CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 25, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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25 February 1956
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CONTENTS
-2. AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONTEMPLATING PRO-
TEST TO BONN ON BALLOON OVERFLIGHTS
7. SOVIET EMBASSY OFFICIALS.IN MEXICO TO MAKE SECOND
TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
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2. AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONTEMPLATING
PROTEST TO BONN ON BALLOON OVERFLIGHTS
Austrian foreign minister Figl told
American officials in Vienna on 23
February he was contemplating a
protest to the West German govern-
ment on propaganda balloon overflights of Austrian
territory. He referred to charges in the Soviet press
that the United States had violated Austrian neutrality
by troop movements and overflights of military planes
and balloons. He said he would deny the charge on
troop movements and hoped to avoid commentingcon
overflights, but added that the balloon issue was a very
uncomfortable one for Austria.
American officials believe the balloons
are not only embarrassing the Austrian government but
are causing anti-American feeling in Austria and that
Austria might terminate Radio Free Europe activities
there.
Comment Vienna is very sensitive to any criti-
cism of - Austria's conduct of its policy
of neutrality. Action against Radio Free Europe would
offset the expulsion of the Communist-sponsored World
Federation of Trade Unions early this month. A protest
to Bonn would counter Soviet charges that Austria's neu-
trality is being violated without protest from Vienna.
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7. SOVIET EMBASSY OFFICIALS IN MEXICO TO MAKE
SECOND TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA
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Ambassador Kulazhenkov and First
Secretary Kazantsev of the Soviet
embassy in Mexico City are sched-
uled to depart by air on 27 February
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for Argentina,
Comment The Argentine ambassador in Wash-
ington stated recently that the two
Soviet representatives were planning an "immediate"
four-day visit to Buenos Aires as guests of -the Soviet
ambassador there. The Soviet ambassadors may be
planning to co-ordinate their efforts for future ap-
proaches on the diplomatic level to Latin American gov-
ernments in support of Soviet premier Bulganin's public
bid on 16 January for diplomatic and economic relations
with Latin America.
Kulazhenkov and Kazantsev visited
Ecuador two months ago on their first trip in Latin
America outside of Mexico, They expressed interest
in establishing diplomatic relations and reportedly made
"attractive" offers of arms and economic assistance to
the Velasco government.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 24 . February)
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. An exchange of fire between Egyptian
and Israeli patrols)along the Gaza strip has been reported
by. Cairo 0
Syrian chief of staff Shuqayr told the
American army attache on 22 February that an agreement
in principle has been reached with Czechoslovakia to supply
arms o All that remains to be done is to select the types
and quantities desired. Shuqayr said the total amount of
money involved was not known, but he believed Syria would
get all. the arms it needs.
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