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Chehab, Farid (1908-1985) Dates of Creation of Material: 1945-1983 Level of Description: Fonds Extent: 12 Boxes CHEHAB GB165-0384 Reference code: GB165-0384 Title: Emir Farid Chehab Collection Name of creator: Chehab, Farid (1908-1985) Dates of creation of material: 1945-1983 Level of description: Fonds Extent: 12 boxes Biographical history: Emir Farid Chehab, OBE Born in Hadeth, Mount Lebanon approx. 28 February 1908 (dates on birth certificates vary between 1905 and 1911) to the Emira Maryam Chehab (granddaughter of the last ruler of Lebanon, Emir Bashir III) and to Emir Hares Sayyed Ahmad Chehab (Honorary member of the Turkish Parliament). Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Saint Joseph University in 1930. That same year, enrolled in the French Police in Lebanon and rose through the ranks to become Head of the Counter Espionage Section and the Anti Communism Section. Accused of alleged covert activities in favour of Hitler's Germany, he was jailed in February 1941 until October 1943; released on the personal request of newly elected President Bechara el Khoury, Emir Farid was reinstated in his former position with all charges against him dropped. From 1944 to 1948, he held the successive posts of: liaison officer between the Palestinian Directorate of Police and the Lebanese Security Forces; director General of the Judicial Police and Governor of the Beqaa Valley. In January 1948, he was appointed Director of General Security and quickly preceded to the reorganisation of its departments and upgrading of its procedures. In April 1950, appointed to lead the Anti-Communism Section. In 1957, he was elected Vice President of Interpol. In 1958, following civil unrest in Lebanon, he resigned from his post, and six months later was appointed Ambassador to Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon; in 1960, he was accredited to Tunisia and in 1966 to Cyprus. He retired in 1969 and returned to Lebanon. He was married to Yolande Nakad; two children, born in 1953 and 1957. He died in Beirut on February 5th, 1985. Scope and content: Lebanese intelligence reports and analysis covering internal Lebanese politics, communist parties in the Middle East and political developments in Syria, Morocco, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Israeli and Palestinian politics. 1 © Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford. CHEHAB GB165-0384 Access conditions: Open Language of material: In Arabic Conditions governing reproduction: No restrictions on copying or quotation other than statutory regulations and preservation concerns. Custodial history: In the possession of Emir Farid Chehab and his family Immediate source of acquisition: Received as a loan from Youmna Asseily on 3 February 2006 Related Units of Description: In MEC Archive GB165-0269 Sir Edward Spears Collection Papers relating to Syrian and Lebanese affairs including the Spears Mission, 1941-44; the Lebanese constitutional crisis, 1943; Syrian and Lebanese independence; the future of Palestine; Anglo-Arab Association correspondence, 1946-66. In Other Repositories Centre for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, American University of Beirut: Interview of Emir Farid Chehab made in the early 1970s. In Oct 2009 a transcript and sound files of the interview were available online at http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/cames/interviews/farid_chehab/index.html Finding aids: In Guide; Handlist Publication note: Fi khidmat al-watan: mukhtarat min al-watha’iq al-khassa li’l- Amir Farid Shihab [In the service of the nation: selections from the private papers of Amir Farid Chehab] (Beirut: Kutub publishers, 2005) Asseily, Y., Asfahani, A., A Face in the Crowd. The secret papers of Emir Farid Chehab 1942-1972 (Stacey International, 2007). Archivist’s note: Fonds level description created by Debbie Usher 3 Feb 2006 and revised 25 Oct 2012. Box level descriptions created by Debbie Usher 16 Feb 2006. Related material note added by D. Usher 8 Oct 2009. Item level descriptions 2 © Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford. CHEHAB GB165-0384 created by created by Youmna Asseily, Mr Ahmad Asfahani and Mrs Djenane Gemayel during 2005-2006. Biographical history supplied by Youmna Asseily. System of arrangement: Box 1 Journalist Informer 1948-1949 330 items Box 2 A Armenians 1983, undated 3 items B Kurds 1946-1955, undated 20 items C Assyrians Undated 1 item D Islamic Liberation Party 1656, undated 4 items E The Muslim Brotherhood 1951-1956, undated 18 items F Parti Populair Syrien 1935-1958, undated 73 items Box 8 A Morocco Undated 2 items B Turkey 1950 2 items C Kuwait 1956 3 items D Iraq 1949-1957 10 items E Saudi Arabia 1951-1956 15 items F Egypt 1954-1958 29 items G Palestine 1945-1971, undated 67 items Box 9 Communism in Lebanon 1950-1971, undated 29 items Box 10 A Iraqi Communist Party 1971, undated 5 items B Syrian Communist Party 1950-1971, undated 42 items C Lebanese Communist Party 1948-1980, undated 