COMMUNIST ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ZA 'IM GOVERNMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700070006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 8, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORM CD NO.
COUNTRY Syria
SUBJECT Carsct mist Attitude
the Zatim Oovornnent
PLACE 25X1A6a
ACQUIRED
DATE OF INF
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Connttoo of the Cost Party Which denounces the Govornt it of
Huani Za I in, ? The Cammmists c,3a3n- that, the ream visits to Damascus
of eclasarios from Traanajordan and Iraga as von as the order for the
arroct of Dro Subhi A , a leader of the 6?nt3r?IAbdullah
rovemnt in Syriac indicate that liaison emits betwoen the Govmnn nt
of Great Britain and Zaairi,
Cori mist groups in Dac~sscno have also received instructions to
oaamence giving nore reepon ibili tics to women medbere of the Party-,v
such as the distribution of tracts and transmission of instructions,
so that activities wM not be interrupted in the eveant that the
DATE DISTR. 283 APR1949
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1, Com i,sts in Damascus have received a declaration fray the Central.
Za' im Qoverrment begins to arrest male ors of the Party
Cotenta Although during the first seek in April the Za s im
aovernmcmt aaznced the arrest of fifty Cotaaunistas there is no
evidence as yet seethe this was nere17 a token gesture, or
slather those arrested were really key t o of the Party,
CONFIDENTIAL in accords
letter of 16 Octob
Director of C
Archive
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