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AAI•eod_l Page I 12 /41. . trying to bring subject to Tetuan (Spanish Morocco) for pro ;:- - al this displeases Jalifa, who fears be migh outshine him; his intrigues with natives but dare say nothing. i ...... ----7 , =.- ,..„, i 4 See document litic litam. Iraq_ via Iran to Germany with Rashid ali ' ' Lon master-card. et.,_.:rt 01v); bqth busily shuttling about betweenBerIiiiplaele:airtibleam 11 - -'4400mitiize. consta040,copAact between renegade Arab leaders and the Axis • , 4011m .officee; his essential importance is in the intricate and extensive; .,, '4#1:1 Cal machine which hehas left behind him in Palestine, 'Eyrie, Iraqv.,' 4.,..'.:*014112b a very minordegree) Iran, and which continues to function secrel4ty4 iew4ah-lipornArec Journal (July 22) publishes a London report 10-80 FS #01 . _ : ruing the formation in Berlin of an Arab Committeabeaded_8/2O/42.'-qi)- .:.,ehhJe0t, Rashid Ali al-GAYLANI and. the Egyptian pro-Nazi 21tEE-NIONEMI.....
WhiohAxis powers have for setting up an See document NO. 4 .11aveidment, subject is to be Prime Minister) [on master-card._ ____ ...4fig. nwith. Rashid Ali al;-GAYLANT, is one of most important figures now .. '. . Axis camp. •
- I yP imin al Page 1 ossAst Mufti of Jerusalem) CUL T its 12/1141 pg to bring subject to Tetuan (Spanish Morocco) for propaganda displeases Jalifa, who fears be might outshine him; French _ 4ntrigues with natives but dare say nothing. Sea document from Iraq via Iran to Germany with Bashid Ali al-GAY- #2 on masterheifi , 4 .4qw).; both busily shuttling about between Berlin, nome and Athena-WV:: constant contact between renegade Arab leaders and the &is..toreT his essential importance is in the intricate and extensive poli 41.1;v. he which be has left behind him in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, ard.(tio•ii-*Ori. ‘ ...■" ,440gree) Iran, and which continues to function secretly. . - OBS FN#31. . jrbilittLahMorninc Journal (July 22) publishes a London report 8/20/42- hob:Oral* thefformation in Berlin of an Arab Committee headed by subject, . .1*Shid Ali al-GAYLANI, and the Egyptian pro-Nazi Eltai ABNASIB (0).04 at tas4 101-01an which Axis powers have for setting up an Arab Govern- tercard .•Meht, subject is to be PrimeMinister . along with Rashid All al-GAYLANI, ie most important figures now within Azis camp. ! of the BM 54 • Conroe ens told in Itaq that subject, in Italy, now calls himself 9/30/42 °Premier-of the United Arabic States". Tunisia where he is trying--so far it appears without ter::rits. notableIs now in success--to enlist Arabs to fight against the United Rations; •
The Jewish Morniqg Journal (July 22) publishes t Tondon report concerning OSS IV 061 the formation in Berlin of an Arab Committee headed by subject, Rashid 8/2042. All al -GATLANI and the Evntian pro-Nazi Eltai ABNASIR (qv). Source was told in Iraq that subject, in Italy, now calls .imself BM 54 °Pre mier of the United Arabic States". 9/30/42
Is now in Tunimia where he is trying--so far it appears without notable See 06 on success-- to enlist Arabs to fight against the United Nation; Rashid Master Card. Ali al -0AYLAKI (qv) has been sent +o Spanish Morocco by Germany for the same purpose. In Rerlin subject was a mer.ber of a Near East council which served as an advisory body to he kiermans.
HUSAIN , HAJJ AMP al (Grand 7teti of Jerusalem)
Germans trying to bring subject to Tetuan (Spanish Morocco) for propaganda OSS #3132 CID purposes; this displeases Jalifa, who fears he might outshine him; French Tangier fear his intrigues wit h nat ives but dare say othing. 12/1/41.
Fled from Iraq via Iran tit Germany with dashid all al-Gaylani (qv); both See document busily shuttling about between Perlin, tome and Athens maintaining constant No. 2 on master contact betwe n renegade Arab leaders and the Axis foreing of ices; his card. essential importance is in the intricate end extensive political machine which he has left behind him in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and (To a very minor degree) Iran, end which continues to function secretly.
In plan which Axis powers have for setting up an Arab Government, subject is to be Prime Minister; along with Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, is one of most important See document figures new within Axis camp. No. 4 on Master- card.
Rome, while Rashid Ali intrigued against him in Berlin. HO-/ives a simple life -and, according to the source has worked hard to - gain the sympathy of small Arab circles in E urope.source, is the only one who has tried to maintain contact with the Near East and Biddle East and can justly claim that he does represent a certain numer of followers. His one topSc of conver4tion is hatred of the jews. Source got his. friend Jabber UMAR on to subject s staff as his secretary. In 10711, 1942, certain members of the Arab Legion accompanied the German RAM to.North Africa. It had been subject s idea to mobilize the Arabs of North Africa through their religion, using the Bey of Tunis. The Bey did not support subject s plans and the mission was a failure. In 14M, there was a cbtuge in the personnel in the Department for Affairs in the Pear East. From this time subject t s affairs have been handled by hr. PBMEFER, the new department bead. • Subject has, in addition to the treaty and letter mentioned above, memoranda and notes of converstaions with the Italian Foreign Minister, saying that though Italy had no territorial claims in the mear East she considered that the aear East belonged to Italy s Mediterranean sphere of economic interest.
IlL,Zaa_glibject was temporarily redonciled with ii•ashid Ali al-GAYLANk (av) sir
--. ---- -- . S ends messages to Salah-al-Din SIRRVIR (qv) and Ab4.-al-Qadir A 1$63 SABBAGR (qv) who, then relay them to . Nazi agents in Iraq. 5/610, . • . . The son of Mubannad Ahmed Suklaal SALIM Sqv ) in Jerusalem ry pre --; fineAly sent funds to subject, who according to statements ine0 —. the Bew York press has recently been in Germany and Yugo,;- 10/0/03, .:.. slavia. Also see the "International Who's Rol on subject. . _ • . . etalltr2M411a, Is reported to be working at cross purposes with Sasbid.A21.alrmmoridrt.°- .Alo GAIZABT-(qvi-.-However,.bothmen were behin0. the scenes in.the S arnia — espionage ring in Iraq, the LIBEMAIMBS (v), which wee directed froM . end-both are behind espionage activity in other. Arab comtrtes. Theliabw,..., tinian revolt-of - the Ara re-against-tha-Brt=hhad- been d irected by ZUMTgetC with a great deal of assistance rendered them by the Irsql q . (ma informa- tion NOT TO BE SHOWN TO THE BRITISH). • G1150. SheikhMessan Abu-SODD (qv) excaped from Jerusalem with subject and 175/4(2.. is still with him at present (12/27/43). )#18: oxi..• FMB mother writes that subject and his five wives have been livingAnt.!4e4 in Zittau, Germany for some tie. . . R and.A. Document gives subject s past and present life and interprets his 1090,41 future in relntion to the Hoslem world.
Anil GNAW (qv) wrote subject at the following address: EGY/1291/s/8/41444 . . . c/oo Hajj Bashir el-ADDAS (qv) . . • FOR ME Souweika, , Mecca,,Hejjaz, . - /5/4A- IHWEI uentiond AM-al LAT1F Bey (qv), Mubanmad Rafiq el-HUSAYNI (o1;)
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cr.Lniontilat- the rr1;uff rr:o.::1Yed by SUbj ect ln not . - - win.c.1111: in rrcrnt a ccnierencc in Cairo, together with his B-3; 27 AprW5101- our.ylon, i suZficient ::tren6th tc halt =ALLAH , : annexation fr," TO:bjalestine, arforcing 1:in closer te the commnists source ncints out that s:fojPct l s former secretary, spent considerable time with the Wihe. . conference. Gliai (qv) also spent scme time with DAWAL1BI,
4 ,::SO.Urce states that a military organization for the liberation of S6-40000;*EL, eStin has been organized by subject. At the beginning of April, 1931; IFTW4$vV. S. organization distributed tracts calling on Arab youth--1.articular37 e'5tini..ins7-to unite and make another effort to liberate Palestine and, if nese . di"k..'413:i • the attempt. (F-3). Source asserts that he has received info that tittif.:or- i".tin...is preparing to send t 100 armed young men into Palestine with n taging,..JeWish militar.r. and civilian installations, and of assassinating meShf .4 itice Commissicn and the principal Arab chiefs who are collaborating with th
- ScebelteveerWthi: Mufti ia cooperating with the Soviets, es ,his vhole sates-. Mii:i AnieS .:Antly.of this idea. Subject reCeiVes mytierious visitersi440::M145
centlY the refugees in the Bint abayl_re: gionl. yere follorers of Ri5-.06110 +ow... a- ABDAtuur.. •This 7 is . tendency beCeSe j.w y PDA14.A.11 reported3,F,preposed to the sUbject:. . : . • M•On..cr ana t746 mini"steria-seetsin.th0 "All Palestine GOV6rnbiOntls. • Setiree:fttas told in Iraq that in Italy, now calls himself MT 64P ::::12rekdOrof . tbs. United Arabic States". 9/130/42' groisirs-Whers-he iS trying--;se tar it aptisai_s-wiliomt .004 ,...:ottorieris, ,...te enlist Arabs to fight, against the United • isAS t:.."eSiber4.f. Rasbid Alt •a141AYLANI(qv.) has been sent to Spanish iforoccci bY ..: for the same purpose: In Berlin subject was a member of a Iree.r; Which Served as an advisory body to the Germans:- . - i:-.inesiages from Mejd el-Din (qv), Nazi agent. actiVeik Jordan. the past two months pro-Nazi circulars have been passed " the Simummar, Anzeh and Akidat tribes; they are reported, a from subject and Rashid Ali al-OAYLANI exhorting BA SW • rise up against Britain and France and promising that an- :will be created by Germany after her victory. O 4 Abd-al Barad ZIDAN (qv) and sheikh Busayn Bharat ed- DIN were friends with subject daring his refuge in Syria. On 2 Tawfiq SIji ( qv) brought a declaration from subject to-t above about gaining Arab independence. Sheikh Mustafa Ants er4IRAI a friend of subject s, as is Rashid el-gusAyra (qv). tters through Sa l id Fattah al-EIM (qv) to religious Syria. Ba tintt . 3/2048 - •-. A ddlttonal Cordo: 7.11.1V7:1;.771.0. ci...m.,;;I:,,.....1, DalloknOo cg Jerusalem) -. , . . .4mi n IIALe uaaii. . ila 1.1—. al__ ; SIM ,..!,,;,1!. • G.25i-41-'', • ''. 1 -:U-Z2 1 r L.K4Lf2;:,IULL-1;!:.4 ... '---..,-,-,-, deport ..,d to Fre%nc - ,f,/7/1 c 45 (32) :'.30q1mios:411,1mebs,' strwt •., c...try ! vf' -4:....,,,..... cyben near 5,-,...lja, . cetingnay .:. •_1.-, ! r: : 27 Street CRY Country —1 .v0.4.4%)PasCl§ : i i' my 0.!,,tyy ; •, , . ,,..i.,-, .4 . . •
Attxugqr" Isti Ylta •.):tcW.r.:!•2. .. a V Palgg -.o...ontAkou tibial). Moslem ••••.•• . • : •••s. ' - pate Birth BIrtbpinot NoUntutilty '•'. 'ti:' : ,•:;,;: • , .. 1 W„'-i giiht - - Eatr Elm% - - " -kketl.T21P ,7
6 "---.. " I tod none, full bca-rd, ..k- 4e!i',?:'•.o. - NO..:,,.: - -1 • --PolitiriAn , co,.. ;,;11-t -:::.5: A•„1-.7,-,fti. .. ,.., -- . . — any-wi-th-P-ashid-Aai--al--GAX 12 ,,,t4.,.;74 ,L Zi ._.• :.1.:, • .• ,, ; ri • •._ • ; =ail: Le 44- as . an adVisory , body to. thp Gst - . , - - . leader A 1S • ar, : poil cy in Bataitt, S E. .0 R 1.1 )3e6 doszderi i!
