CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1952/04/22

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• Document Creation Date: May 24, 2019
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2019
• Publication Date: April 22, 1952

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SUMMARY
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1. Malayan High Commissioner strongly criticized (page 3).
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2. Greece desires Anelo-Egyptian settlement (page 3),
3. Libyan plan to integrate Fezzan (page 4
4. Trouble in Morocco reported imminent (page 4).
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5. Slovenes reportedly desert Stalinist party in Trieste (page 5).
6. Anglo-American draft on Trieste believed acceptable to Italian
public (page 6).
7. European Defense Community conference agrees to early May
deadline (page 6).
8. Adenauer may oust Kaiser from cabinet (page 7).
9. Embassy comments on Franco-Salazar meeting (page 7).
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1. Malayan High Commissioner strongly criticized:
British and Australian correspondents� in
Malaya privately express the opinion that
High Commissioner Sir Gerald Templer is
"inept and neurotic." They claim he is at-
tempting to solve the security problem by a combination of force and
appeals to "the traditional British public school sense of values:1
Federation residents are "bewildered and angry" over the Templer
administration.
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also been criticized Elements
in the police are reported dissatisfied with his apparent favor-
itism toward the army.
Lack of a unified effort against the Commu-
nist terrorists, the result of widespread disagreement and dissension
among the security forces, has long been characteristic of the British
campaign in Malaya.
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2. Greece desires Anglo-Egyptian settlement:
hope of an early settlement of the dispute
with Egypt. This request was made be-
cause of the "unsettled status" of the Greek diplomatic representation
In Egypt, which is delaying indemnities for Greek nationals who
suffered from the 26 January Cairo riot.
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Comments: Out of deference to Britain,
Greece has not yet accredited a new Ambassador to Egypt, since this
action would necessitate the recognition of Farouk as King of the Sudan.
Extensive Greek commercial interests in Egypt, however, make an
early understanding desirable. The Greek Foreign Office has re-
portedly been considering recognizing Farouk as King of the Sudan
with the reservation that this would not constitute its acceptance of
Egypt's claim to the area.
Libyan plan to integrate Fezzan:
The new Libyan Government wants to integrate
the Fezzan more fully with the provinces of
Tripolitania and Cvrenaica in order to create
a unified state.
He reports that the King's
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initiate common legislation for all three provinces and plans a road
system which would give the Fezzan access to the sea through 'Tripolitania.
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that such a program "might unfortunately turn the Fezzan awayfrom
Tunisia" and cause it to lose the commercial and strategic importance
that France has wished it to have.
Comment:
France's wish to maintain its special position in the
Fezzan. Its maneuvering in Libya is favorable to development of the
already strong separatist elements in Libya.
4. Trouble in Morocco reported imminent:
Well-placed military sources have told the
American Consul in Rabat to expect "serious
trouble" in Morocco shortly. Other sources,
however, have supplied no recent corroborating
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Comment: Despite frequent warnings of a
"general uprising" in French Morocco, there is no evidence that the
nationalists can stage a kill-scale, coordinated revolt. French
military authorities probably could maintain control in the event of
sporadic disturbances in urban areas.
The young nationalists are reported to be
growing impatient with the present policy of restraint established by
their more moderate leaders. The Moroccan Communists' capabili-
ties for taking full advantage of the situation are restricted by recent
French security measures.
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5. Slovenes reportedly desert Stalinist party in Trieste:
American officials in Trieste have received
information that the reported schism in the
pro-Cominform Communist Party has re-
sulted in the defection of many Slovene mem-
bers to local Slovene parties, including the
pro-Titoist group.
This Slovene minority in the party has ap-
parently been estranged by party chief Vidali's pro-Italian election
pronouncements in Italy and by the party's participation in the pro-
Italian political strike in late March.
Comment: The recent upsurge of Italian
nationalism in Trieste has undoubtedly contributed to the first serious
rift in the pro-Cominform party since the Tito-Cominform split
American officials in Trieste received reliable reports in earlyApril
that the Communist-led port workers in Trieste were greatly dis-
pleased with Vidali's "irredentist" statements.
Although Slovene elements fear a change in
the party's line, its new election platform supporting independence
for Trieste suggests that their fears are not justified. Other measures
designed to heal the breach in party ranks have also been taken by Vidali
since his return from Italy.
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Anglo-American draft on Trieste believed acceptable to Itali n public:
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The American Embassy in Rome believes that
the Italian public will accept the substance of
the Anglo-American draft on Trieste as a
satisfactory conclusion of the London talks,
provided the Italian press is not unduly stirred up over the need for a
"political agreement," which is not covered by the draft.
The Embassy suggests that the London con-
ference would be more useful to the Italian Government if only a
document in general terms were issued for public consumption.
Comment:
Italy is dissatisfied with
those portions of the draft which would leave effective control of civil
administration, particularly internal security, in the hands of the
Allied Zone A Commander.
7. European Defense Community conference agrees to early May, deadline:
In view of the urgency for signature of the
European Defense Community treaty, the
conferees in Paris have agreed on a deadline
of 3 May for the completion of their work.
The French delegate suggests that the treaty
itself be forwarded to the governments by that date. He believes that
any remaining work on the protocols could be finished in time for the
final Ministers meeting and the signing scheduled for 17 May.
Comment: The United States had originally
proposed 9 May as the deadline for signing the treaty.
Most of the Defense Community members agree
that the unresolved issues are minor and could be covered in a protocol
after the signing. The German financial contribution is the principal
problem blocking complete agreement.
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8. Adenauer may oust Kaiser from cabinet:
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Jacob
Kaiser, Minister of All German Affairs, will
probably be dismissed from the government.
Chancellor Adenauer allegedly sounded out his
Defense Minister on 15 April to learn if the labor wing of the Christian
Democratic Party would support the move and was assured of its support.
Grounds for the ouster will be Kaiser's counte-
nancing the leakage of confidential information to the East German Govern-
ment by his subordinates. However, some circles believe that Adenauer's
reasons lie not only in the Minister's independent dealings with East Ger-
many but also in the probability that he will not cooperate in next year's
election.
Comment: Kaiser, a Christian Democrat,
has been embarrassing Adenauer on both the Saar and German unification
issues. His Ministry has been fomenting discord in the Saar in opposi-
tion solving this French-German dispute.
Adenauer recently labeled Kaiser's
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Saar machinations "stupid."
9. Embassy comments on Franco-Salazar meeting:
Ambassador MacVeagh in Madrid believes
that the conference between General Franco
and Portuguese Prime Minister Salazar on
14 and 15 April will not affect American
military objectives in the current US-Spanish
negotiations. He strongly discounts rumors
that Salazar may have proposed that Portugal
be included in the present talks.
According to an account of the meeting given
the American Embassy in Lisbon by the Portu-
guese Defense Minister, the only result, aside
from an exchange of views, was informal Spanish agreement to permit
the transit of Portuguese troops to France in accordance with Portugal's
arrangements with SHAPE.
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Comment: While Portuzal is not likely to
insist on a tripartite pact;1
Indicate that it had obtained expressions of Spanish support for such a
pact. ,iihe Foreign Office seemed certain that Portugal's strong interest
in the /matter had been conveyed to MacVeagh.
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