AL-QADHDHAFI SPEAKS WITH MOROCCO'S KING HASSAN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: March 20, 1985
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Messaadia-Ponomarev Talks Held in Moscow
PM201417 Algiers EL MOUDJANID in French 15-16 Mar 85
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[APS dispatch: "Messaadia-Ponomarev Talks in Moscow"]
[Text] Moscow -During the visit to Moscow by Mr Mohamed
Cherif Messaadia, member of the Politburo, head of the FLN
Central Committee Permanent Secretariat, who represented
Algeria at the head of a large delegation at President Konstantin
Chernenko's funeral, political talks were held last Thursday at
CPSU Central Committee headquarters between the Algerian
delegation and a Soviet delegation headed by Mr Boris
Ponomarev, candidate member of the Politburo, secretary of the
CPSU Central Committee, and chief of the Central Committee
International section.
The delegation headed by Mr Messaadia comprised Mr Abdel-
madjid Allahoum, member of the Central Committee and Alge-
rian ambassador to the USSR; Colonel Larbi Si Lahcene,
member of the Central Committee and central director of the
Political Commission of the People's National Army; and Mr
Abbas Dlimi, member of the Central Committee and deputy
speaker of the People's National Assembly.
The Soviet delegation comprised, in addition to Mr Ponomarev,
Mr Ulyanovskiy, deputy chief of the CPSU Central Committee
International Section; Mr (Ariadonov), chief of the Arab coun-
tries sector of the CPSU Central Committee International Sec-
tion; and Mr Kuzmin, chief of the North Africa sector of the
CPSU Central Committee International Section.
The talks between the two delegations focused on relations
between the FLN and the CPSU and between Algeria and the
Soviet Union, ways of strengthening them, and the opportunities
for developing bilateral Algerian-Soviet cooperation in all
spheres.
After the two sides had discussed some international problems of
common interest, Mr Ponomarev asked Mr Messaadia to wnvey
to President Chadli Bendjedid, president of the Republic and
FLN secretary general, the best wishes of new CPSU Central
Committee General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
In addition, Mr Messaadia, continuing his talks with the heads
of the delegations in Moscow, had a meeting last Thursday with
PDRY President Muhammad `Ali Nasir. The talks related to the
Arab world's problem in both the Maghreb and the Mashriq.
Daily Criticizes Moroccan Attitude on W. Sahara
LD201207 Algiers APS in English 1018 GMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Algiers, 20-3-85 (APS) -Under the title "The Policy of
Painting Things As Black As Possible" the national daily
EL MOUDJAHID referred on Wednesday [20 March] to the
situation in Western Sahara and stressed that at the time when
"many protagonists renewed the expression of their faith in the
Maghrebian ideal and reaffirmed their determination to unceas-
ingly work for the meeting of the conditions for the unitary
entreprise", "Morocco has chosen to distinguish itself by an
initiative which takes the opposite course to efforts strived till
now and is hampering their methodical and serene carrying one".
Morocco's king who already had during his press conference of
8 March purposes which opposed the good will which were
expressed at the Maghrebian level, persists in this way by going
with his parliaments" in certain occupied regions of Western
Sahara in order to celebrate the so-called "marocanity" [as
received] in spite of the verdict of Africa which accepted SDAR
as a full member of the OAU and in violation of the international
right which conferred to the Saharan territory a statute sep-
arated and distinct from the Moroccan territory one El MOUD
JAHID released.
EL MOUDJAHID pointed out the seriousness of the Moroccan
initiative since "it opposes hopes of the Maghrebian peoples for
the creation of a dynamic" capable of favouring the edification
of the Maghreb "shows the persistance of the Moroccan choice
for" the policy of pointing things as black as possible" while "the
best" seemed to be at the reach of the Maghrebine people" this
attitude" is serious also, before the ineluctable political solution
of the Western Sahara conflict which is on more line postponed.
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AI-Qadhdhaf Speaks With' orocco's King Hassan
LD201827 Tripoli ]ANA in Arabic 1808 GMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Tripoli 20 Mar (]ANA) - A telephone contact took place
today between the brother leader of the revolution and King
Hassan of Morocco.
AI-Qadhdhafi Receives Message From Turkish President
LD201837 Tripoli ]ANA in Arabic l8lS CMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Tripoli, 20 Mar (]ANA) -The brother leader of the
revolution has received a written message from Kenan Evren,
president of the Republic of Turkey.
KUNA Cites Beirut Daily Interview With AI-Qadhdhafi
LD210614 Kuwait KUNA in English /432 GMT 20 Mar 85 ~
[Text] Beir
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20 Mar, (KUNA) -Libyan leader Mu`ammar
ailed Wednesday for formation of several regional
In an interview published today in Lebanese daily AL-SAFIR,
the Libyan leader said a union between four Arab states is easier
than a merger between 20 countries. AI-Qadhdhafi said the
regional groupings can forge defense links among themselves
with the aim of protecting the Arab world from external threats
while working to reach all out unity. The Libyan leader said he
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had asked leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council states to forge
a union to fill the vacuum and defend the region.
