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DAILY INTSLLICENGY ADSTRACTS OF INTEREST TO WORKING GRCUPS
1.
Cuda ~ Dominican Felatinns
US Smbagsy Havana ins lecined that Cuban President Batista wants
tts US to take stene to nave ‘he Interedmerican Peace Commitise (Iarc)
pullicly define its avthority anc powcr, thus demonstrating the error
ef the effioisl Denminiesa nosition regarding the IAPC stetement on the
2,
Haiti ~ Protest over Sale of Jeta to Dominican Republic
The US Embassy in Povt-au-?rince reports that the Haitian Foreign
iWinister has again protested the sale of sabre-jets to the Dominican
Republic. The Embassy notes there is merit in the Haitian view that
thea Dominicans are over~arming,
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(US Embassy Port-au-Frince 203, 2h May,
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France - Request for Tachnical “Mtssion
The French Minister of Osfense has urgently requested the US Smbassy
for awthorization to perait a group of French technicians to visit csriain
US firms and Air Force bsses ta California in order to study a new flight
72st system. Eqvipment for this system has been offered fcr sale to the
Frenche ‘ (US Embassy Paris 5505, 22 May, Secrat)
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Hast Burope - Red Tresp Withdrawal 2unored
US smbassy Yienna resorts that a New Yortc Times correspondent states
he hes heard "well Povadadi" rancrs that the USSR is preparing te withdraw
. Soviat troops from fungary, Sumernia, and Sulgaric. (US “abassy Vienna,
2755, 2h May, Confidsnvial)
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Syria - Recognition of Communist China
In order to persuade Syria not to recognize Communist Chins, US knbassy
Damascus suggests thet the Chinese Nationalista approach the Syrian repregenvatives in the UN and possibly other Arabs as well. The Chinese covld
doint out that Syrian recognition of Communist Chine would rest in giving
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beth goverrments, accepted the dominican position, and rejected Cuban
charges, ‘The US anbasay agrecs with President Yatista that either the
US Government or the TASC shovls clarify the situation. Yatista is
ranortad not to faver going to the Panama meating of American presidents
wiless some progress is made on this matter. (US tmbessy Havana 439,
23 May, ConZidential)