UK zone, (b) failure of the German Socialists to win greater success in � the recent elections, and (c) reported opposition by many UK Zone ad- ministrators to the "introduction of socialist measures on the scale desired by the Labour Party and the Trade Unions." 7. AUSTRIA: Reaction to increased German food ration--USFA reports that news of the proposed -1550-calorie daily ration in the US and UK zones of Germany has provoked "considerable unfavorable comment" In Austria, where the daily ration remains at 1200 calories with no Immediate prospect of improvement. NEAR EAST-AFRICA 8. TURKEY: Direct talks on Straits opposed --A high Turkish Foreign Office official has told US Charge Ankara that Turkey will not conduct direct conversations or negotiations with the Soviets concerning their latest note on the Straits and will not, even at a conference on the Mon- treux Convention, discuss restriction of the Straits regime to Black Sea powers or joint defense by Turkey and the USSR. 9. IRAN: Qavam to head UN Delegation--Qavam has Wormed US Ambas- sador Allen that he, and not Ambassador Ala, will head the Iranian Dele- gation to the General Assembly. He stated that he is basing his Govern- ment's policy on the UN and that while his Government's case against Britain and the USSR is hard to prove he may have a better basis for an approach to the UN later. Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749298 Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749298 APPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff 30 August 2018 TOP COO Proposed new policy of national sovereignty--Qavam has Informed Allen that the Iranian Government's policy of conciliation towards Azerbaijan has not yielded favorable results" and has further led other sections of the country to make impossible demands. Qavam therefore contemplates a sharp change of policy based on assertion of Iranian sovereignty throughout the country. Soviet-Iranian airline monopoly in northern km--Allen under- stands that the Iranian Cabinet may approve the Soviet request for a joint aviation monopoly in northern Iran. This monopoly would put all airports in northern Iran, except possibly Tehran, in Soviet hands with Soviet control of communications and ground facilities., THE AMERICAS 10. CHILE: Entire Argentine Fleet to attend inauguration--The Chilean Foreign Minister has told US Ambassador Bowers that Argentina is planning to send its entire Fleet to attend Chile's Presidential inaugura- tion. Approved for Release: 2018/09/05 C06749298