CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/09/01

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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: September 1, 1955

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CONTENTS
1.
SOVIET NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
WITH POLAND REPORTED (page 3).
2. COMMENT ON EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 4).
3. BURMA SEEKS MERCHANT SHIPS FROM USSR
UNDER BARTER AGREEMENT (page 5).
4. BRITISH INCLINED TO FAVOR LAOTIAN PLEA
FOR INDIAN SUPPORT (page 6).
5. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT REPORTED SEEKING
AMNESTY SETTLEMENT WITH DISSIDENTS (page 7).
6. REPORTED FRENCH PLAN FOR SULTAN WOULD
JEOPARDIZE MOROCCAN SETTLEMENT (page 8).
7. COMMENT ON POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF CZECH
PRESIDENT ZAPOTOCKY (page 9).
8. COMMENT ON PERON'S RESIGNATION MANEUVER
(page 10).
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1.
SOVIET NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH
POLAND REPORTED
The Soviet Union announced publicly
on 29 August that it will produce 2,000-kilowatt atomic
reactors and cyclotrons with power up to 25 Mev for
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria
and East Germany. For Communist China, it will pro-
duce a 6,500-kilowatt atomic reactor and a 25-Mev cyclo-
tron. prepared by OSI)
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2. COMMENT ON EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI SITUATION
he Israeli attack late on 31 August
gainst an Egyptian military post at
an Yunis in the Gaza strip may
ead to full-scale hostilities between
gypt and Israel.
his "large-scale" attack, accord-
ing to an Isjteli army spokesman, was in retaliation for
the destruction of a village 25 miles from Tel Aviv by
Egyptian raiders during the night of 30-31 August, or
only a few hours after Egypt had accepted UN Truce Super-
visor Burns' proposals for a cease-fire agreement. Israel
has made no further reply to Burns' proposals for a cease-
fire since its letter of 30 August stating that it cannot ac-
cept them until Egypt admits responsibility for starting
the recent series of raids.
The government-controlled Egyptian
radio has broadcast that there will be "only terror" from
now on. "The Palestine war," it said, "has today entered
a new state" and "the Arabs are on their way to Tel Aviv."
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3. -BURMA SEEKS MERCHANT SHIPS FROM USSR UNDER
BARTER AGREEMENT
Comment Burma is anxious to build up a small
merchant marine, mainly to save trans-
portation costs incurred in its extensive trade with India.
It probably hopes that ships can be obtained under the
Soviet-Burmese barter agreement concluded earlier this
year.
It is unlikely that the USSR, which is
Itself purchasing new tonnage from the West, would sell
Burma ships of the tonnage sought. It might, however,
for political reasons offer the Burmese some smaller
vessels.
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4. BRITISH INCLINED TO FAVOR LAOTIAN PLEA FOR
INDIAN SUPPORT
The British Foreign Office considers
worthy of serious consideration a sug-
gestion that the Laotian crown prince,
who is to visit New Delhi next month,
make a strong plea for Indian support against the Chinese
Communists and the Viet Minh in connection with the dis-
puted northern provinces of Laos. The Foreign Office is
not optimistic, however, that there will be any positive
Indian reaction.
Comment The American embassy in Vientiane
has suggested that the best approach
to a peaceful solution of the Laotian government's dispute
with the Pathet Lao over the two northern provinces would
be to persuade Nehru,. who regards Laos as being in the
Indian sphere of influence, to put pressure on the Commu-
nist powers. The American embassy in New Delhi doubts
that an approach to Nehru along these lines would have the
desired effect but believes such an approach would be worth
making if only for the educational value to Nehru.
The favorable reaction of the British to
this proposal reflects not only their concern to secure
peaceful settlement of a problem arising out of implementa-
tion of the Geneva agreement, but also their long-standing
desire to persuade Nehru to assume a larger role in the
area.
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5. INDONESIAN -GOVERNMENT REPORTED SEEKING
AMNESTY SETTLEMENT WITH DISSIDENTS
The Ha.rahap government is seek-
ing to end the dissidence of fanat-
ical Moslem groups through nego-
tiations,
On the basis of feelers re-
ceivea tram tne Atiennese before the present government
came to power, envoys have been dispatched to arrange
amnesty agreements with Atjehnese rebels in north
Sumatra and the Darul Islam organization, whose chief
stronghold is in central Java.
Masjumi
leaders believe that a peaceful settlement would gain
them close to 5,000,000 votes from persons living in
these areas in the forthcoming elections.
Comment Previous governments led by the
Masjumi had been sympathetic to
the view that the problem of Moslem insurgency could
best be solved through negotiations rather than by mil-
itary suppression, but had hesitated to undertake de-
cisive action in the face of stiff opposition from Presi-
dent Sukarno and the National Party. The present re-
gime, however, is showing greater willingness than
its predecessors to stand up to opposition from these
quarters.
Masjumi leaders are believed to
have maintained close contact with the Darul Islam.
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6. REPORTED FRENCH PLAN FOR SULTAN WOULD
JEOPARDIZE MOROCCAN SETTLEMENT
Comment
Any arrangement permitting Ben Arafa
to retain even nominal religious author-
ity would be considered by the nationalists as a betrayal
of the understanding reached with Faure at Aix-les-Bains.
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7. COMMENT ON POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF CZECH
PRESIDENT ZAPOTOCICY
The retirement or death of Czech
president Antonin Zapotocky as a
result of the heart attack he is re-
ported to have suffered on 30 August
would result in little or no change in the policies and
stability of the Czech regime. For the past two years
the supreme powers of the state have been exercised by
a collective leadership in which Zapotocky has played a
gradually less prominent role. While the presidency has
lost some of its importance since President Gottwald's
death in 1953, the post still carries considerable pres-
tige both within the regime and among the public.
The most likely successor to the pres-
idency is Premier Wilem Siroky, a Slovak, 53 years old,
who has been active in the Communist Party since 1920.
Other possible candidates include First Deputy Premiers
�Alexej Cepicka and Jaromir Dolansky. The important
factors in the choice, which will formally be made by the
National Assembly, will probably be, as in the past, ex-
perience in government and leadership in party affairs.
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O. COMMENT ON PERONS RESIGNATION MANEUVER
The dramatic staging of President
Peron's resignation offer and its firm
rejection by Peronista organizations
on 31 August have probably achieved
the obvious objective of strengthening the president's po-
sition by demonstrating his strong popular support. A
near-record crowd reportedly responded to the Peronista.
Party's call for members to assemble and remain around
Peron's office until he withdrew his offer. The General
Confederation of Labor's call for a general strike in sup-
port of the president is reported to have been effective
throughout the country.
Peron's address to the crowd made
clear that the government's peaceful "pacification" tactics
will be changed and that "pacification" will be imposed
if necessary. This probably means that arrests and ten-
sion will continue, at least until there is a decline in anti-
government attacks, which have been continuing on a small
scale.
The army, which has held the domi-
nant power position in the government since the 16 June
revolt and which also believes,firm steps are necessary
for the regime's security, may try to dissuade Peron frcora
extreme repressive measures. The top military leader-
ship will probably continue to support peron as long as he
co-operates in suppressing controversial figures and poli-
cies, especially those responsible for the former attacks
on the church.
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