CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1952/06/29

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02684314
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• Document Creation Date: May 24, 2019
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2019
• Publication Date: June 29, 1952

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SECURIT FORMATION
29 June 1952
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
FAR EAST
1. Withdrawal of Chinese unit from sensitive sector on Korean
front indicated (page 3).
2. French seek information on US bases in the Philippines (page 3).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
3.. British and American representatives agree to Middle East
Defense Organization plan (page 4).
4. Argentina may sign oil agreement with Iran (page 4).
5. Egyptian palace group seeks to replace Prime Minister Hilali
(page 5).
EASTERN EUROPE
6. Possible speedup in Hungarian frontier deportations reported
(page 5).
WESTERN EUROPE
7. Soviet troop movements reported in East German coastal area
(page 6).
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FAD EAST
1. Withdrawal of Chinese unit from sensitive sector on Korean front
Indicated:
Comment: The 42nd Army, recently re-
lieved from combat in west central Korea, is currently located by
the Far East Command as immediately behind the front. Unless
this unit is replaced, its withdrawal from a reserve position in the
active west central sector will reduce Communist offensive
capabilities in an invasion corridor.
French seek information on US bases in the Philippines:
installations,
The Office of the Minister for the Associ-
ated States in Saigon on 13 June requested
the French Minister in Manila to send "all
detailed information" concerning American
bases in the Philippines, including data on
internal organization and troop strength.
Immediate action was requested, and it
was stated that an officer from Saigon might be sent to help collect
this intelligence.
Comment: The French may want specific
data on US strength in the Philippines on which to base a request for
support in case of an emergency. It is possible,however, that they
desire this information as a guide for bases in Indochina.
This intelligence may be sought unofficially
because the French believe it would not be given to them upon direct
request.
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NEAR EAST - AFRICA
3. British and American representatives agree to Middle East Defense
Organization plan:
British and American representatives have
agreed to a plan for the early establishment
of a Middle East Defense Organization with
headquarters on Cyprus. Pending approval
by both governments, the proposals will be submitted to the other
sponsoring powers -- France, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and
South Africa. A planning group of representatives from all partici-
pants is to operate under a British head.
Egypt will be invited to become a founding
member. The ultimate cooperation of the other Arab states is also
considered essential. Since those states would probably reject any
invitation at this time, the organization will first be established to
demonstrate the West's firm intention of defending the area, with the
hope of attracting Arab cooperation.
Comment: The Anglo-Egyptian controversy
continues to be the chief obstacle to Arab cooperation in a Middle East
Defense Organization. In view of the anti-British sentiment in some
Arab areas, as well as in Turkey, the proposed British chairmanship
of the planning group may also prove to be a stumbling block.
4. Argentina may sign oil agreement with Iran:
the Argentine Govern-
men is negotiating with Prime Minister
Mossadeq for substantial quantities of oil.
Reportedly no agreement on price has yet been reached,
informed that influential elements in the Argentine Government are
anxious to purchase Iranian oil, and that when the Argentine Minister
returns to Tehran next week, there will probably be further develop-
ments.
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