DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/05/06

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1. US extends invitations to Bikini tests--The State Department has ex-
tended to each member nation of the UN Atomic Energy Commission
(Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Mexico, The Nether-
lands, Poland, the USSR and the UK) an invitation to send one press and
two government representatives to witness the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb
tests during July and August. The note specifies that the tests (a) are
"subject to prior approval by the US Congress of the expending of naval
ships for this purpose" and (b) are an "undertaking of the US Govern-
ment" rather than "a combined or international operation."
2. US holds up entry of Soviet naval tanker--US Commander, Western Sea
Frontier, has been ordered by the Chief of Naval Operations to deny
entry into any US port of the Red Navy auxiliary tanker TAGANROG,
until proper diplomatic clearance has been issued (see Daily Summary
of 30 April, item 5). The TAGANROG has been anchored since 4 May
outside the breakwater at San Pedro, where it is scheduled to load a
cargo of diesel oil for discharge at Vladivostok.
4rawe 3. Soviet plans to cut occupation forces in German --General McNarney
Fe-p�oirs-tfiarTelera o o ovsky, Commander of the Soviet Occupation
Forces in Germany, stated, after his recent return from Moscow, that
his forces would be "drastically cut" by the end of June. (Impending
Soviet troop reductions in Austria have also been reported, but are
still unconfirmed; see Daily Summary of 30 April, item 8.)
4.pirnes approves message to Stalin on wheat--Secretary Byrnes has
approved the suggestion, made in arch y the Combined Food Boards,
that President Truman send a message to Stalin urging the sale of Soviet
wheat to UNRRA.
EUROPE-AFRICA
5, IRAN: .Soviet withdrawal appears complete except in Azerbaijan--
Embassy e ran reports that al o northern Iran except possibly for
Azerbaijan has been completely evacuated by Soviet troops. Though
information on the number of troops left behind in civilian clothes is
conflicting, the Embassy does not believe the number to be large exceigi
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in Azerbaijan. Qavam told Charge Ward on 4 May that (a) he believes
that all Soviet troops, including those in Azerbaijan, will be evacuated
not later than 6 May, and (b) he would instruct Ambassador Ala to
Inform the Security Council that Iran would make its report following
receipt of a report from a commissioner whom Qavam planned to send
to Azerbaijan 'within a day or two."
Acting US Consul Tabriz reports that (a) the bulk of the Soviet
garrison in Tabriz was withdrawn on 5 May, (b) Soviet occupation of
Tabriz has been replaced by Soviet "penetration", (c) Caucasian immi-
grants increasingly are taking positions in the local government,
including the office of Chief of Police, (d) the Soviet troops and material
which moved south toward Tehran during early May apparently have not
been withdrawn through Azerbaijan, and (e) evacuation of materiel and
personnel from the Maragheh-Mindoab area south of Tabriz appears
almost complete.
Assistant US Military Attache Tehran, who travelled by road
from Tehran to Tabriz on 3-4 May, reports that (a) all Soviet check
posts have been withdrawn from the road and no Soviet troops were seen
except on the outskirts of Tabriz; (b) many Soviet Nationals in civilian
clothing remain in Kazvin (80 miles northwest of Tehran), (c) many Russian-
speaking Azerbaijanis were noted along the road to Tabriz, and d) many
well-uniformed, well-equipped and well-led small units of the Azerbai-
jani Army were observed over the 150-mile stretch from Zenjan to
Tabriz.
Negotiations with Als..11gni deadlocked�Qavam has told
Embassy Tehran that negotiations with the Azerbaijani delegation are
deadlocked, principally over the question of the Azerbaijani Army,
which Qavam insists must be disbanded. Pishevari, leader of the dele-
gation, has also refused Qavam's demand that the "National Assembly"
in Azerbaijan be dissolved and new elections held for a Provin3lal
Pishevari has demanded that the Chief Finance Officer be appointed
locally rather than from Tehran. Qavam has told Pishevari that he can-
not and will not make any concessions beyond those publicly announced.
6. EGYPT: Reactions to PaleAtlau.� ort�Legation Cairo reports that
(a) Arabs in Cairo generally hold the US responsible for the recommenda-
tions in the Anglo-American report on Palestine and (b) the Secretary-
General of the Arab League, in a personal interview with Minister Tuck,
explained that while "Britain had long been recognized as an enemy of
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the Arabs," the US "by the report had shown that it was now an
enemy." Tuck also reports that on 3 May King Farouk cancelled a
visit to the US cruiser PROVIDENCE, termed the report "rather a
smack in the face," and declared that "President Truman's remarks -
of endorsement hurt more than" the report.
