CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/08/31

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03178360
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• Document Creation Date: October 25, 2019
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2019
• Publication Date: August 31, 1956

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CONTENTS
1. FRENCH AND BRITISH REPORTEDLY DETERMINED TO
IMPOSE SOLUTION ON NASR (page 3).
2. WEST GERMAN PLOTS MAY ACCEPT SUEZ CANAL JOBS
(page 4).
3. LAO-VIET MINE! JOINT STATEMENT IN HANOI
(page 5).
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
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1, FRENCH AND BRITISH REPORTEDLY DETERMINED TO
IMPOSE SOLUTION ON NASR
Comment
The current overt French show of forces
just before the negotiations between Nasr
and the Suez committee, indicates Paris' desire to give the
appearance of "imposing" a solution on Nasr despite �dis-
claimers of this intention by government spokesmen. Other
moves in this direction can be expected in view of the domi-
nance in French thinking of the idea that "all is lost in Algeria"
if Nasr is not forced to back down.
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2. WEST GERMAN PILOTS MAY ACCEPT SUEZ
CANAL JOBS
estimates
that 25 to 30 Kiel Canal pilots will accept
Egyptian offers of Suez Canal jobs if their
present wages are not substantially in-
creased. The departure of a number,
would seriously handicap Kiel traffic, but
only one has already signed up. the Egyptians
have also approached river pilots, although Kiel Canal pilots
are preferred since they would require less training on Suez
operating procedures. Strong inducements have been offered
the Germans, including a salary increase within two years to
three times the present average Kiel salary.
Comment
The Egyptians, who have been trying to
recruit foreign pilots, probably need at
least 100 pilots to replace British and French pilots likely to
resign if a negotiated settlement is not re
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3. LAO-VIET MINH JOINT STATEMENT IN HANOI
The joint statement issued by Viet Minh
premier Pham Van Dong and Laotian
premier Souvanna Phouma on 29 August,
during the latter's stopover in Hanoi on
his return from Peiping, apparently foreshadows the early
establishment of diplomatic relations between Laos and
North Vietnam. While the announcement referred only to
"the necessity of establishing economic and cultural rela-
tions and the exchange of friendly delegations," Souvanna
in a later statement explicitly called for "diplomatic ties...
in the near future:' The two premiers also advocated strict
implementation of the Geneva agreements in Vietnam as
well as Laos, thereby changing the previous Laotian posi-
tion of noninvolvement in the Vietnam problem to support
of the Viet Minh in its drive to unify that country.
In return for his favorable pronounce-
ments, the Viet Minh probably gave Souvanna private "as-
surances" that it would no longer intervene in Laos' internal
affairs through its control over the Pathet Lao. Such an a-
greement is implicit in the joint statement which expressed
mutual satisfaction with the Pathet Lao "settlement" and
called on Vietnamese and Laotians living in each other's coun-
tries to respect local laws and customs.
There are indications that the Laotians
will attempt to balance Souvanna's trip by friendly gestures
to the West. Souvanna has said that he looks forward to a
visit to Saigon. The American embassy comments that the
question of real interest at this juncture is the extent to
which the premier will retain the support of his colleagues in
the government. The embassy points out, however, that
Souvanna was not restrained by any opposition he may have
encountered within the Laotian delegation, which included
Deputy Premier Katay and four other cabinet officers.
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THE AFtAB-ISRAE LI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 30 August)
An Israeli soldier was killed and four
others wounded when three land mines exploded under their car
near El Auja on the Egyptian frontier, according to an Israeli
military spokesman on 30 August. (Press)
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