American Professors for Peace in the Middle East, 1967-1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Professor Allen Pollack, Secretary. Memorandum to sponsors and members of the National Executive Committee; minutes of the Executive Committee and National Council; various reports regarding the association's activities. Also, routine correspondence from officers of the association and a number of confidential preliminary reports from Pollack of the American Professors for Peace in the Middle East Study Mission to Jordan and the United Arab Republic in June 1968. Each preliminary report is in interview format and includes discussion with Arab officials such as King Hussein, Jordanian Minister of Reconstruction Hazim Nuseiba, Jordanian Minister of National Economy Hatim Zu'bi, Foreign Minister of Jordan Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan Bahjat, Deputy Minister of Information and Chief of the Information Services and spokesman of the Government of Egypt Doctor el Zayat, Egyptian Minister of Higher Education Doctor Shukeir, Jordanian Minister of Health Doctor Amad Amar, Roman Catholic Bishop of the East Bank Nehmeh Simaan, a group described as "Intellectuals of the Commandos," Amman, other Jordanian and American officials, persons associated with Arabic publications, and former commander of United Nations Forces in Gaza, General I. J. Rikhye.
Dates
- 1967-1980
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, German, Yiddish
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
204.78 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository