The Jordanian Government has issued instructions to merchants and import officials to prevent importation of products of the Coca-Cola Corporation and Ford Motor Company for trading with Israel, it was reported here today from Amman.
The orders were in line with a decision of the 24th Arab League Conference in Kuwait on November 20 to impose the anti-Israel boycott on imports of the two American firms for their refusal to stop operations in Israel. The soft drink firm has franchised a bottling operation in Israel. The motor firm is negotiating for assembly of Ford vehicles by an Israeli firm.
Officials of the Coca-Cola and Ford enterprises in Jordan reportedly indicated little concern over the boycott orders. They said their plants in Jordan had enough spare parts and products to last for the next two years.
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