CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/04/13

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02003048
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: March 18, 2019
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2019
• Publication Date: April 13, 1951

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SUMMARY
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I. French favor relaxing East-West trade restrictions (page 3).
FAR EAST
3. Tapanese Premier shaken at MacArthur's dismissal (page 4).
NEAR EAST
4. Further developments on the Syrian-Israeli dispute (page 5).
EASTERN EUROPE
5. Reported Greek proposal to partition Albania clarified (page 5).
WESTERN EUROPE
6. Considerable disagreement evident as final Schuman Plan talks
opened (page 6).
7. Crypto-Communists may acquire new press organ for peace
campaign (page 7).
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1. French favor relaxing East-West trade restrictions:
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gation that, even if a Conference of Foreign
Ministers fails to produce an agreement, a modus vivendi be sought
with the East which would involve the "normalization and liberalization"
of trade between East and West Germany. It was argued that this would
eliminate the "present strong incentives for illegal trading." The eco-
nomic adviser to the British High commissioner in Germany was re-
ported to have vigorously counseled the UK delegation in Paris to oppose
any relaxation of restrictions, pointing out that East-West trade serves
to increase the armament potential and enhance the self-sufficiency of
the Soviet bloc.
Comment: The French proposal would
undo the progress made so far by the West German Government in
cooperating with the West in this matter, and would nullify all Western
export control measures in Germany. Moreover, despite the admittedly
hugt.7 illegal trade in Germany, a much larger volume of trade is being
effectively blocked.
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3. Japanese Premier shaken at MacArthur's dismissal:
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US Political Advisor Sebald reports that
when Japanese Premier Yoshida was ad-
vised of General MacArthur's dismissal,
he was "visibly shaken" and stated that
the General's departure would come as a "tremendous shock" to the
Japanese people. Yoshida told Sebald that he attributed the retention
of the institution of the Emperor to the General's influence. When Se-
bald stated that he personally hoped that the Cabinet would not feel
that the rule of traditional "responsibility" should be applied in this
case and would instead carry on during the initial period of General
Ridgeway's take-over, Yoshida assured him that it would do so. Yo-
shida stated that the Emperor and the Cabinet would be "greatly heartened"
to learn that the US cooperative policy toward Japan and toward the
question of a peace treaty remains unchanged.
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