MONTHLY REPORT--JORDAN BUREAU--JULY 1986

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-01104R000100060006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2012
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 6, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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6 August 1986
MJN 861'2
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report--Jordan Bureau--July 1986
The visit to Jordan of Vice President Bush from 30 July to 2 August
almost totally preoccupied the embassy for the entire month. Complicating
the visit was the 2-day stay of the vice president's party in Aqaba, which
necessitated duplicate logistical arrangements.
The bureau contributed six spare Extel printers for use in the control/
rp ess centers set up both in Amman and Aqaba. Bureau technician
provided much-needed technical and maintenance assistance.
The visit was highlighted, as far as the American community in Jordan
was concerned, by a reception at the Marriott Hotel at which the vice pres-
ident and Mrs. Bush mingled with the assembled multitude.
A. Editorial/Monitorial
1. With the official closure of Gulf Bureau operations on 30 July,
Jordan Bureau assumed primary coverage responsibilities for one additional
press agency, four voice casts and 11 newspapers. The additional coverage
includes the following:
a.
Bahrain: Manama WAKH Arabic/English
b.
Iraq:
Baghdad Domestic Arabic
c.
Kuwait:
Arabic,
AL-ANBA', AL-QABAS, AL-RA'Y AL-'AMM and AL-SIYASAH in
and the TIMES in English
d.
Oman:
Muscat Domestic Arabic, 'UMAN in Arabic, and the DAILY
OBSERVER in English
e.
Saudi Arabia:
in English
AL-DAMMAN AL-YAWN in Arabic and the SAi1DI GAZETTE
f.
UAE: Abu Dhabi AL-ITTIHAD in Arabic and Dubayy AL-BAYAN in Arabic
g.
YAR: Sanaa VOP Arabic and Sanaa Domestic Arabic
2. The Jordanian Government closed 25 PLO offices in Jorcian on 7 July
and expelled Khalil al-Wazir, deputy commander in chief of the Palestinian
Revolution Forces, due to "irresponsible, misleading utterances" by some
prominent Fatah Revolutionary Council members against Jordan and its pan-
Arab stands. The government also stated that this action was due to the
sharp criticism in a 19 June Fatah Revolutionary Council statement "assailing"
Jordan and its "clear policy." This was followed by a rare news conference
on 12 July given by King Husayn to "local, Arab and foreign" journalists.
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At the press conference the king expressed full support for the Soviet-
French proposal for an international conference on the Middle East. The
text of teh 44-minute Husayn news conference was broadcast by Jordan Tel-
evision on the 13th, and was filed priority in seven takes.
3. The 22 July meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Shi.m'on Peres
and Moroccan King Hassan II caused "strong" reactions throughout the
region. Syria, which reacted in the severest manner, immediately broke
diplomatic relations with Morocco, calling the action by King Hassan II
"treasonous" and comparing it to the Al-Sadat Camp David meeting. The
2-minute Syrian statement was filed immediate.
4. In response to a request from Tel Aviv Bureau, we assumed respons-
ibility for coverage of the West Bank Arabic papers from 28 June through
28 July during their Persian/Arabic monitor's leave.
1. The bureau's monitorial staff increased b three durin the month,
with the EOD of monitor trainees on
the h and the transfer from Gulf Bureau of Monitor Specialist
2. Monitor
on 8 June.
was promoted to FBN-10/1 Senior Monitor
3. Commo operators
received PSI's to FBN-6 on u y.
4. Deputy Chief
21 July.
departed for PCS to Headquarters on
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