107 items D Communist Organisations in the 1970-1971, undated 25 items Gulf Box 11 Jordan 1948-1957, undated 78 items Box 12 Syria 1947-1957, undated 192 items Box 13 Lebanon 1945-1980, undated 284 items Box 14 Lebanon undated [1956-1983] 77 items Box 15 A Photocopied Documents 1950-1954 69 items B Miscellaneous 1946-1957, undated 63 items Box 16 Syrian and Lebanese news 1948-1981, undated 127 items Box 17 Police, security, receipts, 1930-1983 289 items correspondence 3 © Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford. CHEHAB GB165-0384 BOX AND ITEM LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE EMIR FARID CHEHAB COLLECTION BOX 1 Journalist Informer, 1948-1949 Scope and Content: Short reports by a Journalist informer mainly covering the activities of political parties and movements, especially communism, in Lebanon as well as the activities of other countries including Russia, Syria, Jordan, France, Iraq and Israel. There are a few reports on Syrian and Israeli intelligence services as well reports on individual diplomats. Also included are a small number of reports on Emile Eddes’ meetings and Farid Chehab’s resignation see item 311/1. System of Arrangement: In chronological order Extent: 330 Items 1/1 November 19, 1948 Activities of the Lebanese Communist Party 20 pages 2/1 November 19, 1948 Activities of the Lebanese Communist Party 20 pages 3/1 April 19, 1949 Mamdouh al Maydani / Syrian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 4/1 April 19, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 5/1 April 20, 1949 Mamdouh al Maydani / Syrian Activities in Lebanon 1 page 6/1 April 20, 1949 Syrian-Iraqi-Jordanian Meeting 1 page 7/1 April 20, 1949 Meeting of the National Freedom Bloc/ Lebanon 2 pages 8/1 April 20, 1049 Russian Activities in Lebanon 4 pages 9/1 April 20, 1949 Emile Edde’s Meetings 2 pages 10/1 April 20, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 1 page 11/1 April 21, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 12/1 April 21, 1949 Husni al Za’eem and Lebanon 2 pages 13/1 April 21, 1949 The Parti Populaire Syrien 2 pages 14/1 April 21, 1949 Armed Gangs in Zghorta 2 pages 15/1 April 21, 1949 Jordanian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 16/1 April 21, 1949 Meeting of the Lebanese Opposition 6 pages 17/1 April 22, 1949 World Peace Conference 2 pages 18/1 April 22, 1949 French Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 19/1 April 22, 1949 Al Nida’ National Party in Lebanon 1 page 20/1 April 22, 1949 Communist Activities in Lebanon 1 page 21/1 April 22, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 22/1 April 22, 1949 Yugoslav Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 23/1 April 22, 1949 Worker’s Movements in Lebanon 1 page 24/1 April 22, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 25/1 April 22, 1949 Riyad al Solh’s Government 2 pages 26/1 April 22, 1949 Husni al Za’eem’s visit to Egypt 5 pages 4 © Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford. CHEHAB GB165-0384 27/1 April 23, 1949 Syrian-Lebanese Relations 1 page 28/1 April 23, 1949 Communist Activities in Lebanon 7 pages 29/1 April 23, 1949 Activities of Husni al Za’eem’s Group 2 pages 30/1 April 23, 1949 Activities of the Parti Populaire Syrien 2 pages 31/1 April 23, 1949 Meeting of Tripoli Personalities 2 pages 32/1 April 23, 1949 Russian Activities in Cyprus 2 pages 33/1 April 23, 1949 Russian Spying on Turkey 4 pages 34/1 April 23, 1949 Emile Edde’s Meetings 2 pages 35/1 April 25, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 36/1 April 25, 1949 Association of Labour Unions 2 pages 37/1 April 25, 1949 Kamal Jumblat and the Progressive Party 2 pages 38/1 April 25, 1949 Communism and Palestine 3 pages 39/1 April 25, 1949 Lebanese Recognition of Husni Al Za’eem 2 pages 40/1 April 25, 1949 Emile Edde’s Activities 3 pages 41/1 April 25, 1949 Syrian-Lebanese Relations 2 pages 42/1 April 27, 1949 The Muslim Brotherhood 2 pages 43/1 April 27, 1949 Syrian Diplomatic Activities 1 page 44/1 April 27, 1949 Russian Activities in Lebanon 1 page 45/1 April 27, 1949 The Parti Populaire Syrien 2 pages 46/1 April 27, 1949 Emile Edde’s Activities 2 pages 47/1 April 27, 1949 Meeting of the Lebanese “National Conference” 2 pages 48/1 April 28, 1949 Syrian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 49/1 April 28, 1949 Gold Smuggling into Palestine 2 pages 50/1 April 28, 1949 Jordanian Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 51/1 April 28, 1949 World Peace Conference 2 pages 52/1 April 28, 1949 Jewish Activities in Lebanon 2 pages 53/1 April 28, 1949 Bishop Mubarak’s Meetings 2 pages 54/1 April 29, 1949 Communism and Palestine 4 pages 55/1 April 29, 1949 Electricity Projects in Lebanon 5 pages 56/1 April 29, 1949 Al Najjadah Party Meeting 2 pages 57/1 April 29, 1949 The Police and the General Security Services 2 pages 58/1 April 30, 1949 Pacifist World Conference 2 pages 59/1 April 30, 1949 Russian-Syrian Relations 2 pages 60/1 April
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