Jordanian Ambassador Abdul M. Rafai met today with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and later told newsmen that Jordan has ho intention of meeting with Israel under Article XII of the Israel-Jordan armistice pact.
Mr. Rafai said that Jordan was “fully prepared to talk with Israel in preparatory talks (not under Article XII) to discuss the armistice agreement itself and clarify any ambiguity of the articles” of the armistice but is not prepared to go beyond that limit.
Asked for comment on the expression by Secretary Dulles at his last press conference in favor of face-to-face talks between Israel and Jordan, Mr. Rafai said Jordan would agree to meet with Israel delegates in the Mixed Armistice Commission in Jerusalem, but would “object to fulfilling their (Israel’s) wishes in pulling us toward peace talks or final settlement under the present considerations or circumstances.”
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