ARMING OF PALESTINIAN ARABS: ANTI-JEWISH PROPAGANDA

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000100560010-2
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1
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November 9, 2016
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December 16, 1998
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10
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October 23, 1946
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IR
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000100560010-2 ...A.iviJAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP INTELLIGENCE REPORT COUNTRY Palestine SUBJECT Arming of Palestinian aba.: Anti-Jewish Propaganda 25X1A6a ORIGIN 25X1X6 DATE: 25X1A6a is hereby regraded to 1 INFO. !_ in accordance with the of the United States. GES er;ew Date: 2008 UPPLEMENT l.? Members of the Abu Hamad Khalil family of Palestinian Arabs are said to have stated that the majority of firearms and anuunition distributed to these Arabs reached them via Aqaba; The supplies are reported to be regular and in large quantities, 2. It was stated that the Palestinian Arabs ayrp impatiently wraiting instructions from the Arab League to start a mass attack on all Jewish settlements, The smuggling of firearms is being accelerated with this aim in vier, and it is said that the Palestinian Arabs will be supported by other Arabs of the neighboring countries. It wad also reported that Syrian and Lebanese Arabs are regularly visiting the uqs and, under the pretense of being merchants, are spreading anti- Jewish propaganda and also are alleging that the Americans are furnishing firearms and funds to the Jews. This is said to be the explanation for the fact that the Palestinian Arabs are unfriendly and sometimes aggressive t Standard Oil Company personnel engaged in drilling wells in the vicinity of Rafa. BR@gmt No. I9 99419 i