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Yugoslavia: Threat of military aggression--

US Ambassador Patterson believes that the continued hostile and aggressive acts of the Yugoslav Government against the US, including recent insinuations that contact with US nationals is treasonable, “at least suggest” the threat of impending aggressive military action now or later against Trieste or Salonika. Patterson now regards Yugoslavia as more of a threat to peace than Spain or Greece and suggests that consideration be given to bringing the matter before the Security Council.


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Austria: Proposed Byrnes speech--US Charge Denby reports that Chancellor Figl wishes to invite Secretary Byrnes to speak in Austria but has postponed the invitation because a rejection would make politi­cal capital for the Communists. Denby believes that such a speech by the Secretary would strengthen the Figl government and US prestige in Central Europe, and would put the USSR “in an awkward position.”

 Soviet agents threaten Foreign Office clerk—Austrian Foreign Minister Gruber has told US Charge Denby that Soviet agents have in­ terrogated and intimidated the Foreign Office’s head file clerk, who lives in the Soviet zone, in order to obtain information on Foreign Of­fice documents.


Far East


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N. E. L.: Indonesian Republic nationalization policy--US Consul General Batavia reports that according to Mohammed Hatta, Indonesian Vice-President, one of the objectives of the Indonesian Republic is the na­tionalization of industries in the Indies. Premier Sjahrir has denied this and has asserted that the Republic would merely try to retain in Indonesia more industrial profits than heretofore.


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Korea: Soviet espionage in the US zone--General Hodge reports that,

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 Possibility of general strike in South Korea--SCAP reports that indications point to the beginning of a general strike throughout Southern Korea secretly directed by Communists.