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The study aims at highlighting the role of Syria and its stand towards the issues of the Arab East in the period 1946-1958, and analyzing events and regional and international political developments that affected Syria's stand towards those issues. As Syria was affecting not affected with events, it was able to find herself an initial outlet towards the Eastern Camp to enhance its powers to safeguard its independence. The question that the study is putting up and trying to answer is: what was the Syrian view of the Arab East issues? And what were the solutions for those issues? The study consists of; an introduction, a preface, three chapters and an epilogue. The preface included a review of Syria's situation during the stage of French mandate in addition to Syria's efforts in the negotiations of Arab Unity and announcing the covenant of the Arab League. Chapter One dealt with Syria's stand towards Arab East issues since its independence in 1946 until the beginning of the military coups period in 1949; starting with the issue of French evacuation from Syria and Lebanon, then the rise of the idea of Great Syria, called for by King Abdullah, and the developments of the Palestinian issue and its effects on Syria. Chapter Two dealt with the military coups in Syria and their effects on Syria's stand towards the Iraqi- Syrian union, Syria's stand towards joining west bank by Jordon and Syria's role in the unity projects submitted to the Arab League. Chapter Three discussed Syria's role in confronting the policy of pacts and colonial projects, refusing to join Baghdad Pact, backing Egypt during the tripartite aggression in 1956, deterioration of Syrian- American relations after Syria's refusal of the Eisenhower Principle in 1957, and what followed that of attempts to overthrow the Syrian regime and Turkey's concentration of military forces at the borders with Syria, ending with Syria's request to unite with Egypt in1958. Conclusions came in the last part of the study, that contained what the researcher came up with about his subject that Syria was representing a fulcrum in the Arab policy; she practiced its actual influence in all directions of inter-Arab relations and foreign Arab relations, which made her an area of Arab and international struggle. After she found herself surrounded by many states of Baghdad Pact she started looking for a connection with a neighboring state, and as Egypt's circumstances were similar to hers, she asked comprehensive unity with Egypt.
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