HUSSEIN AND NASSER SIGN PACT, VOWING UNITY AGAINST ISRAEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400130014-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 31, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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rs confrontation with Israel.
There were even rumors int
Cairo today that King Faisal of
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Saudi Arabia, leader of the
conservative bloc of Arab na-
tions and Nasser's chief op-
ponent in the Arab world, might
, come to Cairo._.Faisal is now on
a visit to Belgium.
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Cairo, May 30-In a dramatic
display of Arab unity,-King Hus-
lsein of Jordan signed a mutual
`defense treaty today with his
arch-enemy, Egypt's President
Gamal Abdel Nasser.
The young King agreca tat in
the event of war with Israel, he
would unite his troops with
?Egyptian troops and place them
under Egyptian command.
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Hussein's seven-hour visit had
not been announces in advance.
she jet pilot Lin tookoif from
ti./ Amman airport at 8.30 A. M.
today ann :eadei for Cairo,
(home of Nasser's powerful
Voice o~ r.-:e Arabs radio, which
,reguit: .- a ,ds Eussein an im-
perialis r:,ol an;. calls for his
overthrow.
He w,:; at h Masa
milita v C
-Side afro by at 11 A.M.
Presiden-
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called
of the
Although it has its differences.
with Egypt, Iraq is in the "pro-:
,gressive" block of Arab nationsi
headed by Nasser. I
King Hussein was accompa-
nied by his Prime Minister and
chief of staff. When he took off
to return to Amman at about 6
P.M., it was reported that Shu-
kairy was in the aircraft with
him,
In January, 1966, Shukairy
was in Jordan-where the ma-'
jority of the Palestine refugees'
live-to make peace with King
Hussein. The agreement they
reached in February fell apart
.by June. Shukairy went back to
.his Cairo base and joined in the;
.attacks on Hussein.
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States Central, Intelli encelof the Palestine refugee libera- Wand Nasser called on the Pales
ohers were re; g tine refugee population, in
s the signing ` Agency. Ilion movement, who has been
western Jordan to overthrow
With an emotion-choked voice,leven more vehement in calling Hussein because he was soft on
G ie has,;" Hussein said the divisions be for the Kings overthrow. Israelis.
Kin` ...;lain shook hands
'and, xr