CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/09/22

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02733142
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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2019
• Publication Date: September 22, 1951

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1. India unwilling further to advise Burma against UN appeal on Chinese
Nationalist troon issiiP (nAITP R)
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3. French act to meet Viet Minh action in western Tonkin (page 4). 3.3(h)(2)
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4. Iranian Prime Minister offers to reopen negotiations (page 4).
5. Able Iranian Governor of Azerbaijan removed (page 5).
6. Egyptian King welcomes Turkish participation in Middle East defense
(page 5).
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8. Yugoslav Government resumes deportations to Cominform states (page 7).
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WESTERN EUROPE
10. Conditional interzonal trade Pact signed in Germany (nage 8).
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Nationalist troop issue:
A high Indian official has informed the British
High Commissioner of his government's irritation
at the American and British suggestion that
India intervene with Burma to forestall an appeal
to the UN regarding armed Chinese Nationalist troops in Burma. Referring to
the apparent involvement of American nationals, the official stated, with
emphasis, that unless the US and UK showed "a more helpful attitude" India
could not advise the Burmese against taking the matter to the UN.
Comment: i On 12 September, the US Embassy
in New Delhi reported that India had advised the Burmese to delay presenting
their case to the UN for "several days," in order that India could take up the
matter with the US. India subsequently indicated that it was unwilling to accept
the US contention that the problem was one which should be settled by Asians.
India's influence is one of the few restraining
factors which might cause the Burmese not to take their case to the UN.
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French act to meet Viet Minh action in western Tonkin:
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Comment: The American Consulate in Hanoi on
19 September cabled that something was "in the air" in western Tonkin and
noted French preparations for airborne action. A French General Staff officer
gave assurance that no Chinese Communists were involved.
With the rainy, season slackening, the resumption
of Viet Minh action is to be expected. Enemy action in western Tonkin would
probably be to divert French forces from the more critical delta area.
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Iranian Prime Minister offers to reopen negotiations:
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Iranian Prime Minister Mossadeq has sent
further proposals on the oil issue to the British.
Minister of Court Ala, who presented them to the
British Ambassador in Tehran, also furnished a
copy to the US Charge in Tehran.
According to Ala, Mossadeq genuinely desires to
reopen the negotiations and to reach an agreement, and, as a gesture of good-
will, would be willing to send a mission to London. Moreover, Ala says, the
new proposals contain no ultimatum on British personnel at Abadan. While
Mossadeq had refused to put anything in writing, he agreed, and the Shah
would guarantee, that the "technical director" mentioned in the proposals
would be a British national.
The British Ambassador, according to Ala,
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Comment: A reopening of negotiations might
halt some of the rising opposition to the Prime Minister. Agreement to the
appointment of a British technical director could be an important step in
bringing the two parties closer together. However, in view of the initial
British reaction, and Mossadeq's unwillingness to "put anything in writing,
the presentsmaneuver does not appear too promising.
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Able Iranian Governor of Azerbaijan removed: 3.3(h)(2)
The Governor General of Azerbaijan, Dr. Iqbal,
states that he resigned because he did not have
the support of the Shah. However, it is generally
believed that Iqbal was maneuvered out of his
position by the Iranian Prime Minister, who felt
that the Governor was hostile to his National
Front Party.
Iqbal predicts disorders and increased Commu-
nist activities and influence in Azerbaijan, particularly in view of the "bank-
ruptcy of state finances. The US Embassy feels that the National IFront re-
placement may not be so vigorously anti-Communist or so effective an adminis-
trator of this critical province.
Comment: Iqbal's departure from Azerbaijan
removes a strong anti-Communist influence from a strategic area
where Communists have recently renewed public demonstrations. The replace-
ment during the last few months of six other provincial governors with
National Front supporters may be part of Mossadeq's preparations for the
approaching elections.
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ptian King welcomes Turkish participation in Middle East defense: 3.3(h)(2)
Palace advisors have intimated to the US Am-
bassador in Cairo that King Farouk would welcome
the inclusion of Turkey in any proposed Middle
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The King's concern over the pressure within
the Egyptian Government to abrogate the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty has been
further shown by his requesting an early visit from the British Ambassador to
discuss the situation. Both the US and British Ambassadors feel that the King
must be given as much "ammunition" as possible in regard to concessions on
the Suez Canal snd Sudan iSS11PA if aiyrncrai-ion of the treaty is to be hindereA
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ommen arouk's desire not to abrogate the
Anglo-Egyptian treaty and his reported interest in a regional defense scheme
for the Middle East may prove to be of considerable value. However, Farouk
has made it clear that if a showdown on abrogating the treaty does come, he
will be forced to yield to popular Egyptian nationalist sentiment.
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8. Yugoslav Government resumes deportations to Cominform states:.
The Yugoslav Government has resumed the
practice of deporting to Cominform states per-
sons it considers undesirable.
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informed the US
Embassy in Belgrade that on the night of 10 September 56 persons were de-
ported to Sofia, four of them Soviet citizens and the remainder stateless. The
embassy has received additional reports
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of deportations to Bulgaria, as well as to Hungary.
Comment: Expulsion of undesirable persons
from Yugoslavia into Cominform countries was stopped a year ago, while de-
portations into Trieste were increased American and British officials have
recently urged Yugoslav authorities to decrease the flow of refugees into
Trieste, but Yugoslav assurances on this score have not been carried out.
These representations may have prompted the Yugoslav Government to resume
the expulsion of undesirables into Cominform states.
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10. Conditional interzonal trade pact signed in Germany: 3.3(h)(2)
A conditional interzonal trade pact was signed
on 20 September by the East and West Germans
after prolonged negotiations during which
Federal Republic officials had insisted on cessa-
tion of East German harassing tactics in Berlin.
High Commissioner McCloy has instructed US
officials in Berlin to keep a close watch on Soviet and East German actions in
order to determine that the conditions of the pact are met. If the various
Soviet-East German restrictions are not lifted, the Allies will promptly con-
sider suspending the trade agreement.
Comment: Although assurances were given by
the East Germans that the various harassing measures would cease, detailed
agreement on the measures was not reached in each case. No reports have
as yet been received of the removal of any of the restrictions.
Just as the trade negotiations were ending, Soviet
authorities announced that certain check-points on the border between East and
West Germany would be closed in order to permit "road repairs," Although
reasons for this move are not known, the closing of the points will apparently
be only a negligible inconvenience to the West German truckers.
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