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SECURITY; INFORMATION
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OCI No. 5177
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1. Russians increase pressure to prevent West.German
integra ono a Eas ern Affairs vision of e g+ Com-
m?sane_r s office in Berlin notes that several conspicuous
articles in the Soviet Zone press are devoted to accusing the
Western powers of turning interzonal boundaries into
"international" boundaries, and draws the conclusion that the
Russians are considering tightening the zonal borders them-
selves.
The High Commissioner's office believes that the press
emphasis on boundaries, on an East German army, and on not
allowing the "great achievements" under Communist regime to
be lost, as well as the Pravda phrase that "the German Demo-
cratic Republic is enter ng t e camp of peace and democracy,"
are designed to pose a threat to the Germans that their chance
for a united Germany is slipping away, and also as a preview
of a program for making a complete Satellite of the 'East Zone
i,n the event Western military integration is unchecked.
'(C Berlin 1318, 7 May 52)
Comment: The press campaign, as well as the recent asser-
tions MAT-an East German army would be created and Grotewohl's
allegation that another situation similar to that of Korea was
being created, fits into the recent pattern of Soviet pressure
to prevent signing of the contractual agreements. It may be a
further indication of the seriousness with which the USSR
regards the signing of the agreements.
2. Austrian. aluminum allegedly diverted to Orbit via Trieste
and Be gauma A i ennese firm, asa an Company, a ege y
purchases 50 to 200 tons of aluminum per month from the
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aluminum works at Braunau, Austria, for ultimate export to
the Orbit. The metal is reportedly shipped via Trieste and
Switzerland to Antwerp, and then, on the basis of fraudulent
end-use certificates, by unknown routes to Czechoslovakia.
Comment: It is uncertain that Austrian-produced aluminum
in the quantities here reported is regularly diverted to Orbit
countries, although such diversions have long been suspected.
The Trieste company of Massimiliano lannitti, as well as his
Austrian contact, the managing director of the Krasa Company,
Gerhard Seelig, was investigated last fall, without conclusive
results, for alleged transshipments of aluminum through Belgium
and Switzerland to Satellite purchasers.
3. Czechoslovakia presses the Netherlands and Belgium to
grant lig a-t r Ig s o Czechoslovakia in the past two weeks has
withdrawn lane permission for the Friday flights of KLM out
of Prague, thus forcing the Netherlands Minister to request
permission for each flight in advance. The same procedure is
understood to have been applied to Sabena, the Belgian airlines.
Czechoslovakia last week reiterated its demands for the right
to fly commercial service between Prague and Amsterdam, in-
cluding eventually fifth freedom rights for transport between
Berlin and Amsterdam.
The Netherlands Foreign Office feels that it must reply
to the Czech note by the end of May and does not see what
further delaying tactics can be used. (C The Hague 1177, 7 May
52)
Comment: Czechoslovakia has been pressing the Netherlands
and Bed m `for several months to grant it landing rights in
order to establish its air route to Western Europe, which was
cut off on 10 September by a three-power action that denied
Czechoslovakia the right to overfly Western Germany. Belgium
and the Netherlands have indicated that they will eventually
accede to the Czech request. France, which is the proposed
terminal of the Czech air route, recently said that it will
continue to postpone a final answer to the Czechs, but that
it does not wish to be the only Western European country to
refuse.
4. Communists plan International Social Security Conference:
An in e~ rcepted-- et ri om t e or Federation of Trade
Unions headquarters in Vienna, reveals attempts to interest
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authorities in the field of social insurance in the forthcoming
Communist-sponsored International Conference on Social Security
and Social Insurance? The US Embassy in Vienna believes that,
besides being a propaganda sounding board for attacks against
the West, the conference may also be used to establish a new,
Soviet-oriented international organization in competition with
the International Social Security Association sponsored by the
International Labor Office. (C Vienna 1579, 31 Mar 52)
Comment: The Social Security Conference, planned at the
Berlin WPTU General Council meeting in November, is expected
to take place in June in Berlin or Vienna. The WFTU has sent
out questionnaires asking for information on the harmful ef-
fects of the restricted commercial relations between capitalis-
tic and non-capitalistic countries, the strain of inflation
upon social security benefits, inadequacies of social security
systems in capitalistic countries, and unemployment figures.
This information is expected to be presented to the conference
in a Handbook of Social Security which will contrast the
systems in the West and underdeveloped "colonial" areas un-
favorably with what has allegedly been accomplished in the
Communist bloc countries.
5. Gromyko-Kora conference on Japanese POW's reported: A
correspondent an oscow reported a rs< ora, a apanese
Diet member who attended the Moscow Economic Conference, con-
fided to him that she had had a four-hour conference with
Gromyko regarding the question of Japanese prisoners of war.
