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IfS0)Orodauftillestres Abortive Ara Movement 1. hationalist groups of all Arab countriesaelooming a plan conceivedts, Um Iraqi Independence tried to create a popular 'Arab motionalLeague, but failed in their attempt to implament the seeemeati Thieleageehad been pr000ribed for sapplesoutiug the functions of the existing ArabLeague, in an effort to eshanos its a0000110haente In the field of Arabaspirations. Backed by the popular failing of nationalist elements, the INdlegeleforiginators of this movennt maintained that Use present Arab Lemma is notequippetfor diplosatic and other reasons, to soles the pending Arab nationalproblems, for fear of offending &gland and /series. It was hoped that thisnow tody could help achieve tn. Arab desires, hy means of methods whichtoe Arab League cermet employ.

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2. Although thanks to Um efforts of tabil-silffilannan .Assem, suni alp.Bal id andDr. radii alejiaaaLt the Imminent was discouraged, the feeling gained byincreasing classes of the Arab public is that toe Arab League lo failingIn its fuedaaeatal aims. It is widely circulated that'Assem is no longercapable of loading tne League to bring satisfaction to Arab demands. bore andmore tiePpublle eplelou is teudImg to regard the Loon as 00 a veak instrument,inasmuch as it is composed of governaent officials of Arab nations, who areanxious to cultivate friOndly relations with &gland and America.

/3 -3 3. Alaborating upon this theme Bsj Amin al-ausgra, the Grand Vuitton:hostedhis lieteners to abandon all hope In the League for the deafens* of the Arabcause to Palestine and eleenere, panting out that the Lampe had failedto tabs action in this respect, although the Palestine question had been onits Gonda in October, November and Decesber 1946. Another League tailorsaccording to the Mufti had been the League's inaction In the Alexandretta(Hatay) controveray, ihich had boon quietly stricken from it. roll Tr thesecre tory-general, its response to a British recommendation. This referenceto the saw is apparently maculated to appeal to kris', whin appears

• to be lending support to the Grand Mufti. Prior to returning to his nestle',• Myria,adamil Mardasiformor trian Ministar to Agypt o consultsd Ube Grand

Mufti on twos matters and pledged his cooperation. - That Syria has anunusual interest its the Mufti's intolirs was demonstrated ehen o upon hisarrival to Cairo on 1 January 1947, R 41M-duln, Premr of.. upon tut Mufti at his nose in Asytun on 4 January and renewal p1:11g:deve..440.401kn. to th.,:xf.tg...laasoiAsil Mardis. 1 sorz444.444. (04

thA ,' 4, not content with exhortations and Noising the lead prow the

Iraqi Independence partp 4mxe.1), the Grape Mufti developed his own sosecrettplan of creating an Arab organisatilkirissuppleminting and finally

r rseding the Arab Lea o. Th body, which is atpresento in Om41,00,- process orma n, appears o have made some progress In Palestine, whore

the Grand Mufti's awn Arab Figh Committeo is actively engaged in spo neoring i•the eoteseht. Isietruaeptal L. this work are missemad dismal a1-Din 11141usaynio$Boson alidi,frailellk.Ohuri .',dAhasd Bilmi Praha. Its first action a

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aunaterub-oosComposition of Grand Mufti'• Orgenisation 5. the plan of Us Orand Mufti calls for the creation of an indepondent moobody composed of two unites

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High Council) -If the Arab Le:gni:WM fills in its nission, those two units will carry onIt. work, In accordance with tbe dictates of the popular will of the Arabnotioms,steerImg clear of the path of their governments. The y will strive to

ftt. cniff‘waV.rat. the prieciplo that sths Arabs are Vim nation*.

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al-inser is to carry out the recomen4ations of Madkisl

is ' a scent youth organisation rooruited from volunteersif .lt the Arab natioms on the basis of individual merit, courage,loyalty and devotion to the Arab cause. They will not be over 20years of age, forming into branches for each Arab state and dividinginto cells of five umbers each. They will drill in unitaryfaahlomilprovided that their movements and Mulls names are keptsecret. This unit is envisaged to form the nuclAnko of a ',stareArab Army. Although it will have no officers, it le provided that)upon orders from the Wass el-eshabqkunknown lopSemoill directindividual al-Ansar groups to punishrrab Leaguellinither Arabofficials who ISO do not loyally discharge their patriotic duties.Death in short order will be the penalty for each traitor.

(b) be iai ali-Bahabeilwill appraise the work of the Arab League.It will support the Arab League if the League actshonestly In theinterest of the Arab matins, but it will oeverely Jude, an,mistakes and vacillatiom. Theltbe violence of the al p.intiar terroristgroup will be applied to punish tn. slacker. The Meglis$ al”Illsbabahwill be apposed of represented:woe trma each Arab nation. Theonsral leadership is reserved for the Grand Mufti.

"'elk1411:464,401 Mufti has alroady=titeuhammsd Say !blabal-Din of Calro,,,ter represent Sgypt in the Madliss g).Sehabah.Salah /414421, ilafdist es4ndorsecretary of foreignAlf/iirvoas retired because of his political affiliationand is at present manager jr thil Cairo watar-works. Thegrand Mufti has recommended Saab al-Din because she isa fearless patriot who will not submit to the Britishat any prices.

