CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/07/24

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• Publication Date: July 24, 1956

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CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
3.3(h)(2)
3.5(c)
24 July 1956
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CONTENTS
1.
2. MOLOTOV SAYS ZORIN RECALLED BECAUSE OF STALE-
MATE IN SOWET-WEST GERMAN RELATIONS
(page 4).
3� FIRST SUBMARINES REPORTEDLY LAUNCHED AT
SHANGHAI (page 5).
4. SYRIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SEEKS INVITATION TO
CAIRO page 6).
5. SINGAPORE TRADE MISSION TO COMMUNIST CHINA
(page 7).
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI� SITUATION
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2. MOLOTOV SAYS ZORIN RECALLED BECAUSE OF
STALEMATE IN SOVIET-WEST GERMAN RELATIONS
Molotov recently told the Swedish am-
bassador that Moscow had recalled
Ambassador Zorin from Bonn because
there are to be no particular develop-
men in relations with West Germany at present and a
man of Zorin's experience in foreign affairs could not be
wasted there. Molotov was evasive about Zorin's possi-
ble successor and left the impression that it might be some
time before one is named.
Ambassador Bohlen believes that Molo-
tov's explanation has some credibility. However, Bohlen
thinks the West German ambassador is also correct in
connecting Zorin's recall with the East German leaders'
visit to Moscow and the USSR's desire to reassure them
that it will not negotiate with Bonn.
Comment The recall of Zorin will probably be
followed by Soviet propaganda charges
that Bonn, by its cool treatment of Zorin, has shown its
lack of interest in progress toward unification.
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3. FIRST SUBMARINES REPORTEDLY LAUNCHED
AT SHANGHAI
Comment
Facilities at Kiangnan were expanded
between October 1952 and April 1955,
and a large number of Soviet experts in "W-class" con-
struction have been identified in the Shanghai area since
early 1955.
The "W-class" long-range submarine,
with a maximum patrol radius of about 4,700 miles, would
add considerably to Chinese Communist offensive ca,pabili-
ties.
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4. SYRIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SEEKS INVITATION
TO CAIRO
Comment
The antileftist army group in Syria
presumably is worried about the pos-
sibility that Egypt might support a countercoup by leftist ele-
ments. the antileftist group was
not satisfied with the results of the visit to Cairo last week
of General Nizam al-Din new Syrian chief of staff. Raslan
will probably try to convince Cairo that no change in Syrian
Egyptian military relations will occur as a result of the ouster
of former chief of staff Shuqayr.
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5. SINGAPORE TRADE MISSION TO COMMUNIST CHINA
A 60-man Singapore trade mission, in-
cluding 50 Chinese businessmen, is
scheduled to visit Communist China the
second or third week of August in re-
sponse to an invitation from the Commu-
nists in marcn. The mission is sponsored by wealthy, pro=
Peiping rubber merchants.
The American consul general in Singapore
believes the delegates will be offered impressive, politically
inspired business deals. While local businessmen hope to
develop a mainland market for rubber, tin and other exports,
the consul general believes that actually any increased trade
would result mainly in greater exports by the Chinese, further
widening the present trade gap in favor of Communist China.
Widespread support from the Singapore
Chinese community, together with former chief minister
Marshall's decision to head the delegation, has prevented
the Singapore Labor Front government from officially dis-
couraging the mission.
A 40-man delegation from the Federation
of Malaya will also visit Communist China in August.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 23 July)
Prior to his departure from the Near
East on 23 July, UN secretary general Hammarskjold an-
nounced plans to return to the area in October. (Press)
The death of Lt. Col. Mustafa, Egyptian
military attach�n Jordan and director of terrorist activity
against Israel from Jordan, moved the Cairo press to call for
revenge. Although evidence remains circumstantial, Egypt
considers Israel responsible for the recent killing of Egyptian
terrorist leaders with bombs sent in parcels through the mail,.
Israel charged that infiltrators from Jor-
dan penetrated an Israeli settlement west of Jerusalem at day-
break, tossing a hand grenade into a school and firing on a bus.
No casualties were reported. (Press)
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