CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/10/15

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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: October 15, 1955

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15 October 1955
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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CONTENTS
1. REPORTED SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT IN
USSR (page 3).
3� FRENCH RESIDENT GENERAL ACCUSES SPAIN OF
AIDING MOROCCAN REBELS (page 6).
4. TASS CORRESPONDENT FINDS YUGOSLAVS COOL
TOWARD USSR (page 7).
5� PERONLSTAS REPORTED PLANNING STRIKE FOR
17 OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY (page 8).
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1. REPORTED SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT
IN USSR
The following is an excerpt from a
cable received from the US Air Force:
Three reliable US observers, Senator
Richard Russell, Lt. Col. E. U. Hathaway, Army, Mr.
Ruben Efron, visited Prague 12-13 October. Arriving
direct from Kiev, via Baku, Tiflis, Dnieper Petrovsk,
Black Sea Area, they reported following to USAIRA and
USARMA:
On 4 October 1955 at 1910 hours be-
tween Atjaty (Alyat Station) and Adzhijabul (Ka,zi Magomed,
40-02 N, 48-56 E), 10 minutes by rail after departing
Atjaty in Transcaucasus Region, two mound (as received)
and circular unconventional aircraft resembling flying discs
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or flying saucers were seen taking off almost vertically
one minute apart. Disc aircraft ascended near dusk with
outer surface revolving to the right slowly and with two
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lights stationary on top near middle part. Sparks or
flame seen coming from aircraft. No protrusions seen
on aircraft which passed over observers' train. Both
flying disc aircraft ascended relatively slowly to about
6,000 then speed increased sharply in horizontal flight
both on northprly heading. Flying attitude of disc rer .
mained same during ascent as in cruise, like a discus
in flight. Two operating searchlights pointing almost
vertical seen near take-off area located about 1-2 miles
south of railroad line. After sighting, Soviet train men
became excited and lowered curtains and refused per-
mission to look out windows. US observers firmly bet!,
lieve these u conventional aircraft are flvine saucer or
disc aircraft.
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3. FRENCH RESIDENT GENERAL ACCUSES SPAIN OF
AIDING MOROCCAN REBELS
Resident General Boyer de Latour
told Assistant Secretary of Defense
Burgess on 12 October that Spain is
permitting Moroccan rebels to obtain
supplies and to fire on French troops from Spanish terri-
tory. According to the commanding general of the Fez
region, the Spanish are also jamming French military
radio communications.
Boyer de Latour said he would use
artillery and planes against rebel positions in the Span-
ish zone if such aid continued.
The American consul general in Rabat
believes that the French campaign is not going too well
and says there is evidence of bickering among French com-
manders over responsibilities and operational methods.
Comment
Other reports also indicate that aid
for the rebels is being received through
Spanish Morocco despite Spain's assurances of co-operation
with France.
Any Spanish encouragement
to the rebels is probably designed to force France to seek
Madrid's agreement to any future reforms in the French
zone and to further Spain's long-standing policy of enhanc-
ing its own prestige in the Arab world.
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4, TASS CORRESPONDENT FINDS YUGoSLAVS COOL
TOWARD USSR
qpthmenting on Yugoslav policies,
a TASS correspondent in Belgrade
declared that the Yugoslav attitude
toward the Soviet Union is still cool,
if not actually hostile.
The correspondent said Soviet first
vice premier Mikoyan had hoped to talk "business" dur-
ing his recent visit to Yugoslavia, but the Yugoslays were
"waiting for the arrival of US deputy under secretary
Murphy." To a suggestion that perhaps the Yugoslays do
not care for Mikoyan, the TASS man replied, "They don't
care for anybody but themselves. They think they are a
great power."
Comment The Yugoslav government probably
feels it is now opportune to curb any
impression in Moscow that the USSR holds a privileged
position in Belgrade. Tito has recently rebuked several
Yugoslav editors for a too pro-Soviet slant taken by Yugo-
slav journalists. Presumably Belgrade has also tightened
up its official contacts with Soviet bloc press representa-
tives.
The Yugoslays have also recently ex-
hibited some concern over Western suspicions that Yugo-
slavia may have entered too close a relationship with the
USSR.
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5. PERONISTAS REPORTED PLANNING STRIKE FOR
17 OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY
Peronista elements will try to create
trouble on 17 October, the anniversary
of the day labor demonstrations forced Peron's release
from jail and return to power in 1945. Pamphlets are
being distributed warning persons not to attempt
to work on this day at the risk of being shot.
The director of national security has
issued a communiqu�arning against possible disorders
and advising that energetic measures will be taken against
disturbers of the peace.
Comment Under Peron, 17 October was a legal
holiday marked by mass loyalty rallies
under the auspices of the General Confederation of Labor
(COT), which had won out over anti-Peron military leaders
in 1945. The military leaders now in power in Argentina
appear capable of preventing a repetition of the events of
1945, but the CGT has not announced allegiance to the new
government.
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