Gromyko took the usual Soviet position that there were none
in the Soviet Union, and that Mrs. Kora's visit to hospitals
and graves would establish that fact. Mrs. Kora?s secretary,
a former Japanese POW from the Soviet Union, is allegedly a
Communist sympathizer.
The United States Embassy feels that Soviet propaganda
will exploit Mrs, Kora?s inspection of the graves to undermine
the United States position regarding the Soviet refusal to
return Japanese prisoners of war. (C FOR AMERICAN EYES ONLY
Moscow 17?0, 7 May 52)
Comment: The reported Gromyko-Kora conference may have
occurred E lieu of the interview which Mrs. Kora reportedly
had requested with Stalin.
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Impasse reached in ROK-US economic talks: During the 6
May mee s.ng etwe-el~ autTior zi es and t re US Economic
Mission, discussion was confined to the question of a realis-
tic won-dollar conversion rate. The Mission stated that, in
determining the tentative sum likely to be received by the ROK
for UN military expenditures since 1 January 1952, a conver-
sion rate of 12,000 won to one US dollar was used. The three
South Korean cabinet ministers present argued against changing
the present rate of 6,000 to one, and were quite adamant in
their stand. The meeting adjourned without any immediate
possibility of agreement.
Finance Minister Paek on 7 May stated that he would
resign if there were a. change in the present 6,000 to one rate.
(C Pusan 1079, 7 May; Pusan 1083, 8 May 52)
Comment: In order to combat the acute inflation in South
Korea-Tt eeUS Economic Mission has maintained that first a
realistic conversion rate must be established. The open
market rate is currently 12,000 to 13,000 won per US dollar.
ROK officials fear that any official change in the exchange
rate, however, will cause retail prices to rise, as has
happened in the past.
11, North Korean Government seeks solution to Panmunjom talks:
The Sov~e "representati.ve" i.n yongyang on-2-5-April called
a meeting of the top North Korean and Chinese Communist leaders
to convene on 5 Mav
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Although the North Koreans thought
that the conference wou d, deal with new instructions from the
USSR on the cease-fire talks, some officials believed that no
significant action would take place at Panmunjom prior to 20
May.
The North Koreans planned to press the USSR at this
meeting for a "decision" on the truce talks, or, failing this,
to urge that an international conference be called to "settle
the Korean War." The North Koreans also planned a proposal to
launch another attack prior to elections in the ROK,although
it was known that neither the Soviets nor the Chinese favored
such a course. It was believed that such a proposal would
bring about a clarification of the Sino-Soviet position.
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Another proposal contemplated was for a "political con-
ference" to be held at Kaesong in August 1952.. If this propo-
sal were raised and agreed upon, the North Korean propaganda
organ planned to institute a campaign callin for a "democratic
conference for the unification of Korea."
Comment: While no confirmation of this planned meeting
or of t is-e North Korean intentions can be obtained, this
report could very well represent North Korean governmental
thinking.
Itmust be pointed out, however, that the North Koreans
probably are not in a position to urge such policies on the
USSR, being in the least influential position in the Communist
triumvirate.In any case they could be expected to abide by
any decision made by the two senior partners--China and the
USSR.
12, Purge of public security apparatus underway, The text
of andaress i~icemFier by o ui-c ing -,Minister of
Public Security, indicates that a purge of the Chinese Commu-
nist public security apparatus has been underway for months.
Lo told A meeting of party cadres in Peiping that "corrup-
tion andbireaucracy" were widespread in the security apparatus,
especially in the cities, where the apparatus had absorbed
many former Nationalist secret police. Lo concluded that
"degenerated" and corrupt elements must be purged from security
bureaus throughout China.
The Chinese Communist press in January 1952 revealed
that the Director and Deputy Director of the Administrative
Office of the Ministry of Public Security, together with
four-fifths of the office staff, were found to be corrupt.
Comment: The campaign against corruption, waste and
bureaucracy, launched in late 1951 and now drawing to i close,
affected all organs of the Peiping regime. It was learned
in February 1952 that the administrative chief of the Public
Security Ministry had been arrested and shot.
The text of Lo's address, however, indicates more
serious corruption in the public security apparatus than
other Communist sources had revealed. As the Chinese Communist
leadership depends directly upon its public security force
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current purge of this apparatus is probably correspondingly
severe.