-Rashid Ali al-GMLANa (qv), has been sent to Spanish Morocco by G ermany — for the same purpose. In Berlin subject was a member of a Near Last council which served as an advisory body to the Germans. . A 2481 • Receives messages from Mejd el- Din el-JAMBI (qv), Nazi agent 2/1/43 active in Transjordan. • A 1347-208 : 1110ring the Past two months pro-Nazi circulars have been,passed out ReUtt among the Shummar, Anzeh and Akidat tribes; they are reproted to 2/0/4. be messages from subject and Rashid Ali al-GLYLANI exhorting the trIbes-t0 its. Nip against Britain and France and promising that an_Arab Kingdom tail be created by Germany after her victory. , G 4 Sbeikh AM-alNaiad ZIDAN (#) and Sheikh Husayn Sharaf ed-DIN (qv) Selzut were friends with subject during his refuge in Syria. On 2/19/43, 2/28148 Taefiq C. ARMINT (qv) brought a declaration from subject to Sheikhs above .about gaining Arab independence. Sheikh Mustafa Anis er-RIFA I I (qv) is a friend of, . subject s, as is Rashid el-HUSAMllI (qv): G 59 . ! ! ters through Sa l id Fattah al-IMAM (qv) to religious lea- Beiriat lieb;Mi .Jyria. 3/29/48
I Subject is said to be a good personal friend of pro-Nazi Rashid • G 65. el-MANI and Izzat DARWAZAH (qv). Beirut 4/12/43 1$41iXTAI, Bajj Amin al Page 2 0.81.7 (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Beirut 4/19/43 Sent a letter to Syria through the German Embassy in Ankara to S hams ed Bin ARIF of the Turkish Foreign Office to Osman NMI who brought it to Syria, to the Mufti of Damascus (qv) who read it to a gathering of moslem leaders in the base of Zafir el-QASIMI (qv). In the letter he declared that the present Allied agreement to give Syria and the Lebanon independence was a scheme to split up the Arab world into small independent states. Be referred to this Independence as a false independence with a further aim of isolating Palestine which would home a Jewish state. He reminded the Arabs that he and their : other leaders had sacrificed home and fortunes for the time being to work for 1 aseest Arab nation and implored the Moslems not to accept the British policy of separating the Arab states, not to accept false independence under the swords of the colonizers but to wait and work for the day of true Arab indepe deuce with all Arab countries united into one. Similar letters were enclosed for the Mufti of Lebanon(qv), the Mufti of Aleppo (qv) and Sheikh /AQIL of the Brumes; these letters were delivered by Assim el-NA/ILI, the lawyer (qv). Leader of Arab political policy in Berlin which now seems to be a 61 general headquarters of all Arab organizations. Is surrounded by men- Syria bore of his family. It has been rumored an open struggle is taking 4/22/43 place between subject and Rashid All al-GAYLANI (qv) over leadership of move- Sent and over German favors. Germans seem to favor subject s group . From Ber- lin, these refugees are maintaining contact with other groups in ROME), Athens, Turkey and Arab countries.
$454371I, Rajj Amin al Page 2 :(Giand Mufti of Jerusalem) Beirut . 4/14/W:
40b4out is said to be a good personal friend of pr4Mazi Rashid el-MUM (q, 4044itaat DARWAZAH (qv). . y_ • GAsr, . • Belrbt: utaent a letter to Syria through the German Embassy in Ankara 4/19/44 ad Din ARIF of the Turkish Fgrel.gn uffice to Osman NURI who brought! to the Mufti of Damascus .qv) who read it to a gathering of Mos- s in theme of Bafir el-QASIMI (qv). In the letter he declared present Allied agreement to give Syriasnd the Lebanan, independence to split up the Arab world into small independent states. Be to this independence as a false independence with a further aim of ting, Palestine whiCh would become a Jewish State. Be reminded the Arabs he . and their other leaders had sacrificed home and fortitnes for the -time .to work for a great Arab nation and implored the Moslems not to accept tish policy of separating the Arab states, no to accdpt false inde- e under the swords of the colonizers but to wait and work for the day fk.true Arab independence with all Arab countries united: into one. Similar , 40-1Acis were enclosed for the Mufti of Lebanon (qv, the Mufti of Aleppo (qv) letters were delivered by Assim el- (Sheikh 1 AQIL of the Druzes; these II, the lawyeriQi. G 61 political_ in Berlin which now seems to be Syria 1lierptrsaoc ol Arab f all.organizations. Is surrounded by mom- 4/22/43 r s amily. It has been rumored an open-struggle litaking place
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• between subject and Hashid.Ali a14ATLAIII.(qv) over leadership At tx014iigtt and over Gorman.favors. Germans .seem to. favor •Subject rs-pa; T. • groupeAns.: Irt9Eter Un,- these refugees -are itag)intaining contact with.. other • ii:::Athen.s, Turkey and Arab countries. 3.8693.... •messages to Ralah-al-Din SABBAGEL (qv) and. Abd-a1.--Q0,dir 5/8/43. (qv): who then relay therm to Nazi agents. in Iraq.
8an of liuhammad. Ahniad. Sukhni. SALM (qv) inJerusaleM NI 6010:4 ' in-CCHERPOOM07 ft sent funds- to subject, who according to statements k. New York -press, has recently been in Germany and Tugoslavia10/814:].::: lir0.•:I.see the nInternational Who s Who-1942 u on subject. 440. . No. 16 Ia ;Ported , to V working at cmoss purposes with Rashid Ali maste$40.47:. 41AgLaNz.. However, both men were behind the . scene in the •0 .ed espionage ring in Iraq, the LIBERATORS (qv), which was di:y 01p ..Turkey, and both are behind espionage activity in other Arab .o Palestinian revolt of the Arabs against the laritish had been..40 Subject, with a great deal of assistance rendered them by the (This information NOT TO BE SHOWN TO THE BRITISH). . G1150 • with 1/5/44 •:`• Hassan Abu-SOUD (qv) escaped from Jerusalem • aUbject and is still with him at pres0 (12/27/43). - (Ito: 18..00.:•:., his five wives have: been Miteter.044..': 7-191111‘-tp mother wrium that subject and .12,40g in Zittau, Germany for some time.
z:1213.! tc retn.rn to Z02-C.aa as ,SUBJ,is VicarcY. demanaiug ccrta n stipnaati:..ns. but neectiatio::s may be succeEsful, eusa ni- ! informant Ewa. 5UI0 woulc' rnrnPr return as Mufti thaa Viceroy. . • • F-6 8 Oct 51 . •
,...eph7 is .reported to be the leader of a planned terrorist campaig g in Lebanon. - - Jordan, and Rgypts against British nationaas and TAPline facilities and AI*Sininel due to come off in late October or early November 1951. Subject has .:.:eiiMitined forces of C ..-.'' 3 Moslem Brotherhood and his terrorist to Go :Oct': 'AIDEI carry out this campaign. . tthais received •ncoureggmen; from Ore DAWALIM in this connection. Abu- (SAOEIR) is in charge of campaign ia Syria; Muhammid Nimr • • AWDAR in 4■0.iO4012.
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.:,8cte.:50-79592 for plans of Subj during early 1952.... — 1qPiFted to be• in Cairo durint: weak andinc 15 Dec 51 conferring with RLS-2:.82 '24Iing " • • • • ‹.,./ von al ..eoh .6
Receives messages from i :Ajd el-Din el-JaBIRI (qv), Nazi agent active in A 2401 1 Transjordan. 2/1/43. 1 During the past two nonthe pro-Naxi circulars have becn pes7ed aut among A 1347-208 the Shummar, Anzeh and Akidat tribes; they are reported to be mess!iees Beirut from subject and Rashid Ali al-GAYLANI exhorting the tribes to rise up 2/8/43. against Britain and France and promising that an Arab UngOom wil be created by Germany after her victory. Sheikh Atd-al Hamid ZIDAN (qv) and Shenh Vusayn Sharaf ed- DIN (qv) were G -4 friends with nubject durinr bi.s refUee in Syria. On 2/19/43, Tawfiq SEMI f Beirut (qv) brought a declaration from subject tote two Sheikhs above about 2/28/43. gaining Arab indenendence. Sheikh Mustafa AA $ er-RIFA I I (qv) is a friend of subject s as is Rashid el-HUSAUNI (qv).
Sends letters through Sa l id 7.att ah al-IMAM (qv) to religious leaders Yf in Syria. Beirut 3/29/43.
Sent a latter to Syria through the German Embesay in Ankara to Shams ed 0 - 81 Beirut DIN ARIF of tne Turkish Foreign Oface to Osman NURI who brougnt it to Syria, to the Mufti of Damascus (qv) who read it. to a gathering of Moslem leaders4/19/43 in the home of Zafir el -QASIMI (qv). In the letter he declared that the present Allied agreament to give Syria and the Lebanon Independence wee a scheme to srlit up the Arab world into stall indenendent states. He referred to this independence as a false independence with a further aim of isolating Palestine which would bec..1...: a Jewish state. He reminded the Arabs that he and t"eir outer leaders had sacrificed home and fortunes for the time being to work for a great. Arab nation and implored the Moslems not to accdpt false indenencence under the swords of the colonizers but to wait and work for he day of true Arab independence w th all Arab countries united into one. Sim:lar letters were enclosed for t-wo Mufti of Lebanon (qv), the Mufti of Aleppo (qv) and Sheikh AUL of the Druses; t hese lett.a s were delivered br ASSiM el -NA ILI, the lawyer (qv).
Leader of Arab political policy in Berlin which now seems to be general head- 61 Syria quarters of all Arab organizations. Is surrounded br.. members of his !tail/. 4/22/43. It has been rumored an open struggle is taking place between subject and Ragedd All al -GAYLAII (qv) over leadership of movement and over German favors. Germans seem to favor subject s group. From Berlin, these rr ueees are maintaining contact with other groups in Rome, Athens, Turkey and Arab countries.
Sends mesaages.to Salah-al -Din SARBAGH (qv) and Abd -al -Qadir SABBAGR A 1963 (qv) who then relay them to Nazi agents in Iraq. 5/8/43.
Tbe on of rhihammad Ahmed Sukhni SALVAN (qv) in Jersalem finally sent NY FIN 32135 funds to subject, who according to statements in the New York press, CONDEMNED has reoently been in Germany aralugoslaria. Also sec the •International 10/6/43. Who s Whoa on subject. Is reported +o e working at cross eurposee with Rashid Ali al -GAILANI No. 16 on (qv). However, both man were behind the scenes in the Germen-inspired Master-card. espionage ring in Iraq, the LIBERATCRS (qv), which was directed from Turkey, and both are behind espionage activitj in other Arab countries. The Palestinian revolt of the Arabs against the British had been directed br subject, with a great deal of assistance rendered them br the Iraqis. Mite information BCfr TO UE STOW '0 HE PRITISP).
Born in Jerusalec in 1896. Ambit:oue and ruthless. Educated in Jerushlem and R A 1969 Cairo; speaks Arabic, Turkish, French, and English. Mis p litical career began 16 June 1944 under the British oc r:upeion. :crly in 1921 he suc eede + o the office of Mufti of Jerusalem. Mere being no heirarchy in Islam, the title Tirane Mufti is of political ratrer than religious import. Appointee to the Presidency of he Supreme Muslim Council in December 1921.
