CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/07/14

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02740740
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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: July 14, 1951

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SUMMARY
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1.. Philippines still against proposed Japanese peace treaty (page 3).
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3. Polish ships may carry Ceylonese rubber to China (page 4).
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6, Guatemalan Government suppresses anti-Communist riots (page 6)0
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GENERAL
1. Philippines still against proposed Japanese peace treaty
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Publication on 10 July of the draft Japanese
peace treaty has prompted a violent popular
protest in the Philippines. Foreign Affairs
Secretary Romulo told US Ambassador Cowen
that the US is losing all the good will built up during the past five years.
At Cowen's suggestion, Romulo subsequently submitted a proposed re-
vision of the reparations clause which he believes will satisfy Philippine
objectives. His rewording provides for unqualified recognition of Japan's
obligation to pay reparation for war damage and specifies that Japan enter
into neggtiations with interested Allied powers "with a view to assisting
to compensate those countries for the cost of iepairing the damage done."
Ambassador Cowen urges serious consideration of Romulors revision.
He is convinced that the Philippine Government is more interested in
establishing the principle of Japanese war guilt and responsibility for
reparations payments than in the amount of reparations or the method
of collection.
Comment: Romulo'S revision differs
from the current draft treaty in that (a) it omits the clause that "Japan
Jacks the capacity" to make adequate reparations -- a point that the
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types of assistance that Japan could give war-damaged countries.
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3. Polish ships may orttrry Ceylonese rubber to China:
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The Colombo agent for the Polish Ocean Line
has been informed by his principals that they
wish to transport rubber from Ceylon to China.
The agent is now soliciting trade.
Comment: The Ceylonese Government has
announced that it would permit rubber exports to all countries, but officials
have privately indicated their desire to cooperate with the US in preventing
the dispatch of strategic materials to China. Furthermore, they have
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assured US diplomats that the problem probably would not arise, since
the Chinese seemed unable to arrange for the payment and shipping of
rubber from Ceylon. Both payment and shipping difficulties now seem
about to be solve& the Bank of Ceylon has expressed its willingness to
open a Chinese letter of credit for approximately 20, 000, 000 dollars,
and the Polish Ocean Line apparently has vessels available for the China
run. The Ceylonese Government may shortly be forced to take official
or unofficial steps to control rubber exports, if its representatives are
to live up to their reported desire to cooperate with the United States,
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-6. Guatemalan Government suppresses anti-Communist riots:
The Guatemalan Government has restored order
and suspended constitutional guarantees after
two days of rioting, during which anti-Communist
demonstrators beat up alleged Communists,
burned cars and besieged the National Palace, The US Embassy in Guatemala
City believes that the demonstrations were not part of a concerted plan, but
resulted from pent-up anger over recent flagrant Communist activities.
Specifically, they began in protest over the dismissal of Roman Catholic
clergy and nuns from the staff of the National Orphanage by its director,
an alleged Communist. President Arbenz subsequently announced that the
director has been replaced and that the priests and nuns ziacl been reinstated.
Comment: The current riots are indicative of
widespread anti-leftist sentiment in Guatemala, which was responsible for
serious demonstrations in July 1950 and an unsuccessful revolt in July 1949.
There is no evidence, however, that the present anti-Communist groups
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are well organized or constitute a threat to the government; not is there
evidence that President Arbenz, who is politically indebted to well-
organized Communist and far leftist elements, will consider it possible
or desirable to take repressive action a&inst the Communists during
the period of martial law.
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