COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400550009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 7, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Lebanon
SUBJECT Cottroniert Party Att3
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The Cazaminist?Party oet a?diine of 29 Jen for the release of
Ilustara tArts, 1iaLth flirr 2n8. the otJaer demons The Comuniets
have followed up the fixo4 of telegrams in protost of the arrests by
efforts to orgmalse ticycnatratians. On 26 &assay Qadri Qalsji,
Ibrahim Astular and %J:kaitLiit.h Ltisri went to Tripoli to oentaot Comunist
leaders there in regard tc, .3taging demonstrations, GOCIOLIELtato In Beisnt
and its suburb? were alto considering such activities, sours* states,
2, The Comunist Party :Lsi.u- the redoration of Unit= as its cover and
issues tracts in the nare cf the Federation, signed by George Furahaho
Source says that tontine% col' the Federation are not conducted according
to Union procarbtra, but a* restricted to personal contacts nada by
asaitaah. who placed 'Aria as Secretary General of the
Federation* Ilasinah notiallies zsmbers of tho activities) which the
Federation proposes to unclertake, and the Conaunikt Party prints all tracts
2 tho n "
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the type of sal al-Gbarb pahich.they roved to the oiXices of the
aWIariq reviler, tielorringiv.tyrat alpTtssayni) to print their tracts and
Sone Cortsunirrto leotings are held in the al-Fferitt offices
at night,
25X1X6 40 The Corauniste held arJec,titags whieh wee divided into two parts, at
Antelias on the CiVelle 21 3smery 1949. The first took place ea. ti
house of Ilyas Shoitin ands bosidee',Shahin, was attended by the followings
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rent Ilaidad, a :linr Corrantist Aim a1i4leru3 village, near
Wu* al-tinrgaiYr
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Salim ,Alm.14cartes
Asiad 13,yus ..7hc1:!xt
Salin
Nosri 'Azar a loading '...:ornmaist from Ilaifa
An unspeatied Pelectiro Ccumanist soh? is a cousin of Mari !Azar,
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? These men discussed' atagitg "aronstrations ani strikes in the variovs"
workshops, if lAris,Ia1b r, and their OX3tedee rAire not m110,154,44.
At 10:00 o?clock the sal? :aing they went on to the house of
, Asrad Vley joined by MOre Gom:aunista, and continued
their discussions. Thoy 4ded to stage auth demonstrations, and to
take such measures to obstr*t t.be activities of Ilisb alf4awarl. al-Suri
(PPS) as to provonit renlitatilem of the Greater Syria projnet?
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a easy 8ztcoe pad on gArin and his
on February u 4 Cobablzr the result a strong bidden preieure
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