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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02771R000400310009-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 12, 1957
• Content Type: BR

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Division of Biographic. Information
HATIM. T1uharmnad 'Abd al-Jadir
'Abd al-?adir Hatim is probably as western-oriented and as friendly
(personally) toward the United States as any Egyptian official who has
occupied a position of importance in Gemal 'Abd al-Nasir's regime. However,
it appears that he has been more of a follower than a policy maker, and
as such he has been one of the chief instruments in the Egyptian newspaper
and propaganda campaign. On the basis of his past record, it is doubtful
if Hatim has either the courage or the necessary following and power to
stand. up to the predominant forces around the Presidency. Furthermore,
in the past, while professing friendship toward the United States, he has
issued orders which have placed serious obstacles in USIS operations; for
example, he seems to have beeniesponsible for delays in telecemununications
operations and on one occasion he ordered USIS employees thrown in jail
for distributing pamphlets he had formerly cleared. Although he was
careful to avoid contacts with American officials in mid-1956, he was the
first official of prominence to call at the U.S. Embassy during the UNGA
debates on cease fire in November 1956.
Recently, Hatim has acted as Nasir's unofficial representative in
London on such matters as the release of blocked sterling accounts. At
the date of this writing, the smoke has not yet cleared from the spate
of rumors surrounding Hatim's activities in London; at one time it was
said that his optimistic reports were misleading and that Nasir was
disgusted with him, at another time it was rumored that his reports were
not overly-optimistic and that Nasir was so pleased with Hatim's efforts
he had decided not to demote him. Nor is there, at this date, any
confirmation of the FBIS report of November 4, 1957 that Hatim had been
replaced as Director General of the Information Department.
(Supplement to report dated February 13, 1956)
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