CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/02/15

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• Publication Date: February 15, 1953

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15 February 1953
Copy No. 53
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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Yugoslavia wants defense commitment in friendship treaty with
Greece and Turkey (page 3).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
2. Israel is transit point for China-bound antibiotics (page 3).
3. Israel deducts forced loan from Arab refugee accounts (page 4).
4. Iran receives new offers for its oil (page 4).
EASTERN EUROPE
5, Polish Government threatens retaliation on question of diplomatic
immunity (page 5).
LATIN AMERICA
6. Neighboring countries allegedly plan military action against
Guatemala (page 5).
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GENERAL
1. Yugoslavia wants defense commitment in friendship treaty with Greece
and Turkey:
Yugoslav Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ales Bebler told the American Embassy on
12 February that an article on defense would
be included in the treaty of friendship to be
negotiated with the Greeks and Turks in the near future. He commented
that no mere "declarative" treaty was contemplated.
Comment: Bebler had told the Embassy on
7 February that the contemplated treaty would refer only in general
terms to the need for collaboration, and would not be a formal military
alliance. Greece and Turkey have taken a similar position.
Bebler's 12 February statement implies that
the Yugoslays will now push for a more definite mutual defense 'commit-
ment, probably against Greek and Turkish opposition.
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2. Israel is transit point for China-bound antibiotics:
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A Foreign Ministry official has acknowledgei.3(h)(2)
that Israel is a transit point for antibiotics
bound for Hong Kong and possibly the Soviet
bloc. He stated that these operations, known
to responsible Israeli officials for only the past two weeks, have been
going on since last July.
The official requested specific suggestions
on how to provide a legal basis for halting these operations.
Comment: Antibiotics do not come under
Battle Act controls. Normally, therefore, such shipments could be
halted by Israel only in compliance with conditions laid down by the
countries in which the shipments originated.
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3. Israel deducts forced loan from Arab refugee accounts:
The Israel Government has deducted ten 3.3(h)(2)
percent of the blocked Arab refugee accounts
for a compulsory loan for the state, the United
States UN Delegation has learned from the UN
Relief and Works Agency. The , chairman of the Palestine Conciliation
Commission is expected to call an early meeting to consider the matter.
Comment: This deduction was apparently
made in Tune as part of a ten percent forced loan on all bank accounts
of 50 pounds or more.
In December, Israel announced that blocked
Arab accounts would be released in installments, the first of which
would be to the amount of 1,000,000 Israeli pounds. Its spokesmen,
however, were disappointed by the unenthusiastic Arab reaction to
what they considered a "unilateral gesture of good will." Knowledge
of this forced loan is likely to generate a bitter reaction on the part
of the Arabs.
4. Iran receives new offers for its oil:
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Comment: Iran continues to receive numer-
ous inquiries and offers to buy oil. If the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
fails to get a final decision in its favor from Italian courts with respect
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EASTERN EUROPE
5. Polish Government threatens retaliation on question of diplomatic
immunity:
The Polish Government has threatened to
take "an appropriate stand" if Polish em-
ployees of its embassy in Washington should
receive discriminatory treatment. The
Foreign Minister rejected a proposal that incidents involving non-
diplomatic American Embassy personnel in Poland be resolved on the
basis of withdrawal of the individual concerned.
Comment: A recent modification of the
Polish penal code in effect withdraws diplomatic immunity from for-
eign employees of diplomatic missions in Warsaw who are not on the
diplomatic list. The United States had warned on 24 January that an
interpretation of this measure which endangered US personnel would
make it necessary to reconsider the treatment to be accorded non-
diplomatic Polish employees of the Polish Embassy in Washington.
LATIN AMERICA
6. Neighboring countries allegedly plan military action against Guatemala:
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El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are 3.3(h)(2)
considering military operations to support
any eventual anti-Communist uprising in
Guatemala should it appear to be succeed-
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ter Bolanos, who initiated the plan, is said to have been promised planes
by Honduras and soldiers by Nicaragua. The three countries are alleged-
ly willing to act, but want "the moral support of the United States."
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The leader of the Salvadoran government
party reportedly has stated that "the political problem of Guatemala
is in the hands of the Salvadoran Army."
Comment: There is no evidence of an
imminent anti-Communist uprising in Guatemala.
This report is consistent with the efforts
of El Salvador in the past six months to lead the other Central Ameri-
can governments in a determined anti-Communist campaign. The
Salvadoran Government is genuinely alarmed at the growth of Com-
munist influence in Guatemala and fears the spread of subversive
activity throughout Central America from that country. Nicaragua, and
to a lesser extent Honduras, is similarly cQncerped.
The Salvadoran Army has been reported
considering possible action against Guatemala since last spring.
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