DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/07/31

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02036414
• Document Creation Date: September 11, 2018

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I. British view of the US 'roposal on Polish elections�According to US
rUff FL�liiceraTtygreat misgivings''
about approaching the Soviets, as the US has proposed, in order to es-
tablish a common policy toward the Polish elections in accordance with
the Yalta agreement. The Eritish Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs
believes that the Soviets would be almost certain to refuse to participate,
claiming misinterpretation of the Yalta agreement, and such refusal
would give the Polish Government a pretext to postpone elections.
EUROPE -AFRICA
2, POLAND: Lange to remain Polish Delegate to the UN--Ambassador Lane
at Warsaw has been info-rmed that Lange has resigned as Polish Ambas-
sador to the US but will remain Polish Delegate to the UN. (Lange pre-
viously had told his Government that he would not continue as delegate un-
less the Polish Government followed an independent policy based entirely.
on Polish interests -- see Daily Summary of 23 July, item 4.)
3, AUSTRIA: US and ur: oil p_r_sni_ties�General Clark proposes to inform
the Soviet Commander in Austria that oil properties which are owned out-
right by US and UR". interests are not subject either to Soviet control or to
Soviet claims "under Potsdam", and that their production should therefore
be available for allocation to the UNRRA program by the Austrian Govern-
ment. Clark characterizes the problem as `most urgent" and adds that
he will not wait for the Britieh to make a parallel approach, because they
have been "surprisingly slow" in dealing with the Soviets on Austrian
property matters.
.4. VENEZIA GIULIA: Protection of UNRRA shits--US Political Advisor
Byington at Allied Force HQ concurs with his British colleague and the
Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theater in disapproving La
Guardia's request that governments receiving UNRRA aid be allowed to
furnish armed guards for their relief shipments which pass through Venezia
Giulia. Byington comment's that the introduction of Yugoslav armed guards
would jeopardize the "already tense internal situation" in Venezia Gtulia,
and that there is no evidence that present protection of UNRRA shipments
Is inadequate.
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5. HUNGARY: _Split_njay jgdeneen Church lurch and Left--US Minister
Schoenfeld has been informed by a member of the Hungarian Foreign
Office that Cardinal Mindszenty intends to order the resignations from
the Government of Catholic clerics who endeavored to avoid an open
break with leftists. Observers in Budapest fear that this order, which
affects the President of the National Assembly and the Under Secretary
to the Prime Minister, will remove a moderating influence from con-
servative non-Communist groups and will intensify leftist attacks on the
Church.
60 IRAQ:prime DAfuA�aeter stro 1 aLy_iti:Sommunist--US Legation Baghdad
reports that Prime Minister Arshad-al-Umari, who took office on 1 june,
believes that he has won the support of both the British and the Regent of
Iraq in his determined efforts to combat the spread of Communism in
Iraq. Arshad intends to "suppress all political parties" soon and is ex-
pected to effect the passage of an emergency law according him sweeping
powers. The Legation observes that popular Indignation against Arshad's
"arbitrary methods" apparently has made little impression on the Regent,
who expects to leave Arshad on his own during the coming month.
FAR EAST
7 INDOCHINA: Conference to convene without Viet Nam--US Military
Attache Singapore reports that representatives of France, Cochin-China
and Laos, but not Wet Nam, will meet in conference at Dalat on 1 August
He comments that the conference appears to be a French move to gain
agreement to an overall government for Indochina while Wet Nam leaders
are in France.
O. CHINA: roLicalsgme_usuit US onsulate--US Consulate General
Itunming reports that Democratic League political refugees, who received
asylum in the Consulate two weeks ago (see Daily Summary of 18 July,
Item 5), have departed following assurances of adequate protection and air
passage to Shanghai.
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9. BRAZIL: Brazilian AF resents US ownersh_ILLYt 121s.ts_.--US Military
Attache Rio de Janeiro reports that there is bitter feeling in the
Brazilian Air Force against any indication of US ownership of Brazil-
ian air bases. US Ambassador Fawley has officially requested the
Joint Brazilian-US Military Commission that the US flag no longer be
flown at airbases in Brazil.
10. ARGENTINA: Public ojnion favors new Bolivian--US Military
Attache Buenos Aires reports that the majority of the Argentine press
and public express approval of the new Bolivian regime. The Peron
press, however, has attacked the movement as anti-popular and the
work of US imperialists.
IL NICARAGUA: Plan to purchase arms from Mexic --According to US
Ambassador Warren, the US Military Attache Managua has been re-
liably informed that Major Somoza, son of the Nicaraguan President,
plans to depart soon for Mexico City to purchase small arms and
ammunition for the Guardia. Somoza allegedly stated that his trip was
necessitated by the Guardia's inability to secure arms from the US.
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