In March 1944 was at ZehlenCorf, and was planning the ATLAS (qv) parachute expeditionix!;$30 conjunction with Amt 71 C. 13. He insisted that the leaership of the expedition be handed over toth. Arabs afte its lan ing -.n 4. hat half the srms . tramsmit ting time be given to the; it was agrof..e the the fight (orennized by the LAND 11112 exec,d .tion) was to 5e 'ir..,!+0e. nr-irst the sews --e in rch a way as not to 1-26 Nov 44 J eau t he British to intervene too severely agains t t he Arabs. Sheikh Hassan Abu.-SOUD (qv) escaped from Jerusalem with subject and is st ill G-1150 with him at present (12/27/43). 1/5/44/ F/Wl s mother writes that subject and his five wives have been nein( No. 18 cm in Zittau, Germany for some till . Master-card.
Document ...gives subject s past and present Pfe and interorets his future in relation to the Moslem world. R and a 1090, 41 1/8/44.
Anil GHURI (qv) wrote subject at the following address: EGY/00929/44 c/o Hajj Rashir el -ADDAS (0v) HELD FOR SUB Souweika, ecca, Fejjaz. 2/5/44. MEI mentioned Abd -al LATIF Bey (qv), Muhammad Rafiq el-HUSLYNI (qv), RIAD Bey (qv), Dr. Mustafa el BUSHNAK (qv), Muse ALAMI (qv), Tacub HURON (qv), Pu led SABA (qv) and Dr. Husayn el -K:ALIDI (qv) as subject s colleagues and friend.. Subj.:A delivered a broadcast to the Arab world in which he denounced JPTR 137 certain Arab leaders for having entered into negotiations wi th Jews USAFIXI about ARAB UNION plans. He accused them of having ac epted bribes, 2/28/4‘. and said that even the slightest st ep in the direction of lett ng +he Jews take any part in Arab affairs was high treason; every on of hese traitors would soon be overteen tlf his well-deserved fate. no Arab may ever flirt with the British -sup . orted Jews. (Rerliner Soersen Zeitune, Berlin Daily in Geruany, 1/14/44)
(Roe Document No. 2 and 3 for contradictions of he following information). GI 106 Aftor the failure of the Iraqi r volt subject fled to Iran and hence SIME f 8 to Italy. He was quar .sling so such with Rashid All +NI+ the Germans did 2/22-W44. not know what to do with them. The Italians t^ok the part of subject, while the Germans began to collaborate more with Rashid Ali al -GATLANI (qv). In Niy 1942, both received c-pies of s declaration signed bp, RIBIENTROP and CIANO declaring the independence of Iraq. Later both received copies of a letter signed kr von MACKEISER and an Italian of-lcial saying the the Genii= and Italian govermients had no interest in any o t her Arabic country but that they were willing t o enter into conversation with Rashid Tli and subject. Subject, with Dr. SALMAN, his chief suprorter, remained in Rome, while Rashid Ali intrigued against him in Berlin.
He lives a simple life and, accord:ng to the source, has worked bard to gain he sympathy of small Arab circles in Europe. He is the only one who has tried to maintain contact with the Near East and Middle East and can justly claim that. he does represent a certain number of followers. His one topic of conversation is hatred of the Jews. Source got his friend Jabber URA on to subject s staff as his secretary.
In 1041, 1942, certain members of +te Arab Legion acrom-anied the German URN to North Africa. It had been subject s idea to mobilise the Arabs of North Africa throught their religion, using the Pay of Tunis. The Bey did not sup-ort subject s plans and the mission was a failure.
In 1/45, there was ... change in the oe-son ,e1 in the Department for Affairs in the Near East. From this time subject s afeairs have been handled by Dr. PRUEFER, the new department head. Subject has, in addition tothn treaty rne let t mentioned above, memoranda and notes of conve-sations with the Italian Foreign Minister, saying that though Ita4 had no te-ritorial claims ir the Near East she considered that the Near East belonged to ItaIy l s Mediterranean sphere of ea-nomic interest.
In 2/43, suOject was temporarily reconciled with Rashid Ali al-GLYLANI (qv). Mrs.
The PALESTPIE ARAB PARTY (EL KIZB EL ARAB! AL-FALASTINI) (qv) is also /23 known as subject s party.
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gives subject s past and present and interprets i-ds future in jant • - einstion to the Moslem world. EGY/00920/44 OBI (qv) wrote subject at the following a4dress: HELD FOR SINE c/o Hajj pasbir el-ADDAS (qv) 2/5/44 Souweika, Mecca Rejlaz. tioned Atd-al LATIF Bey Muhammad Rafiqs el-HUSAYNI (4v) 1 RIAD , Dr. Mustafg el BUSHNAK (qv), Musa (qv), Yacub OABA (qv) and J>r. Husayn el-EBALIDI (qv) as subject s ,colleagues '$9.Wd!Ariends". JPTR 137-- :set delyered a broadcast to the Arab world in which he MAMIE caetain Arab leaders for having entered into nego- 2/28/44 . 4400p0mtced• with Jews about ARAB UNION plans. Be accused them of having of - 1 Of pted bribes, and said that even the slightest step in the direction lAtUng the Jews take any part in Arab affairs was high treason • every eme orthese traitors would soon be overtaken by his well-deserved fate. MA Arab may ever flirt with the British-supported Jews. Xmlberliner Soersen Zeitung", Berlin Daily in Germany, 1/14/44) _ • :o dee. Vocument No. 2,for contradicIions of thef011owing informa-- GX 106 iion) . . After the failure of the Iraqi revolt subject fled to SIME Iran_and hence to Italy. He was •quarrelinc so much with Rashid 2/22 24144
E-T . 4 111SEAXII, Hajj Amin al Page (Cont.from (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Page 3) RIAD Bey (qv), Dr.ilpstafa el BUSEMAL(qv), Musa A417 (qv), Yacub HUHAYN (qv), Fnl ad SABA (qv) and Dr. Husayn el-SHALIDI (qv) as subject s "col- leagues and friends". JPTR 137 Subject delivered a broadcast to the Arab world in which be USAFIMR denounced certain Arab leaders for having entered into nego- 2/28/44 tiations with Jews about ARAB UNION plans. Be accused them of having • accepted bribes, and said that even the slightest step in the direction of letting the d ews take any part in Arab affairs Was high treason; every one of these traitors would soon be overtaken ty his well-deserved fate. No Arab may ever flirt with the British-supported Jews.. inerliner Boersen Zeitung", Berlin Daily in Germany,1/14/44) GX106 (SeeDOcument No. 2 and 3 for contradictions of the following SINE #6 information). After the fallure of the Iraqi revolt subject . 2/22-24/44 fled to Iran and hence to I taly. Be was quarreling so much with Rashid AU- that the G ermano did not know what to do with them. The I talians took the;tart of subject, while the Germans began to collaborate more with Maihid A i • al-GAYLANI (qv). In May 1942, both received copies of a declaration signed by RIBBENTROP and CIANO declaring the independence of Iraq. Later both received copies of a letter signed by von MACKENSEN and an Italian official saying that the G ermano and I talian governments had no interest in any other Arabic coun- try but that they were willAng to enter into conversation with • Rashid Ali and subject. bubject, with Mr. SALMAN, his chief supporter renamed in o
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..:.prolenge.d• stay in Lab from 60, to 10th Oct as rerult of message . fr.oc Crl. adit .::.S.hlibalt11 - which was delivered by unnamed individual at home ,,c-r Raja 1 HT:SA.111 iitient SFAM. 1117 whr. promieeCtO Pay Ai-a monti...1;• iin-..B..alin .,.., i.:-:. On 6 Oct visited Pr...,:• ..,...Sif2000 Let pounds wilich :;ieharah al-K--.-.0.1 1-.ad. raid in past. Mufti also ..:-.:-....,-mlisitecii leb Moslem deputies f nu leadore, notabl): SPJ . Sil, AtcturFh YAFI, p. iiI7.;•;-,,p.t, iiisiUsliali (Rashid), for prrpose of trying 1 :o et ti-.em to Unite 11iii•:41i. ,. cil:Itic al. act rIvities. z.t reLjueRt of P,Lhammaii Iiimr Slilliii;., Sn-1J took re;,,,AC,4Alaj.back :.o Cairo with him ot: 1.. Oct. ., , .....?..:::;,,.....,:,,,.0 . • • sP • f ..,:•. 3-•:. Liu.: .v:1-4- ??:.•'?:•.,?:..7.7:, . .;.1.r4.igr..:,:ltielt of . f.:- ,3 :ioy. 5 , :ft: su ...,1r,.thrf. f r. ....co v 1 : :Loci :;,.:1),j6ce,:-. ileadcp.-.,..•.:•tc;•:, ..:: ",:{:71):).-.)1:Ls .1 ....if-Ci.i3-t.05.-1C. bnce t...; , S. . •• • 1 :...., 3 ..-;,:f.•ti,o7.,.....cir.i:.116 :.,jc.r...1... , .. al : 1:--: ... . , :,...cvt .. a 6 t .1 71 t ,. : : a " :IL t ; :-4.4 :-. .:Vt.:,;:P-..!• •
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itjen thes ,--in. -additiOn to the •: treaty and letter iserti t nnefl above, il:)3otes of coirersations with the Italian Foreign Minister, saying... 1,IttItaly-•hgd- no-territorial claima in the Aear.rnst: she. consider • East belonged to Italy s Mediterranean .sphere of • economic 1. :IsubieCt was temporarily reconciled with Rashid All . al-GA • ATS6ITTME ARAB PARTY (EL ELIZB EL A7ABI AL-FALAET_INI) (qv) is aS sublect s .• • FL 86 4, S 2 jt: ..-./....s .., ...t1. ..hoor :I in iorlin until SAU•012 1944, na is $- ei fee 411 aem is hittau t6azony. Sinoe tLe eveuts in Tunisia Le has 6-1(..0 i retlred from the political scene almost completely. A-I. . linforantion ante- 1943.)4- 9/24/44 ore
• FUND Qsrpan agent3 (3 Palestinian Aryan Germans and 2 lObb76 . Arabs) were dropped over Palestine Oct. 6, 1944. Two of Beirut 4 th00e . Abu ALI and DEIYINGER (Wm) are still at B-2 Ill five had been personally briefed by SubjecttEre NoV. 2Ti nd Berlin. imI is a possibility that RAID AL! AL-GAYLAN: (41) may be pars Iraq but it is unlikely that he and Subject would at present air joint mission activity as it is known that they are hostile other.
t sad Rashid Ali Al.GATLAW (qv) still or bad terns ben es. 4X7001 of 4 parachutists (Arabs) left Corcany for Iran (11,44).- sittoSsa being discredited to the point of practice) residential Frew ae in Berlin. (Date of imeoraation 121C/441 oval: B-2)
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lives at Often and came into Berlin periodically. BABSOUL(at in Bose. Be saw his mein when he was at Often doing his wire- tests and an smother occasion when he brought tbe esAufti sons • Subject appears to live sell though bis beard is white. • Shia, sews to have found favor with subject. A differenee six months ago. Ths henbane weber 311.111ma subject end Rashid Ali started about favor the sz-letti. bee-mum he has been in aermany longer. he ••••• • •••• ...... 01111•• AP, - ,odic) reports Grand Vufti arrested end taken to Paris London, h Army to be turned over to the British. lay 21,1945
OX002-43b was s friend of MIME (qv !cbanor). Intervened AR's behalf on various occasions, and even offered Beirut ImSw1101 position and a place to live in Berlin. 12/2-9/44 . See interrofation for details.
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port circulatinc smong the AraLe indicates that Subject has left Germany for Switail . This informatior is said to be contained in letter trim Lium al-MADI who IA US ey, purrorting to come fros tl.ellubjeet himself.
