APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT QUWWATLI OF FRANCO-SYRIAN FINANCIAL AGREEMENT
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CIA-RDP82-00457R002100340006-9
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2
Document Creation Date:
November 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
December 17, 1998
Sequence Number:
6
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Publication Date:
December 1, 1948
Content Type:
REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTEL NCE AGENCY
INFORM , ON REPORT
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Approval of President Quin'atli of
Franco-Syrian Financial Agreement
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. At the instigation of the Lebanese Prime Liinister, Riyad Sulh,
President Qurmatli of Syria has approved a financial agreement
between France and Syria. The agreement will be of six years
duration and will be termed a "liquidation of outstanding debts,"
2. While in Paris, Riyad Sulh succeeded in persuading the French
Government to promise arms to Syria as an inducement to Syria
to sign the financial agreement. Although the Syrian Minister
of Finances Wahbi Hariri, was opposed to this agreements he
signed it on 18 November at the request of President Quwwatli.
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