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Communist Influence in the Middle East

1 Jan 1950

TOP SECRET back a dangerous measure of public support. In Iraq too, Communism has proved remarkably resilient in the face of police opposition, and the Iraqi Communist Party has survived the discovery and arrest of six successive Central Committees and remains potentially dangerous. 5. Along the Mediterranean seaboard Communism thrives most in Lebanon, perhaps the intellectual centre of M.E. Communism, where it has a dominant position among the Lebanese trade unions and the government has failed to take effective measures to suppress it.
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Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Czechoslovakia Egypt Greece Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Palestine Persia Russia Saudi Arabia Soviet Union Sudan Syria Turkey Yemen
Document Reference
CAB 158/9/22
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/9
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0009.022
Keywords
Communism Ideology Arab World Subversion Fifth Columnists Iranian Politics Foreign Policy Non-british Agents Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Agents Predicting Enemy Intentions Geographic Intelligence Colonies Empire Police
Languages
English
Organizations
Communist Party of Great Britain Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-30
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare International Relations

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