· __ Approved Fo lease 200H09 04 CIA-RDP79T011 00100420001-5 - TOP SECRET COPf llO CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 49159 OFFICE OF O'UltBENT INTl1LLlGlllNCI DAILY DIGEST APR 1-8 1951 Date I · NOTE l Thie summary of significant reports hae been prepared primarily for the inter l uae of the Office of Current Intelligence t does not repreaent a complete coverage of all current report• in CIA or in the Office of Current Intelligence · · 2 Comment• repre1ent the preliminary view of the Office of Current Intelligence Marginal letter indication are defined aa f'ollowe A•• - si 9 i temo indica ting Soviet-CommuniB t intentions or oapabilitie1 - important regional developments not neoesearily related to Soviet Communiat intentiona or capabilitiee C'' - other information indicating trend• and potential developments State Dept declassification release instructions on file Approved For Release 2001 09 04 CIA-RDP79T01146A000100420001-5 Approved Fo lease 2001 09 04 CIA-RDP79To11 eooo100420001-5 TOP SECREr power it would have two eff 3cts which would be_ inimicable to Sala2 ar 1 s temperament 1 delegation of greater administrative authority to his subordinates and 2 constant appearance in the public eye He may therefore seek the Anny's concurrence in nominating some other non-controversial figure preferably a general · In arry event Carmona ts death will bring to t e forefront what is essentially the greatest problem in Portuguese political life ioe the question of succession to Salazaro 11 B11 DENMARK Greenland Defense Agreement with US to be Submitted ti Par ament The Danes have indicated the ir7 ntent fon to submit the proposed US-Danish agreement for the defense of Greenland to t11 e Rigsdaf when it recdnvenes on 24 April They do not plan to submit £he ac ual technical schedule for the US operation of several airfields in northern and western Greenland but they anticipate that the public will soon learn the basic fact that the United States is conducting· such operations Meanwhile government circles are eager to announce that the agreement has been signed in order to avoid newspaper · speculation as to what may be delaying consummationof the agreement TS Copenhagen 863 16 Apr 51 • COMMENT The Danish Government is very sensitive with respect to Greenland and desires to avoid anything which can be interpreted as meaning that Denmark is being subjected to American pressure or is relinquishing in any way Danish sovereignty over Greenland This extreme caution on the Goverrunent 8 s part is due partly to fear of providing grounds for Soviet protests and partly to a desire not to excite neutrality11 elements in Denmark C 11 NORWAY Government Offers to Settle Trade Debt to USSR The Government has offered to pay in dollars its $5 4 million trade debt to the USSR hoping that settlement at this t·ime would strengthen the Norwegian bargaining position in any future trade negotiattons nth the USSR With the expiration of the old trade and payments agr eememt at the beginning of this year there is no reason for Norway to continue carrying the debt for which the USSR can demand payment in goid or dollars at any tim The Soviets have not yet replied to the offer and are not likely ·to -do so until they have further explored possi bilities for new trading deals The latest Soviet suggestion along this line is an informal offer to exchange this year 2 1 500 tons of manganese ore for 1 000 tons of Norwegian alumintllll S Oslo Despatch 146o 6 Apr 51 COMMENT The Norwegians who have kept the dollar equivalent of their trade debt in a special fund against a possiblei Soviet demand wish not only to deprive the USSR of this potential bargaining lever but also to obviate the risk the dollar's being devalued in relation to golde of C II UNITED KINGDOM Government Reassuring Public on Paris Talks ·Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kenneth Younger speaking at a Labor Party TOP'SECRET Approved For Release 2001 09 CIA-RDP79T01146A000100420001-5