H. Keith Thompson - International Ties

International Ties

Seeking to expand international contacts, Thompson visited Cairo in an attempt to forge links with the Nasser regime. More concrete links were established with Mohammad Amin al-Husayni and Johann von Leers as part of a wider policy of building up contact with the Islamic world.

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