314345 . Woos Memel BMW tegadesely Weeded the 10717. MAJI Ada. he said. hal weer besalpen. bet aally setWeillah of beam, the Westin prehlae. Illabjeetoa Neel 414p. t eves ea he lama of ihe egreemat bet...antler eat ihmeellei by /tidy yes te hem 4rle esitleteetlas. amerm Vet. ins ails mommot 110 q seteael be eseposehe dad well alit molt the ayeb Leen, raised to arrepe. Ipk - ter Ile Oars tear striae.
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Sabri ASALI (417), in orded r3s1dence in Es Zok, was in regular touch with G-7581 B-2 5/5/45 Subject.
After exaaring from the YirPle East to Berlin, Subject worked ur Goa: ate with the XI 6968 Poreiffn Office, who naturally hoped to exploit his for tleir own ends. Lived in 26/5/45/ Berlin, Goethestr. 33 or 35. Left Berlin in 1944 on acro,Int of bombing raids. S.I.N.B. Report 04 - Interrogation of hens Juergen KIRCHNER.
V-2 day release of 138 political . risoners, imrrisoned in -eriod of he Arab revolt R A 0109C (1938-39 has bolstere d rnnks of the militant Arabs. Since majorit.,, were loyal 112 CONTRA followers of subject a piation for Subject s return to Pal satins may be exrected to 26/5/45. become mom! insistnnt. Note that a group of ?alestine Arab soldiers s .r ing with British W.Ile East Army sta . ianed in th. Lebanon st-ged anti-French demonstrations at Beirut 9-10 .ay, carr-inr larra -ictur:, of Subject and shouting "Hejj Amin, Sayf al-Din" (Hajj Amin, sword of the faith). Source 1. 56105, 11 Nay ..945; source L, sae date: It we- rlie y re rt," Subje-t w ar estev ; by the French in la As on19 May; the French -Y353 declar,.d that he woul d he - 4veo u . to 1,,1 5 to bilber officers of SS, oruer Vo • . n3truction of Jew. ?I 181 db. out:W94140r, cut collaboration of subject is discern- Berme Y . ' Ari/Ailh■.;
• escape from the Middle East to Berlin worked up oontaota Osman Foreign Office who noturally hoped to expinit Mn for ends. Lived in Bwrlin, Goothestr. 33 or 38. Hoped to be at a Greater Arab Empire after the war but continually •d if. Reship FAILANI, who apparently hid similar hopes. left Berlin on acct, or bombing raidaab XB-119110 5/1/46(0ase ea:1mi. /Tab uho received military information from
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40.11.4 L43041,4:0esempoiejemlosil . orat0ru dr x4..80mv% perisabolly, 144,a 4 twenty to har 14A4.,cr sia. Welded , - In taMn 1944 am. in inter 44 :wEls "run 4erwan Pal • 1. parachuted tr. a1 ,!Ltine for sabcta .,e, fomenting revolt, WA of further part. trat,, Ue:nts. .411. ect received very had agent in lurkey. Fe was ivortant for Zohammedan the .0alkans. he also hau a ■Zullah choo1 in "readedm Thule: vare going to be %wed with -ohammedan ininorities in Amelia:
how clear that the ex-Mufti is in touch with his suprorters time. He is reported to have sent inetractleme to the Palest ty and criticised the lack of initiative of the AMID League. is said to enjo 7 comparative freedom in Paris. dltinl-233; • Del
sent 14. 1eol.inaien rionis subswirce rated 1-0 claims IN h-holding OrAnd Mufti incommunicado in Paris as Trump- 81 for uedmv against British in Middle gest. G.N. and his VW in HUMOBINI claimed by aubsouree to have been instrumendal herwith Natio extermination of guropean Jewry mad that both shovel ticbmann in Budapest. Jana Husayni(ito) • • _ — -1"7-ts.satoof 4dIt11 mu, •amillairmi S e limits someeMS, &Mt, Jams Jerusalem. 1
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;MI Mt thaSdOmede ethl 1st 1C14. whet to do with thee. The Italleariddi. J tPIrt of ook3oot, %Mule the UOratOt MS= ti oollaborate more with Ali. . .
i Imam 1942, both receivld coples of_a declaration signed by El - smg• 1 f CUM declaring the inde-endenae of eAran. Pater both rec ived copfee7.111L4P signed by von MACk!NSEN and an Itatina °MAW saying that tow -- = and Italian goverrments had no interest in am, other Arabic SO-that they were willIng to smear into conversation with Rashid - t • . aUbjeet with Dr. BALM, his chief supporter, remained in .. • '1 shid All intrigued against him in Berlin. • ii) vim, a simple life and, according to tb source has worked hard Is -, the sympathy of small Arab circles in 5irop.,1 is the only eve haled to maintain contact with the Sear Zast-WI ddle lest and oemie4 elate that be does represent a certain number of followers. MIS • of conversation is hatred of the JoVe. t ammo Sot his fribid Jabber OMAR on to subject s staff as his seereteMV ., L.1 i.341441,1942, certain lumberer of the ARID Legion accompanied the 1 to North Africa. It had been subjers idea to mobilise the Ar.ab.:12 4.; Africa through their religion, using the Bey of Tunis. The Bey illa INOVimplort subject s plans and the mission was a failure. . 46 there was a e • in the personnel in the Department for last. t s Watts Wee Omen handl ta. ;Me
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dsp ISLD telegram from Beyrouth dated 28/8/45 describes a new Gx/a...48 French policy in the Levant, based on a mutually convenient AG 25 agreement between the French and the f.rand 1,1ufti. 6 3ept 45 dsa I CIffl 140171!= in Damascus to get support al: the AR mattift4s, an I 4441ii to thwart-ABDULLAH s amitions re Arab p . Arrived in Damascus in )04e,IBN SAUD , s plane on a mission to get the Syrian to accept TEN SAUD s IN 14630 43Mancia1 aid in exchange for their abandoning the Fertile Crescent plan 21 Oct h9 j .-for their refusal -to support ABDULLAH s claims on Fal. IBN SAUD and ! .Object desire to obtain Syrian agreement to the prirv:iple of Arab unity Ahi7Ough the :SAD LEAGUE, rather than to have Syria attempt to solve the Oian-Iraqi commix and mil problems unilaterally. Suh:ect will stay- in AhomOscus for 5 days, then go to Beirut for a tel.:: Lanese officials i !4a0 then go to Cairo. I. ! lbge in Jidda, subject cabled the LHE office in DAMSCUS to use all SO-101 1.5 limice w to fight the Syrh-Inaqi union plan. MUFTI in Jidda to confer 10.tb.17iN SAUD an part of an effort to unit ISTIQLAL elements vs MULLAH. 5 11N.1 AWC 0-ABDULLAH to offer the Syrian govt $6,000,000 in exchange for its abiadanawit of the Fertile Crescent plan; amount would be offset by ii U6369 ; AM, . Iraqi dinars which the AhT is epositive 4 already have been recd 20 Oct 49
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jeatervote letter to Samih Bey As SUR. (qv) recently requesting in iSaks-tha-naaessary..preparations for his (the Mufti s) return •East. Stated thut thif -trendh do tot object to as ,.J4ing in the IL E, providing he applies through channels to move tTii
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From Cairo: Requests copy of article appearing New York IN-36978 Post 21 April 1946 re status of Grand Mufti as war criminal.5/14/46
.14 York Post, Saturday April 20, 1946; : Articlo in Pozt by :,.rthur Hurwich:Clains that documentary evidence that Haj ...trin el HUSSEIN , Grand Mufti, is tow in p osAession of the,Post. ReptbOahed in an adjoining column are portions of a. report by a British secUriofficer about enemy activity in Iraq during ths,war. It is .headed Tel Afar Parachute Expedition ; Defence SecurityMiffice, C.I.CI. 1 Baghda4, Iraq; 9 December 1944 and is signed by Wing Commander H.K. Dawson Shepheed, Defense Security Officer. The article further states: " The Mufti, in what apparently is a 14:itween . Britain and France, is expected to turn up soon in the MiddIeWWW The French government recently announced he was free to go wherevor He had been reported under arrest near Parisa • .
_.0ctuaet n e re the Grand MUFTI were 4 7.. 404. from the Control Section, G-2, ULM, to F .:PiPgA4tirtibn• G-2, USFET dstee 21 M prch 1P46, .313. Ito. by aint Austria tO Saint Germany. YfeiR
From Cairo: Ro IN 36978 and X-4589. 1". :57610 r n y J1,]J:,46. . _ M(6c2 , SOSAIN/, BO Amin al
agliations between subject and Qawuqji definitely bad despite meeting S0-10045 stAtOdans. Qamaiji says subject is discrediting him. Iraq govern- 8-3 p04.oppOsed to subject and to Hashimi. .Factions arising in Palestine, 5 December 1947 4040 subject and Arab Higher Executive. Led by Ahmed Hilmi PASHA. agAti,. ;magus Military Committee unwilling to turn funds over to subject.
that Arab League Military Committee has now accepted subject 80-101E9 Woolow responsible leader Of Palestine lead Arabs. Subject proposed 8-3 VS= as commander in chief. !. -ifiiir$0 Government reported to bave told MUFTI that his visit to RT .Dinaseue would be detrimental to national cause. MUFTI sent nephew DARNISR to Damascus to see about this. Lebanese Security C:25 October 1947 Aipays subject is known throughout world as Nazi collaborator and [•1310 Jewswould expläit this. • rg SEGPFT 5ECUP.!TY
; Haj Amin al- Page 9 GNY-338 HG1 5.23.46 Pres. KHURI let slip to WALSWORTH a remark that an influential Moslem. of Lebanon (believed to be Riad SULH) had seen the Mufti in Paris, and on return to Beirut ha:1 organized very secretly Moslem pressure to Aoermit the Mufti to return to Lebanon. er (Note: First definite word of subject s whereabouts since.his escape from .Fiance appeared in newspapers of 6.20.46 which stated that he was in had been received by FARUK, and had been granted asylum there. .:er) er Was flown directly from Paris to Damascus on a Fr. plane by GNX-388 the French. She trip of a bogus Mufti from Paris to Cairo F. BROWN by TWA was to divert attention from Fr. hand in the enter- 6.27.46 wise. Syrian who arranged the scape was Nabih al-AZIMI, Minister or Defense: Subject, with beard shaved off, arrived 5.29 at Damascus/ Itazze Airport where he was met by AI who took the Mufti to his abuse.. At atart of Bludan Conference when the Pres. found he was there, he had the Mufti brought to Zebdani where the Mufti met principal Arab leaders. FARUK agreed to give him asylum and sent his private plane tO. take the Mufti to al-Anchass. BROWN believes the above report and NO1. . thinks it quite probable. er
AVE, HajS . Amin al Page 4 rand Mufti of Jerusalem) MINNIXIM .6r1645 SIX3441. 0/421= • 4044-Otis 2/14115;18/44H known to use the . diplomatic bags. to. as for %Okmple - when he writes to the. German:anthorities.concerning which Of his ,4trab:4npporters should receive money. HQ also has sent friends-t_o Tuwkey. .4ó cofltaet his . parsonarrepre%entative arp contr ralotlers; but 1WINAGE4 (iv) Ltd not know how subject cdld get a courier tbeough to . sttne and doubted if that were possible. Syria fl or Ot is not to be found in Germany and hes been reportedly v04401: .a;. . -,00ntact with a certain Tunisean who aocompanidd three Quedierer a to Tetuan. mrs 7/18/Wt.
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ort From Palestioe F4nt1on is zade of a izzultior ; :tq,or: anon? tt,e Arabs to effect that Subject has left Gsrriar.7 for SNit_erland.
eve mgm, Raj in al -14- :.....: _ 101 DeSemberl, 1947 returned to Lebanon from Syria after contacting FBIB-196 40 OrArab Emecutive members and Palestine Liberation Committee. 2 December 1947
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,, .. • - , . • 4a0ártiad that subject s trip to Lebanonfor Arab League Meetings at EL-1722 .- 4401pcilitsted by Egyptian Ministry of Interior on direct instruc- e0 November 190 ....l Ippa yernmenteg. hadwith Faruk s connivance W tig- • . :: 014qtea that prior to subject s departure Eor Lebanon he was WEL-1721 W ISOremehad:by-.., - . -.Shabatei LEVI, head of Raifa, and David HAOOREN, of 10 tinvamber 1947 ; .:. gait who brougb request for interview said proposition was CI ,.:\ OiO •Sa.t Arab agreement to bring 50-60,000 Jews from Europe. After . -tgis ipmlgration closed and prepared to discuss establishment of •ia-Atitiictial . state. Overtures led to nothing.
-:Arrivstrin Cairo 8 December to attend Arab Premiers Meeting on IB-201 . ,..resistance. Will return to Beirut in few days. Hopes to get to 9 December 1947 Palestine as soon as possible.
RUSitYNI, Raj Amin- al p. 10 Ke1-1119 28 Zcn: 47 4-Hel .#0pOrted by . fr ienu to be plan:11:16 to set up the .3...11.2 MBA (qv) a :lei; oroanization with branches in every Arab state, wiLh 1.t8 central committee the blajlis el 6enebe (qv; heaaeu by himsaaf. (For info on orLanization see its car.-.)
ldl tett now able haie unrestricteu telephonic commanicatiJn laf 48811 with Palestine. 1..verac, es at leL,t 1 call su p ..uy. Staff with p:.esent home in heLJleh Inc1.esc1)( Rasim el ElkLI,I and Ishak 1:v..(7J16;1, who hanule Haider HUSSE11.1, in char ;e oi dblic ,La.if - HUSSEINI, in chore .ii Personnel ,,Cfairs: izzat el DanNtd.,, ant., Hassan aou of . -wli. near jerisalem, fro%ter chief assist- ants before war in orj,L.nizaih_ , ,d;Ti c o oolicic al terrorisi, u,Luinst ^ reb 02:l3nents. (•,v lal IN-49215. 26 gulti has insisted that ALk.:.I (qv) .airector of 1.r,at) Feb. 47. )-3,
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The Arab hi_her ommittee of P alestIne (qv) ,met touuy unuee the cluthemanship of uobje,:t, to discuss the ?ales -ina question in pre- paratIon for its reference to the ldl
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reported to have sent Akram ZUWA/TIR (Lebanon) on four month TU /0[V, ..lirmieganda mission among Lebanese and Syrian groups in Brazil and C :31 4itontina. =MIR left Rome on 17 July, after a 4 day stay, for 21 July 47 ,Eresil via Amsterdam. • rg
Mtibdeet is now in Aley, Lebanon. Called on Lebanese Minister and FB1B-160 attnond secret meeting of Arab Higher Executive. Sofar Resolutions. 9 October 1947 rg • :160babese president gave orders that Mufti is to be guest of ?BIB.-158 ;•1060Mese government during his stay in country. 7 October 1941
Subject told Beirut paper the withdrawal of British from Palestine FMB-l66 ia essential prerequisite and their declaration is satisfactory. 17 October 1947 Arabs are waiting for this evacuation to achieve rights in full. • rg
Subject, accompanied by members of Higher Arab Lxecutive, arrived FB1B-172 in Damascus on 25 uctober. Was received at border by Chief of 27 ctober 1947 Syrian Genera].and- WMI QJI. Subject aslo met with Azzam PABRA: Arab League Secretary General.
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,Ilyron Neville s report on Mufti s positinn in Palestine: All sources 7PJ-109 Agree Vinfti t s position strong with Pal. Arabs as a whole, tho some say 5 Aug/47 support is parely political. subject s closest advsers are JVAL MSE1TI EY/I2 GHOURI; also Munif ISHAQ DAXISH SliLIKH HUSSEIN AEU MOM. Ai has no formal intelligence org:L:ization, but keeps himself informed re Palestine by seeing all Arabs who come to Epypt from there. .eas [ apport re the antagonism between the Mufti and KAUXJI - -- also a report On:the opposition of MAWS s followers in Palestine to the Multi. JA Digest No 16 28 Mar 48
lametthaarba-es Ally lay 1044C eeiferviTA .atEatini: mitn : 7.19hOURI, the 6eoretary ef th Palestine Arab Parts
ini reported installed in .Palace of PrinceMubammad Ali at Zia . lla4b7 Egyptian army soldiers. Reliable; a lf47 Aug. 12. 1946 :. ttil.Ili' .1101.4Ablt.reported installed in villa of Princess SWEAR at the Shari St. 41044W ff the gharia Earshal Allenby Reliable; (IX 2749 Aug. 23, 3.946 - 84 qin 475 , Sept 4, 1946, for visit of Muhammad Ruatum TABBARA on •AMIP.:24), 1946. VEC-137.. 2 Jan. 47 ort. pion. Intell. Rev. Subject about to organize , a new Palestine Ara COMMittee (qv) to incluue lu membh. rs fixiled iron Palestine and 10 from within Palestine. This :nay have some connection with the National laiei14 . League uiscuased lase in November at the Areu club on Malika Farida 5quare. At meeting in subjeL:t s house,ept. 1946, a new Ark,b organization, the League of Arau i4ations (qv) was t .. o Lk, l ome•. To be wivar than the .i.raL Leaie .:inconfirmeble from Worth AV:.. ica u.1.1 je:;Ish soarce lui 1
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tleet claims that Palestine is for the Palestinians. Believes ELB-64 .pelóstinian Arab revolt would probably be sufficient. Said °Give us 4- F-3 :material help end we would do the rest." Reserves for himself role 14 Uct,ober 1441 4ilf . leader--flatly refuses QAWUWI the role he is anxious to play. Subleet met with QAWOWI at Arab Sessions at Aley but came to no .• greenent.
- ZiSuWect met with President QUWATLI at Zebdani, Syria on Z5 October. Damascus *tic present were Dr. Najib ARMANAZ1, Syrian Minister to "ondon, Janda A-397 : 7.Mardem Bey, Muhsin BARAZI, Ryad SULH, AllAM Pasha, and Mouin MALI 7 Nov. 1947 sand Iazat DARUZAH of Arab nigher Committee. Subject of meeting was •Palestine evolt. Absent were QAWD.01 and SHARABAT1. rg • Whe:: sub jet avrived iru,a.: called of vte.rious Arab factlohs to iLeicr Jut to :.31va pl.o.J.Le.. of .:rab .leadership and to iroreL;s .:ree, •--fti is re- CcA.0.1Ula ported to :Lave co:lvinc:d unuerc,rcana is 47 • stron6er than tr it will st,t.,r', uctivit-; we: Are:: strcte troops ue6in cc ciaL..ac tilat t.0un“or.,rcutri •ntred 16, :.;00 :;een equipped with sl;,ali arms. Is i . : v :1_:r7!.eer troo:,s.
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ALS Pasha, Egfptian Premier, nes agreed to return to the iSUFTI all arms ) .v1eile_1009 04 materiel taken from the LHE by the Egyptian govt durinz te al 1M4sse assets are estimated at 350,000 Egyptian pounds. 14 Feb :50
is close to and re,ceiving money from t1.1:- . YreLch; , Abdull%)-, :a State bis 52, MW . 4 MUFTI adherent, may ally Um... ,01 with tn.: irenct. ;en.: ::t!rvca as liziQn U Feb 50 Assam the 1.11IFTI and the Drench. Beirut
• 41.4Stor sent by subject to IA:. ;. T y.-teesi.ir Ooorx.il states thtt ,7:;:rja% FT2::: Geneva • Jteee'net rep the views of the inhaitants of ,:.;:nx:deri. 6 ':,ar 50 1WtOstates, can csay be y means of a ;Iebisciteiel.1 aron both ose.wOo are present dw&llini: in the 2ity tbue tho tailen elsewhere.
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. _ . . _ 771711617 a MUFTI the end of last week organized and financed band blew. up the gtate 25 6084 Siratt police chief house in Ramallah as protest against Ti admin. As result Amman Zeit and 19 Jan 49 the ARAB LEGION raided the hq of this organization at Sir seined 6 tons of explosives, new radio equipment and other mil supplies. 4,g100$, which has been seeking pretext for some time to take action atianst the members of this band, has now decided to treat them as ad:Mingle and not as political offenders. ..., lersennal of Mufti hq at Bir Zeit which was attacked by the ARAB LEGION in 2224;1 drew behind the Iraqi lines, as they form a part of the forces 20 Jan 49 4ohe Iraqi-Deld triangle of Pal.
rail 967 .:Priliate.Secr etary : i l3thuan MADDAD. • . , 3o-22299 C-?. Jan Feb 49
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1010 exerted pressure.on.tbe.MUFTI to obtaihreconciliat-. State. 105.. - 4LAMLand others. AMAMI, Aunt Be BALI, BusseinSBALIDI, Jerusalem AUEVADT of the Jerusalem Arab Office are now meeting in 29 Jan 48 Mmdor the aegis of QUIVATLI, presumably prior to proceeding a meeting with the MUFTI. Since the Arab Offices have now been taken over by Aemges it is expected that ALAMI will resume his role in Pal politics. File ading, to lose importance by reconciliation, has gobe to Cairo to try to influence qsgelast such a move. Reconciliation is significant ag an opening for more moderate 11410:441Eirdimg the future of Pal. Oftf. Aindenent for Jewish Agency abalysis (Internal Report) of the Mufti s BPJ 170 000.to7 ARAB LEAGUE decisions, etc. Jewish Agency 21 Jan 48
report for JEhISH AGaCY s :.nelysis of declining HUSAYNI influence. RPJ 1:46 Jewish Agency 19 Feb 48
;10.51Ma a number of prominent Lebanese Moslems and a group of !ATM PTA R17 OhnOrters met at a yoslem orphanage and discussed the stagng of demon- C.- 8-2 strations in Beirut, Tripoli anA Sidon to demand the resumption of 0 Dec 4b lighting in Pal. Dr. BARGHUT, Muhammad shakir BAYDUN, Faiid TAYYARA and SO-20484 1141M4rDRISI were appointed to contact certain moslem and ChriStian .0x7g4hisati0ns to reach an agreement with them about staging these. SECT §ECURITY INFORMATION
INikBeiiiti, Sr 4;1U:tales; Se:id there iti!One m grouja of Arab leaders age:just the it1711 and the r- telt " sti. na.,,that the foseees oi Thi Arab leader s are new Jap..
