CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/01/13

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• Publication Date: January 13, 1956

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CURRENT
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CONTENTS
1. MOSCOW MAKES NEW ECONOMIC OFFERS TO INDIA
(page 3).
2. PAKISTANI GOVERNOR GENERAL WILLING TO VISIT
AFGHAN KING (page 4).
3. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNIST REGIMES IMPLICIT
IN SUDANESE NOTES (page 5).
4. RADIO FREE GREECE STOPS BROADCASTS
(page 6).
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
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1, MOSCOW MAKES NEW ECONOMIC OFFERS TO INDIA
Comment on:
ndian officials in New Delhi an-
ounced on 11 January that Moscow
as offered to build a complete
luminum industry and a 100,000-
ilowatt hydroelectric plant in south
India. These offers appear to be the
irst results of the economic discus-
sions held in New Delhi during the
ulganin-Khrushchev tour. The Indian
overnment is probably inclined to ac-
cept both offers.
The New Delhi announcement is proba-
bly closely connected with the interest shown by Hungary
in building an integrated alumi-
num combine consisting of a 25,000-ton alumina plant and
a 10,000-ton aluminum plant in India. The two plants would
cost a total of almost $20,000,000. It is likely that Moscow
would supply the necessary rolling and electric power equip-
ment and that the Hungarians would supply the machinery for
production of both alumina and aluminum.
An integrated aluminum industry of this
size would more than double India's 7,000-ton capacity and
supply roughly half of the increase India needs for fulfill-
ment of its Second Five-Year Plan goal for aluminum pro-
duction--30,000 tons of aluminum annually.
Moscow's offer to build a 100,000-kilowatt
hydroelectric plant is probably limited to supplying the tur-
bines and generators, estimated to cost about $89000,000.
(Prepared by ORR)
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2. PAKISTANI GOVERNOR GENERAL WILLING TO VISIT
AFGHAN KING
Pakistani governor general Iskander
Mirza has decided to accept an Afghan
invitation to visit King Zahir Shah in
Kabul if such an invitation is formally
extended and if hostile propaganda ceases.
This decision was communicated to Am-
bassador Hildreth and the British high commissioner in
Karachi in a meeting with Mirza, the prime minister, and
the foreign minister.
The Pakistani officials indicated that
they feel the meeting will be futile because Afghan prime
minister Daud has already made terms with the USSR.
Hildreth believes, however, that the Pakistanis will make
a strong effort to make the meeting successful.
Comment Present hostility and conflict of interest
between Pakistan and Afghanistan make
it unlikely that any easing of relations would result from such
a meeting. Mirza, however, might attempt to use a visit to
influence the king and other members of the Afghan royal fam-
ily against Prime Minister Daud.
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3. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNIST REGIMES IMPLICIT
IN SUDANESE NOTES
In response to congratulatory notes
from Sino-Soviet bloc regimes on
the Sudan's achievement of independ-
ence, Sudanese prime minister Azhari
has sent loosely worded replies which
Imply diplomatic recognition by the
Sudan of East Germany, North Korea and Communist China.
The note to East Germany granted per-
mission to open a commercial office in the Sudan, adding
"we anticipate further co-operation." According to the
Pyongyang radio, Azhari's note to North Korea anticipated
"the establishment of the most amicable relations," and
Peiping has broadcast that Azhari wishes to determine the
"level and extent" of diplomatic relations between the Sudan
and Communist China.
Comment It is not yet clear whether the Sudanese
government is aware of the implications
contained in the prime minister's replies to the some 30
congratulatory messages it received. Cairo radio felt com-
pelled to assure its listeners that Azhari's thank-you note
to Tel Aviv did not mean that the Sudan recognizes Israel.
No state outside the Sino-Soviet bloc has
extended diplomatic recognition to East Germany or North
Korea, although several have commercial relations with
East Germany. Sudanese recognition of Communist China
would mark Peiping's first success in its campaign to es-
tablish diplomatic relations with the Moslem nations of Africa
and the Near East.
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4. RADIO FREE GREECE STOPS BROADCASTS
Radio Free Greece, the Communist
"clandestine" radio in Bucharest
which has operated in support of Com-
munist activities in Greece since 1947, discontinued its
broadcasts on 31 December. Moscow may have terminated
Radio Free Greece in order to strengthen leftist claims
that the USSR is not interfering in internal Greek affairs.
Soviet activity in Greece and concilia-
tory moves by the Satellites toward Greece have recently
increased, probably with the aim of influencing the Greek
elections in February.
The shutdown of Radio Free Greece is
apparently not merely a pre-election maneuver. Transmis-
sion schedules had been gradually reduced over a period of
months, and the time formerly allotted to Radio Free Greece
was turned over to Radio Independent Spain on 2 January.
Radio Free Japan also suspended opera-
tions on 31 December, probably with a view to the resump-
tion of Soviet-Japanese negotiations on 17 January.
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� THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 12 January)
No significant military activity has been
reported. No casualties were admitted following an hour's ex-
change of mortar and machine gun fire between Israeli and
Egyptian forces on 11 January in the El Auja area. (Press)
Israeli prime minister Ben-Gurion and
Foreign Minister Sharett met with Ambassador Lawson in Tel
Aviv on 9 January and made a strong plea for quick and favor-
able action by the United States on arms. The officials stressed
again Israel's alarm over the growing Egyptian air advantage.
Ben-Gurion expressed the opinion that Egyptian premier Nasr
would be ready for general hostilities in six to eight months but
might launch an air attack at any time. Ben-Gurion did not,
however, give Lawson the impression that Israel was threaten-
ing action if it did not get arms. Lawson felt also that Ben-
Gurion was making a dramatic plea for understanding on the
Tiberias raid, implying that in the future he would be more cau-
tious.
Following Israel's receift parliamentary
debate on foreign policy and its "sober reappraisal" of the Ti-
berias raid, Tel Aviv appears to be moving more cautiously but
at the same time building up its defenses as rapidly as finances
and materiel permit. On the Arab side, events in Jordan have
temporarily diverted the attention of Israel's Arab neighbors.
UN truce supervisor Burns' statements that develop-
ments are leading toward general hostilities between Egypt and
Israel probably reflect increasing hopelessness over his inabil-
ity to bring the Israelis and Egyptians to some sort of agreement.
The Arab-Israeli situation is such that war could occur through
miscalculation by either side, but top Israeli leaders are appar-
ently opposed to preventive action at this time and are continu-
Ma to seek a diplomatic solution.
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