7. EGYPT: Bar ainim on_13.=ILLevpaslm,--Legation Cairo has
learned from l-informed sources " that the Egyptians have
rejected the British plan to evacuate UK forces over a five-year
period (see Daily Summary of 1 May, item 9) and have proposed
instead a one-year evacuation period. Local observers believe a
treaty should be ready for signature after two or three weeks of
bargaining. Minister Tuck reports that the political atmosphere "is
considerably less tense."
8. GREECE: US and UK favor threezp2wer revision of electoral lists-'-
Acheson has advised Embassy Athens that Bevin favors a relatively
early" plebiscite on the return of the King provided (a) there is a
satisfactory revision of the electoral rolls and (b) the Greek Govern-
ment agrees to carry out the January 1946 financial and economic
agreement. The British also wish to accept the Greek Government's
invitation to assist in revising the registration lists and hope for US
and French participation. The State Department "in principle" favors
such participation as being (a) a guarantee against large scale falsifi-
cations and (b) a basis for refuting any charges of such falsifications
as might be made by the Greek opposition or world opinion.
9. HUNGARY: "Big power "settlement of Traylvania acceptable--
According to Minister Schoenfeld in Budapest, the refusal of Rumania
to enter into bilateral negotiations with Hungary on the Trarsylvania
border (see Daily Summary of 1 May, item 3) has "made it appear
appropriate to" the Hungarians to (a) "throw the question into the Paris
Conference" and (b) accept the decision of the "big powers" as incor-
porated in the peace treaties.
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10. YUGOSLAVIA: Joint US-British reslytts_t--US Ambassador
Belgrade has been instructed to joir with the British Ambassador in
replying to the Yugoslav communication of 27 March (the most recent
of a series of "unwarranted protests" regarding Allied Military Gov-
ernment actions in Zone A, Venezia Giulia). The joint note is to con-
trast the propriety of AMG actions in Zone A with such Yugoslav
improprieties there as: (a) subordination of the press; (b) attempts to
discredit public order forces; (c) "false and inflammatory" propaganda
attacks against AMG; (d) incitement to unrest; (e) intimidation of the
local population and officials; (f) fomenting industrial unrest and
impeding production; (g) usurping government functions; and (h) crimi-
nal and terrorist acts by the army and para-military organizations.
11. AUSTRIA: Military not to resume sumly responsibility�The War
Department has informed General Clark that "it is not considered
advisable" for the military to resume civilian supply responsibility
since (a) UNRRA is in a position to obtain better allocations than the
War Department, (b) a uniform four-zone policy is of primary import-
ance, and (c) the British and French refuse to consider resumption of
supply responsibility by their military (see Daily Summary of, 30 April,
Item 7).
12. GERMANY: Export-import program-'-General Clay has advised the War
Department that the Soviets at the most recent Coordinating Committee�
meeting again opposed the US-British-French proposal for a single
export-import program (see Daily Summary of 9 April, item 5). Clay
informed the Committee that in the absence of a decision, (a) the US
zone cannot provide reparations, and (b) further dismantling of plants
in the US zone must cease. Clay states that "this was not intended as
a bluff" and that, in fact, he has ordered the dismantling of plants to
'ease.
BELGIUM: Government acts to conserve food--Kirk reports that the
neigian Minister of Food has announced measures, effective 10 May,
to reduce food consumption (see Daily Summary of 2 May, item 5).
These measures include a cut in the daily bread ration from 400 to 350
grams (except for certain categories of heavy workers), despite the
fact that "bread constitutes 55Ti of the basic Belgian ration."
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14. FRANCE: Caffey's proposals to then Socialists�Caffery
believes that the results of the present Franco-US economic ,conversa-
tions should be announced between 10 and 13 May (after the referendum
results are known and just before the election campaign) in order that
maximum political benefits might be achieved and attention be focussed
on US aid to France. Caffery also suggests that the first US ship
bringing US products, as a result of the Blum negotiations, be timed to
arrive between 22 and 25 May (a week before the June elections) and
carry a cargo of such general public interest as wheat. Such steps, he
believes, would (a) hearten French elements which look to the west,
(b) strengthen the position of the Socialist Party, and (c) enable Socialist
leaders to take a more independent line with the Communists.
THE AMERICAS
15. BRAZIL: Realest for allocation of Axis vessels--The Brazilians have
advised Secretary Byrnes in Paris that they (a) are not satisfied with
the arrangements for division of German external assets, and (b)
desire a surface vessel and one or two submarines from the Italian
fleet and a German passenger-carrying merchant vessel.
16. NICARAGUA: US to follow "hands 21C2saisz--The State Department
has advised Ambassador Warren that while it earnestly hopes that
bloodshed will be averted, the US will not intervene in the internal
affairs of Nicaragua. Warren had previously reported that the poli-
tical situation was extremely tense and that political leaders believed
that the US should exert some positive influence.
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