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Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams
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Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams
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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984
Allen, George V. (George Venable), 1903-1970
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1946-12-27
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON December 27, 1946 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS AUSTRIA General Clark and the Soviet Commander in Austria have reached an agreement under which a Soviet mission will enter the US zone of Austria to arrange for the repatriation of Soviet nationals. GERMANY A combined nutrition survey of the US, UK and French 3 zones of Germany reveals that while part of the city population is in a fairly good nutritional state, a significantly larger proportion is in an unsatisfactory condition. An increasing number of Germans show signs of severe undernutrition. Starvation of the popula- tion, as the terms is generally understood, does not exist. Our representative in Berlin has been informed by a usually very reliable source that Soviet authorities in Germany are plan- ning another evacuation of skilled workers and engineers in the near future. INDOCHINA Our Naval Attache in Paris reports the total French mili- tary forces in Indochina number only about 26,000. French endeavors to reinforce their troops are hampered by lack of shipping. The French estimate they are opposed by a Vietnam guerilla force of 175,900. Probably only about 50,000 are constantly under arms. Our Consul in Hanoi reports that the French have now cleared most of the city of Hanoi but that Vietnamese are battling with unforeseen courage and stubborness. TRAN Ambassador Allen reports there can be no doubt that the USSR has lost tremendously in prestige in Iran. He adds that the Soviets may be planning a comeback but at the moment, the general view is that their bluff was called, primarily as a result of Soviet fear of world opinion as mobilized through the Security Council. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 He NARS, Date n-12.to By NLT-