DAILY SUMMARY - 1946/08/13

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4,3 AUG 1946
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1 Soviet aims Turkey--US Ambassador Wilson believes that the
USSR seeks to employ the Straits issue to destroy Turkish independence
and set up a "friendly" regime in Turkey. Wilson feels if Turkey falls
under Soviet control, the temptation offered the USSR to advance to the
Persian Gulf and Suez would be "more than human nature could with-
stand." He urges that the US support the Turks in refusing to discuss
the Soviet proposals for limiting Straits responsibility to "Black Sea
Powers" and for joint Soviet-Turkish defense of the Straits.
2. Stalin reportedly asserts USSR will not attack Turkey--US Embassy
Moscow ''understands" that, in a recent conversation with Ma,saryk and
other Czechs, Stalin repeated three times "gratuitously" that the USSR
has no intention of attacking Turkey.
3 Caffery as --Caffery
suggests that the US defer approaching the French for long-range base
rights in North Africa until after the mid-October French elections. He
observes; however, that the French may themselves initiate discussions.
4. Spain expects Soviet move to improve relations--.The Spanish Foreign
Minister has told US Charge Bonsai that the USSR is "apparently pre-
paring to take some initiative" toward Improving Soviet-Spanish rela-
tions.
5. Soviet attack oznI�iijn China--Embassy Moscow "suspects" that
sh�"�i�trply critical' survey of US policy in China, recently published in
the Moscow New Times, represents "pretty accurately" the sentiments
of Soviet leaders. The article states that American military authorities
in China apparently are preparing for major operations, and concludes
that the US has no intention of changing its policy of "interfering in
Chinese inti;rnal affairs" which is designed to create economic, political
and strategic bases for American domination of the Far East. Such a
policy, the article concludes, is "bound to excite most serious appre-
hension," to which Soviet policy "cannot be indifferent."
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6. USSR: Rumored demotion and arrest. of military leaders--US Embassy
Moscow reports rumors that Marshals Rokossovski and Tolbukhin have
been relieved of their commands, and US Naval Attache Moscow trans-
mits a rumor that Marshal Novikov has been imprisoned: (During the
war Rokossovski commanded the First White Russian Front and has
since been commander of the Northern Army Group In Poland. Tolbuk-
hin commanded the Third Ukranian Front and was later Chairman ACC
Bulgaria. Novikov was formerly Commander in Chief of the Red Air
Force.) s
Visas authorized to Soviet urchas eats--The State Depart-
ment has au rize the issuance of visas to three Soviet experts,
"urgently needed" by the Soviet Purchasing Commission/in view of the
"temporary nature and urgency" of their assignment (US Embassy in
. Moscow previously expressed the belief that granting the visas would
enable the Soviet Government to circumvent the current US effort to
effect early liquidation of the Purchasing Commission's operations--
see Daily Summary of 9 August, item 1.)
7. GERMANY: It_en_oLleviet "k__.Ln.W.ts dna "--US Political Advisor
Murphy reports that "practically all non-Soviet sources" are inclined
to accept German press claims that in various parts_ of the Soviet zone
Soviet authorities have forcibly deported "teen-age" children to camps
for political schooling.
8 ALGERIA: French fear Communist-Nationalist bloc--The Governor
General of Algeria has informed US Consulate General Algiers that he
is working to prevent the formation in Algeria of a Communist-National-
ist alliance, but intimated that he is "not too sanguine of success."
9. MAN: British policy toward Arabs--According to US Ambassador Allen
considerable prominence is being given in Tehran to allegations that the
Arab tribes of southwest Iran have appealed to the Arab League for aid
in obtaining special recognition from the Iranian Government, and that
the British have encouraged the appeal. The British Ambassador has
told Allen that he doubts any British officials have so acted, and has
reiterated his conviction that such a policy would engender serious anti-
British feeling among the Iranians. Allen suggests, however, that "old
school Britishers" in Iran, "who are not under close Embassy control,"
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may not have been abletin the "almost desperate" situation at Abadan,
to turn down an offer of Arab help against the Tudeh Party.
TAR EAST
10. CHINA: Soviet opportuni in Monregta--US Embassy Nanldng believes
that Soviet opportunity for po /deal expansion into China is enhanced by
the increased prestige of Outer Mongolia among the Mongols of China
and by Chinese Communist sponsorship of a Mongolian autonomy mae-
ment. The Embassy believes that, until the Chinese Government can
offer a reform program sufficient to "undercut any outside appeal,"
the Mongolians will be unlikely to orient themselves toward China.
11. KOREA: Leftist subversive activities--General Hodge reports that
police raids on 7 August produced fresh evidence of espionage, agitation
and inffttration of the Korean Constabulary and Coast Guard by Korean
Communist and left-wing leaders.
12. JAPAN: Soviet irregularities- -US Charge Moscow comments that the
current irregular behavior of Soviet personnel in Japan (see Dilly Sum-
mary of '7 August, item 14) apparently parallels the behavior of Soviet
representatives in Italy last year. He recommends firm counter-,
measures, especially in view of the Soviet Government's known strict-
ness In enforcing security..
13. SOUTHEAST ASIA: British Ian retention of 104,500 Japanese-4n reply
to General MacArth�Fiquest concerning plans for repatriating Japa-
nese (see Daily Summary of 7 August, item 15), the Senior Allied Com-
mander, Southeast Asia, states that he has recommended to London that
104,500 Japanese be retained in Southeast Asia until "not later than the
end of 1247" to assist in repairing the ravages of war.
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