The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 95)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 95)

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place, he sanctioned a recommendation made by the ANM leaders
to give the Arab Nationalists a definite and precise name.
Thus the Arab Nationalists who. have been quite often mistaken
for the followers of the Istiqlal Party in Iraq tock the name
of the "Arab Nationalists Movement" for the first time. This
was the first concrete step that helped the emerging movement
to establish itself as a political party. In the second place,
al-Hindi was really the architect of al-tajamu! al-Qawmi
[The National Gathering] which brought up an alliance between
the unionist forces in Iraq, and precipitated a show-down
with the Kassim regime. In the third place, al-Hindi sanc-
tioned a recommendation made by the ANM leadership in Iraq
calling for the infiltration of the Army. This by far was
the most important step taken by the delegate of the national
leadership. Henceforth, the Arab Nationalists would not
refrain from recruiting members of the Armed Forces. On the
contrary, they increasingly relied on their officer corps to
bring about the desired change in government . 7?
It is interesting to note here that once the ANM won
over a few army officers, the U.A.R. became more interested
in its activities. Indeed, it was this added weight to the
ANM, that made the organization all the more important.
President Nasser himself began now to receive and discuss
with the delegates of the national leadership of the ANM
different aspects of the Arab national struggle.
20 statement by Hamid al-Jibouri, personal interview,
March 6, 1968.

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

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1971-02-07

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Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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