TURKISH - SYRIAN SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000900020022-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: October 17, 1957
• Content Type: BRIEF

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17 October 1957
MKISU'4T*IAJ 5ITUAT1O f
, Turkish forces continue to maintain high state of readiness,
an side, no military buildup at the frontier but the
propaganda campaign Is mounting.
A.
representatives had strongly urged Syria to take
On 16 October Syria formally requested consideration by the
11 deemersl Assembly of "military threats" free Turkey. $esvist
y to support the bid for ON action* Damascus radio has
de ribed the Syrian- ttian Joint c+ tgd as in
"continuous session;" and an unconfirmed Cairo radio
broadcast on the night of ld October the Syrian army has
bees placed in # state of emergency, all leaves have beau
cancelled, and area are being distributed to leftist..
25 YEAR RE-REVIEW
infiltrated popular resistance groups in northern Syrian cities,
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1, This not so far confirmed by Da a-scus radio.
There are still no firm figures on the size Of the l -stian
fosse seat to !Syria--best infors*tion
sb t a battalion (under 11000 men) of infantry plus a fog
tanks and armored personnel carriers.
I. Snail numbers yptisa technicians have been moved
separately to Syria during post month.
dog cow.--do"
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