ACTIVITIES OF PREMIER MARDAN: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MARDAM AND PRESIDENT QUWWATLI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000400570006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 29, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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on his visit of 28 Jamury to Aleppo, Marda u se ted Atmad Rita' i to head
his pe't'' ati on in the north. After Merdam's depgei ,RLS*' i wsu
constantly ahadaasd by plain clothes ^en, and persons with wt he was kna
to be in contest ware picked up for questioning,
~"Comwnt: 2hele otrenn ly that !irdp'e teit to Ql.fil
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snppcrt for the ooadag elections. that the policy
5. It is reported that the present press campaign carried on by the Syrian newspapers
a1 Balad and .1 bas gams! 54,61m Antaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
of Natal Sconompr, is 'by order of President Q seatli.
Antaki and Hakim are Marda m's closest adherents in the present . cam aim,,
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1 A state of snspirCton and GxUts betsereea the p rassent
Priam Ministers Ja*i2 y and Preeiden and his repressentatives
in the Cabinet. Msrda>ia stl y messing his political fencses and organising
a political part - in view of the ooaiag elections. To, 'this new parjrbe is
rs111ying sets of the preman f, a, such as Sataar'i !AMU and Truth
Saffar. 1sass mmsuvers are rega riled with great Suspicion by r .t
i, and Yeardam is iundir close a w inane at all times,
on 6 F e b r u a r y K a r d a s s visited J Davao and pushed beyond Suwii4ati to
confer at langt with Sultan Pubs AU-ash, Druzo leader. President gmmatli
is said to have attached to US Prime Minister's party on this occasion his
personal. U %"Y "&41--Katie A' idi, Nuhafis of Aauran.. A' idi, horowver,
was unable to be present throughout the conversation with Sultan Pasba.
4. On 10 February MI. 'Abd a].Wahab Haile, on the pretext of an inspection of
Syrian t mope in Jebel Dale, also is said to have visited Sultan Pubs.
Hakim is a well-known adherent of Mardsm of long standing. Be was recently,
through Merdam's influence. promoted from Cora ender of the M w& Ai-"port at
Da""asi to CO, Southern Area,
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Approved For Release 2000/05/16 :' CIA-RD 's=O'~Z9A,