DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/06/12

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Daily Summary Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02578606
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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1. Soviet troop movements through Rumania to USSR�General Schuyler,
US Delegate ACC, Rumania, reports "unusually" heavy Soviet troop
and materiel movements eastbound through Rumania (apparently from
Hungary to the USSR) during the past three weeks. He also reports
(a) a lesser, but steady traffic of troops from the USSR into Rumania
apparently in transit to the west and south, and (b) a large build-up
of Soviet aircraft in Rumania since 1 May which reached its peak
during the first week in June.
2. British propose to consider Palestine Report as a whole�The US
has proposed to the UK that aiscussion of the physWliiioblems of
transferring 100,000 Jews to Palestine be initiated immediately (see
Daily Summary of 0 June, item 10). Ambassador Harriman now under-
stands that Prime Minister Attlee is informing President Truman that
he takes "a negative view" of such discussions prior to consideration
of the report as a whole.
3. US opposes Austrian statement on Trieste--The State Department,
In connection with a Yugoslav offer oi concessions to Austria in
kilo+ return for a statement supporting the Yugoslav claim to Trieste (see
Daily Summary of 3 June, item 3), has instructed Erhardt to point out
to Austrian officials that the US (a) considers such a statement at
this time "inopportune and undesirable"; and (b) will take appropriate
steps to obtain for Austria the concessions offered by Yugoslavia.
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4. AUSTRIA: Delay in signing new control machinery agreement�The
State Department has informed US Political Advisor Erhardt that
General Clark has been instructed not to sign the new control machin-
ery agreement at the Allied Council meeting on 14 June, since the
Austrian draft treaty will be proposed for inclusion on the agenda of
the Council of Foreign Ministers on 15 June. Should agreement not
be reached on the draft treaty, the US will "in all probability" concur
In the new control machinery agreement "as a transitional measure"�
Erhardt has reported that, though the Soviet representatives
expect Moscow to approve the agreement, a "real danger" exists
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that the Soviets may refuse to sign because of the provisions which
reduce the "supreme authority" of individual commanders.
5. BULGARIA: US statement on Communists inadvisable now--Secretary
Byrnes has informed the US representative in Sofia ihai he considers
It inadvisable "at present" to make a statement concerning Communist
violence and political oppression in Bulgaria Byrnes concedes that
such a statement is amply justified, but believes it is of "paramouni.
importance. . to work for as auspicious a commencement' as possi-
ble of the forthcoming Council of Foreign lifinisters.
6. CZECHCILCITATUA: Representation in new cabinet--Charge Bruins
In Prague reports that e major political parties (a) will partici-
pate in a new cabinet with the Communist leader, Gottwald, as rremier,
and (b) expect cabinet posts to be distributed in proportion to the vote
polled by each.party (which would make the new cabinet very similar in
character to the last one). The moderate parties' willingness to parti-
cipate reflects a conviction that their abstention would eventually bene-
fit the Communists.
'7. GERMANY: Strez5th and efficiency of US infantry units�General
McNarney has reported to the 'par Department that the bulk of the
Infantry units under his command (a) are comprised "almost ex-
clusively" of untrained recruits, (b) have only 80 percent of their
full strength, and (c) have an estimated average combat efficiency of
between 25 and 35 percent.
8. DENMARM Soviet trade neptiations�The Foreign Minister has
informed the US Ambassador that (a) prospects for a trade agreement
with the Soviets are "most hopeful", but (b) Denmark does not intend
to reduce commitments to the UK: in order to supply the USSR.
9. UNITED TrINGDOM: Extension of Argentine trade treaty--Harriman
reports that a British representative will visit Buenos Aires next
week in order to obtain a new extension of the existing trade agree-
ment (which expires in August), The British Intend, however, to
"keep fully in step" with the US on commercial policy.
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la, KOREA: Hodge proposes to reconvene Joint Commission�General
Hodge proposes, subject to State � epartmen concurrence, to invite
General Chistiakov to resume negotiations toward the fulfillment of
the Moscow decision on "orea. Hodge asks for an early comment
on this proposal, in view of the "increasing restlessness of the
Korean people."
11. JAPAN: Soviet oronosals regarding repatriation shieping�Atcheson
reports that, according to the Soviet member of the Allied Council,
the USSR cannot assign any shipping to Japanese repatriation.
Atcheson comments that the USSR is trying to place the entire burden
of repatriation on the US'. He believes that formation of any commis-
sions to inventory Japanese war vessels and prepare for the disposi-
tion of Japanese merchant vessels, as proposed by the USSR, would be
In derogation of SC AP's authority.
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