CABLE: AMBRAY-2 REPORTED THAT A/1 IN PHONE CONVERSATION
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR INFO WAVE
Document date: 3/1/66
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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_AMERAYA REPORTED

• THAT

IN PHONE COMERSATION

FROM PERUMEN CAPITAL CITY SAID NO DECISION TAKEN & MARCH

CONCERNING PERRISSION FOR A/1 IRAVEL BEIR TRES AI. FM.

TOLD ALI COMMITTS WOULD DECIDE THIS MATTER BUT SAVE NO

TIME SCHEDULE, AVI AGAIN INSISTED AT HAVE RED CROSS

REQUEST A/T PRESENCE BEIR FOR A/Z OPERATION,

SPRANGE

•AGAIl CREF ÁJ SAID COULD NOI GEI INVOLVED WIIM'RED CROSS,

WI SAID HE SEEN AILIP/I CABLE WHICH MINIMIZED IMPORIANCE

A/2 OPERATION, IHIS NOT HELPFUL.

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AI URGENT REQUEST OF DR. FUAD KHURI, SPRANGE

VISITED HOSPITAL, KHURI SAID A/Z IS "CRACKING UP REF

A & 92, 19 MARCH OPERATION CANCELLED AT INSISTENCE AIR.

A'2 HAD CONTACIED FRIEND AT PED

• CROSS WHO CAME SEE KHURI

WHO SADI RED CROSS COULD TAKE CASE BUT A/2 MUST LEAVE HIS

HOSPITAL, SEE CROSS DID NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS NO

LOGIAL FEASON.

3. AS AVI!O. EXPECTER AT MOSPITAL, KNURI HAS A S

CONE MIS DEFICE TO SEE SPRAVGE.. A VERY EMCTIONAL

AND TEARFUL, UHOLE CASTARETENED. AIZ WAS TOLD IT

DOMINALITAi NES SUBESTION REF CO NE USE NOSPILA-

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CEMIERE NOW AS IT HAD NOT WORKED

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OUT SATISFACTORYILY

HE MUST PROTECT ALL AND KHURI.

IN SHORT A'X2

SHOULD GO IHROUGH WITH OPERATION WHICH IN REALITY IS

MINOR.

I: MEANTIME KHURI, IN FRONT A/2, WOULD TELL

AMZIP/I THAT BECAUSE EMOTIONAL EFFECT ON ARE THAT AVI

UNABLE BE SEIR FOR 12 MARCH OPERATION HAD ADVISED

POSIPOIVG OPERATION UNTIL IS MARCH.

ANZIP WOULD BE

ASKED IO SO INFORM PBRUMEN.

A?? ARGUED THAT. "AFTER

OPERATION SHE WOULD HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO RETURN

PSRUMEN.

WHEN IT POINTED OUT PBRUMEN AUTHORITIÉS HAD

NOT ORDERED HER BACK IN LASTS MONTHS AND IF SHE TOOK

LONG CONVALESCENCE OUT OF SIGHI EMBASSY SHE WOULD

FROBAEL! AGAIN BE FORGOITEN. AIZ AGREED. IN MEANTIME

IT WOULD BE UP TO A! TO GET OUT ON HIS OWN.

4.. A/? VERY CUISPOKEN IN HER HATRED OF AMZIP/I

ALD "THOSE PEOPLE" IN PERUMEN. SEVERAL TIMES SAID "HOWSSFOOLISH WE WERE.

& HOPEFULLY SHE HAS BEEN CALMED DOMS

AND WILL PROFIT BY RESTING IN HOSPITAL. BUT SHE THINKS

ADD TROUS NOTHING ELSE, BREAKDOWN STiLL SECRET

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IN TZ3US

5. OF INTEREST AIR SPONE ABOUT NEWS ARTICLE

APPEARING IN MOST BEIRUT PAPERS 9 MARCH CONCERNiNG

IDENTITY PLÖTTING AGAINST AMTHUG. AR SADI IDEN

WAS GOOD FRIEND OF A/I AND LAST TIME ASS SAW HIM IN

PARIS A/1 H4D: TO WEAR IDEN'S OVERCOAT AS A/I NOT

WARM ENOUGH.

6: GUIDANCE WOULD BE AFPRECIATED, SPECIFICALLY,

IF AYZ ORDERED RETURN PBRUMEN DO YOU WANT HER GO PERIME

JOIN FAMILY AND WHAI CONSIDERATION CAN WE OFFER?

Prof at it

CFN 2137 2873 2009 1381 2195 AMBRAYR A!S PERUMEN NO DECISION 3 MATCH

AI DEIR A FOM. ALI NO TIME ALI AIR SPRANGE A AMZIPi, A,2 NOS

• MELFFÜL DR. FULD KHURI KHURI A/2 A 3 HE MARCH A RED CROSS A:¿

DID ACT WANT NO LOGICAL REASÓN AMZIP/ 6 2 A.2 A.E C HAD NSE WORKED

FEMEN AND DO EXCUSE MOT TO RETURN PERUMEN HAD NUT ORDERED 5 MONS

WARM EYOUGH A:2

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