sr.,of the • S:eeia4: Ceisisiton (rOmar !..Suprea; C e s reb Leze. an;.enesst ,ado0 exists -beteeehL aniakers:. of by 01.141Ii:, 441. :• Piirty now in lieet..scus (401o," are efense. Of the rokaasuuS Coardittee fOr thej • • ., ." • r iihhi
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that subjeethee begin to 0111111111 hie sea levies of is Whims& his emisearise ate Alsereet aid wish to 9441 114 se tter seefigleatial. II harsh 1 •
amA Arra Nigher ftecutive Heetlqueriare have moved to Damescue, h-li, 31 March 1948
esafiresc_p hold in Dammam. on 5 Nay attended by TJUATTLI. li=egli!. 41 Frieda: TJ For. Min. end Defense Dins of $hL and freq. IN MIL Id later. Serious divergence of views arose over latest American IA now 1107 r Trues amAtrolingetion of mendate for 10.days. At above con, Marti was ignored by all parties. .E, had previously sent Dr. Rushdi waA 1p OVALS to prepare the way for a reconciliation. but CnWATTLI has Devised hie against meeting with AIDULLE. Subject has now swooned bis loyal Sellme supporters to Damascus in order to discuss their toward AZDULLAB and the possibility of forming an Arab Oov. in Pal. wl...... 311mq WNW nephew of subject, stated that subject hmi recei-ed a threate7'.:- " Mwa354 Weer from Actr ,m whie stat,s thnt if imbject cortinuee to woe.: ,..70n- .. x9:4:::- . lh eiDz MI AMA G G ahem he and is followers will be murdered. believe letter was in- c_ Leol by AnULLOLE to 1 i4ote KV: 1. ii) 21100100 take st4poiri sae as a Alp Aug s Is Stste inPriral.-Drale. • • . 341 41011.1.1 • I ha VI I
0 Arab Offies. Urges. reperte.lhat marr: ma tearer " IcAden to Stet lailmeuse - Smut ALUM le rapidly aseemiaglieherahtp of 2 - ash 4 Ail 2 N t4. e.mierelamis Cut Anis adlamsi1n1, arrivid by IMMO • t Iron Cairo yeetercat afteristen. Prose for
d. in Cairo item Deirut. 11/1 15 In 1+8
ved is DiMaessa a Visor. !stied appear, Is easy mob 11111141%, about iii. personal safety. He not stow is the Mules him by the ayrian Govt. He soomtimee sleeps is the hem JO 4 hey and sometime at Ihs llama Arabian Libation. 211401 ehbjeet t• mph s/ and private aseretarr, aers sable.% UMMO Sairesimmtiou is greater throat free impporters of Ilms almhaimm sbc Umtata.
eh an liana MAXON hiring tu visit to 341170 SS !VANN Um, review taw Palertthe van 2,UizaA11 • ▪
o "Le4:0 of 5 li.on Officcro to Gi..fro WOrei:uni.ier.AAin;AXL un4 iftrt to 4uke ?repurttions f or lu .tei . 0$4 Ai4 4. --An it. of the golpl,rnor C,aztt, :706 JUL.140 or (,ra; trov, oat AbOgssionri Locz .;:ut 3,,.ff;. ?TV:: to rtturn :o L•dro v01 , .;:ce f!om duff%t. -.i s T•ho •;.er,t x.u jority of :0. r-ftre trtic lic .izzentativ .;!: in -,o.it..crn ?:A to ;:roct:e::, to Giro th,e .1r; to Dz:museus, to oruers 4g I s tireless LA.t.t.i- ut Ain Siniu on Jerusulem-NLL1,1... in Jcruzalem au 4:e/ ct °Lei IXI,ZAN .membc , ri.no in 470 ti.r, in ?td; 1,itr 4Uril toi,:,t if ?Li : -11s ji its pb:Forptiou da i in Eyrli:. ,n, Al§o Jt.o11 - • ..zinizter j n, Peulti ■-•;ic ently.hown . . , by T1j,K.10 kg$4 011ittr Oatife.
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• •-• • • : :. Onn already provide 136 ,3 mcn fully armed .(pr,-)babl,y PaleL:tininsç 28l •::.j.:.t;rati4ed at Qatansh) and will rt:cruit others from Pal and surrounding 237,40e48: • AO:4•. On 21 July MUFTI ind=ei by Leb Dot Min to aeet QAWQUIJI. at 41441 MUFTI proposed QAMOQJI join forces with him in re irregular war- QAWUQJI agreed. Network of agents and informers previously Main- . :44 by MUFTI in Pal and Levant serious/7 dislocated by hostilities. - 014..40esent chief agents-are Saddeddin AR EF (Jerusalem), Ali Muheddin 6.11RBMI (Jericho), Faisal NABLUS (Nablus), Shaikh ABd-al-Raj ARAFI - 41Wieb), Almi-al-ASIiAMIN . (Jenin). Liaison offtears between MUFTI and AlitUeres in Pal are Munir . Abd-al-FADEL, Qassem RUM, Ibrahim Abu-DIYA 4441d4halid HUSAYNI.
FARM proposed, that the Arab states officially declare their.neutralitt 14103i escretlyinoiting the people to action but had no solution to . akt. • 9.1.b90 ,.0-A._544.-.1APRAvf.P.F.A.,46/41714.rW
Tittack OnALASREla Atit#4,4 ._ _ Asigant4iiPthiv-Min ,:fesptinsib . ,,Bf6rTal eiteritrowetrv. s • UE Political Committee for tccepting truce. MUFTI recently go. to Iraq as guest of ex-premier Muhammad SADR to work against TES; QUWWATLI asked him to postpone visit, on groung that rnqi premier holds same views and is working hard for Pal cause.
UT tent a:rep to /BRSAUD with instructions to remind him el.giwen.him by the MUPTI during the var with the Yemen. Rep was to suggest to MX SAID that he reciprocate in kind., if resent, then at smut time his plans are put into effect.
tent 5 followers to Tranajordan..1) to establish close =tact labi.BROURRROOD reps; 2) to create active calls among Pal Arab t:Itleretix up trouble and spreftainti-ABOILLai sentivieWiti :, :40iiiiingABECLIat l a attentiii.froe.Pal. : Three. of..theeerepu: Ligx of Tlkaz 4i. Ibr hia...D1318t.: .e Histikont Ibliowing gEAR of 1114 *** *1.1.4! S ,1'41.041,ti..ilL:Pi4: ' Cites tif 11YrID of sithi;;...1areit810.74.1-4 :040;:4 ea. Theta are*i4-*61*-0401,14041414ere:Who.:.are:.Mie::.* •rea Arab Sorte. A saa.Britith. . •;?. h igiuk; aai.s-Lrub gang. ftbra • 1
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0 asemptenee k • Of cams fire by ARAB LEM% decided tc , WEL T29. 1.1 Ili:fare in Pal. patellas to set irp hq in Bethlehem. 17 an measles mew, area and evipment fres Arab states. Maintains Coy Tr4Md eanUM4; 9DDO mea billy armed (probably Palestinians trained at reernit ethers from Pal and eurrounding areas. On 21 July rush Aloof Defense to meet QAMOQOI at limy. gum wow lois forms in conducting irregular warfare in Pal) egoesd. Mat at spots and informers previously maintained 4Wil Wait states las been seriously dislocated bp rooent . S wets arse Jermaalwes Maadeddin min aerialist Ali 41Agaimetpeleal IABM3 Mumma Shaikk Abdul Raj ARAM 111101.- Lieleen etagere between MUFTI endbin tellowere Wein RIXERI. Ibrobla Aso DM, susArn.
sbeeeptod4Mrsation of Prow Psi Mein en lines apluirred by AMAX PlIBI , be under presidency .f M. , 15 seirt".7 . Arsiopted that thislert ,
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- gv,T4 2Séptrenounc.d annOuncement Of formation of.Pal Ardb,g0t.aw. AA . .:1,1JW -Of Cabinet nemberini.tentative. AMAxmmlbax.Higher. JO r:•CUABABITAOUE mi23:Sept-stated that formation OrgOVt-2/4133hi $7.ts11 without his (HUFTI) approval which is being withheld. 26 Sept
• ., ent on Pal territory for first time since 3.936 when he attenddd DA OairO — "t % meeting at ciza of Arab National Congress. AFT JO CM IN 1 Oct OS exists that Egypt is Sponsoring or assisting the UUFTI or State 1439 A02.1,-1 NOKRASHI l e statement that. he would not facilitate the Cairo ,.4ivities seeps borne out by the fact that the MUFTI departed 3 Oct 146, 9asa:ph a Chartered plane even though EgyPtian Arey.planeo 99.1 ,,4 ,40 flasn.:(SeniOn British Ramsey officials concur in this itl)ggesting that KM:BRIDE sees all events in Pal through pro. • 1 3 ApOOtaeles0 MUFTI reportedly posses/see $200,000, collected 4 ^C;V:!"," - : sources, for Arab govt. :2Amprican • . • reporting conversation with TJ Ilinisterwo stated re State_Obt; of Pal that : 10diaatiOnsare that NUFTI and company are making 1,0-doa 1-in Pal.Apart . from 10,000 refugee:3 . in TJ ,who.haveheen pro.- •J4.0.ct ." Aimatsstablishment of govt, following persons have cqpie out •
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R1IFI,.13114J 'Amin 22 • .„. received on -26. Sept by -Nolciashi Pasba in the . •••• " . 11:1113 Subject Stated dissuasion, whiCh_laSied_26:SiOtPir.: aeit"With-recent divelofments of pal situation and the Op of pal Arab Govt.
-"'*If • Hasan FIANNA, President od IMMO in Egypt, are pressing In 13121: to release the munitions, which they believe are held 11EL 7e16.-: Barracks, Cairo. BANDIL was in close touvh with the !WTI 1 Oct 14,3: 7meetinga of the ARAB EIMER EXECUTIVE in Alaxaddria in Sept. SO 176910, •• _ elected president of the Arab National Assembly by unanimots FBIB Par 83 members present at the meeting at 0a.:a. 30 Sept.; •:,,;
MUFTI supporters in other areas to rally Svc) Gaza as soon as St4ie:4. , terrieS..:qt Egyptian troops have arrived in Bethlehem carrying London 1,::::. lab are being distributed to anti-HASHLUITE elements. A - 29:591. s is --cstablished near Ftamallah and in 1936 stile- is ,.....t, r :an/ recruita from villages and holding courts of justice 19,49Ple .-749.Sinite.,We9r14,P104!41cP/.1 414EA9A.X415 V4 . .iilow .ii!i in .t4 1area:-. : .o.410;i :b ., rit:.riiiala: ...:...
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-1e denhership on t ccn;.ra:!ictet:t ai:71% 11044040Fhich were to keep clear cf politics r tendencies of t/ -•Ather countries. Tne majority of those in attendance approved sclAdection. - Shortly after the meeting QUYI calla . : on subject, . 1‘..--4r=A?..,,,;•• 7.. the.aims_pf the Society and added that he had the same idea. obat •thatPircumstances had prevented the putting into effect 4h,a l e reasons fqr opposing his membership and . Aleeed !:§itistated that his acceptance would win over all the PsI WHI s reluctance considered genuine; only after matter-. thi..SqPietyle -meSbers again was HpFTI smembershi0 finally • • --see:,;repOrt_for ,details-C6Spciety, its aims; etc. • .
-:cable of 8-.0ct states that whi1t LtiFTI:itc.under StateY. . -epriiiion,- he is notunder l houSaSrrest: Ie ll not be London •enter. pal from Egypt. CHAPNAikutMENS coamieilte that when • :•14; 04: ei:44.Etti!es return becoies knee this ivfill:eUreli2eeaken
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Site August So l id Wilt, auhatomad Ali ahlYlb na!:suh .DUKHARI, and Ahmed rasi.a al-hAWI visited with the Nufti at bhamdun v,ith ,arse of t;etting him to v -13 Sept 46 to an a6reement with King AODALLAB aru the oritish. Multi moult. not consider this caiii,he AbbA.L.ah a titub stoo t;e an d swearingthat at L aiaA,L,h will never ruie foot of Lcbanese territory.
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lino 7Ti ib etertil.6 h nes campaign to recruit 6.1".s tO ue Loma nreehink 1 le truce, an to umiertcse propesmie to lnswrmine Cm.) ime LAW:, _rp stig• and i-)rce wit:lareeal of Arab Laoh ion frog r4i- • . IMPLime. ker,isan army in Peies , ins La projects° shIch ocouLa without Legally breesin€ tr,..ce, give time for rtJr:anising 48601ar forces. Alin, such bh en%) ,Alla force JOIlb tO uoreed inignes and hence voculon weaXen them.
410neelb• state that the ..etter is no c°nNince,.. taet t5d7 55411 Arab unaj. efleet.V1h. no oe:itr.),en, tnt.t dertiti.4 is edema- CAir.% Plisiben , en, s V/ nlusre .ine II : Spire111'1 161.re • • Aro-- o •,r,. •:. • t t ,4 ots.t tt$*17 • III devote such time 0) Oomosttine.ose- As. maniet threat.
