LETTER TO THE HONORABLE EDWARD J. THYE FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
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• Publication Date: April 14, 1953

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The donorable _dward J. Ii(
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This is to acknowlede ret,eipt
larch L1,, regarding the i.obanon
language newspaper cubliseci in -Their
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The publisher of the Beilat Da. tr is Kaiel owa
(also speileu ,..urumira). he is also the pubLisher cf aToputar
Arab daily newspaper in Beirut. .1r);4a aL1eged1y raise� the
loney to start the Daily star froa :hiite i,ebaneae, alio' the
paper's circulation is repo crebislag.
it :q.14 be noted tha n1ii la,iLuae 1eapers publisv,u
in this area are riot eiiera1ly0Insi6ered useful bj us as a
guide for assessin pliblic o= awn ..Ln tne -iddle-k.ast as the -
represent the views of only a very alaalk segAent of the
population.
'th kindest regards
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The Honorable Edward J. Thye
Chairman, Select Committee on Small Business
United States 6ienate
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairmail:
This is to ackruiWledge receipt of your letter of 19
March 1953, regardingjhe Lebanon Daily Star, an English
language newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon.
The publisher of the liteirut Daily Star is Karnel Mrowa
(also spelled Waruwwa). He is also the publisher of a popular
Arab daily newspaper in Beir4. Mrowa allegedly raised the
money to start the Daily Star film Shiite Lebanese, and the
paper's circulation is reportedli-i4ncreas3.ng. There is no in-
dication in our files that the Daily tar is being financed either
directly or indirectly by the Ameri4n-Arabian Oil Company.
It should be noted that English laskguage newspapers are
not generally used as a guide for assesitng public opinion in
the Middle-East as they represent the viers of only a very
small segment of the population.
With kindest regards. I am
Sincerely yours,
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Allen W. Dulles
Director
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Walter L. Pforzhp(ner
Legislative Counsel
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
The Honorable Edward J. Thye
Chairman, Select Committee on Small Business
United States Senate
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 19
March 1953, regarding the Lebanon Daily Star, an English
language newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon.
The publisher of the Beirut Daily Star is Kamel Mrowa
(also spelled Muruwwa). He is also the publisher of a popular
Arab daily newspaper in Beirut. Mrowa allegedly raised the
money to start the Daily Star from Shiite Lebanese, and the
paper's circulation is reportedly increasing. Triverriatrifttrft.-
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It 14=d be noted that English language newspapers Are
not generally as a guide for assessing public opinion in
the Middle-East As they represent the views of only a very
small segment f the population.
With dest regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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7 April 1953
Memorandum for: The Director
Subject: Proposed reply to Senator Thye
1. Attached herewith is a proposed reply to Senator Thye's
letter for your signature. As I knew there would be some delay in
preparing this answer, I informed Senator Thye's office by tele-
phone that it would take some time to look into the matter of the
Senator's request, and we are therefore covered from the stand-
point of time.
Walter L. Pforz eimer
Legislative Counsel
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� � EDWARD J. THYE, MINN., CHAIRMAN
CHARLES W. TOBEY, N. H. JOHN SPARKMAN, ,kftl
HOMER FERGUSON, MICH. RUSSELL S. LONG, LA.
LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, MASS. GUY M. GILLETTE, IOWA
ROBERT C. HENDRICKSON, N. J. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, MINN.
ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, KANS. LESTER C. HUNT, WYO.
JAMES H. DUFF, PA. GEORGE A. SMATHERS, FLA.
LAURANCE G. HENDERSON, STAFF DIRECTOR
WALTER B. STULTS, ASST. STAFF DIRECTOR
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SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
(CREATED PURSUANT TO S. RES. 58, 81ST CONGRESS)
Yarch 19, 1953
Hon. Allen W. Dulles
Direct of Central Intelligence
Central intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Dulles:
In August 1952, the Senate Small Business Committee published
a report prepared by the Federal Trade Commission on the inter-
national oil cartel. The report has been the subject of considerable
discussion since its publication.
Our Committee has been particularly interested in the comments
of the Lebanon Daily Star, an English language newspaper published
in Beirut, Lebanon. We would like to determine the financial support
of this newspaper. We have received information that it is published
by the former head of the German propaganda agency in Lebanon, who
spent most of World Mar II in Germany.
I am sure that the Central Intelligence Agency undoubtedly
uses the Lebanon Daily Star as a source of information on public
opinion in the Middle East. In evaluating this newspaper's comrents,
you have undoubtedly checked an its backing. I would appreciate any
information that the CIA has as to who actually supports this news-
paper. in the event that the CIA has no information, would it be
possible to investigate this matter?
Sin, ely yours
Pir
Mward J.
Ghairman
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