POSITION OF MOSLEM BROTHERHOOD

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0002035843
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-00225
• Publication Date: October 27, 1953

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SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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The following opinions were expressed by Egyptians attending the Colloquium on
Islamic Culture.
1. What ie the ettituda of the Moslem Brotherhood toward the army regime?
Anawert The Modern brothc,rhood is not ontiroly happy with the Naguib regime because
that regime in neither nufficiontly Moslem nor sufficiently under tisa control of
the Brotherhood to to working In the full interest of the Brotherhood. Hovever
there have boon no overt acts by the Brotherhood against the regime.
2. What in the prouant influence of the Moslem Brotherhood? From what groups does the
organization draw Ito strength?
.knower: The influence of the Brotherhood in considerable although as outlined
above the Brotherhood fools that it dons not exert sufficient control on the
regime. The mc.mhurchip in draws to a considerable extant from the student groups.
It also containo an unstable constituency in the vill*goe which attach and detach
themoolveu as the, altuation arisen. Neither Nnauib nor Col Gamal Abd al Naaaer are
popularly thought to be momboro of the Brotherhood.
3. In there evidence of friction between the *Moslem Brotherhood and the government-
sponsored National Liberation Rally?
Mower, ?hould anything happen to shake or unseat the procont regime the Moslem
Brotherhood would probably come to power since it in the only group which is
ouf'fic-!!ntly organized to act an an entity. The old Wofd party in eoneidorad too
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