TRANSMITTAL OF LITERATURE FROM BAGHDAD, BEIRUT, AND DAMASCUS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

FORM NO. 51.61
MAY 1949
ApprQagj,~~-, 2'~fse 20 M.'gR 9A-RDP83-00415R005100110001-125X1A
II;:LLAA JII
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
25X1A
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
DATE DISTR.
11 May 1950
NO. OF PAGES
1
NO. OF ENCLS. 16
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TQ
REPORT NO.
1. Daily Reviews of the Baghdad Press, Baghdad, Iraq.
.2. Reviews of the Local Arabic Press, Beirut, Lebanon.
3. Daily Reviews of the Syrian Press, Damascus, Syria.
These attachments are of a free classification.
25X1
The attached material is sent in the belief that it may be of interest: ,~ -
W) i 6 i OiJ
CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTED - 25X1A
State Dept. review completed
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Lett,tions.
to throw
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first roe -onsible per?sonl
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in the Arab wo r.
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and !hO Second w rl "` wars ?
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resent, Pre ei .ent Tr n is reep r-ei 1e for it,
the 'r yid ent v is a pious to u us to his
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