King Hussein of Jordan will visit Washington later this month to confer with President Johnson after the king returns from a trip to Moscow, according to authoritative sources today, King Hussein was reportedly designated by the Arab Summit conference at Khartoum to seek American and Russian support for the Arab drive to bring about Israeli withdrawal from the occupied areas.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Adib El Amery, ended two days of talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo. He flew to New York with what he said was a new peace plan. He disclosed no details but said the plan was aimed at forcing Israeli withdrawal.
President Johnson and President Saragat of Italy said today in a joint statement following discussions here that “it was agreed that the two countries, deeply concerned by recent events in the Middle East, share a particular interest in the reestablishment of peace and stability in that area.”
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