BEN BARKA CASE IMPLICATES MOROCCAN OFFICIALS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: January 29, 1966
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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DEN BARKA CASE IMPLICATES MOROCCAN OFFICIALS
Damascus Domestic Service in Arabic 1215 GMT 29 January 1966--M
(Summary) Every day there are new astonishing surprises in the Ben Barka case.
Every day there is a new statement by official French authorities with.new evidence
condemning some Moroccan officials. But, strange enough, the more evidence against
these officials the more the Moroccan authorities deny and the more they come out:
with empty political statements to sow doubt when there is no longer any room for,
doubt.
Our Arab people long ago voiced their opinion and asked King Hassan to aid justice
and to withhold his confidence from those who exploited this confidence. "It saddens
us now to see the Moroccan authorities are increasingly defending and protecting'
the criminals and publicly declaring them honest and innocent of the charges leveled
against them by French courts of Justice. This attitude by Moroccan authorities can
only have two meanings: Either the regime there?is controlled by the interior minis
and thus unable to talce proceedings against him, or the Moroccan authorities knew
about and blessed the activities of the interior minister, which we do not wish to
believe."
What is more serious was yesterday's announcement by the French interior minister.
"The French minister accused U.S. intelligence of planning the Ben Barka kidnaping.
We did not wish to ma e oTc~ur su'"srl5ihi8CC'?tl er can intelligence known lest we be
accused of making hasty accusations and conclusions, but now that the accusation has
come from the French interior minister, who is a responsible man, we do not think
that this could have been mere words uttered haphazardly, especially when the matter
concerns a large ally. Indeed there is no room for denial. U.S. intelligence, the
calamity of modern times, planned the plot against Ben Barka and the principles and
ideals for which he fought. 'This time it wore Moroccan and French masks and, once
its diabolic scheme was implemented, it threw away both masks and wickedly watched
them clash while it strengthened American and imperialist influence in Morocco."
We wonder, is King Hassan aware of the serious consequences of his attitude? Does
he really believe that Oufkir-can support and safeguard his throne and regime better
than the people of?Morocco? Do the imperialists imagine that the Arab millions will
be silent if a struggling Moroccan Arab leader is successfully silenced?., Punishment
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