CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/12/05

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• Publication Date: December 5, 1956

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CONTENTS
1. NEHRU'S PLANS FOR WASHINGTON TALKS
(page 3).
2. EGYPT FORESEES NEW WESTERN PLAN TO CREATE
A MOSLEM BLOC (page 4).
3. DAMASCUS REQUESTS SOVIET STATEMENT ON SYRIA
(page 5).
4. SOVIET-RUMANIAN COMMUNIQUE
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FOR WASHINGTON TALKS
the Indian prime minister in his discus-
sions in Washington will stress his desire
to build a close partnership with the United States, at the
same time reiterating that India will not change its policy of
friendship toward the USSR and Communist China.
Nehru reportedly wants to discuss the
Middle East, with emphasis on the future roles there of the
United States and India; Communist China; and military pacts,
especially Baghdad and SEATO. He will express his concern
over the rapid Pakistani build-up with American aid.
Although Nehru reportedly will not ask for
long-range economic aid, he hopes the desired "partnership"
would assure major American assistance for Indian develop-
ment projects.
Comment Nehru's concern over Hungary may result
in some discussion of Soviet tactics and
ambitions. He is also deeply interested in promoting inter-
national controls over nuclear weapons.
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2. EGYPT FORESEES NEW WESTERN PLAN TO CREATE
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Egypt suspects that the United States
is the prime mover in a plan to create
a Moslem bloc
an Egyptian
analysis apparently made by Ali Sabri, Nases adviser,
said the United States assumes British leadership in the
Middle East is damaged beyond repair and that it feels it
is the only country which can take up Britain's role.
The instruments of American policy
are said to be Pakistan and Lebanon, and King Saud of Saudi
Arabia is described as the "crucial figure" who is being
tempted by the "baits" of leadership of the bloc and of a
favorable Buraimi settlement. Nasr has written Saud warn-
ing him of the "intrigue afoot," and the Egyptians hope and
expect that Saud will remain steadfastly with Egypt and thus
frustrate the Western plan.
Comment This report, indicating continuing Egyp-
tian suspicion of the United States as a
member of the Western alliance, is probably a more accu-
rate reflection of the attitude of the Nasr regime than are
reports that Nasr intends to move closer to the US.
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3. nAmAsmrs TTRaTTESTS SOVIET STATEMENT ON SYRIA
Soviet Union to
issue a statement on "the serious sit-
uation resulting from the concentrated
attack on Syria and from the aggressive intentions of Britain,
France, Israel, and the Baghdad pact nations P The minis-
try suggested that such a statement at that time would be
especially opportune since the foreign ministers of France,
Britain, and Turkey were in London, and since the United
States had issued a statement warning against any aggres-
sion on the Baghdad pact nations.
Comment
Syrian leftists
were urging the government to conclude a mutual assistance
treaty with the USSR. This Syrian appeal testifies further
to the genuineness of Syrian fears of foreign intervention.
Moscow is continuing to encourage the
Syrians both privately and publicly to stand firm against the
West and the Baghdad pact powers. Foreign Minister Shepi-
loy referred in Copenhagen on 28 November to the threat to
Syria and other Middle East states, and Moscow is maintain-
ing a continuous propaganda barrage on Syria's behalf.
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4. SOVIET-RUMANIAN COMMUNIQUE
The Soviet-Rumanian communiqu�s-
sued in Moscow on 3 December pays
lip service to Rumania's "national
sovereignty," but places greater em-
phasis on the need to strengthen the
"unity" of the Sino-Soviet bloc. It states Soviet troops in
Rumania will remain temporarily, in view of the aggres-
sive tactics of Western imperialists, although mention was
made of later consultations between Warsaw pact nations
concerning the ultimate disposition of these forces.
This communiqu�mounts to the first
public declaration since the suppression of the Hungarian
revolution of the policy the USSR hopes to apply generally
to the European Satellites. It does not contradict the
Soviet-Polish communiqu�f 18 November, but variations
in emphasis and specific content reveal the totally differ-
ent nature of Polish and Rumanian relations with the USSR.
Poland, in addition to gaining promises
for significant and long-term economic aid from the USSR--
including the cancellation of old debts, was given a voice in
the control of Soviet troop movements within Poland and
was able to avoid any public declaration of support for the
Soviet intervention in Hungary. Rumania, on the other hand,
received only a relatively minor commitment for much-
needed economic aid, including postponement but not can-
cellation of certain debt payments. It secured no agree-
ment concerning Soviet military units within Rumania and
specifically endorsed the Soviet line toward Hungary, in-
cluding the Soviet contention that it was the USSR's inter-
national "duty" to use force against the "fascist counter-
revolutionaries!' (CONFIDENTIAL)
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