CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A001400520001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

30 January 1954
Copy No. 84
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
GENERAL
1. Soviet diplomat comments on Berlin conference (page 3).
SOUTHEAST ASIA
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3. American observers report on supply of ammunition at Dien Bien Phu
(page 4).
NEAR EAST - AFRICA
4. Saudi Arabia increasing its pressure on TWA to stop air service to
Israel (page 4).
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GENERAL
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A counselor of the Soviet embassy in
London, who has previously been used
to disclose Soviet policy, told an Ameri-
can diplomat on 28 January that he believes
it is idle to hope for progress on Germany and Austria at Berlin. He
said these problems can be solved only after the Western powers have
shown their willingness to relax tensions through agreement to outlaw
atomic weapons, abandon advance bases and reduce armed forces by a
given percentage.
He said that rumors of the presence of 12
Chinese Communist representatives in Berlin were "absolutely without
foundation," but that the presence in the Soviet delegation of M. T.
Fedorenko, the foremost Soviet expert on China, was "significant."
He further asserted that Moscow and not
Peiping took the initiative in insisting that the USSR could not attend
a Korean political conference as a member of the Communist side.
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3. American observers report on supply of ammunition at Dien Bien Phu:
A team of American officers who recently
visited Dien Bien Phu reported on 28 January
that the French artillery commander there
estimated he had on hand only four to six
days' supply of 105mm and 155mm ammunition.
Intermittent rains are causing concern over
the condition of the main airstrip, where about 50 C-47's are landing
daily. Twenty C-119 airdrop sorties are flown daily, a rate sustainable
for only six days if enemy action were to prevent the recovery of the
heavy drop parachutes.
Comment-. The artillery commander's esti-
mate contrasts with a 4 January figure from French headquarters of 30
days' supply. The headquarters figure covering all categories of ammu-
nition may have emphasized the smaller calibers. The field commander
may also be exaggerating his supply needs.
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4. Saudi Arabia increasing its pressure on TWA to stop air service to
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Saudi government boycotts commercial enterprises with branches in
Israel and that if TWA continues its flights to Israel, the government
will have "to re-examine its relationship with TWA."
Saudi Arabia is increasing its pressure on
TWA to discontinue air service to Israel,
according to Ambassador Wadsworth. Act-
ing Foreign Minister Yassin stated that the
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Yassin implied that the boycott has been
accepted in principle by all the Arab League countries, and that if
put into effectvit would prevent any foreign airline serving Israel
from landing in or overflying the Arab states.
Comment: This is the strongest effort
yet made by Saudi Arabia to force TWA to suspend air operations into
Israel. TWA not only operates flights to Dhahran but also serves and
manages the Saudi Arabian Airline.
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