65 SENTENCED IN BEIRUT
ATTEMPT AT COUP ALLEGED <Rec. 7 pjE j LONDON. July 17. ; The Beirut correspondent of the ■ Associated Press says that 12 member* of the National Syrian Party har«* i been sentenced to death by a military tri buna] for participating *in, a revolt against the State. Fifty-three others were sentenced to prison terms rangin E from three years to life in a mas? . trial which ended last night. It was one of the biggest to be held in Lebai non. The president has ye. to ratify the death sentences. The trial was the climax to a Fsrift Government move against the National Syrian Party which began six weeks ago. when the party was outlawed after being charged with the attempted overthrow of "the Governmert. More than 1009 members of the party -were reported to nave been de-
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25859, 19 July 1949, Page 3
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