CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/05/23

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• Document Creation Date: October 25, 2019
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2019
• Publication Date: May 23, 1956

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23 May 1956 3.5(c)
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CONTENTS
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. PREMIER ASKS FOR STATE INVITATION TO PARIS
(page 3).
2. SOVIET OFFICERS REPORTED IN ARAB JOINT COMMAND
(page 4).
3. ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MARTINO MAY BE REPLACED
(page 5).
4. UNREST IN HAITI
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(page 6).
THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 7)
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1. CZECH PREMIER ASKS FOR STATE INVITATION TO PARIS
Czech premier Siroky and foreign minis-
ter David have asked for an invitation for
a state visit to Paris some time before
14 July. According to the French ambas-
sador in Prague, his government has informed the Czechs
that it has no objection in principle to such a visit in the fall
if conversations are limited strictly to Franco-Czech matters
and are preceded by an "adjustment" of relations through
diplomatic channels. During such preliminary conversations,
the French would seek the reopening of the French Institute
in Prague and their consulate in Bratislava and a resumption
of French information activities in general.
The French ambassador views the Czech
request as an attempt to establish a common front with France
on the German question and as an effort to demonstrate that
Czech foreign policy is to some degree independent.
Comment The French Foreign Ministry, hopeful of
renewing its traditional contacts with the
East European countries, considers Czechoslovakia the most
feasible place to make "a dent in the iron curtain."
The Czech regime may be willing to grant
the French such concessions as the reopening of the Bratislava
consulate and an expansion of cultural contacts in return for
the invitation.
The Polish premier's request for a visit to
Paris has already been granted by France. These Satellite
moves are part of the Soviet bloc's effort to weaken French
support of Western policies and exploit French apprehensions
over West German rearmament.
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2. SOVIET OFFICERS REPORTED IN ARAB JOINT COMMAND
Comment
There have been no other reports of
Soviet officers attached to the Arab joint
command. However, Egypt in the past has employed foreign
military advisers, and would conceivably feel a need for for-
eign advice on the unfamiliar problems of operating a multi-
national joint command.
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3. ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MARTINO MAY BE REPLACED
z Italian president Gronchi may make an
effort following the 27-28 May local elec-
tions to have Foreign Minister Martino
replaced by Defense Minister Taviani,
Comment Martino is a member of the committee of
three foreign ministers chosen at the
North Atlantic Council ministerial meeting in May to examine
ways of extending NATO co-operation in nonmilitary fields.
He has been mentioned frequently as a probable casualty in
the cabinet reshuffle which is expected to take place early
this summer. He is a member of the small Liberal Party
and does not have strong support among the Christian Demo-
crats.
The appointment of Taviani, who is promi-
nent in the Christian Democratic party, probably would not
change the Italian government's foreign policy.
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4 UNREST IN HAITI
Comment on:
The government of Haiti has declared
a state of siege in the capital and two
other cities as a result of an outbreak
of student strikes and demonstrations,
according to the American embassy in
Port-au-Prince. Rumors that high gov-
ernment officials and army officers have been working with
opposition elements have led to speculation over cabinet
changes and an army shake-up.
The opposition may have incited the dis-
turbances in order to create an atmosphere of unrest in an
effort to force President Magloire to resign. Through a
novel interpretation of the constitution, opposition elements
contend that the president's term, instead of extending to
15 May 1957, legally expired on 15 May of this year. � The
contention has given a premature start to the campaign for
presidential elections set for next April and is producing a
period of increasing political activity and unrest.
The regime apparently has little public
support and some observers feel that "this is the beginning
of the end for the Magloire administration!' Although Gen-
eral. Magloire's popularity has steadily declined, he appar-
ently has managed through direct control to maintain the
support of the majority of the armed forces which helped to
bring him to power in 1950.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 22 May)
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