UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC: ARAB LEAGUE MEETS AS FLOSY LEADERS MEET UNITED NATIONS MISSION.

Record ID: 337350

  • Title: UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC: ARAB LEAGUE MEETS AS FLOSY LEADERS MEET UNITED NATIONS MISSION.
  • Date: 12th September 1967
  • Summary: ARAB LEAGUE MEETING; MACKAWEE AND FLOSY LEADERS WITH U.N. MISSION. Initials PW/V/MGT/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th September 1967 13:00
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  • Location: CAIRO, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVABF079XWQPM2WCFRZ3UZJE7TY7
  • Story Text: CAIRO WAS THE CENTRE FOR IMPORTANT MEETINGS YESTERDAY. AT THE ARAB LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS, DELEGATES TO THE LEAGUE MET FOR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ON THE ELECTION OF A NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL.

    AT THE SAME, MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH ARABIAN FLOSY ORGANISATION UNDER ITS LEADER ABDEL QAWEE MACKAWEE MET THE THREE-MAN UN SPECIAL MISSION TO ADEN.

    THE ARAB LEAGUE MEETING WAS A ROUTINE GATHERING TO DISCUSS THE ELECTION OF AN OFFICIAL. HOWEVER, NO DECISION WAS TAKEN. THE PRESENT SECRETARY-GENERAL IS EGYPT'S FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER ABDUL KHALIQ HASSOUNA, WHO HAS HELD THE POSITION SINCE 1952. HIS TERM OF OFFICE ENDS THIS YEAR.

    WHEN THE FLOSY LEADERS HAD MET THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION, MR. MACKAWEE SAID HE HAD TOLD THE UN MEN THAT FLOSY WAS DETERMINED TO CARRY ON THE FIGHT IN SOUTH ARABIA AGAINST "IMPERIALIST POWERS AND STOOGES." ALSO, HE HAS STRESSED FLOSY'S RIGHT TO TAKE OVER POWER IN THE FEDERATION ALTHOUGH WITH SOME "LIMITED PARTICIPATION" BY SOME NATIONALIST ELEMENTS.

    MR. MACKAWEE WAS BELIEVED TO BE REFERRING TO FLOSY'S RIVAL, THE NLF, WHICH HAS BOYCOTTED THE UN MISSION WHILE CLAIMING POWER AND CONTROL OF SOUTH ARABIA FOR ITSELF.

    THE UN MEN ARE DUE TO LEAVE CAIRO TODAY FOR NEW YORK WHERE THEY WILL REPORT TO SECRETARY-GENERAL U THANT.
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