CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/07/25

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• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: July 25, 1951

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SUMMARY
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. Turks restate eagerness for membership in NATO (page 3).
FAR EAST
. Enemy. in Korea can attack with little or no additional warning (page 4).
Chiang Kai-shek summarily dismisses naval officers for political
activity (page 5).
NEAR EAST
Iraqi Government reaches agreement with petroleum company (page 5).
jordanians charge link between former Grand Mufti and murderer of
Abdullah (page 6).
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B. Spanish underground labor groups warn of Communist gains (page 7).
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90 Panamanian representative instructed to withhold papers of China-
bound vessel (page 8).
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GENERAL
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Turks restate eagerness for membership in NATO:
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The Turkish Ambassador in Moscow has made
the following statements to US Ambassador Kirk:
(a) Turkey does not consider its current 'treaties
with the UK and France a satisfactory safeguard and wants the immediate
support of all the NATO countries in the event that Turkey is attacked;
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(b) The Ambassador, himself, is uncertain
of the genuineness of .British .support of Turkey's application to join NATO,
despite the recent British declaration; and,
(c) He does not favor, an Eastern Mediterranean
Pact for fear that the Arab States insistence on joining would have disas-
trous repercussions vis-a-vis IsraeL 3.3(h)(2)
FAR EAST
3. Enemy in Korea can attack with little or no additional warning
The US Eighth Army warns that the enemy is
now capable of moving his reserves into posi-
tion 24 hours prior to an attack, and that even
this movement may be accomplished without
detection under present weather conditions. Furthermore, so long as the
tactical situation remains almost static there may be no noticeable change
in the pattern of enemy activity.
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Comment In the past, the five-day, period
preceeding the launching of an offensive provided numerous indications
of the probable date of attack. As yet there is no firm indication of an
intent to resume the offensive.
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4. Chiang Kai-shek summarily dismisses naval officers for political,
activity:
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Chiang Kai-shek on 15 Iuly summarily dis-
missed 13 naval officers accused of forming
a new clique. Admiral Kwei, naval Commander-
in-Chief, was informed of this action by Chiang
Ching-kuo, the Generalissimo's elder son, in time to "save face" by appear-
ing to order the dismissal himsAlf. The officers included Kwei's nephew
and brother-in-law. No charges have been preferred, since Chiang Ching-
kuo's "political officers" would not be able to prove their allegations. The
US Naval Attache states that a long-standing feud between Admiral Kwei
and Chiang Ching-kuo is rumored to be behind this example of "thought
control at its worst. "
Comment: Chiang Kai-shek's fear of defec-
tions to the Communists or "Third Force" groups has increased the scope
and power of Soviet-trained Chiang Ching-kuo's political officers. This
is the first report indicating the unprecedented power of Ching-kuo vis-a-
vis a Commander-in-Chief.
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Iraqi Government reaches agreement with petroleum company:
An agreement setting minimum guarantees
for the level of oil production and Iraqi rev-
enues has been reached between Iraq and the
Iraq Petroleum Company. Under its terms,
Iraqi oil revenues will reach approximately 50 million pounds sterling
annually within three years, a sum several times greater than the cur-
rent payment. The agreement, which appears to be the most favorable
ever negotiated by any government, provides for renegotiation should
any neighboring country obtain more favorable terms.
Comment: From the few details available,
it appears that the new agreement answers the chief requirements of both
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parties. Despite the liberal aspects of the negotiated agreement, rati-
fication by the Iraqi Parliament cannot be assured. Reports from Baghdad
state that the atmosphere is charged with uncertainty, that the Prime
Minister is tired and dispirited, and that responsible leaders are becom-
ing increasingly apprehensive of extremist elements.
6. Jordanians charge link between former Grand Mufti and murderer of
(Abdullahz
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The Jordanian Governor of the Old City of
Jerusalem is convinced that the former Grand
Mufti of Jerusalem is involved in the murder
of King Abdullah, but he has not been able to
uneover the organization behind the act The
US Vice Consul in Arab Jerusalem reports
that Abdullah's assassin was supposedly a
member of the "Holy War Fighters," a terror-
ist group organized by the Arab Higher Committee during the last years
of the Mandate but disarmed by the Arab Legion during the Palestine
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Spanish underground labor groups warn of Communist gains
The Spanish opposition Comite Interior de
Coordinacion, predicting a great expansion
of Communist strength, warns that the Span-
ish people, who are losing faith in US objec-
tives, will turn to the Communists for help against the Franco dictatorship.
In a formal protest against any contemplated
US economic and military aid to the Franco regime, the CIC reminded the
US Embassy in Madrid that Spanish workers represented by the Socialist
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and Anarchist components of the CIC have "firmly decided not to cooperate"
in Spain's industrial and military effort unless Franco is removed.
Comment: The Spanish Communist party is
trying to capitalize on the growing sense of frustration among the under-
ground leftist groups. So far, all Communist offers of financial aid in
exchange for Communist Party control of a "popular front" have been
rejected, because of the overwhelmingly anti-Communist sentiments of
the great bulk of the workers within these groups. It is believed unlikely,
therefore, that Spanish workers will make common cause with the Com-
munists or resort to sabotage against the Spanish defense effort, as indi-
cated in an earlier CIC letter to the US Embassy. The present protest,
with its implied threats, is apparently calculated to induce the US to
demand the liberalization of the Spanish regime. Without the cooperation
of the other leftist labor groups, the Communists will remain an ineffec-
tive political force.
LATIN AMERICA
9. Panamanian representative instructed to withhold papers of China-bound
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The Panama Government has instructed its
Consul General in Hamburg to hold the papers
of the China-bound Panama flag vessel Montesa
and to notify the captain to unload its cargo
Immediately or forfeit its registry.
Comment: The Montesa's papers have been
held by the US Consul General in Hamburg,. since the Panamanian repre-
sentative had no authorization to do so. The Government of Panama
claimed as early as 9 july that it had instructed its representatives to
hold the papers of any Panamanian flag ship bound for North Korean or
Chinese Communist ports.
This is the fourth Panamanian flag vessel
whose papers have been picked up on the initiative of US officials. In
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all four cases, Panama supported the US action and threatened the masters
of the vessels with cancellation of Panamanian. registry unless the cargo
destined for Communist China was unloaded. In no case, however, has a
Panamanian official taken the initiative in withholding the papers from
such a vessel.
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