Though Nasser allowed former Ba'ath Party members to hold prominent political positions, they never reached positions as high in the government as did the Egyptian officials. During the winter and the spring of 1959–60, Nasser slowly squeezed prominent Syrians out of positions of influence. In the Syrian Ministry of Industry, for example, seven of the top thirteen positions were filled by Egyptians. In the General Petroleum Authority, four of the top six officials were Egyptian. In the fall of 1958, Nasser formed a tripartite committee, consisting of Zakaria Mohieddine, al-Hawrani, and Bitar to oversee the affairs in Syria. By moving the latter two, both Ba'athists, to Cairo, he neutralized important political figures who had their own ideas about how Syria should be run within the UAR.
though nasser allowed former ba'ath party members to hold prominent political positions they never reached positions as high in the government as did the egyptian officials during the winter and the spring of 1959–60 nasser slowly squeezed prominent syrians out of positions of influence in the syrian ministry of industry for example seven of the top thirteen positions were filled by egyptians in the general petroleum authority four of the top six officials were egyptian in the fall of 1958 nasser formed a tripartite committee consisting of zakaria mohieddine al-hawrani and bitar to oversee the affairs in syria by moving the latter two both ba'athists to cairo he neutralized important political figures who had their own ideas about how syria should be run within the uar