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A Nazi Legacy
Unrest in the Middle East and Far East is to a considersble extend a Nazi legacy. Part of the background to the present conflict in Palestine is Nazi intrigue among the Arabs. The British press recently reported the discovery by the British counter-intelligence of a Nazi underground system in the Middle East which was set. up during the war and operated by a group of prominent Arab collaborationists. In Athens the Nazis ran a "sabotage school" where Arabs, together with Germans, received training for "long-term" activities. Some of these, according to' the reports, were parachuted in Palestine and Iraq as late as October, 1944. Some of them were caught, but the majority succeeded in making their escape with substantial funds.
Some weeks ago there was uncovered an organization for the training of volunteers "to help the Palestine Arabs." It conducts a training camp in Syria and the officer in charge is Mamdauh el Meidani, who escaped from France with Rashid Ali, the leader of the Iraq rebellion. During the war the latter had served as intermediary between pro-Nazi Arabs and Germans. His chief was the head of the Arab section of the Nazi-Arab. His chief was the head of the Arab section of the Nazi sabotage school in Athens during the war, and was responsible for briefing Nazi paratroops dropped in the Middle East. British intelligence officers learned that about 150 volunteers were being trained at this camp in Syria for sabotage activities in Palestine.
The chief efforts of the Nazi underground in the Middle East have been to create the utmost political conflict between Arabs, British and Jews. It has been active in building up Arab terrorist organizations, some of which have injured Arab communities as well as Jewish. The labor press in Britain is concerned that insufficient attention has been paid to the operations of the Nazi underground. The fact is the pro-Nazi Arabs and collaborationists have enjoyed remarkable freedom before, during and after the war to conduct their mischievous activities.
— Toronto Daily Star.
The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thu, Jul 25, 1946. Page 6
A Nazi Legacy
Unrest in the Middle East and Far East is to a considersble extend a Nazi legacy. Part of the background to the present conflict in Palestine is Nazi intrigue among the Arabs. The British press recently reported the discovery by the British counter-intelligence of a Nazi underground system in the Middle East which was set. up during the war and operated by a group of prominent Arab collaborationists. In Athens the Nazis ran a "sabotage school" where Arabs, together with Germans, received training for "long-term" activities. Some of these, according to' the reports, were parachuted in Palestine and Iraq as late as October, 1944. Some of them were caught, but the majority succeeded in making their escape with substantial funds.
Some weeks ago there was uncovered an organization for the training of volunteers "to help the Palestine Arabs." It conducts a training camp in Syria and the officer in charge is Mamdauh el Meidani, who escaped from France with Rashid Ali, the leader of the Iraq rebellion. During the war the latter had served as intermediary between pro-Nazi Arabs and Germans. His chief was the head of the Arab section of the Nazi-Arab. His chief was the head of the Arab section of the Nazi sabotage school in Athens during the war, and was responsible for briefing Nazi paratroops dropped in the Middle East. British intelligence officers learned that about 150 volunteers were being trained at this camp in Syria for sabotage activities in Palestine.
The chief efforts of the Nazi underground in the Middle East have been to create the utmost political conflict between Arabs, British and Jews. It has been active in building up Arab terrorist organizations, some of which have injured Arab communities as well as Jewish. The labor press in Britain is concerned that insufficient attention has been paid to the operations of the Nazi underground. The fact is the pro-Nazi Arabs and collaborationists have enjoyed remarkable freedom before, during and after the war to conduct their mischievous activities.
— Toronto Daily Star.
The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thu, Jul 25, 1946. Page 6
