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1. JURKEY. The Enbessy in Ankata his received the impression that the
Turks arebetoming Giecouraged and increasingly rerplexed by what seem
to them an inexplicable indifference by the US totiard Middle East defénst.
This diseouragément arises mainly fron the US "hanila-off"attitude, on one
2.
JAPAH-USSR. The Washington correspondent of the Japanese newa agency
(Kyodo) has been approached soveral times by en abtiavho’ of the Soviet
Embassy to discuss “international problems", accerding to the StateDepartment. The edirespondent has been ied tt bellave by theses discussions that
the forthconing Japanene-Soviettalka in Lonion villbo niettgs a propaganda
véhiocle to show that Japan is under US military domination and, therefara,
unable to negotiate "normalization" of relations with the USSR and Caztiamist
Chine until US military forces are withdraw.
Tho correspondent ecmments
that Soviet tactics apparently ate to hold protracted Alecussions aimed not
at a sotilement, but at Japan's neutralization.
55, LO.
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Dept. to Tokyo 2404, 23 May
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Ankara 1462, 21 May 55, Se
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that thie trend of thinking in Turkey eshovldboteken into account In re-
Viewing and deciding future courses of action Jn the Middle East area,
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hand, toward any extension of the Turco-Iragi pactand, of the other hand,
fran lack of US efforts to "frusivate" the Egyptien-Sy¥inw-Saudi pict.
Puszlenent arises from tht conivast” betvosn our preaent indifference to the
"Northern Tier" concept indour previous fervent support. Turkish pserplete
ity haa Gbviously been enhanced by our récent initiitive, on a military
lével, in inviting them to participate in the London tsinertitestaff telka
on Middle East defense, the Mibassy caments. Ambessadte Warrencanrtients
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236 are ae An International Scientific Conferente on Radiation
ects is scheduled to
spen in Tokyo on Msy
30,
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Enbas
in Tokyo. RepresentativespinPolvoondeyP08 inelals Seiegaves fren
the USSR, Céechoslevalia, Commnist China,”“and Zasi: Garmtny, Tho purely
asciontific nature of thegathering has been emphavized in discusgiona with
the Enbassy but the Japanese press réports that cengational”agpocts of
radiation sickness and the sutopsy on the Japaneso”fisherman will he the
primiry subject hatiers, Two US citizens have licen approached by the
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Japanese to attond but the Bubasay advisedagainct it becanes of the potmetial dangers of mrticipating In such a conference. Tokyo 3010, 21 May 55,
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Se XUGOSIAVIA, Ambassador Carmmon in Athens reports that, according to
the Yugoslav Military Attache: (1) The Soviets firat triad to get Tito
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