13. Soviet journal praises Liu Po-cheng and Chen Yi: The
Moscow n xs an ua e journal, carr es~in its
February 1952 number an article by the3 Counsellor of the
Soviet Embassy in Peiping which warmly praises the military
ability and ideological orthodoxy of Generals Liu Po-cheng
and Chen Yi. (U New Times, Moscow, Feb 52)
Comment: Liu and Chen, commanders respectively of the
2nd ancU- Fff Field Armies, are the two Chinese Communist gen-
erals most frequently reported to have fallen from favor in
the past two years. This article suggests that both were in
good standing with Moscow and. Peiping in early 1952
14. Western shipping in China trade increases: In January
1952, r~- r miaii st z-eg- ter merchant ships, aggregating
.204,000 gross tons, traded with Communist China. By compari-
son, the figures for the preceding month were 43 merchant ships
totaling 188,000 tons. (C ONI Report 24-C-52, 1 Apr 52)
15,
Comment: Vessels carrying British and Panamanian
registr y mane up the bulk of Western-flag merchant shipping in
the China trade. The Panamanian-flag ships are exclusively
coasters operating in violation of a Panamanian decree against
calling at Chinese Communist ports.
Communists reportedly plan to attack Nationalist off-
shore islands iii aa.y
25X1Ci eporte a the Communists intend to invade
the off-shore islands of Tachen, Matsu, and Chinmen at the
end of May. The plan, submitted by, Chen Yi, Commander of
the Third Field Army, was approved in April by Mao Tse-tung.
It seeks to insure the security of the southeast China coast
and to learn the reaction of the American Seventh Fleet. This
undertaking reportedly was suggested. after the Soviet Union
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referrec_tti a, March meeting at -which Chen Yi is said to have
discussed plans to capture the off-shore islands by early June.
The Chinese Communists are estimated to have about 240,000
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troops in the adjacent coastal. area, as opposed to approxi-
mately 75,000 Nationalist troops on the islands.
16. Cambodian Army allegedly passing arms to rebel forces:
According to t Fe c ie o t e Frenc urete in Indochina, troops
of the Cambodian Army on two occasions delivered "cases,"
which he presumed to be ammunition, to the non-Communist rebel
leader Son Ngoc Thanh. French military sources also report
an instance of the "disappearance," and possible delivery to
Thanh, of ammunition consigned to a Cambodian platoon. Mean-
while, a "clouded" military situation has prevented American
officials from making a scheduled visit to Siemreap, a town
in central. Cambodia. (C Saigon 2179, 7 May 52)
Comment: With no improvement evident in the Vietnamese
situation, French authorities are having progressively serious
problems in Cambodia.
There are strong indications that the Cambodian Government
is abetting Thanh's activities as a means.of pressuring the
French. for political concessions. The chief of the French
information service recently characterized Thanh as "not. yet"
a Communist but saw his path leading "inevitably" in that
direction. He added that while the Communists were undertaking
little military action in Cambodia, they were busily effecting
a political penetration.
17. Communist peace feelers continue in Burma: Burmese Commu-
nist propaganda Nas--r-e-newid its ca upon the Burmese Government
to enter into "frank discussions" looking towards the establish-
ment of peace and security. (C Rangoon 1078, 8 May 52)
. Comment: Communist peace feelers in Burma have been re-
porte wxt increasing frequency since the Vienna peace confer-
ence last November. These approaches have thus far been
brushed aside by Burmese officials. It is not yet clear
whether they result from Communist weakness or are merely
tactical maneuvers.
SOUTH ASIA
18. Proposed merger of Communist and leftist labor federations
in In ia: T -s -crotary o tTie -comniunis ominate All-India
Trade Union Congress (AITUC):on 25 February 1952 sent the
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Communist World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Vienna,
copies of correspondence relative to a proposed merger of the
AITUC and the leftist United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) of
India. (C Vienna Desp 1650, 8 Apr 52)
Comment- The AITUC, which reportedly has about 706,000
members, s the only Indian labor organization directly
affiliated with WFTUL The UTUC is a leftist group of unions,
with about 300,000 members, which left the AITUC in 1949 because
of the latter's policy of violence.
When the Communist Party of India adopted a new line
emphasizing united front action early in 1950, the AITUC was
quick to put it into practice on the labor front. The AITUC
appealed to the UTUC to join it in united action,particularly
against the labor bills then pending in Parliament, and met
with some success. The two groups also cooperated in January
1951 in a Calcuttz dockworkers' strike. AITUC and UTUC dele-
gates are now in China where they participated in May Day
activities.
There have been recurrent rumors of a merger of AITUC
and UTUC. Together they might becomE a formidable
opponent to the non-Communist Indian National Traue Union
Congress (INTUC) with a membership of 1,434,258.
