American and West European diplomats who recently conferred in Amman with King Hussein and other Jordanian leaders have conveyed to Israel Jordan’s assurance that it will do everything possible to prevent Palestinian terrorists from attacking Israel from Jordanian territory, Davar reported yesterday.
But, according to Davar, political sources here have expressed doubt that Hussein could in fact control terrorist activity despite his good intentions. The possibility of terrorist activity across the hitherto quiet Jordanian border has arisen following the return to Amman of several elements of the Palestine Liberation Organization leadership.
Abu-lyad, PLO chief Yasir Arafat’s key aide, denied over the weekend that the top PLO leadership would move to Amman. He said in an interview in the United Arab Emirates newspaper Al Wahda that the leadership would remain in Tunis where it moved after its expulsion from Beirut in 1982.
However, Abu-lyad confirmed that the presidium of the Palestine National Council (PNC), the Palestinian “parliament in exile”, has transferred to Amman. He also disclosed that the PLO has closed down bases in Tunis and has moved forces to Iraq and south Lebanon.
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