CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 30, 1951
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~gyptia~ns dissatisfied with British. atti
:issues (page ?).
e on Curren
EASTERN EUROPE
agencies (page 8)?
WESTERN EtTR(~PE
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B.elgium.favors meml~.ership of:Greece and Tnrke~..in NA'T'O
(naae 3).
+Czech police increase activity against W~stern? news
session '(p!age g). - ,
10. French Communists gain in municipal elections (page.9).
9..-'West German leaders c8s~.ppointe~l over ,Council of Europe
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Belgium favors membership of Greece .and Turkey, in NATO:
became NATt~ members. Although. Belgium wishes first to
havefuller understanding of the -views of other countries and the
risks. involved, Belgium does not consider- the fear of Soviet
reaction to Greek and Turkish membership in NATO as a valid
reason for- opposition in view of the defense commitments
already undertaken by Western Europe.
Comment:. Belgian support of the LIS
position is an indication of a definite break in the opposition to
Greek and Turkish membership in NATO on the part of the small
countries of Western Europe. -The Netherlands, which has been
speaking fox the small countries,. has. indicated a possible modt:-,
fieation of its- opposition if themportance of Greece and Turkey.
in the- defense of the Mediterranean is spelled out.
A Belgian Foreign Office official.
has informed the US Ambassador
in Brussels that, on balance, ~8elgium
feels that Greece and Turkey should
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Egyptians dissatisfied with British attitude on current issues.
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ceived the British protest on the blocking of ?il tankers through
the Suez Carnal coldly and. said that the Egyptian Government had
`no intent2.dn of changing its policy ins that respect. , As a result
of the Bra.~ish failure tro reply cn the defense negotiations, the
Egyptian Foreign Minister indicated. to Caffery .that he was in
"despair" and ~e~s only trouble ahead..
Commento There is no indication
that the Arab determinat%on to prevent oil fram.reaching Haifa
has weakenede British representations on this subject will only
exacerksate already strained Anglo-Egyptian relations.
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According t? US Ambassador Caffery
in Cairo, ,the Egyptian Foreign
Minister is not pleased with (a) the
UK attitude regarding the transit of
tankers through- th.e Suez. Canal, .and
(b) the: current situation regarding
Anglo-Egyptian defuse negotiations.
The Egyptian .Foreign Minister re-
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Czech police increase activity against We~stex~a~~aews:,ageneieso
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TJS Am}~assadar .Briggs. in. Prague h~.s.
been notified by his. French colleague
that.the Acting...~hief .of the Agence
France. Pre~se, _a Czech national, has
been. arresteda IncrPase.d police -activity against. tl~e _Czecho-
Slovak ernplcayees of the LTz~itecl Press. and. Reuters News agencies
is evidents as we~.lo Br. iggs interprets. this- activity as an .attempt
to intimidate Wester~a correspondents iffito leaving.Czechoslovakia
car. at least ia~t~a refraing. from re~aorting:.m..ateriaL.u~favorabie
to the Commuxai.~t .regime.-. _He _poixats out,.. however, that the
Gzechosl,o~vak_Go~ernment. z'nay be -preparing. to arrest other
foreign ~orres~ondents a.s ~.ccompl~.ces of the recently arrested
US oorrespondez~t, William; C7atis.
WESTERN EUI~QPE
West Germa~.__Xe~.de~?s disawoointed over Council of Euro
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West German del.egat~s to the recent
Council of Europe meeting in StrasT
Bourg have indicated. their general
~nsa.ppointment with the #ailure of
the Coun~~il. to achieve concrete results. They are riow con,
vtnced tk~at Fir~a~;a~.n ns unwl,l.l~ang to join a ZJnited Europe and
that, wl.tl~a~~aat Engl.and,A French supper. t is at best lukewarm..
