LOCAL DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED FOR SECRETARY DULLES' MIDDLE EAST TRIP

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2001
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• Publication Date: May 6, 1953
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SECURITY INFORMATION
OCI No. 3697 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Copy No. OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
6 May 1953
LOCUJ DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED FOR SECRETARY
DULLES' MIDDLE EAST TRIP
1. Communist agitation in Egypt and India, and demon-
strations among the 850,000 Arab refugees, will probably greet
Secretary Dulles when he visits the Middle East in May, accord-
ing to recent reports.
EGYPT Jordanian refugees are reportedly preparing
a memorandum on the demands of Arab refugees
to be presented to Mr. Dulles upon his arrival
in Cairo. Communists plan to welcome him with
a mass protest by the families of political
internees; the Egyptian people will be called
on to denounce him and dismiss the Nagib regime.
ISRAEL The Israeli Government has taken unprecedented
security measures to ensure the visitor's
safety. Possible danger spots, however, are
the Israel-Jordanian border and the city of
Jerusalem where Arabs or Israeli terrorists
may precipitate disturbances.
JORDAN Communist leaders are reportedly planning a
refugee demonstration in the Aqaba area. Com-
munists in Hebron are said to be planning to
promote pessimism among the refugees regarding
the value of the Dulles trip. They will also
stress the fact that the aim of the visit is
to establish a Middle East defense organization
and will spread the idea that the trip is a
failure. Moderate refugee leaders will seek
an audience in order to present their demands;
they have vetoed a suggested peaceful demon-
stration, however.
LEBANON
ere will probably be trouble in Lebanon.
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A mass demonstration by 20,000 refugees is
planned for the Dulles arrival in Beirut.
It would presumably be similar to one staged
during the recent visit of American journalists.
IRAQ On 20 April, Iraqi Communists distributed
pamphlets denouncing the Middle East Defense
Organization and attacking the coming visit
of Dulles as aimed at "enslaving our nation."
INDIA In New Delhi, the pro-Communist All-India
Peace Council has issued a circular denounc-
ing the trip, and the council has suggested
public meetings and the adoption of resolutions
urging Dulles not to come.
2. Communism is not an immediate threat to the stability
of any Arab state, Israel or India. In the past, however, hard-
core Communists in Jordan have organized anti-Western and anti-
UN demonstrations among the refugees. They have also cooperated
with the followers of the ex-Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the
Moslem Brotherhood in organizing terrorist cells in some refu-
gee camps.
3. The exploitation of the refugee problem has been made
easier. by the deteriorating morale of the refugees and the conse-
quent growing unrest. The latter has reached such proportions
that many observers believe violent disturbances may develop at
any time. They could get beyond the control of the authorities.
4. It is believed the security forces of the Arab states
are capable of maintaining order and that the governments will
wish to prevent any activity which endangers the safety of the
visiting group but that they may be insufficiently aware of the
need for extraordinary security precautions.
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