CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/11/09

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02739307
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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: November 9, 1951

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9 November 1951
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SUMMARY
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USSR
3. USSR protests border violation by US plane in Far East (page 4).
FAR EAST
4, De Lattre and MacDonald alarmed over Burmese situation (page 4).
5. Japanese Overseas Agency to open in Formosa (page 5).
NEAR EAST
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WESTERN EUROPE
9. France attempts to stop attacks on US in Morocco (page 7).
10. Dutch lack of equipment may delay fulfillment of armed forces commitment
(page 8).
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USSR
3. USSR protests border violation by US plane in Far East:
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Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko on 7 November
protested to the US Charge in Moscow concerning
an alleged air violation of the USSR's border by a
US plane in the area of Cape Ostrovrxaya east of
la ivostok. The US Charge maintained that inasmuch as all US planes in the
area were under the United Nations Command, he could not accept the note as
a protest but only as a statement of fact for information of the US Government.
Comment: The Soviet note gave the violation
generally the same treatment as the April 1950 Baltic plane incident, particu-
larly in stating that "the Soviet airplanes were forced to open return fire,
after which the American airplane went off in the direction of the sea and dis-
appeared." All Soviet ships en route to Vladivostok on 6 November, the day of
the incident, were ordered to proceed as close to the beach as possible in the
area of Ostrovnaya and Valentina Bay, suggesting possible search or salvage
operations.
FAR EAST
4. De Lattre and MacDonald alarmed over Burmese situation:
General de Lathe told the US Consul in Hanoi
that he is seriously worried over the menace to
Burma. He believed that Burma is threatened
more by internal pressures than by a Chinese
Communist invasion. He partially blamed Nehru's
"antics" toward the West for Burma's weakness
and criticized Britain's negative attitude toward
both Nehru and Burma.
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Meanwhile, the British Commissioner General
for Southeast Asia, Malcolm MacDonald, in reviewing the politico-military
situation in the Far East for a group of US Congressmen visiting Singapore,
stated that Burma is the weakest spot in Southeast Asia and that the govern-
ment needs outside aid to prevent collapse as a result of undermining tactics
by the Communists.
Comment: De Lathe and MacDonald are now
meeting in Indochina to discuss the problem posed by Burma.
5. Japanese Overseas Agency to open in Formosa:
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The Japanese Overseas Agency in Taipei is ex-
pected to open with the arrival, in late November,
of the chief, Kimura Shiroshichi.
Comment: Plans for the establishment of this
agency, o �e concerne primarily with matters of trade, were under way
prior to the peace treaty conference; the Japanese Government, however, de-
liberately delayed opening the agency until the treaty was signed for fear of
jeopardizing acceptance of the treaty by countries recognizing Communist China.
Premier Yoshida has repeatedly stated that the
establishment of the agency has no political implications. In an attempt to
emphasize this, Yoshida asserted that Japan would be equally willing to
establish such an agency in Shanghai; he intimated, however, that he would
reject a reciprocal opening of any similar agency in `Japan by the Chinese
Communists.
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9. France attempts to stop attacks on US in Morocco:
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The US Embassy in Paris has found the French
Foreign Office "highly embarrassed" by recent
anti-American outbursts of the Resident General
in Morocco. He has been instructed to cease
making exaggerated statements unfriendly to United States representatives
and to keep the Moroccan press in line.
Comment: The French-language press in
Morocco has been conducting an intensive campaign to discredit American
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diplomatic representatives there. Remarks critical of their conduct, made
by the Resident General at a private gathering, have received. wide circu-
lation, as have his threats to ask for the recall of the American Consul at ,
Rabat. In line with the Foreign Office's directive, the attacks against the US
can be expected to decrease.
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10. Dutch lack of equipment may delay fulfillment of armed forces commitment:
The Dutch Government has expressed concern
that it may not be able to deliver the two
divisions and the corps troops promised for the
SHAPE maneuvers in September 1952. Because
e e ays n/1 e recei t of US military equipment, the Dutch Defense
Ministry will a parently either have to get higher delivery rates or else slow
down the conscription program. The government, feeling that the September
deadline is the "moment of greatest danger," is adamant in demanding that
any Dutch force which participates in the maneuvers be fully equipped for
combat.
Comment: Since spring, Dutch military leaders
have stated that failure to receive US military equipment on schedule could
lead to a temporary set-back in the Dutch defense effort.
Insistence on fully equipped troops represents a
shift in Dutch policy toward military preparedness and was probably taken to
improve the serious morale problem of the armed forces.
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