PLANS FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE ARAB HIGHER EXECUTIVE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200010005-7
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 13, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Pal&sti ne
SUBJECT sans for the Rnlargwi&nt of the'
Arab gb er ftecutive
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DIST. 33 Dumber 1946
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Inver since the ferzaat on of the prtr sent Arab Higher Executive at the Blud
session of the Arab League in June 1946s, the Eecutive has been constantly
under f i.re for mainly two reasons:
(a) Not being representative of all Arab parties
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a org. nations, arA
(b) For having. been fo d arbitrarily by the
Arab League and not by the Palestine Arabs
th s l s.,
2. This attitude of criticism and hostility vas veil appreciated the
members of the Executive. in fact, it is generally a sowledged that,,
had it not been for frequent, trips to A ayandria where the members =W.d
reset t der the I tf ti's chai..rm=bip, the Executive would have hardly been
. able to cam bec< se' of the lack of confidence and s p srt of the other
loaders an the people in general
ears that the ;. , rti himself indicated that a broader and aior
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. rorav cntati composition of the Exacutiva as desired, rw. that particularly
a b , for d by the people the elves w d not by the ao e, eras indis-
pensable. Such a bodxy would make possible the inclusion of rapresen.tatives
of other p&rtiss who are at present ce sit ; bac aeement to the zcative
by their inactive and critical attitude.
Although the enlargenenv of the Executive and its expansion to make it more
representative of Palestine- Arabs generally has long been recognized,, no
plan acct lish this purpose has yet been finally approved, even for
-1 suggestion to the Arab League. Among plans .. eliably reported to be tinder
consideration are the foll :csng:
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Inclusion of re esentatives of .Ali tic; Varti
the sent a-Wtive
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does not have party representatives as such. The fteautive
is composed cf two representatives of Jam J al -l ayni. # s
fanner AE Higher Comittee and two of the Arab Higber Frmt0
The Deform, Defense., Touth, National Bloc, and Istigial
Parties are not represent.,
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(b) Inclusion of representatives of labor nd Peasant
eleven=_d
he F es Ine ' r';1> .,oriiers %C!GL?. ~1 [a 1C Jlie ,3
Conference (both .'Ion-'political. "Labor IFn ns wield. cons' de able
you ?1{ ~'i' arxi :'1 c ri o' .J c i ": ?i;) c.
influence throogh their
In like mmior, the Arab Tlcar" ,,3. Conference. ruprese mini
follahin i..nterosts,, appears to b : e..ler sing in n rber
and :I.n:fl.~~s?Tlc