MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000080004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 17, 1958
• Content Type: BRIEF

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I. Iraqi
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sparing against his. Reiterated his wish for friendship with
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o unists are putting on bigger and better de*onstratim
with apparent double barrelled purpose of whipping up popular
sent ^eat against the United States and Intimidating Qasis fr,oa:
moving against them or from seeking outside help to do so.
with all nations" but indicated no move on his part
In talk with Asst, Secretary Rountree on Tuesday, Qasis
appeared tense and not wholly convinced Innocent of con_
improve relations,
eeza arrival peovided occasion for new round in
Communist** campaign of demonstrations. Their Immediate
Internal targets Are prig elements and military.
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tsry garrison,1aad authorities lost control
a matter of hours,
town ter
g* iasim may now be..or in rapidly getting into--.p,esi,ti n
e dare not strike at Communists for fear they will
Join other hostile elements against him.
may lead army leaders, espeucisily divisional
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monist influence
0 move against sr,
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II. Iraq situation has brought Sasir up against dile long
his Arab neutralist position: how can he maintain h
relying essentially on the Soviet Vision for military and diplomatic
support against Israel? If he attacks Communists in Iraq, will the
against monist influence elsewhere in the Arab world eb
accept the distinction Wasir makes In Egypt between Soviet
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press and radio opened up on this subject this
week, saying a dangerous "left', tendency has appeared It,
Arab nationalist movement.
III. Arab-Israel problem remains in background sa kr as sir canca
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policy and local Communist parties? If the 'SS t1 turns the scr*es,
does Ni sir dare denounce then and sa
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protection froa the West?
Sasir also spoke in troubled manner to Rountree an su*ct of
Iraq, saying he knew how to handle monists in 8gypt but aot
in other countries and asking for our "ideas."
He is allowing-.or rather inspiring--,some tentative press a tucks
on the Iraqi C munista,
1, for Pont week then attacks have appeared in ER.
subsidized press in Beirut.
2. On 23 December, Cairo paper published by a Nasir confidant
gave some play to anti 41A1 activity by Iraqi Communists, and
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continued to utter warnings that failure of to
act, or at least clearly condemn US for 3 December border mnci.
dent, would force then to rely on their own resources,
au sly expected nothing from ON,, however, and were
talk*ng - for record.
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ting feature of recent Israeli diplomatic c
support it received from British.
British rep said this week the was in "close tt
with Israelis on the situation,
2. UK-Isreeli relations closer sissies Tel Aviv allowed Bi t
troops to overtly to Jordan last July; Leaden has sold two
submarines to Israel and is arranging to sell 60 tanks,
British have, however, urged 98 to caution Israelis against
military actionand say they have dons the same.
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D. Worth noting, too, that Israeli french relations remain close.
Israeli chief of staff Laskov, intelligence thief Harkabi, sad
director general of defense ministry Peres all visited parts
recently, Pares conferred with skmatelle and Guy llet.
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