Leaders- oi` ~~??.e~ ~c~rman govera~mea~t coabitio~a were, however,
pleased w~.tti e posl.tive acti~an of the C?uncil in endorsing the
Schum~.n Pl.~an~ ~,~d. want to proceed with rapid ratification of
the Plan ix~ f3o~ .1,~ order tt~? give ~.ew impetus to the European
movemen~~o 1Vleanwla~.~e the opposition Se-cal Democrats have _
criticized the Co~anil se~si~~n and its endorsement of the
~ehuma~n Pl~~ a,s i~ac~a~~l~.siveo
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Gomxne .: , Ini.tial,..West .German
enthusiasm. over .achieving .eq .status in~._the,.f~,ounc.il of
Europe-has apparently wand as a.result of th.e recent council
session. The. f ~.~r.~gaan. g'av~rent..Te~aders, s#all feel, :however,
that the CQUnci~.can. prQVide a goad. opportunity for increased
~Ger~nnan influence in Western European affairs, and they will
continue to press for the creation of a~. of#ectivs Europe
Parliament within the Council structure.
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14. drench CQmrr~unists gain. in municipal electionso
French Communist- Party, .lists
were returned with outright
majorities ~ .two rr~unicipal e~.ec-
J - tic~ns, ire the Pads region on 27 May.
Although both elections occurred in traditional Communist
strongholds., it is noteworthy that in each. case Communist
candidates reg~l.stered an increase Aver the previous municipal
elution figures, ,~u~npiag from 43 percent to 54 percent in one
instance. Communist laxopaganda is pointing out that the French
Corr~munist Pa~t~- is r~ovv capable o~ ~,chieviing a. flat majority and
thuxeby winn~.ng all fiats ~~ the departments: where it secured
40 Ferbent of the 1946-vote, ~'he US Embassy: in Paris comments.
that in 1946 CQxnxnunist candidates secured 40 percept of the
popular. vote in oni~ twA depnr~xnents.
Cgmn~}ent' While elections. ix~ the Paris
''Red $clt'' give little besis for axi estimate.. of the national strength
of the Communist&, these results bear out recent. reports tk~at
the. par~ky is recouping its earlier losses. Infl~.tion and successful
strike activity -have re-established Communist prestige. in working-
class communities, and can. be expected, to counteract the effects
of electoral reform and limit French Communist Party losses in
the..June national elections..
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Viet 11lii~nh:C?ffe~.sive in ~vuthcrn Tcankiano
t1S Consul Blanckc~ ina ~Iaa~oi r~:ports that the
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~x?n 'f'?~.kian d?~i~~, app~:irer~tiy has beguxn. iii
r~o~t ~~1'iet Z4~i~n version of the offensive
sees t~iat r?some 20" ~~i ~att~~lic~ns ?~~v~ a~t~cc~~~~~1 tt~~~ ~'x~;~ch chew
fe~zse rirr~~;G;~r ~,t Binh Bam.hi 9 .50 mia:~:~~ s~~rith of Bain?i. ~Blancke
r~ps~rtts o'~servi~ng sta~ong ~'rei~ch~tx"'~a~~ ~?ei.ln~~orcements and air support
k~e~.~g sc~}~t t~> ,~~e ie axea on 29 I1~a~.
Comn~ento Fa:~~vitcuus reports had. predicted
'~.n. offe:~n:s~~~~c~ ixn ~rh~ ~Tirnkn Bi~ax~eu~?~~.r~g t1~e ~~.,~t v~ec~k in May vcrith
the `~,'~~e~;~~~i~~~ ~>f' ~ap~iring rice stores ~~~~d The ri~e~pro~ucia~g Yand east
?f ~I'ixnP~ Bi~a~x. the average- stx?engt,~~ of ~, '~i~t 10~i:~. teat.lion is 50Q~fi00,
t~.us the at~~a.~k c~~~~aid invobve as mazrn~ ~~ ~~A OQO a~c~nn. earlier evidence
~sf ~~,he c~iep",a?>y~n:~e~a~t of three Viet lYf:~a~P~ ,tiiii~~.si~,~na~ ,opposite the soa,crn
,~ex?~.mr~~t~~ ~ ~;~y~.~~~led. v~~ath tine alleged co~nk~~,t.~:ae~nst of ~0 battaRions indim
~a's~;s, i~~la~; u~!.~ '~iLl~ Miarnh may. ~i~.ve lao~~~c~nec~t ~;_n~~ of ~.td, Z~.rgwst offea~siv~
e~~:ort ~ t,~~ ~~,fs~.
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