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Posted by Jeffrey (Guest) - Monday, December 28 2015, 4:52:30 (UTC)
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1. DELEGATION MET WITH RCC DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SADDAM HUSSEIN MARCH 13 AND HAVE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDIA FANFARE. FULSOME COVERAGE BY PRESS AND TV STRESSES RECITAL BY HUSSEIN OF IRAQ'S DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PRAISE BY VISITORS FOR IRAQ'S ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRESS. DELEGATION MEMBERS ALSO MADE STATEMENTS DENYING THAT RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION EXISTS IN IRAQ. 2. DELEGATION IS HEADED BY FATHER GEORGE GARMO AND ONE OTHER CHALDEAN CLERIC. OTHER NINE MEMBERS, ALL APPARENTLY FROM DETROIT AREA, INCLUDE MANUEL MARIYAM, PRESIDENT OF THE IRAQI AND CHALDEAN ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN, AND FAYSAL ARABO OF THE VOICE OF ARAB EMIGRES BROADCASTING STATION IN DETROIT. ALL APPEAR LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 BAGHDA 00592 181115Z TO BE CHRISTIANS. 3. GARMO TOLD A HIGHLY RELIABLE USINT SOURCE THAT MEETING WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS ARRANGED BY NATIONAL COMMAND MEMBER ABDUL MAJID AL-RAFI'I, WHO VISITED DETROIT LAST YEAR. HUSSEIN WAS VERY CORDIAL AND ASSURED GROUP OF GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 TO TREAT IRAQI CHRISTIANS EQUALLY WITH MUSLIMS AND TO CONTINUE FULL FREEDOM OF RELIGION. A LENGTHY, EMBARRASSED SILENCE MET HUSSEIN'S RATHER PLAINTIVE QUESTION WHY MEMBERS OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES WERE EMIGRATING. DELICATE ISSUE OF 34 IRAQI CHRISTIANS CLAIMING POLITICAL ASYLUM DID NOT ARISE IN MEETING. MACK LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NNN Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014

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1978 March 18, 00:00 (Saturday)



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