DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/04/04

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• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01068479
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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EUROPE-AFRICAAuth: DDA Ra:. 77/1763
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4 APR 1946
IRAN: Shah's views on oil issue�The Shah has told Ambassador Murray
that the Soviets are insisting that any Soviet-Ira,nian assurances or agree-
Ments regarding oil must be made by him as well as Qavam. The Shah
has not yet decided whether to comply. The Shah concurs with Qavam
that some kind of an understanding with the USSR on oil is necessary,
but he is also anxious to interest US oil companies in making an agree
merit regarding southern Iran on the same basis of equal participation
offered the Soviets in the north.
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Ambassador Murray reports that, according to information
recently given him by (avam, the Soviet note of 24 March regarding
withdrawal of Soviet troops from Iran did not contain any qualifications.
The phrase "if nothing happens" (see Daily Summary of 26 March, item
1), Murray now declares, was not contained in any Soviet note, but was
merely communicated orally to Qavam by the Soviet Ambassador three
hours after the latter delivered the note.
155 Consul Tabriz reports that there were no known troop move-
ments in or out of Tabriz on Monday or Tuesdays, He estimates that the
"Democrats" in Azerbaijan now have an army of about 20,000 men.
Elsewhere in northern Iran, the Soviet evacuation apparently continues,
and Iranian gendarme patrols are reported moving into key towns from
which Soviet forces have been withdrawn.
2. USSR: Cordial rece tion of Ambassador Smith--In presenting his cre-
dentials on 3 April to ?resident Schvernik, Ambassador Smith reports
that he was very cordially receivedby Schvernik and by Vishinsky. The
former questioned Smith at length on US veteran problems, showing par-
ticular interest in the educational aids extended to veterans and in the
ability of US industry to absorb them. He stated that many Soviet veterans
were reluctant to go to work until they had had a lengthy period of rest and
freedom from discipline.
HUNGARY: Soviets refuse clearance for US officials--General Key, US
delegate to the Allied Control Council in Hungary, reports that local Soviet
authorities have refused clearance for General Haynes and H. Merle
Cochran (State Department Inspector with rank of Minister) to enter
Hungary. Despite Key's assurance that their mission has no political
significance (they are to investigate alleged black market activities of
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US personnel), the Soviets stated that visits of important representa-
tives of the State and War Departments must be cleared by Moscow.
4. POLAND: Evasive reply to US inquiry on election date�Ambassador
Lane reports that his inquiries concerning the date of elections have
been answered by the Polish Government as follows: (a) the elections
are to be preceded by a national referendum on a unicameral legislature,
the Government's policy on nationalization of industry, and "other ques-
tions;" (b) no date has been set for this referendum, and the Polish
Foreign Office doubts that the elections can be held before September
"at the earliest," Lane feels that the, elections will probably be either
rigged or postponed indefinitely.
5. ITALY Yugoslays demand surrender of war. criminals�The US poli-
tical representative at Caserta reports that the Yugoslav Government
has formally requested Allied Headquarters in Italy to turn, over to
Yugoslavia all Italian war Criminals listed by the United Nations War
Crimes Commission. (The list includes some 800 names/ only 69 of
which have previously been requested by Yugoslavia.) British and US
officials in Italy believe that the surrender of these men to Yugoslavia
would have a disastrous effect on our relations with Italy; they suggest
that the Yugoslav and Italian Governments try to agree on this matter
without AC or AFHQ interference.
'. ICELAND: Premier claims issue of US bases "mishandled"--Charge
Carlson reports that in a recent interview with the Icelandic Premier,
the latter stated with: some bitterness that the issue of US bases in
Iceland had been "badly mishandled" and had been "doomed from the
outset" by raising it just before the Icelandic elections. He felt that
public agitation against granting the bases now practically compelled
him to make a press release on the subject. Carlson adds that the
US Legation has received no request, expressed or implied, for, the
withdrawal of US troops from Iceland.
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7. JAPAN: Re�atriation of ".a. mese from southern areas--The British
have agree. o make ship operating supplies available for use in repa-
triating Japanese from areas in the Southeast Asia and Australian
Commands. The War Department has accordingly authorized General
MacArthur to assign Japanese-manned Liberty's, LST's and converted
hospital troop-ships for this purpose on a temporary basis (see Daily
Summary of 21 March, item 8), Continuation of this assignment after
30 June will be contingent upon British agreement to make dollar pay-
ments for charter hire of the US Liberty ships.
- THE AMERICAS
8., ECUADOR: US preparin to evacuate the Gala agos�FollowingEcua-
dor$ s formal reques e Q re mq s its ase in the Galapagos
(see Daily Summary of 3 April, item 14), the War Department has
directed the Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Commands
(a) to reduce immediately all personnel and equipment at the base
and (b) to prepare to evacuate the base completely by 1 July.
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