Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON November 27, 1946 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS GREECE Embassy London has been informed by the UK Foreign Office that the British have not yet decided whether to grant the Greek Government's request for additional arms. ITALY The Italian Prime Minister has expressed to our Charge his deep concern about the wheat outlook for Italy. He said that unless he receives assurances of future wheat shipments from the US he would have to reduce the bread ration immediately. He fears such action would lead to serious political consequences. Embassy Rome reports that the violent reaction of the Christian Democrats to continued Communist Party sniping would appear to place the two parties in almost irreconcilable positions with respect to their continued collaboration in the national government. Our representative in Caserta reports that the question of whether an air component should be included in any US or UK forces remain- ing in the proposed Trieste free state has been discussed informally at a high military level in the UK. Our representative and his British colleague agree that it would seem wise for political reasons to limit air activity in the free territory itself to air liaison officers on the ground since air activity over the proposed free territory might lead to reciprocal air ac- tivity on the part of the Yugoslavs and result in inevitable complications. POLAND Our Charge in Warsaw points out that all developments in recent weeks in Poland confirm the opinion that there can be no hope that fair treatment prior to or during the fortheoming elections will be given any person engaged in political life in Poland who does not submit to the Communists will. Our Charge concludes that the continuing unreadiness of the Polish Government to take steps which would facilitate the development of friendly relations with the US, coupled with unceasing press attacks upon the US and handicaps placed in the way of the physical operation of our Embassy, lead to the thought that the time may be approach- ing when it would suit the Polish Government to have us curtail our Mission's activities if not to cease them entirely. RUMANIA We are considering sending notes to the USSR and UK pointing out that we cannot consider that the Rumanian Government has fulfilled promises given the three powers concerning free elections and DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- Ne NARS, Date 11-12-10