Israel’s appeal to the Arab states to reach a peace settlement was touched upon during a 45-minute talk at the State Department between Abdul Khalek Hassouna, secretary general of the Arab League, and John Jernegan, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
The Arab leader said that the purpose of his visit to the State Department was to exchange views on “all mutual problems.” He told reporters that the matter of strengthening the Arab League defense pact with American military aid will be discussed in Cairo on October 30 at a meeting of the League’s council. On the prospects of peace with Israel, he said that a prerequisite would be “a quiet situation” and that “unfortunately” such a situation does not prevail.
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