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14-0000 .._ — - ad | 23 VIA_ Air Poush: Nos no DIsraTCH NO. { Budnhnb) pe Qi ~, iffy TO 2 Chief, ¥DR “ VET D bea OATe__18 Sept, 195) FROM: criet {_) [2-|5 SUBJECT General = operational Specific - Countess Ellen Hohenau l. Subject, a German Countess with a reputation ag a horsewouan, has been in Jordan since the end of June 1951. cncouraged by the publicity cained following her trip from Termany to home as a pilgrim on her \rablan mre, Subjeot decided to undertake the trip to Jerusalem on horseback in order to gather material gor newspaper and magazine articles, carrying @ letter sent by Clare Yooth*-uce to a mutual friend in Italy indicating an interest in the c ntemplated trip to Jerusalem, Subject proceeded. to Beirut where she conta:t€f* Zell} the "Udmarkife” correspondent, “lthouch she received little encouragement from fell, ahe st»rted out on the Journey and reache? Amman on 23 June, a é ter a otien delay in Amman because of iliness, Subject had audiences ASABdullah MfStait and laier contacted Glubb (Pagha\«ho furnished her with an Arab Legion escort for the last leg of the trip to verusalem, Upon reach- ing Jerusalem Subject was, regelv Katie*intonious and presented to a number of Palestinians including Dr. Mousa fusayni and his Germain wife, Shortly after Subject returned to Amman from Jerusalem, Abdullah wag assassinated and Subject was cuestioned in an effort to establish Dr, Husayni's connection with the plot. Sne convinced the police that she knew nothing of the schene, 3. By early 4ugust Subject's resources had dwindled to practicaliy nothing. fhrourph friends in the Arab Legion cavalry she ws able to secure accommodations at the Jerka Camp (15 miles from Anman) as the guest of the Legion, Juring this period Subject became acquainted ee cogobet avis tepeasslid, the commanding officer of the Hashemite Regiment of the Legion and a judge in the Abdullah assassination trial. Yollowing the exposure on 1 September of the schema to place Naif on the throne and the possible involvement of Masalli in the plot, Jubject was again questioned regarding her activity. However she visited Glubb Pasha and convinced him that she had no interest in politics and that her only reason for being in Jordan wag to pursue her interest in Arabian horses and to gather photographs and other material for mazasine articles, She obtained his permission to remain in the country for a few weeks loncer and on 18 September accompanied Majalli on a trip to Kerak and Agaba in order to obtain material on the Bedouins, Before leaving she stated that she will spend about ten days with Majalli and then a few in Amman before starting out on the return trip to Europe. 4. Aithough the Arab Legion does not odject to Subject’s presence in the country, the Prime Minister's office is anxious to have her leave as soon as possible, They consider Subject with suspicion because: {a} they claim that aithough Subject states that she ig from weatern Germany they have information that oho is from Prussia, (b}) of her friendship with the Husaynis and Ma jalli ~ Le 84 REPRODUSTION an) van
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