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SECURITY INFORNATION
DIRECTOR'S LOG
8:30 AM,28 Nov.- 8:30 AM, 29 Nov.
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek, apparently in hopes of making her views.
known in official US quarters, conferred "in strictest confidence"
with the BGMARQUE Chief of Mission on 18 Nov. and 25 Nov. 1951.
'During the first conference she expressed great concern re
the activities of the Political Dept. of. the Ministry of National
Defense, headed by Chiang Ching-kuo, the Generalissimo's eldest
son. She blames many of Nationalist China's present and past
difficulties on Political Dept. personnel, Specifically clauiing
that any guerrilla effort sponsored by the Political Dept. is
doomed to failure, she also suggested that thetMilitary Assistance
Advisory Group would be unable to accomplish its mission as long
as the political commissar system interferes with the command
structure of Nationalist armed forces.
During the second conference she speficacly stated the
following items were the current views of the Political Dept.:
a. Take all American aid and attempt to obtain control.
b. Put pressure on Premier to form alliance to oust Governor.
c. Remove sole obstacle between themselves and the Gimo--
The Madame.
d. Obtain control over all hostels.
e. Try and remove Gen. Huang Ping Yen.
f. Try. and obtain control over China Broadcasting Co.
via Tong.
Ambassador Caffery has heartily endorsedCIA's Egyptian emer-
gency plan on condition that it is cleared-through the Palace.
A meeting took place in Cairo on 26 Nov. between US Ambassador
Caffery, the British Ambassador, Mr. Burton Beiry of the Dept.
of State, and Mr. Kermit Roosevelt of CIA; ., The plan was outlined
in general terms to the British Ambassador 'nd the meeting was
satisfactory to all concerned. At the request of'Mr. Caffery,
Mr. Roosevelt saw Hassan Youssef Pasha, Chief of the Royal Cabinet,
on 27 Nov. The above information has been relayed to Mr. Matthews
and to Mr. McGhee.
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