• • • — • V n pcsemoce in user 111bb OG .insuateo by tae, %;ibt forced hie to return to %;airo bECOlt4U tyy siaptian utILcer. Abet/Titian ore being increeeire4/4 regsrusa in the snit .ma bus • C u-3 I a Os intriguing nature Ln0 hampering ouncerten Arab 1.magu• in Palestine. AZ4Alit ?asnb spose anfevuret4 of his sctivities.
lieeiggi that he seat as ewer to lenges to segotiage with PUB Sharq Saab ges4 as reeogaltlem of game wan, against ble weeptiag 12 law ha PIM and raegestala . lhe Israeli govt.
Soy NOIN sad Shand SALMI stets that FARM is fully R1.2 776 that the morn is sentactiag the Soviet Embassy is caito 0 1164 SWAM. WW1 is trylag to get Sumatra old to sere Pal 4 Vo• u tios, premaging Soviets he will try to persuade grabs to aith VISA is wean se:. agyptisa govt am found dampest. wSpfl ts Soviet contacts and indicate that he intended to go to USSR or satellites. FARM, beeause cf this and other itied reasons, has ordere i =PT: placed under strict surveill- mad awl eLtion taken, leagal or otherwise, necessary to preevsnt Lvd airPt -
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Pam001 Press Serviee, Rsdieteletype in rens% is Mem ,Pk from Cairo that the Mhfti . 22, 1949, 7:10 a.m. EST-- .: reports fileetine sod Palestine bra lbedere have opened negotiations of Ile Arab Leaguetbr the revival of an independent OovernMent wine with its capital at Gass. They point out that the effective has existed an/y theoretically lishment of ruck State, mach ltivii alai es, 4•11 se 194141mt UMW seirelnlip No Sig. Ihinuniss assiasill No 1 Illirribr reeve. saw Om MOM
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a Waif if.13AYNI and Anil 1110RI were in DIMaseus (reachinp an LT s- RV' ,v5 Ct with atm whereby ZA I IU would take 2000 Pal Arab solliers into U (: YArtaa Lre7) 6 nermane and 3 Tiwoslavs, who are specialists in menu June 4, S fAilms, mortar hcabs, heavy art.il e ry shells and all types .,! iwenunit:on MIMI Mines, a- .ived to join 3ermans alrealy in Syria. Tro .Je 0 were sent the MUFTI; another :mut to arrive soon, incl 2 aviators who Often, ed with the tr IPTI when he was in Oar-any. Raja i TRIRI, brother Apd1 O(RI. left Peirut nn "...I ...ow for Danascue carrying two messagva the =77 in Cairo ad 7.,.sst. -1 to j IM and to A!ii ASIAN. distal I is now - . ensiled t ,J -TT: (see Za . al JLSAYr:. öserd-446414
IMAM erre..., when asketl by ;ix SAUD, to become :lead of the Agg, Uwe ing the WITI, on the cLndition that the MY71 tell the ARAB LRAll C be had given up politics. The VUFTI replied to • cummunication, 27 RAY ng Jamal HUSPNI ta visit to IBN SAUD, from LBX SAUD stating that Jibe responsibility for the loss of Pal rested not with hinself but with -ai and the ALAB LEANI which supported his. I advised the grab enders to refrain from supporting King MULLAH but my word was mt beeded." stated he had been prevented from ()noting in ; .) litice and :s • rrventeo. asxeJ IBU SAUD t% intervene with the re . ponait.le leasers pored !."..-71 to resume mAivit!eS. • '
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4110b.alifisOi:CP::ticact:Ahrfaa: tar,: Rgift :politicianw c te0164 s a -vrr Opithe:AHE -as . one of the ,71FTI s assi .Jtants, - etth- the trura in an offer on il allac.r,, :.on. 2)9 JuAe.1 .1.3.110 they would provit the "Y":i 1.30,0,X 6-, arias necessary for his fi,:ntert; (i.e., 9:K.1:i:h a.77;Lstance a.2S on condition that the r.:FTP s fbilowers s 7 • ts throughout the Arab 7...• r1d. Apr.rise,1 of °1.is ffer, :tally refused to have 1.,; de with the Corrat:i:Lrts, te t(:) incur no obli;,aticrs.
kUth) . in Mecca in t.:; 1.f.s year t s . !:eca pf...... a:.,c, in ri:i-Oct. 7be A.7rnar. ...: OiOnor reporteril:- will ..e :-..r:bect a y.! !:,cti,..m 11.411 be Cr--(.a i 12. ..J.1.04:.. :e he. .,unitn bf Pal an,j, ..fe e un. An :ill..ern,:it:kv e :::::estie : is thei. ,..„ . ., 14:will call (xi FACt.T to rule Pal and that :o.silly PA2: ,rK v"...71 I1ie.1,A17fi as his Vic ,I.ro: . Efforts to confirr: t:ds h nve falleJ. . --f ...... • Stet-4 k..16, quiry receiVed, re folloeing, from Intelligence . Div, iq Eur .:A171),:. acCredited • Syrian Lru%yt There is a rumor that ..Aeinan • e1 activity in the • US cI .22 Au ....,40,privspondent. • engaged: in illegal tag ;:19145;. or . 19146 a :service for ..•••the axJ. as 014424x1.-: f::04.1 .a..0.-4 .:. as ::c.orre...spcynoopv....114d. been .i.ndP( by
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f",,X! Is 1-.ave ;viowte.: sua .431 Jo. Reportt,;:, 16 (At hp • so is to ,.1r, SAO support for uaaa ger!: no zoni!rmation - r. :ore:slur. Leg particularly a,tiv .! in eprca4in. 1-Ls rawer. tdmle rept:0 :f i ruth, Jilda foe: net believt sgg o4rent4 Irepered f .rther af vase •mt. ihil • ierfor-in‘ haj, *Arra t. have been 1..ekt under tin striztowt surveillar:e. 14441, - he at ;..:rmitted to attend SU MAjile each day Lot iNned tvo • warters and virtually eon:laird !bore,. row ender.- be en ....Ito .Adiya. Britist anti:wpm to have iuirisc! Xusaf usaa • I may be somewhat disilluaioned over ixoepects of h l. already requested p,:reiz,ef_on t..) depart. uurT: has 1 to 4.;::optpon La Royal Council; Janal s rwsi La Art . wyekeniag. Eitasey i.e inelinae. ti suspect hat !_nverise rotio to his known eate= for Jaws.:., 411 the ncr. sc difforenees between SU andLa eMbjectdir,arentlx grcle.ng.
LA liw rA Ar entine Arab community, 1010 arrive-1 Cairo reseortli, ;Ala- LIMMIONII t contributive , tw tit •AFI: from the Aram; oowsunits actales 22 Vet %9- i>44.41,4 :4.1144.
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talliance wow publicly suggestod by MALIK. Syrian Yin of Wationa; Dammam aeur , wa: previously recommended by Syrian supporters of the ”urn end mom 15A. AO . I, spun msupg morrmccp, which h c gene all out in endorsing CV 1r ‘97. 2111111/11 0 a this. Ra.141y increasing numbers end influence of the 15 vv. 50 ic0 4nd past extremism of it and the !WTI indiclate that the -• t. is n r:t an idle warning to the met.
states that Vs eruf DAIALISI, Syrian Minister of National Sconogy, 31:1966111104 Ms very i;ood terms with subject and that he is acting under instruction 501; SmbJ uc t. • different sours states that DANALMII, who until now has Drier amiai strongly suig:orted by the Syrian allay, talked to 8111111WCLI and to 13% other of(icsre and sugGested closer oollaboration hetwren the Syrian t and the subject. This proposal, together with DANAUBI s subsequent pro-Soviet s, has fr:ghtsnad thearny am: they sre flue very uneasy about DANALINI.
-Iarael-rectio). Subject held a long conference last week with yug, go. eh Bey al-TUr They decided to resort to violence, as they were 13 key n tail the Arab Ltazue would give in to King INDATJAKWAnnexatUen Sreb Paleolime. (ems ~4 am LAIL Sor datels). si C4. os... kt.Cll HID INI.1011MAII.‘.,:, 1
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for text of open letter to subject, dietribmted amonc the Pelsetinian refegees 1 One of The Military Organisation for the liberation of Palestine.
• aUl Jadallah sl-ASAATAVI, a Pal former newsmen, told source that „ "Sgaptiss officials and Grand Mufti had agreed that the Moslem Brothel old to its full attention on Israel. Egypt would make money and 11 stop 504hr labia so that the Moslem bros. could begin harassing the Jews. the Irotbwrhood for such purpose would forestall nhwrgen of Anr one try having violated Jul armistice. This Nos Brotherhood action would eut et Syria. (7.0.:15ource regards this report as rumor, but feat thiq should know of It and see if there is any background for !t there.).
MS received an invitation from the Permanent Islamic Congress in Serachi 11116-1 to preside over its meetings to be held late in 1950. Invitetite arranged by 121 Ali Pasta when he was Egyptian Kin to Pakistan. Subject complained that fiat. had moot mosey to Dr. Soli mae Azad Pasha, Pres. of theRelief Committee, the Arab retypes. The Pakistan Govt. t.Ion soot subject 35,000. Althoogh Pal.011 ilbst subject diverted money to his own pocket, Pakistan sent a further 55,000 sot has persuaded the Pakistan Govt that he in interested -in the Islamic Shay 4riIMA.L.I4=-AMASI during nie visit to Egypt. Prior to 24 Aug SD SC-47757
Amin • .4. 1 smooneiliatiou betw SUBJ and Kin ArnMLAII. %rine rocc:It Al. 50-80277 in Cairo, ambers of the JordarAan •eleletion catacted some of 1116.19101 enamors. Ahmed ItILMI end AbdIalah WI asked Jordanian Aeleetes Jan 51 de with Xing MULLAH so thoy niirA be allowed to return to • WJLLAR stated he wd welcome in Jordan not only MIMI and any tato wanted to go there but even P111J.
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wrote to Kemal HADDAD of the Arab Higher ExeC. in L advising him to remain in Tripoli in order to oppose 7 March Al-QAMUCIJI I I candidacy for a seat in Lebanese Parliament national elections. Subject authorized HADDAD to itIMR money toward this (md. QAWILISI has csmpleted hia and they werestolen one n! lit and copied by Amil ardod the copy to Cairo Lys. Cats, sent •..opy to Fubject chi.
is proloncilstay in Kasschl because followers art: ongag•ic inE funds fey him in Pakistan, -. ft-,.haniatan, and Indonesia. wisLes to roceive this too.Asi eforo ltevinE Karach1.3ub4w..t icated that tlope .1, with L;rttish heir, to return tc, Pales- , cording to source it is current rumor among Pales .in:ar. a tent SUbjeot will ccttic in i- A.estin ,_ again, .alth permission ABDOZOilervtiketOeT5454, •
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1110 1111“ 11101 1. OA rSd . . . • Ms NUM up in Cairo whom he has boon r000isod by Sgypt. igm Sinister. Selai al-OLn Bey.
Strasome from Cairo oft 16Mby _ in outset SSW. says purpose af trip icto discuss wiii, Oi-rtaa Wore the oriel flamomp.
