MIDDLE EAST AFRICA SOUTH ASIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00865A000100070002-3
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 6, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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SC No. 04348/75
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MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA - SOUTH ASIA
This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the Middle East - Africa Division, Office of Current Intelligence,
with occasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
the authors of the individual articles.
North Yemen: Political Pot Boiling Again . . . 3
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North Yemen
Political Pot Boiling Again
North Yemeni political activity, muted in recent
weeks, is likely to heat, up with the return of
former prime minister Hasan al-Amri to Sana on
January 4. Al-Amri has been living in exile in
Cairo since he was removed as prime minister in 1971
after he murdered a Yemeni citizen.
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According to rumors circulating in Sana, al-
Amri is to become chairman of the ruling command
council, and its current head, Colonel Ibrahim al-
Hamdi, is to step down to the deputy position. The
same rumors indicate that Prime Minister Muhsin al-
Ayni will be.ousted-as part of the political turnover.
We believe it unlikely that Colonel Hamdi's
power will be diminished. He appears to have
steadily consolidated his position in recent months.
It is unlikely that he would voluntarily give up
ower or suffer such a loss without a struqqle.
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There is a serious question of al-Amri's
acceptability to leftist elements in the country,
whatever position he might be offered. He is a strong
rightist and probably acceptable to conservative
tribal sheikhs, even though he moved harshly against
dissident tribes in 1971. If al-Amri returns to a
position of power, the government will probably crack
down on the Iraqi and South Yemeni supported leftists
in the country as well as adopt a tougher policy
toward South Yemen. In any case, al-Amri's return
to North Yemen could produce a leftist reaction and
disrupt the political situation. (SECRET)
Jan 6, 1975
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