- Title: JORDAN: KING HUSSEIN AT OFFICERS GRADUATION PARADE
- Date: 11th December 1966
- Summary: 1. GV COLOURS PARADED 0.05 2. SV KING HUSSEIN ON SALUTING BASE 0.09 3. SCU & SV DITTO (2 SHOTS) 0.15 4. SV & CU TROOPS LINED UP 0.20 5. SV KING INSPECTS TROOPS 0.30 6. SCU TROPHIES DISPLAYED ON TABLE 0.33 7. SV KING PRESENTS SWORD OF HONOUR 0.41 8. LV GUESTS APPLAUD 0.43 9. SV KING PRESENTS ANOTHER AWARD 0.49 10. LV TROOPS LINED UP 0.51 11. SV KING ADDRESSES TROOPS 0.54 12. GV TROOPS LINED UP 0.58 Initials PBS/V-S/MR/OS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 26th December 1966 12:00
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- Location: KHOU MILITARY CAMP, JORDAN
- Country: Jordan
- Reuters ID: LVA3N5O825M7A3FJTQQFWQC7UPN
- Story Text: KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN TODAY (SUNDAY) ATTENDED A PASSING OUT PARADE OF JORDANIAN ARMY OFFICERS FROM KHOU CAMP AMID REPORTS THAT JORDAN IN TO ALLOW SAUDI ARABIAN AND IRAQI TROOPS TO JOIN HER DEFENCE FORCES.
THERE HAS BEEN NON OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORT, PUBLISHED YESTERDAY IN THE INFLUENTIAL EGYPTIAN NEWSPAPER AL AHRAM.
THE DECISION BY JORDAN TO ALLOW SAUDI ARABIAN AND IRAQI FORCES TO JOIN JORDANIAN TROOPS WAS SAID BY AL AHRAM TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT A MEETING OF THE ARAB DEFENCE COUNCIL IN CAIRO YESTERDAY. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO CONSIDER DEFENCE PLANS FOLLOWING A RAD BY ISRAELI FORCES ON THE JORDANIAN VILLAGE OF SAMMOU ON NOVEMBER 13.
THE JORDANIAN REGULAR ARMY CONSISTS OF FOUR INFANTRY BRIGADES AND THREE ARMOURED REGIMENTS. IN ADDITION THERE IS A PARTLY MOBILISED NATIONAL GUARD NUMBER ABOUT 30-THOUSAND MEN. THEY ARMY IS SUPPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE OF THE TWO HUNTER FIGHTER SQUADRONS AND A SQUADRON OF VAMPIRE FIGHTER-BOMBERS.
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