CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1953/01/17

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• Document Creation Date: July 15, 2019
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2019
• Publication Date: January 17, 1953

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
SOVIET UNION
1. Soviet and Satellite fighter defenses possibly integrated
(page 3).
2. USSR seeking hydro-generating equipment in Western
Europe (page 3).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
4, Libyan King reportedly favors alliance with Egypt
rather than West (page 4).
5. Greece again seeks participation in MEDO to protect
interests in Cyprus (page 5).
WESTERN EUROPE
6. .Comment on arrest of East German Foreign Minister
(page 5).
7. Pro-Nazi sentiment still high in West Germany (page 6).
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I. Soviet and Satellite fighter defenses possibly integrated:
Comment: The integration of fighter
elements in the European area, regardless of subordination and
nationality, would significantly strengthen Soviet capabilities for
defense against air attack from the West. These capabilities had
already been considerably improved by the integration of Soviet and
Satellite early warning systems at the time of a major communications
change in April 1952.
2. USSR seeking hydro-generating equipment in Western Europe:
Comment: This equipment, valuea at
roughly $25, 000, 000, is giirijea to embargo under the Battle Act
and to quantitative control by COCO1VI.
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The capacity of these units is almost
one-fifth the capacity of all such generating equipment produced
In the Soviet bloc in 1952. Failure to obtain this type of equip-
ment from the West would make much more difficult attainment
of the Soviet Five Year Plan, which calls for an 80 percent in-
crease in electric power production in 1955 over the 1950 level.
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
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4. Libyan King reportedly favors alliance with Egypt rather than
West:
According to French Minister Dumarcay
in Tripoli,Xing Idris of Libya recently
instructed his Prime Minister to drop
negotiations with the Western powers in
favor of an immediate alliance with Egypt. Dumarcay told the
American Minister he believed King Idris had come under Egyp-
tian influence during his prolonged Visit to Cairo.
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Comment: British Minister Kirkbride
reported that the Prime Minister threatened to resign on 10
January following a request from Idris to negotiate a treaty with
Egypt.
An Egyptian-Libyan alliance at this
time would further delay and complicate negotiations between
Libya and the Western powers for military bases.
5. Greece again seeks participation in MEDO to protect interests
in Cyprus:
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told Ambassador Peurifoy that he was
disturbed over reports that a Middle East
defense planning board will be established
a yprus. insts ed that if this takes place without Greek repre-
sentation, his government will be placed in an embarrassing position
and the opposition will make it a major issue.
Papagos also stated that the participation
of even one Greek officer as an observer or liaison representative
would offset the criticism of the opposition.
Comment: The Greek Government has
previously tried unsuccessfully to obtain full membership in the pro-
posed Middle East defense organization. This is the first suggestion
that Greece might be satisfied with anything less.
WESTERN, EUROPE
6, Comment on arrest of East German Foreign Minister;
There is no evidence that the arrest of
the East German Foreign Minister, Georg Dertinger, will have
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any important effect on East German relations with either Western
Germany or the Soviet Orbit. His removal, however, is in line
with the current reduction of non-Communist representation in
the East German Government, which reflects present emphasis
upon the rapid communization of East Germany.
Dertinger, a member of the East Zone
Christian Democratic Union, has exercised little influence on
the conduct of affairs in the Foreign Ministry, His Communist
deputy has been the real authority, and his own activities have been
subjected to constant surveillance.
The defection last year of Dertinger's
press secretary, Gerold Rummler, may prove to be the primary
basis of the charges now levelled against him, and his arrest will
provide ample reason for the elimination of any other officials
who may be considered part of his entourage.
7. Pro-Nazi sentiment still high in West Germany:
HICOC; officials report that, whatever
economic and social gains the West
Germans have made during 1952, there
is no more inclination than before toward
active opposition to any possible Nazi
restoration.
Public opinion surveys in West Germany,
sponsored by HICOG over the past year, show that despite eco-
nomic and social gains the view still prevails that Nazi ideas con-
tained more good than evil. Pro-Nazi sentiments have increased
markedly among the youth of the 18-24 age group. There is also
evidence of a rise of extremist attitude in the Free Democratic
Party of Chancellor Adenauer's coalition.
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