CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 2, 1959
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
2 March 1959
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DAILY BRIEF
1. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR East German : Khrushchev's visit to Berlin and
Leipzig this week will probably feature discussions on a sep-
arate Soviet-East German peace treaty. Moscow would hope
to use such discussions to increase pressure on the West for
summit talks on a treaty with both German states. The Soviet
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negotiated but not signed during Khrushchev's visit.
USSR: A Soviet Foreign Ministry official denied to the
American charge on 28 February that the trawler operating
near Newfoundland was engaged in any actions which could have
damaged the trans -Atlantic cables. He charged that there was,
therefore, no basis for the US action in searching the trawler
and that the United. States had staged the trawler incident as a
pretext for a hostile press campaign against the USSR. Moscow
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Iran-USSR: The Iranian Government, in the face of
Soviet prop nda attacks, is considering a formal denun-
ciation of the 1921 treaty's Articles Five and Six, under which
the USSR could claim the right to move troops into Iran.
South Vietnam - Communist China: Louth Vietnam has
released t e 92 Chinese Communist fishermen seized on
Duncan Island. in the Paracel Islands on 22 February. If Sai
gon does not give the incident further publicity, Peiping will
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India-Pakistan: India's decision to reduce defense services j
expenditures by 12.7 percent--from $584,106,440 to $509,638,000-- j
in New Delhi's 1959-60 budget follows recent Pakistani defense 0
cuts and should advance the recent improvement in relations be-
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cruiser. and to cut defense imports.
III. THE WEST
West Germany - The Bloc: The opposition Social Democratic
party will send a delegation to Moscow, Warsaw, and Prague be-
ginning 10 May. Party Chairman Ollenhauer is extremely pes-
simistic over the Berlin situation and feels the only hope is for
the United States and ?USSR to reach an agreement on Germany's
ilitary, status
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discuss the revival o the Balkan Pact at his 2 March meeting with
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR -East Germany
Khrushchev, during his visit to Berlin and Leipzig this
week, will probably seek to use discussion on a separate peace
treaty with East Germany to increase pressure for East-West
summit talks on a peace treaty with both German states. The
Soviet press attache in East Berlin,
I as stated that a separate treaty
WOUICI e negotiated but not signed during Khrushchev's visit.
The East German news agency has reported that Ambassa-
dor Pervukhin on 1 March discussed the question of a peace
treaty and the Berlin problem with Ulbricht and Grotewohl. The
Kremlin has warned repeatedly since early February that it
would conclude a separate treaty with the East German regime
if no agreement were reached with the West on a treaty with the
two Germanys. First Deputy Premier Mikoyan declared on 26
February that "if the Western powers will not conclude a peace
treaty with Germany, which would also solve the question of
West Berlin as a free city;' the Soviet Union and other coun-
tries "will be compelled to sign a peace treaty" with East Ger-
many.
While in Germany, Khrushchev will probably also discuss
the transfer of Soviet quadripartite responsibilities in Berlin to
the East Germans, particularly control over Allied military ac-
cess to West Berlin,
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Iran Considers Denouncing Parts of Soviet Treaty
A high-ranking Iranian Foreign Ministry official has con-
firmed earlier press reports that the Iranian Government is
considering formal denunciation of Articles Five and Six of
the 19-21 treaty with the USSR. The official said a final deci-
sion is expected in about one week.
Under these articles the USSR could claim the right to
advance troops into Iran in the event third countries "intend
to pursue a policy of transgression in Persian territory or to
make Persian territory a base for military attacks against
Russia;" Late in 1921, an exchange of notes acknowledged that
Articles Five and Six referred to partisans of the Czarist re-
gime and its supporters in foreign countries.
During the recent unsuccessful negotiations for a nonag-
gression pact, which later prompted bitter attacks on the Shah,
the Iranian representatives held that this treaty no longer ap-
plied but the Soviet delegation insisted on its continued valid-
ity.
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III. THE WEST
Balkan Pact to be Discussed in Tito-Karamanlis Meeting
1 reek Premier Karamanlis intends
to press Tito at their meeting on 2 March for a definite yes or no
on revival of the Balkan Pact
(The Yugoslavs are currently very sensitive on the question
of the pact. They are especially afraid that revival of its military
aspects would provide ammunition for the bloc's charges that
Yugoslavia, contrary to its pretensions of remaining outside blocs,
is tied. to NATO by virtue of its membership in the Balkan Pact.
Belgrade also feels that a publicized revival of the pact now would
undermine the basic purpose of Tito's tour of the uncommitted
countries, as an exponent of "positive neutrality:' For these
reasons, Belgrade hopes to soft-pedal the military aspect of the
pact but it wants to maintain and possibly even extend the pact's
economic and cultural aspect
The pact, composed of Greece, Yugoslavia,.and Turkey,, was
ratified in 1953 and became a formal military alliance in the fol-
lowing year. Since 1955, however, when hostility arose between
Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, the pact's military committee
has had little to do, and the pact organization has concerned itself
primarily with economic and cultural matters.
he recent Cyprus accord has removed a major obstacle to the
pact's effectiveness and the recent worsening of Belgrade's rela-
tions with the bloc have made it seek improved ties with the West..
While all three participants consider the continuance of the Balkan
Pact to be in their interests, any renewed activity under the pact
will probably not a publicized out of deference for Yugoslavia's
difficult position
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
The Director, The Joint Staff
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
The Department of Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
United States Information Agency
The Director
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