SAUDI ARABIA: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN ON 10-DAY TOUR OF ARAB AND MOSLEM COUNTRIES ARRIVES IN JEDDAH
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189669
SAUDI ARABIA: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN ON 10-DAY TOUR OF ARAB AND MOSLEM COUNTRIES ARRIVES IN JEDDAH
- Title: SAUDI ARABIA: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN ON 10-DAY TOUR OF ARAB AND MOSLEM COUNTRIES ARRIVES IN JEDDAH
- Date: 18th August 1967
- Summary: KING HUSSEIN OFF AIRCRAFT AND GREETED BY KING FAISAL; KING HUSSEIN MEETING OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. Initials JSU/VS/MGT/VOO Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 2nd September 1967 13:00
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- Location: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Reuters ID: LVA5X5UBBZ9NG70VWG2P4783WNY7
- Story Text: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN FLEW TO JEDDAH IN SAUDI ARABIA YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) TO CONTINUE A 10-DAY TOUR OF ARAB AND MOSLEM COUNTRIES WHICH HAS TAKEN HIM SO FAR TO IRAN AND KUWAIT. HIS TOUR IS AIMED AT PROMOTING ARAB SOLIDARITY AND WILL ALSO TAKE HIM TO SUDAN, LIBYA, TUNISIA, MOROCCO AND LEBANON.
KING HUSSEIN WAS GREETED ON HIS ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT BY KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA AND SAUDI ARABIA'S A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, PRINCE KHALID BIN ABDUL AZIZ.
MECCA RADIO SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE JORDANIAN LEADER DISCUSSED THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION WITH KING FAISAL BUT GAVE NO FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TALKS.
LATER THIS EVENING KING HUSSEIN ARRIVED IN KHARTOUM WHERE HE WILL HAVE TALKS WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENT ISMAIL EL AZHARI AND PRIME MINISTER MOHAMMED AHMED MAHGOUB. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF HOLDING AN ARAB SUMMIT CONFERENCE.
THE HOLDING OF AN ARAB SUMMIT WAS RECOMMENDED BY ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM 13 NATIONS MEETING IN KHARTOUM EARLIER THIS MONTH.
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