ADOPTION OF PRO-COMMUNIST LINE BY AL-HADAF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400190001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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-DIB~RIBU`fION
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Inteilirence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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