MEETING OF THE ARAB LEAGUE COUNCIL AND POLITICAL COMMITTEE IN CARIO

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CIA-RDP82-00457R002200320005-1
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November 9, 2016
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December 10, 1998
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November 1, 1948
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002200320005-1 CLASSIFICATION 25X1 A2g CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO, INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Eg pt/Are), League Nations SUBJECT 1(eeting of the Arab League Council ; and Political committee in Cairo J ACQUIRED 25X1A6a DATE OF IN Return to UA Library 25X1X6 CD NO. DATE DISTR. c o l X1 A2g NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1 A2g 1. When the Council of the Arab League met in Cairo during early November, Egyptian representatives failed to appear At the first four meetings, Assam Pashas the Secretary Generals and +Abd aa3..4 uatafae Director of Political Affairs for the League, were also absent. These absences ware intended as a protest by Egygt against the Inaction of other Arab states when. Egyptian forces were under Zionist attack in the Negeb sector. 2. Delegates from Palestine were present for the first time at League sessions, They were Al n d I il i a i m Pasha Jame1 Hud Ahdh ,eayn anme Cakiri, At meetings of the Political Committees which were attended by representatives of all meatier countries, theme was considerable and bitter mutual reproach for the failure of numerous countries to furnish diversionary action when the Israeli forces attacked in sectors other than their own. 1. Private and secret conferences were held between members of the Iraqi delegation and Abd al-Aadi Paaba, Chief of the Egypt rya, Cabinet; between delegates from Transiordans and Uusahim Pashas hi, Prime Minister of Iraq together with Iraqi delegates to the Political Committee; and, fitia'1],y*A a series of meetings attended by Nugrashi Pasha, Assam Pasha, and Jam>il #iarda Bey. 5. Among the measures considered in meetings described in the above paragraphs 'Hares as Establishment of a federal state in Palestine* b. Organization of concerted anti-Jewish measures in an Arab statesp involving exulaion of Jews and oonf3seation of their, propertV0 Military, conferences were held concurrently with the above meetings, attended by high ranking offoere from the various armies active in Palestine. The toUowing problems were disscusseds voe= lnt WaRNIKG Ner rie, THIS DISTkteUT1 G 7GIf1' J10 Ct;WOB in Class. rj 0N L TI ~ EXCISED SIFICATION SE C~bfl Vu, . OFFIC 89IFI D STATE T?T'Or R FBI rw CONr~pe~m ~Qg'Cl Of IYF; - r Approved For Ktqe s t fs her eby re ,tn.accc;~n,, 9r`~c~ to 99/O, S VA- 11 Un,teu Ica to ih ~(1A Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002200320005-1 FF'ICIAL.S CN]X CENTRAL IT ,LIo lCE Aa2zyy 25X1A2g ae Establislmwt of a SupreW Council of the Arab armies, Creaton of a singles unified command for the Arab armies fighting in Paleatinea Coordination of activity in the event of raw truce violations by the Israeli forces Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002200320005-1