JORDAN: NEW PRIME MINISTER INDICATES LIMITED COMMITMENT TO U.S. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PLAN.
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1081142
JORDAN: NEW PRIME MINISTER INDICATES LIMITED COMMITMENT TO U.S. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PLAN.
- Title: JORDAN: NEW PRIME MINISTER INDICATES LIMITED COMMITMENT TO U.S. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PLAN.
- Date: 8th November 1970
- Summary: 1. CU Wasfi 0.08 2. SV Newsmen. 0.11 3. CU Wasfi 1.38 TRANSCRIPT: (SEQ 3): WASFI TELL : "Yes Sir?" REPORTER: "Mr. Prime Minister, regarding the cease-fire, three months ago when President Nasser announced that he accepted the ceasefire, your government said that you accepted what President Nasser accepted, and rejected what President Nasser rejected. Is it your Government's view still that you will accepted what President Sadat accepted?" WASFI TELL : "Absolutely". REPORTER: "And rejects what President Sadat rejects ?" WASFI TELL: " Absolutely". REPORTER: "How long do you think the cease-fire should last or will last?" WASFI TELL: "Well, technically speaking, the cease-fire actually we exercise is different speaking, the cease-fire on the Suez front. Our cease-fire is a continuation of the cease-fire which took place, or was enforce immediately after the end of the June War. So technically we are in a state of cease-fire since that time. In the case of the Suez front, the cease-fire was rejected by the UAR and later accepted for thirty days, and now for ninety days, and now for another ninety days. Initials DW/CO/21.35 CM/DW/CO/21.50 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: Amman, Jordan
- Country: Jordan
- Reuters ID: LVA96UM2SIZ40XFC9DZ9O29LYVE7
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