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
Greek Acting Prime Minister says situation intolerable-
Acting rime sn ;ter veil ze_.os o t e merican m assa .or
that both the King and he though that the existence of "two
Prime Ministers" had created an intolerable situation which
could not continue. He had hoped that Prime Minister Plastiras
would go abroad for his health, but Plastiras' apparent opti-
mism over his recovery might well prevent this "happy solution."
Venizelos added that if Plastiras remains in Greece, the gov-
ernment would have to resign. (S Athens 4722, 3 May 52)
Comment- Since he became Acting Prime Minister in early
March,-_T6T?wing Prime Minister Plastiras' second heart attack,
minority leader Venizel.os has increased his efforts to gain
control of the government, It is unlikely that he would agree,
however, to new elections under the majority system advocated
by both Plastiras and opposition leader Papagos unless he were
convinced that he has no alternative,
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20. British oil companies pressing hard for Libyan oil
t 1. Amer can
concessionso T e yan prime nxs rr told
Minister fiat British oil companies, Shell and Anglo-Iranian,
are pressing him hard for oil concessions, The Prime
Minister said he intends to proceed slowly in this matter
because he wishes to make the best possible arrangements
for Libya and avoid a dispute over oil such as has developed
in Iran. (C Tripoli 632, 6 May 52)
Comment: So far there is no indication of any oil
deposlts in Libya which would make commercial operations
profitable, according to the oil company representatives. It
is rumored in Tripoli, however, that the British may have
located oil deposits in eastern. Libya. In any event, they are
anxious tosecure the passage of Libyan legislation which would
enable them to engage in oil exploration.
The Libyan Prime Minister previously expressed surprise
at the apparent lac;1 of interest on the part of American com-
panies; he indicates, trzat, if concessions are to be granted,
he preferred to deal with them.
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21. Split occurs in new West German state's coalition govern-
ment. iculties are increasing for t e coalit on govern-
mend in the newly formed West German state of Da.den-Wuerttem-
bergo Eight of the Free Democratic Party's delegates in the
local legislature are considering bolting in protest against
their party's merger with the Social Democrats rather than
with Adenauer's Christian Democrats in forming the state's
government. (S Frankfurt Sitrep 16, 7 May 52)
Comment: The composition of this state government
could tireatten Adenauer's majority in the Federal Senate
and cause a. partial or total defeat of the Chancellor's
programs,
This is the first indication of defection within the
state's coalition government. A continuation of this trend
might lead to the formation of a state government friendly
to Adenauer and to the sending of a more favorable delega-
tion to the Federal Senate.
22. Austrian oil production estimated at 20 percent above
1951: espnte us roman press,"c a i--s a crude o pro-
fion in Lower Austrian oil fields under Soviet control
will exceed 1951 production by 50 percent, Mutual Security
Agency estimates based on daily output in March place crude
oil production at 2.88 million tons in 1952, or about 20
percent above last year's total. In 1951, when production
exceeded refining capacity, the Soviet oil administration
exported or consumed 44 percent of Austria's refined petro-
leum products as well as some 800,000 tons of crude oil.
(U Vienna 3528, 7 May 52; R Vienna TOMUS A-77 and A-80,
1S and 17 Mar 52)
Comment: While expanding production may lend sub-
stanc-strian fears of an early exhaustion of re-
sources, Austrian domestic requirements are now fully met
by Soviet allocations. Furthermore, the conversion of
important plants to fuel oil has permitted savings in
fuel imports and reduced Austria's dependence on Polish
coal. It is, of course, by no means clear that increased
dependence upon Soviet generosity will be preferable to
dependence upon Polish exports.
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23 r Britain discussing.-arrangements for cooperation
with ~r orces ? '~ [o?'er t~'~ the groro~nd
oor'mm1`ai~r planning after the European Defense
Community treaty is signed, the British Air Ministry
hopes to have a senior observer present when practical
EDC planning actually begins. The British observer at
the Paris conference has stated that his government is
eager to have its forces on the Continent cooperate as
closely as possible with EDC force.
British Defense Minister Alexander will visit Paris
next week to discuss proposed arrangements for this
cooperation which have been approved, at the EDC confer-
ence. (S Paris 6873, 7 May 52)
Comment.- This proposal gives specific form to
Brits n s heretofore somewhat vague assertions of desire
for cooperation with the EDC without accepting the
obligations. of full membership. Emphasis on air plan-
ning reflects Britain's efforts to push its first line
of defense as far east as possible in view of its air
defense system's growing vulnerability to jet warfare.