Illimems. nut tfteseeus 16 kb7 $1 f /114:4 ;..Slatimea Brotherhood in Sgypt. ORO 11441001 I teb 4 hag whease will precool te Gairo.Pleamod we" Am. Valle la naftl stated that to keill taboo', Oiliodftrig 13.061 Pal. Wages, late Syrian Avg . AI TI settling refug••, la IrrisAeomot vary Of Wilms ao4 LAO Syria. 000essi to an - 144U1spatl Asab-lontipie entessals. oall be-a approeeked by nttgb- lre4.4,1_
:44! • left Da.si.:cus _:o7d3 • ::•11,..:• • • 'WO unknown. .i1.11. 51 C:.tro/ 3344
to Thabit Rol LraJ.adi, ZB,i and Abdullah TAL are impli- aaaasolnaties of Sing 4101101,4S. C 2 11-12,176 90-671172 9 Jul SI moaned sere costes% biota. WSJ sad Prins VAAL of Jordon--C b60 bora going ea fer more than 7. yrs. IN-1 SI Jul 111
aripunt, !ha WM. Prim Min. Jabber ef Spit balm agreed 111)40011 isa of rasa esd Arab Ni. to Syria. ombjeet to operand gritas asd U.S. ia-namO6 Aug 51 ftWetiliatig:t • :11.11110filiPA4Y44*.' J es A
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L. c ( calif 1) t. brew “ snl . ,w noir tee , ie. 19)1, orr - h J, tsar last night ite former ilmfti or Jerusalem, ilsj Asin al-HUssyni, to the Arab Xi:wn and frisidentr to try to end the cuurt dings in An against those accused lf , tiking pert in the is annentinele ting Abdo/lab. In bile soma, the 114eti deeoribed lb, oponeorod by the British. He eddied the drab cnuntrioe to trenamdt to the U.N. Consitteo ua Sumo Rlebto."
IM044462. 11, forens MOW arrived in Delret ea le Segeot C__ Iwo bp AMA IIMAT s arrylan on elelderstio oorree- aillaret.tviii. • ..• • . ...• • •!,
-:16- Itale-27ve..- C. ogre IMPJ Is »marin( Soviet sow throu4h Soviet scants sari will o opts. ty bees.. a tool et UM. .. f.
Is ensgestIos enlist LAME NI of Iran iedi all Nylilfm Ceetliblai(lUte t Yobrogra in SersokI) to be bold in Isere in SMA1 or 1904 !,1101; be 411 stirtosit ias2 he bee been domileed taninvtoattel; UMW .. trowel molts far his eatearlsO. La seeros i o epLaiiii . levlet VALI IMPAANI. MOW. and UNIT Glen tollogore to take over Imo retbor tbas enemas tea Patty.
syspathiptio to plot to rids sib Legion of its 11114/06 • OLUBS PASHA. 17 80# 51:
ob g ef %rid Ilas1In oororsaso 1411 meet in tarebbl In Arbruarr 1952 . darotat sepoetod to preside. 29
t . Ibrahim/MIMI. omen od the annoy Ida STAJ ssircho gets okisten is ottgallr free the doviot . Vntaa. i/C-DATTI .ewiNuhaseeett Vs Ahke vents it kept sawn. 7r7r.^r17.7rr ..t.. • ".704■7 .) ( 111 111;1/11rds 4414tION to seMsesé goes In Lebanon insiting .4 417 0ri , fiLtkir to enter hutment blueing in I ADAlareetrato for repatriation. Mufti s aim rIcht Area attitude at Paris PCC meeting. Local ref.lgeo $.7nups re riteEel reprosentatiee at Pert.. I. MOIL I isasti•Lrotes eirleas %Mae beton DritaLa ass tlisserose Is osastleslog Us low to Esrashl. WM tOmvOle tO ratiet voltage seembh. los toms Invited Is Poilotss p te Poet to sumo ate Aptly, to &twig 4 tottoot 140 SEMI SECURITY INFORMATION J T and not to Hurl SAID of Iraq. Mati also gave ultimatum that asmi must acknowledge this or close bureaus. -----1d1 • li 11185 anu nenry PaidieUli,.Lebanese rosei,n AiT8irs,2 e MAh 47 .Y1Fi31 ted MUFTI 19 March. eufti a,reeu with suggestion 4:1 of MARCH that atab -eague submit ralestinian enestion to UNO before englane submits smue. PeAhON ussurau MU1eT1 all members LEAGUE aedept Iraq and Transjoruan will support this move. muen agreed. and plan will be eumitted for formal voting shortly. Mufti also endorsed SOnnlitiggeetedlOyalt.KtEwhantthAnve that "rub League attempt win support of Catholics throughout world against Jews. PrialiON promisee to direct •his diplomatic representatives abroau to attempt to secure this support .:Lmmediately. MUFTI also disclosed that AhAn HIOHLh COMMITEE will not cooperatie wilth any new boale: of inquiry which ilrItish might send to Paletine. i.11 members of AEC except Doctor Hussein KHALDI are now in "Cairo and meeting 11.UTI. • ldl • e-2 Lie.- Ja;.. 1917 Sae backeounu un.aeseriptioe "ILra0 Plan! in .iee. 0. el .:;:.sa el ..lata..14,r cl 1038 GAT-41 (Text) "Cairo--In the name of the Arab Higher Committee of Palestine, the Grand Mufti of Palestine, Amin el;Huseyni, sent c note to Egyptian Prime Minister Nahes Pasha and the Secretariat of the Arab League, coking that measures be taken to halt the emigration movement of Palestinians to South America. In this note the Mufti of Palestina says thet this sOqement would harm the Arab eause because it would be a de facto reaogoition of Israel seizure of the Arab asaeta of kelestine. Wife nix“41 Abu-al-:uda, Ismaili Bi:Oasi allci;e61y have carefully sr WIAR;; ftinee c, u4poe, a group e f az;sassias tc kill SUBJ. 1[. IN-diSSZ le lag 61 ANaN ALePUSAYNI, the former mati of Pelestine cenferred with •lOamese Premier Abdullah 21-Yafi an_ Sylien Fore .!en Minister rpy,lhi 1- 444.82. Eey to discuse the f%tt of Arab rVrtIJC,VS rv:e llving (Ceiro, ANA, Sept. 1951--Y) 0010. - .:Karizobi. on 25 Apr 51 by air for Cairo via Dhahran. ....eft . ?BIB; DeMasoue 4 tar. 14rachi at beciwinc of Ebb 51 to preside over World Lloslem 29 Apr 51 eivnee Which held -i: -.raoh1. 004set was still it. Karachi.. he sent Ali EUJDI to Cairo, ielrut rade.% ,, ,AssAo-dslivir letters to several people, inftudiag Kemal AMAD of the 23 Aprilr51 • 1Prestimnt Bashimal-ATASI,- Prime Minister Khalid al- I AZM, Lt. Shaykh Mustafa SIBA I I - all. of .Syria. RUM etai-et that subject had not-raised much money in KaraChi.. wduld obtain some before leaving..BUJDI Mao stated that Subject had . el;lheado.of thelloslem brotherhood on the basis of arrangements made at the Mosle. •e in Tarachi. BUal said -that subject will assume direct control of the organization ..Indicated. that it will not become a. tool-of the Soviet or the t;Ommuntsts, BOAT::2C that Webject - had been offered a Pakistani passport and a headquarters in Pekietam t..ba-had refused, preferring to work out of Egypt: 50-60677 .r Riseutive-An Beirut has received word that SUBJ is pro- , liaStay intarachi . because some of his followors are engaged :.. RIB-2481 8-Mst. 51 ..dinefUnds for bin in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia . sp.1 to. get tble.monerbeforaleaving TarachiA SUBJ has:indioated in . • .c Eanal HADDAD Of AHB in Lebanon that he hoped, with British help, :to Palestine.. ..d000rding to rumor among Pal. refugees, SUBJ S-11.11: Par. -agOin, with permission-of King:!Ahdullah oL Jorelt&n... J1050L. Hui:, Amin CHDRI ,. subject had.vpressed his approval of the preset Govt pyr.ia ted that he would tip no assistance to QDRWATLI. Early. Aug 50 SO-483 has selected Muhamm4d Nimr AWDAH to succeed Anil MIMI as the il.41;2122;; ...(ene. p. in Lob Prior to 7 Sop 50 S0-48464 ,:-. . " iseently. j ; • • spent a month in the hosptal of Najib Pasha (sic). He has recdvered;-: :31,3s now.l n Cairo. He has sent Rafiq LABABIDI (qv) on afoot-finding Mission tti. ii, and Lob., to study the refugee :Lroblem and find out what the refugees cant4 .• 20 Aug. 50 WEL-16905 S0-48332 • • - .40C K1{ALIQD2ZAMAN, then President of the Pakistan Moslem League, recently sent aqs -14?. Subje t, and inquired whether he would be willing to organize an -Islamic congs !..0.4efOtt.Damasous, the president of which w uld be the Mufti himseld. Subject, who ine :their0:.a, gove no reply, but is poundin out opinion. W.64 has already sent out invitations to other Arab countries to send reps to a ;00nfOienee to be held in Damascus with the object of creating an Arab PEOPLE s LEAGDE. . Wifould act in opposition to the Arab League, considered by subject to be subset4en:t: to Western powers. WEL,16579 S0-46856 1, 23 July 50 , . • ...... " MEI The Syrian !ray re-orted l - is organ sing, enuipning, and training e soecial t-rigede of too or three regiments manned and officered by Pa estinien Prat s. One reoo-te that in pesos time they will onemte under Sync but in war, under the joint Syroe Egyntian military ste" in nenescue. They are to be available for ruerrilla type 1 operetions ppeinet Israel, butal so for troubleillanaking in Jordan,^When needed. The Project is being promoted by the es-grand Mufti of Jeruselem, Raj /min 11- RUSS511111, and being finenced by Saudi treble. sO, mar, SA?, no CX 46, Damascus, ;VaPF:, CX 32, Damascus, 6 Feb 1956, USAPY,, Damascus, 16 Feb 195 . ,TrT Jorrunten Charge , VSS rt!, State dent, 21 Jan thrt the nurnose of HO Amin al -HUS311W1 s visit to Syria , .#eto organize two lives of guerrilla troops fres amongst vrT7TTITTRian refligees in ayrie. to be used as Fedayeen or shock troonei in Tsreel or Jordon. Comment: ("ther information confirms th . t the nurpose of Mufti s /lett was to arrange with the Saudi financing red with the Egyrtian direction for orgeniertion of pare -military forces from Palestinien reft-ees in Syria. SOURCE: State D-695, T smasens, Syri a, 26 Min. 1956. COAFIDENTTAL. A " Ii Ind lain r - . , i•reGoz, ::2 Grand Neti a Jerusalem (former) Born Amin al-HOSATUI, at Jerusalem, probably in 1859. The Husaynis were one of the 2 most prosinent Arab Palestinian families and claimed descent from the Prophet P.Uhammed. The rank of Heti, bestowed upon subps father, Tahir al-Busayni, by the Ottoman Govt, signified that the bearer was an elder religious leader in the community. Amin s elder half-brother, Easel, was sinilarlY honored. Subj attended St.George s Sobool in Jerusalem, then went to al -Asher Only in Cairo. He made the pilgrimage to Neqcs, received the title of Haj, then went to Turkey where he served in the Turkish Army during WV I. After the cenitulation of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, he was attached to the British Palle Security Service in Palestine, Ohanging over later to work for the French Secret Service in Damascus. Re rake English,Prench,Turkish &Arable . See 201 file for complete into Jordan Govt received cable 17 Sept 57 fnalhuld SWAB, Chief of Lebanon 11U-24511 Security Service, Beirut, which stated that SUBJdne to erne, °soon° in IN 12,10 Dena to maks trent:de in Jordan. 20 Sept 1957 1501 SUN bed been in Cairo. --1 SECRET GRAND MUFTI 26 May 3_ Report unconfirmed that he will request all Moslem soldiers resign from Army 27 May- Minister Basher AWAR has and wi31 show Shamt un attempt get him make statement on no change Constitution. ,„- J Prior to Peb 60 thabj sent about 50 Padayyin into Iraq from Syrian Region UAR. This was done with knowladge and heln of UAR. Padayyin 4n Iran roosive their orders from Rneayni. ,6.1 AA Gelb ,A 40 Siff • • tk. ...wroo■••••■••••••••■■••ft....■Womwealaweeeldllempaimmeammemlik