PRELIMINARY REACTION OF BA'THISTS, PRONASIRISTS AND COMMUNISTS IN QUANYTIRAH AREA FOLLOWING THE IRAQI COUP

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02145643
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-01337
• Publication Date: February 15, 1963

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PRELIMINARY REACTION OF SAIATHISTSI
NASIRISTS AND COMMUNISTS IN QUNAYTIRAH
AREA FOLLOWING THE IRAQI COUP
REPORT NO.
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1. DURING THE PERIOD 8-14 FEBRUARY FOLLOWING THE IRAQI COUP,
BA'ATHIST AND PRO-NASIRIST ARMY OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS IN QUNAYTIRAH
AREA HAVE CEASED ALL ACTIVITY. THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO 1-1FGH DEGREE OF
ALERT STATUS PREVAILING THIS AREA SINCE 6 FEBRUARY, BUT NOT ENTIRELY.
PRO-NASIRISTS ARE ADOPTING A "WAIT AND SEE" ATTITUDE FOR THE MOMENT,
AND ARE MAKING NO OVERT ACTIONS OR ACTIVITY. BA'ATHIST4 HOWEVER, ARE
CEASING ALL ACTIVITY IN ORDER AVOID ARRESTS OF PARTY MEMBERS.
2. COMMUNISTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE CONTINUING THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL
AND RECRUITING ACTIVITY AT EVEN FASTER PACE. TO DATE THEY, STILL
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