CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1951/08/03

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• Document Creation Date: April 15, 2019
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• Publication Date: August 3, 1951

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SUMMARY
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1. NATO Council of Ministers to consider Greek-Turkish membership at
Ottawa 15 September (page 3).
UK sharply protests Nehru's charges against British generals (page 3).
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NA9 Council of Ministers to consider Greek-Turkish membership at
Ottawa 1,5 September:
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The NATO Deputies decided on 1 August that
the Council of Ministers will meet in Ottawa
on 15 September in the "preliminary" session
which the US hopes will bring agreement on
admitting Greece and Turkey. It was decided that discussion of Germany
will await the regular annual meeting to be held in Rome in October.
In the discussion on the scheduling of these
meetings, Denmark and France, supported by the UK, stressed their de-
sire for information on the contemplated command structure involving
Greece and Turkey before reaching a final decision on those two countries'
admission to NATO. The US reiterated the difficulties of settling the
command structure now, as Greece and Turkey refuse to discuss that ques-
tion prior to being assured of admission. The British representative
offered some hope that the UK might be won over to the US point of view.
In summarizing the attitudes expressedl* the
various NATO members, the US Deputy points out that there is no assurance
that the September meeting will produce a final decision on extending mem-
bership to Greece and Turkey.
UK sharply protests Nehru's charges against British generals:
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Prime Minister Attlee's sharp protest in the
House of Commons against Indian Prime Minis-
ter Nehru's 16 Tuly statement, which charged
improper activity by British military advisers
4'1 to Pakistan, followed a British investigation and a very determined but unsuc-
cessful British attempt in New Delhi to obtain a withdrawal of the allegations.
Comment: The seriousness with which the UK
Government has evidently taken 'Nehru's charges is a measure of thefl import -
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ance which, since 1947, it has attached to maintaining a position of complete
impartiality in all military matters affecting India and Pakistan. In the
present period of tension between the two Commonwealth countries, the UK
seems particularly anxious to avoid arousing antagonisms that might pre-
clude the development of the defensive capabilities of these countries in
line with Britain's over-all strategy in South Asia.
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