SAUDI ARABIA: KING FEISAL AND PRESIDENT NASSER SIGN AGREEMENT TO END THE YEMENI CIVIL WAR

Record ID: 189678

  • Title: SAUDI ARABIA: KING FEISAL AND PRESIDENT NASSER SIGN AGREEMENT TO END THE YEMENI CIVIL WAR
  • Date: 25th August 1965
  • Summary: KING FEISAL ENTERS PALACE - NASSER ENTERS ROOM - BOTH SIGN THE AGREEMENT - PRESS WATCH - NASSER AND FEISAL SHAKE HANDS AND LEAVE. Initials DS/S/WH/JG Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 9th September 1965 13:00
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  • Location: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Reuters ID: LVA5V877V3W20WICNFML88Y19WVE
  • Story Text: THE CEASEFIRE IN THE YEMEN IS BEGINNING TO TAKE EFFECT.ALREADY THE WORD TO STOP FIGHTING HAS GONE OUT TO BOTH SIDES IN THE THREE-YEAR-OLD CONFLICT FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S (TUESDAY'S) AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING FEISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA AND PRESIDENT NASSER OF THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC TO END THE YEMENI WAR.

    THREE DAYS OF TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS IN JEDDAH BROUGHT ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE END TO HOSTILITIES AND SUPPORT BY BOTH SAUDI ARABIA AND U.A.R.FOR THE OPPOSING FACTIONS.UNDER THE AGREEMENT, SAUDI ARABIA AGREES TO HALT AT ONCE ITS MILITARY HELP TO THE ROYALISTS WHILE THE U.A.R.UNDERTAKES TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS -- ESTIMATED AT 50,000 -- WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICAN REGIME.

    WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED ARAB REPUBLICAN TROOPS WILL START ON NOVEMBER THE 23RD AND LAST 10 MONTHS.ON THE SAME DAY, A REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCE OF YEMENIS WILL MEET IN HARADH TO ARRANGE A PLEBISCITE IN WHICH THE PEOPLE MUST CHOOSE WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT THEY WANT.THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO DECIDE ON HOW THE COUNTRY IS TO BE RUN IN THE MEANTIME.

    THE AGREEMENT ADDED THAT IF NECESSARY BOTH COUNTRIES WILL CO-OPERATE IN ENFORCING THE PLAN TO END THE WAR.A JOINT COMMISSION WILL SUPERVISE THE CEASEFIRE AND SET UP FRONTIER CHECKS TO STOP MILITARY AID ENTERING THE YEMEN.

    (AFTER SIGNING THE AGREEMENT PRESIDENT NASSER FLEW BACK TO CAIRO, TO PREPARE FOR HIS VISIT TO THE U.S.S.R.ON SATURDAY.LATER.KING FEISAL IS EXPECTED TO VISIT CAIRO FOR FURTHER TALKS, PROBABLY LATE IN SEPTEMBER.
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