SYRIAN POSITION REGARDING FOREIGN TREATIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400540007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 4, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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1.: On 14 January 1949 Prasi(1ont 7at1i of Syria, Anir Adil Arslan, Syrian
deepu r, and I,ebanosa lavr r ELVaq BMW discussed the future policy of
Syria in her relations with the Great Ponesareo They decided that Syria could
riot depond onp or concludes, t, 1"aty Vith, the United Status because of
the tics of the latter -rij"--th Zfrz ian; nor could Syr iii conclude a treaty
ritli the Soviet onion bo(ause o.f the Cotes of the U. R, and because
Syria is within the ,Ang ic.&-ior3 can sphere of influsencoo T 110y feat teat
it vaoul d not be possible to conclude a treaty with Groat I3r3.ta3n,
because Britaini s ant)iticns ro not carapatibla with real f'roedom for
Syria., and because of Dri.tain i s protection of the Ilashim i to
T erofore the nan concluded that a treaty trite, prance t ould be Kingdoms,
dangerous than nit h the other p rs, p vided that-France mould abandon
her t oriali.stic ideas and tr '?t Syria as an equai.,
2r, These mare decided to antes into din a negotiations with the proper
French authorities concar unitary and political treaty, the
provisions of which mould dafond the Syrian Republic in its present
force against any aggressor. n :ms Ilarmur rms asked by President Quwrratl.i
to ascertain fron the French ether conclusion of such a treaty would
be possible, and source stated that if these prelim many negotiations
25X1 X6 succeed? the Syrian Govi3x. erd would begin official negotiations,
_3. Some influential Sgriar x . includ E.ng- Lhdiaamd MhaM Lbidarris, Wealthy raescbnt
of Aleppo; '.Abd .i.-Rahn