INCREASED ACTIVITY OF COMMUNIST PARTY IN DAMASCUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900840001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 15, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY `REPORT NO.
U FOR ATION REPORT
CLASSIFICATION CONRI E NTIAL
Approved For Release 2000/05/16 : CIA-RDP82-00457R001900840
Syria
SUBJECT Increased Activity of Communist Party
in Dannas cue
PLACE
ACQUIRED
The Syrian Communist Party hass
DATE DISTR. ll October 1918
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTCD BELOW
SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1X
REPORT NO.
Frozen membership at its present status, pigeonholing new
membership applications.
be Discontinued recruiting, propaganda, and proselytizing
efforts,
25X1X 2,
c. Tightened up membership generally, in preparation for a
vigorous drive in the immediate futures the nature of
-which informants muld not specify*
the above and states that "something is brewing"
among Communists, as evidenced by the fact that Communist leaders are
continually in lengthy meetings and are absenting themselves from their
normal occupations.
The number of acts of violonce committed by Communists and soviet agents
against persons believed to be spying upon them has noticeably increased
during the past month.
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