TURKISH -SYRIAN RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000100860011-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 28, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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n the San jak of A.lexancLretta controversy.
'.`+.,e Lobancse Charge d'Affaires, L ukhtar o; cesse, remarl.ed
hvit no Syrian Eovorru, ent z?,?oirld be so foolhardy as to su?_ ast
to the Syrian people to definitely renounce the Sanjak of
Al.xandretta. He implied that in his opinion this was Vt.-)r,;,
ram, ettabl-e, since it wan in the interest of Syria that the
jak reuain in. Turkish hands. Syria Bras not in a position
e`.r c..efend the port of Aiexandretta in case of emergency e d
and should, consequently. not refuse the free port concessions
o-l':'e_red b7; Turkey for use of both Syria and Ira-c4,. He greatly
T'eu cd, however, that S pria would never agree to such concessions
and. that her intransigent attitude rid hhht delay the establishment
of.' a closer re:! ationshii bett een the Arab League and Turkey.
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