Jones, Matthew 
ORCID: 0009-0003-9865-1687
(2004)
The 'preferred plan': the Anglo-American Working Group report on covert action in Syria, 1957.
Intelligence and National Security, 19 (3).
pp. 401-415.
ISSN 0268-4527
Abstract
Taking as its central focus the contents of the September 1957 Anglo-American Working Group Report on Syria, this article examines the background to the covert action plans that were drawn up to topple the incumbent regime in Damascus. By drawing on the contents of the report, it shows how US and British officials hoped to stir up unrest within Syria and instigate border incidents that would provide a pretext for armed intervention by the pro-Western governments of Iraq and Jordan (with possible Turkish support). The article also brings to light the fact that the 'elimination' of named Syrian figures was included as a recommendation in the report. The article concludes by explaining why the report's so-called 'Preferred Plan' was never implemented and reflects on the 'special political action' culture that still prevailed in SIS during the latter 1950s.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fint20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Taylor & Francis Ltd. |
| Divisions: | International History |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2014 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55788 |
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