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7. The pziacipleg of the group,alrefinedii the and Muftidares

(a) Iho Arab Individual in any Arab country will be the brother of allthe Arab* to that country. His relationship to his original hotswill be that of the individual to his family. The Creator Arab Statewill be his only boas. Its citions are all the Arabs.

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*alma their antagonists, but If the arms holding this weapon ever falter,the hands of al-Anser will prove stsonged to oars, the steepen on that ea.

04 The duties of al-Ansar wilt consist of settling accounts with theArab loaders, sacrificing themselves with blood ant soul if mammary.

(d) The aim of union of all the Arab nations by the Arab League oannot bes000mplithed unlese ons Arab Arey is formed; their scono.? and their foreignpolicies are unified. Mess ars the three fundamental conditions upon which

'tee independence and tne union of the Arabs can stand.

(0) Palestine le an Arab Soso; we must prevent with violence tbs depriving of thisArab land from its freedom, we must not permit its dismemberment froa thebody of the Arab nation. The Arab League will be neglecting its duty NI longas the Palostinieerksetion remains unsolved.

(I) The spreading of the principles of this group and its aims all ever theArab world willelpucarried out; the frmy of airiness will be recruitedteesthem; s us sem will be established to mimeo visits betweenArab lands, to help al-.Anser groups to talavsl. Theis guest-houses will serveas club rooms for the Arab youth and will be established in all the Arabcountries. They will be managed by the Arab youth) # Arab will be receivedLa the guest-hoses unless he is in possession of his identification cardissued by responsible representatives. Other alas of the guest-bowls* are,

4 lirrange sports Retches between the countries of the union of

Arab youth.ii ip To spread thrArablo culture.

iii J. lb celebrate the national holidapo in an approariate manner.iVAP. To facilitate the mans for a living. of travelling fellow

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isob gmesb-houseswill provide intonation with regard to the Donets, in whichit is established, so that the Arab guest SW know the situation in the landwhere lie is travelling.

63 Grend Mufti', Timpeints-kserica and the Arab 1.4 EL To visiting Arab leaders the Grand Mufti co:Tsues to deplore the sad stateof Arab affairs. The Arab Lessms constitutes his favorite topic of conversation,watch he portrays as a disgraceful myubol of Arab betrayal. Be corroborates hiestatement asserting that the Soviet Onion and Franco disapprove the condmot ofthe Arab League, because these two nations are convinced that the League is •political instrument wielded gr the British. As to Arica, its stand is characte-rised by (wastes.. Although America dislikes the Britieh amending in the Arab world,it cultivates friendly relations and sports the British toe tssporal7 expedisnety.Actually, America hopes some day to secure control of the Leaps for derivingthe test possible result in fever of the mounting American soonomic and politicalinterest In tn. Middle swot, inoludirg the existing and proposed pipe lines And itsoleos relations with Palestine and Saudi Arabia.

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64 Aperl" and the Rohisite-Seudits Feud9. According to the Crend Meti,the fashisites(Transjordon-Iraq) ahhor theAaericanswho support their rival Send/tee (Saudi Argh t!), sAgplying thee withsow an( undertaking improvements in the country for sir own benefit. To

' N.. countesact bvp inorsaaing American prestige in Saudi Arabia, the British havesponsored friendly relations between the Kings of Sgrpt and /Wadi Arabi*, hAPing.in this mune% to w u 9a to the Sri 1 side son This action ha. -'diapleamed the11aced-1emy(4)% because t has increased the influence of Ibo Saud in the

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_put the 'Greater *rim project and the proposalfor • union of Iraq and Transfordan tbreatenthe existence of the Arab League. Inaddition to these difficulties ars the constant intrigues by boanunist agents' andthe iusoompromising Torkish attitude, as well as complications presented by theunstable political structure in Lebanon. Ibis seell eountrr, torn by internaldissensions and an easy prey to Comaunies, joined the League against its will,•nXy after • bitter struggle, because the large Christian element In Lebanondeclined joining the League which is composed exclusively of Mamie seater states.92.. keep,* of those undercurrente,the hand Mufti predicts that the League isdoomed to disintegration to site *fall the best British efforts, a oontingency'hien se roliehes with unconcealed jubilation. For this reason he wishes topropose the Arab youth to rise to tbs occasion when the time arrives, for assumingthe responsibilities of the Arab League in leading the destinies of the Swab world,linos his determination to organise the App4near and the13. Tracing the origin of the League, the Grand Mufti recoils that the projecthad long remained an Arab dream, which was not fulfilled until the British secededto its organisations in accordance with their conception, although it had beenunder considergtion by the British 'Ince 1912. At that timoothey indsoed the lateKane Ferfal of Iraq to sponsor the project. 'weal despatched suri al-Satd, then• admpX, eitisem to Sgypt, to contract negotiations with the men of the lateXing Md. Although some progress had teen sadkin tap diseotion, the obscurepolitical outlook of the gotian gsvolutiodreabd &Wars period} amused thefailure of the plan. Sleeve • ',Atli) ....1_14gosteposed the project of the ArabLeague in 1942 on Mustafa who dreeatinf becesing the all-powerfulloader of all the Arabs. Nis dissi from the SeVernseut and the withdrawalof British support free his ended is illusions. With the advent of Atd-al-Mahaan

'Asses as tIlliew:eral-escretary of •e League, the Arabs were treated to arude aware en finally toe Br tish let the Arab leaders perceive that thaLeague is intended for tne ult to designs of British diplomacy.