LATIN AMERICA
24. Bolivian miners take over municipal government
at Corocoroo he manager o e Amer can Smelting and
e xannaag T- spanny copper mine at Corocoro reported on
7 May that union members had taken over the municipal
government, and that "Indian rebels" threatened to
seize the mine. He asked the US Embassy at La Paz to
obtain protection, and said that it was impossible to
evacuate management personnel and families.
Through Foreign Office channels, the Embassy was
assured that steps were being taken to assure the
safety of foreign personnel. (C La Paz 448, 7 May 52)
Comment.- Labor-management relations at Corocoro
have Been -strained for a long time. On 22 April the
Corocoro miners called a general strike, which was
ended the next day by government order.
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Chilean reaction to termination of Co er agreement
rna ma e new tale f'i t ; ~?~ m easy ant a.go
states t. at polit C ` n hile continue praising
president Gonzalez Videla ? s ending of the copper agree-
ment, and that the reaction since 2 May is creating
"a difficult atmosphere for any talks with the US,"
In the Chilean Congress two A.adical and Liberal
senators have renewed the charge 'that US copper compa-
nies competed with Chile in the European market, and
have criticized the United States "for informing the
government that certain sales were going behind the
iron curtain." There is some tendency to tie the rati-
fication of the Mutual Security agreement to a satis-
factory copper deal with the US e
The Minister of Finance reportedly may try to
make an improved exchange rate for the US companies
a bargaining lever for a higher copper price from the
United States, Ex dictator and presidential aspirant
Ibanez del Campo's policy council has called upon
Congress to push a strategic materials conference among
"American nations." (C Santiago 583, 7 May 52)
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NEAR EAST o AFRICA
1. British press release adversely affects Iranian-United
States relations-. a ritss asst' In e ran re ease o
Th-e-Tr-a-n-Tan press on 5 May purported extracts from a Depart-
ment of State press conference in Washington on military aid
to Iran. The transcript, as released by the British without
prior notification to the American Embassy, quoted the Wash-
ington spokesman as saying that the non-payment of Iran?s
troops was a problem which does not concern the United States.
Ambassador Henderson reports that the Iranians inter-
pret the release as evidence that the United States is
"indifferent if not rather smug" about their difficulties.
He believes that the release has undermined Iranian goodwill
towards the United States, and points out that the Iranian
press has interpreted the release as evidence of American-
British collusion against Iran. (S S/S Tehran 4363, 7 May 52)
Comment-. The British release inaccurately attributed
to a a epartment spokesman a remark made by a corres-
pondent during a 29 April press conferences The British,
however, apparently consider that the military aid agreement
has strengthened Mossadeq and have already expressed strong
resentment over its conclusion.
2. Turks displeased with handling of Tunisian issue-.
Turkish UN delegate arper o e mer~can a rga a that
Turkey?s decision to abstain on the Tunisian item was partly
caused by its reluctance to antagonize France so soon after
being accepted in NATO. He added that he was so concerned
over his country?s difficult position vis-a-vis NATO and the
Arab-Asian group that he had almost persuaded Ankara to vote
against inclusion of the item on the agenda. Turkey's stand-
ing with the Arabs, Sarper hinted, was being increasingly
impaired., (S S/S New York 786, 6 May 52)
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. Comment: Turkey's abstention was influenced by its desire
to main ain solidarity with the Western powers, particularly
the United States. Turkey, apparently, would have preferred
to have the question dealt with outside the Security Council
through direct negotiations.:
Many leading Turks share Sarper's conviction that Turkey
would be more useful to the West if it did not openly align
itself with Western policies in the area.
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LOGGED BY
ATTENTION: This form will be placed on top of and attached to each Top Secret document received by the Central Intelligence Agency
or classified Top Secret within the CIA and will remain attached to the document until such time as it is downgraded, destroyed, or
transmitted outside of CIA. Access to Top Secret matter is limited to Top Secret Control personnel and those individuals whose official
duties relate to the matter. Top Secret Control Officers who receive and/or release the attached Top Secret material will sign this form
and indicate period of custody in the left-hand columns provided. Each individual who sees the Top Secret document will sign and
indicate the date of handling in the right-hand columns.
REFERRED TO
RECEIVED
RELEASED
SEEN BY
OFFICE
SIGNATURE
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
SIGNATURE
OFFICE/DIV.
DATE
NOTICE OF DETACHMENT: When this form is detached from Top Secret material it shall be completed In the appropriate spaces below
and transmitted to Central Top Secret Control for record.
DOWNGRADED
DESTROYED
DISPATCHED (OUTSIDE CIA)
TO
BY (Signature)
TO
BY (Signature)
WITNESSED BY (Signature)
BY (Signature)
OFFICE
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DAT
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