AI-Qadhdhafi said the leaders of Syria, Algeria, Libya, and
S emen, w o make u the stea as Hess an con ronta ion
Front wi soon meet in Damascus to raw a ormu a for a U'~ity
between
ron saes an the Afro-Arab union grouping ibya
an Morocco. a root, which originally grouped a so-1 the PLO
was formed in 1979 to confront the situation in the Arab world
as a result of the peace accord between Egypt and Israel. Libya
and Morocco signed their merger agreement last August in the
hope that other Arab and African countries would join the union.
Commenting on relations with his neighbors, Egypt and Sudan,
the Libyan head of state claimed that "Egypt has been preparing
to launch a military strike against Libya, with American assis-
tance." In addition to gripping Egypt militarily, the United
States, AI-Qadhdhafi said, has turned Egypt into a consumer
market for American products to distance Cairo from the Arab-
Israeli conflict.
Referring to the Sudan, Al-Qadhdhafi said the Sudanese Gov-
ernment turned down a Libyan financial assistance offer
following the United States' decision to suspend aid to Khar-
toum.
AI-Qadhdhafi said he does not believe in the possibility of ending
the ]raq-Iran war because Tehran is determined to fight on.
King Hassan Concludes Tour of Southern Provinces
LD202033 Rabat MAP in English /232 CMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Agadir, March 20 (MAP) -King Hassan 11 of Morocco
Tuesday evening returned to Agadir after a tour in the southern
provinces of Taroudant, Tan-Tan, Guelmin, Tiznit, and
Laayoune. During his five-day sojurn in Laayoune, the sovereign
who was accompanied by Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed and
Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurated several socio-economic pro-
jects and presided over a joint meeting of the Special Consulta-
tive Council for Sahara Affairs and the Southern Economic
Zone.
The stay in Laayoune climaxed by the sovereign's visit to bases
of operation of the Royal Armed Forces along the defense wall
at about 40 km to the south of Bou Craa. The sovereign on the
other hand decorated the pennants of several armed units and
promoted a number of colonels to the rank of colonel major.
The sovereign's visit to the bases of operation was an opportunity
for the elements of the Royal Armed Froces to reaffirm to their
supreme commander their unshakable determination to defend
the country's territorial integrity and sacred values. This tour in
the southern provinces was also an occasion for the Saharawi
populations to reiterate their Moroccanity, their attachment to
their motherland, and their allegiance to the king of Morocco.
All along the itineraries and roads taken by the sovereign during
this tour, tens of thousands of people came from all the Saharan
provinces to hail King Hassan, reaffirm their loyalty and
faithfulness to the throne, and voice their gratitude ?to their
benefactor, he who liberated their provinces from colonial dom-
ination and who raised their living standards by guaranteeing
them medical care and education, decent housing and telephone
centers, sporting complex and industrial units.
Journalists from the international media who visited these prov-
inces in the wake of their liberation ten years ago unanimously
ascertain that these regions have been ,utterly transformed and
that from the insignificant boroughs they were under Spanish
colonialism they have become important urban [words indistinct]
with all necessary modern infrastructures.
AI-Tayyib Expresses Satisfaction With U.S. Relations
JN201457 Khartoum SUNA in Arabic 1430 GMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Washington, 20 Mar (SUNA) -First Vice President
Retired Staff Major General `UmarMuhammad al-Tayyib held
a meeting with U.S. Vice President George Bush here yesterday.
They held further talks on issues that Bush had discussed with
Sudanese officials during his visit to Sudan in early March as
well as spheres of cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The Sudanese first vice president expressed Sudan's appreciation
for the positive U.S. position and for U.S. aid to Sudan. He also
expressed Sudan's satisfaction with the course of relations
between the two countries.
The U.S. vice president stressed the U.S. Government's support
for Sudan's serious efforts to overcome all economic difficulties,
especially the problems of drought, desertification, and refugees.
The first vice president had left Khartoum for Washington last
Saturday.
Returns From U.S. Visit
JN20/901 Khartoum SUVA in Arabic 1748 GMT 20 Mar 85
[Text] Khartoum, 20 Mar (SUNA) -First Vice President
Retired Staff Major General `Umar Muhammad al-Tayyib
returned here this afternoon after a 3-day working visit to the
United States during which he met with Vice President George
Bush and several senior officials in the U.S. Administration.
The talks dealt with bilateral relations and regional issues,
including the drought problem and the conditions of the refugees
in Sudan.
The talks also touched on the anticipated dialogue on southern
Sudan and the U.S. role in extending urgent economic aid for
development projects in the south.
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