KING HASSAN'S VISIT

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CREST [1]

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Library of Congress [2]

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LOC-HAK-202-3-20-1

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RIPLIM

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January 11, 2017

Document Release Date:

May 11, 2010

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Publication Date:

March 5, 1974

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C c r o C T T fi,ra , No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/05/11 : LOC-HAK-202-3-20-1 #0509 0641758 P 0517572 MAR 74 FM RABAT in WHITE HOUSE S E C R E T 0516442 MAR 74 ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY Fm AMBASSADOR NEUMANN RABAT 505 Tn THE WHITE HOUSE FOR' BRIGADIER: GENERAL SCri CROFT SUBJECT: KING HASSAN'S VISIT WHEN I TRANSMITTED TODAY A MESSAGE FROM, SECRETARY KISSINGER Tn KING DEALING WITH OTHER MATTERS, FOREIGN MINISTER BENHIMA. INFORM- En ME AS FOLLOWS: 1. KING WOULD PROBABLY LEAVE MOROCCO ON OR ABOUT MAY 15 ON ITALIAN LINER.RAFFAELLO TO ARRIVE NEW YORK ~'AY 20. FOR RETI)RN TRIP ONLY SHIP AVAILABLE WOULD RETURN KING TO MOROCCO ABOUT JUNE 7,, WHICH UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES FAR TOO Lf1NG AN ABSENCE. 2, FONMIN AND MINISTER OF ROYAL HOUSEHOLD GENERAL MOULAY HAF EL. ALAOUI WONDER WHETHER UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES ONE OF PRESIDENT'S PLANES MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN TRIP. THE TWO MINISTERS STATED "KING KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THIS" (WHICH MAY OR MAY N,fl* BE TRUE) BUT ASKED ME Tp MAKE VERY DISCREET INQUIRY THROUGH MOST RELIABLE CHANNEL, SAYING KING WOULD FEEL SAFER ON PRESIDENT'S PLANE THAN ANY OTHER TYPE AIRCRAFT. I, MINISTERS REMARKED THEY AWARE ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL PLANES AVAILABLE FOR KING'S TRAVELS WITHIN CONUS AND THUS IMPLIED THEY AWARE OF GENERAL POLICY NOT TO USE SUCH PLANES FOR TRANSATLANTIC VISITORS, ALTHOUGH THEY MENTIONED LATE PRESIDENT KENNEDY HAD DONE SO, 4. 1 REFRAINED FROM ANY COMMENT. REQUEST GUIDANCE. wARM REGARDS NEUMANN 200 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *WHSR COMMENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HAK,SCOWCROFT,rMCFARLANE,RODMAN,SAUNDERS RECALLED PSN:O27680 PAGE 01 OF 01 TOR:064/18:01Z 016:0517572 MAR 74 S E C R E T *******S Copy No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/05/11 : LOC-HAK-202-3-20-1