SYRIA: FRENCH DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

Record ID: 276718

  • Title: SYRIA: FRENCH DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
  • Date: 2nd October 1975
  • Summary: 1. GV Presidential Palace. 0.03 2. SCU Guard at door. 0.06 3. CU Mr. Jean De Lipkowski zoom out to show him seated next to President Al-Assad PAN to delegates. 0.16 4. SV President Assad talking to Mr. De Lipkowski 0.27 5. SV PAN delegation to President and De Lipkowski. 0.40 Initials EC/1830 1530/EC/1845 Script is copyright
  • Embargoed: 17th October 1975 13:00
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  • Location: DAMASCUS, SYRIA
  • Country: Syria
  • Reuters ID: LVA48XPB36ZQGFYPGLK93XHXLIFD
  • Story Text: A delegation from the French Gaullist Party flew to Syria last week (2 October) to hold talks with Syrian President, Al Assad.

    The discussions dealt with the relations between the two countries and the Middle East situation.

    The French delegation was led by the head of the French Foreign Affairs Committee Jean De Lipkowski.

    The other French delegates were members of the Gaullist Party (U.D.R.).

    They visited Syria at the invitation of the Syrian Arab Socialist Baath Party.

    Talks were also held between members of the delegation and the Syrian Arab Socialist Baath Party dealing with relations between the two parties.

    SYNOPSIS: The Syrian Presidential Palace in Damascus, where on thursday President Al-Assad, met a French political delegation. The delegation was led by French Foreign Affairs Committee ahead, Jean De Lipkowski. The delegation was made up by members of the French Gaullist Party. President Al-Assad and the delegation held discussions concerning relations between Syria and France. They also discussed the current state of the Middle East situation.

    The French delegation visited Syria at the invitation of the Syrian Arab Socialist Baath Party. M. Lipkowski held talks with the Party leaders dealing with relations between them and the Gaullist Party.
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