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Washington 25, D. Co
9 May 1956
DAILY INTELLIGENCE ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST TO WORKING GROUPS.
1. DISARMAMENT, “The German Foreign Office balieves that the USSR may
zttempt to make propagande capital in the Weet by annourcing in the neur
future a reduction in the eize of ite army, according te the Counselez
of the German Fabasesy in Lendon, The.Counselor adds that the Western
Governments should consider offsetting the propaganda impact of such an
snnouncement by pointing ovt that the announced Soviet reduction of armed
(1) follows belatedly and modestly the rolicy long pursued by
forces:
che West; (2) can not be verifiedsand (3) dees net indicate a comparacle
reduction of armaments,
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London 5150, 8 May, OUC.
a. TUFISIA, Prime Minister Bourguiba of Tunisia recently urgec the
US Censul in Tunis to convey to the US Government Tunisia’s urgent need
for recognition of its indepencence by an exchange of diplomats. The
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Consul recommends that ae way “ec Sound to persuads the French to mova
cauicki: in this matter in order to prevent the US from getting off toe a
poor start in Timisia, Tunis 141, 4 Mar, 5.
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The Yugoslav Govermment informed US Ambaseador Riddle-
herger
on 5 May that 4t opposes at this time any increases in the American
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Miiztary Assistance Staff and the reopening of US-Yugoslav talxs en future
military aid, Priea, the Acting Yugonlav Foreign Secretary, told the
Ambascudor that his government had not lost interest in military aid,
but indicatsd that nothing could be done befors Tite rcoturnez fron his
vieit, co Moscow in Juna, Hiddlederger concludes thet tre Yugoalavs are
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sow willing te rigk ert heroring the Oetoner 1955 military aid agreanont
with the US in hopes thet the US wili nonetheless commiete the oreseni
militery aid program.
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AFGHANTSTAR.
Belgrad: L368, 7 Mat. S-
Afghan Foreign
Minister Naim has agreed, at the urging
of US sasbassacor Mills, to route through Pakistan a shipment of Inter~
moticral Harvester trucks destined for 4fghanistan, “ain,hoverer,
refuseu to view this as a test case toward the reeumption of transit
arrargements with Pekistan, He mainteined that the Pakistanis vould zive
special treatment to any shipment in which the US wes particularly inter.
acted.
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Kabul 2338, 8 May, C.
AFCHANISTAN,
In reporting the strtus of the US/Afgranistan air trans
portetion negctietions, US Emtassy and Operations Mission Kabul conclude
teat the present financial limitations of the project risk the vossibility
or uneconomic and inadequate results, The joint Embassy-USOM recommenda.-
Lion is for increased funds for the project to total a $10 million grant
avd «#5 million lean, The necotiations are proceeding amicably, accord-
3.ng to she Fmbasey, apparently because the Afghan Government want: this
ES“ counterweight to the Saviet assistance activities. Kabul 1340,
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