te TO: some - A} a OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD Ac) 7 ape re Washington 25, De Gs t 25 May 1956 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, Confidential) . 3. (US Embassy Port-au-Frince 203, 2h May, : The 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) 4, 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) 5- 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 a : DECLASSIFIED WITH DELETIONS ~ £0. 12356,SEC.3.4(b) spcint ° Agency Case { = 3 i NLE Case By Ber NLE DateZeAbe! BEST COPY AVAILABLE nerosirony </ ZA . ADaM: 4 —- 9 couection V9 COCK (orcinkL C22 BOX Ne. // / rowerCB 250.05" ted, 3\(4) fet. - CF. 195 sastiaetinnmananstnedinicRRanemes a ~ “PY Ths Dominican Gevernrent, in lon OG Pavtagkh secent Guban-Dominiesn "arma" altercation. 2 22 April statersnt. said she TAPCO hed considered brisfs submitted by 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)