Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON June 25, 1946 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS Ambassador Steinhardt believes there is no evidence that the Czech Government supports our view on the freedom of navigation on the Danube or that the Czechs would support this view in opposition to Soviet wishes. He adds that the Soviets would exercise control of any Danubian barges which might be returned to zechoslovakia at this time. 051 GREECE We are informing Embassy Athens that we will support TWA in its efforts to participate in the internal airline in Greece provided the concessions obtained are not exclusive. We will not urge TWA to join with the British airline in the organization of a company when TWA con- siders such activity impractical in operation. 051 - IRAN Prime Minister Qavam has expressed a desire to visit the US. We favor the visit at this time when Qavam may be wavering as to the degree of his orientation toward the USSR. Ambassador Allen reports from Tehran that Soviet authorities there are endeavoring to discredit the United Nations in the eyes of the Iranians. SPAIN Commenting on reports of plans of Spanish opposition groups, Caffery states that it is difficult to see what progress is being made toward removing Franco. 051- - POLAND We are informing the British that we are study- ing the Polish political situation with a view to determining what action we might usefully take that would contribute to the holding of free elections in Poland. USSR 051- - Alleging that Soviet repatriation officers in Austria are not permitted to function, the Soviet Foreign Office requests that our military authorities allow the Soviet officers to complete the repatriation of Soviet citizens in Austria. The Soviet letter attempts to refute the statements of our military authorities that there are no Soviet citizens in the US zone in Austria and that those who have remained do not wish to return to the USSR. We are DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- HV NARS, Dati 11-12-to