Reports and Correspondence from the Iraqi Government and Embassies
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Iraqi government. Included are: news reports about Yasser Arafat’s visits to Egypt and other Arab countries; Kuwait’s security procedures; a confidential letter from the Iraqi embassy in Beirut to the Foreign Ministry - General Affairs Department regarding Egyptian-Palestinian communications; and documents from several Iraqi embassies and consulates concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Camp David Accords.
Directorate of Information and General Records Directorate of Political Affairs Subject / ⟦illegible⟧ Director General 19 / / Director of Political Affairs 19 / / ⟦Copy to the Directorate⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Assistant Director International Department ( ) 19 / /
Directorate Information and General Records Directorate of Political Affairs International Department ( ) Section ( ) Form (3) Mr.: Director of ⟦Intelligence⟧ ⟦Division⟧ Subject /: ⟦Information⟧ Following is ⟦notice⟧ ⟦number⟧ 5295 on 10/12/1982 ⟦received⟧ from ⟦Intelligence⟧ in the name of: 1. Arafat's visit to Cairo was previously agreed upon, after ⟦President⟧ Sadat ⟦extended⟧ an invitation to Arafat conveyed by the former ⟦Vice⟧ President ⟦Hosni Mubarak⟧ ⟦during⟧ telegrams. The splinter organizations and ⟦hostile⟧ radio stations issued statements ⟦denouncing⟧ this visit, claiming that Arafat's visit ⟦is considered⟧ the first step towards a peaceful solution. 2. Arafat considered his visit to Cairo at this time a ⟦political⟧ and ⟦national⟧ necessity since unity with Egypt would be followed by ⟦satisfaction⟧ from the Arab countries, and Arafat ⟦wanted⟧ Iraq to be the first supporter of his step and the one most backing him. 3. He indicated that it is likely that contact with Jordan will be made soon ⟦and perhaps⟧ a ⟦joint⟧ ⟦project⟧ will be established under joint chairmanship to adopt the Reagan project, and not to link ⟦the matter⟧ to the basis of Camp David, and contact with the French ⟦to include⟧ conditions for ⟦recognition⟧. Please be kind enough to review ⟦and take⟧ what is necessary ⟦and provide us⟧ ⟦with whatever⟧ ⟦is available⟧ ⟦to you⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦new⟧ ⟦information⟧ ⟦about⟧ ⟦developments⟧ ⟦of the position⟧ ⟦on the visit⟧ ⟦and the means for that⟧ ⟦for follow-up⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦at your disposal⟧ with appreciation ⟦Fadil⟧ ⟦Mahmoud⟧ ⟦Jaber⟧ 18 / 10 / 1982
Directorate of Information and General Records Directorate of Political Affairs Subject /: Information Director General: 19 / / : ⟦Please proceed⟧ briefly with a subsequent memorandum, the data available to you regarding the ⟦above⟧ subject Director of Political Affairs: 19 / / : Mr. Deputy Director General, Respectfully: Kindly requesting you to review the information available to us regarding the movements tour of the Palestinian situation, and we believe that positive steps may be drawn according to the extension of a plan in place, and that the display of some resentment from some people resulted from a visit of a program that was agreed upon to show dissatisfaction and reactions and others, as you noticed what was stated in the bulletin of 7/24/78 that the Palestinian movement is continuous and its repercussions on our paperwork officer, and this clarifies the international circle ) the value and results that are being studied and developed Deputy Director 19 / / A copy to Information Above, and another to the Director 2/24 130 - 244
Directorate Information and General Records Directorate of Political Affairs International Department ( ) Section ( ) Form (3) Mr.: ⟦Director of the Information Division⟧ Subject /: Information Our letter No. 4846 dated 7 / 10 / 1984 which includes the following: 1. A number of members of the Executive Committee of the PLO and members of the National Council began to retreat from their previous position regarding Arafat's movements to visit Egypt. 2. Arafat's meeting with Hosni Mubarak came as a step in movements for his visit to Jordan in the future despite the media campaign launched by Syria and Libya. 3. Arafat cannot concede anything essential regarding the Palestinian cause, but rather the gain as he sees it in his future positions. 4. Egypt ordered negotiations with Israel and the regime of Hafez al-Assad directly and indirectly to solve the Palestinian cause. 5. Sadat's visit in the past to Egypt was agreed upon before he went, just as Egypt is taking two directions, which are: A. A direction led by Khalid, Hassan, and Hani al-Hassan, which is moving towards King Hussein's line in Jordan. Arafat has arranged to score a point in this field. B. The second direction says that the first direction is incorrect and says that the Organization must open a new page by restoring the relationship with Egypt and providing positive services and major guarantees, the most important of which is escaping Syrian hegemony and its link with Jordan from a position of strength. Comment: The Organization currently seems to be heading towards strengthening the relationship with Egypt and giving it great importance in resolving the developments of the Palestinian cause, as the Egyptian role has a significant impact on the status of the Jordanian-Palestinian dialogue despite the lack of Palestinian conviction, which gives it weight on the global level and contrary to what the success of the Jordanian-Palestinian dialogue entailed in the previous period, which still
⟦Abu Mazhar sees⟧ in ⟦his opinion⟧ that one of the reasons for the Syrian-Palestinian crisis Likewise, the Palestinian leadership suffers from a great maneuver through which it can ⟦...⟧ towards negotiations with the Americans from a position of strength. Please be kind enough to review -- with appreciation Nael Ahmed Khudair 12/7/1983
Council of the Revolution Command Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate SECRET Number: Sh1 / 5295 Date: 12 / 12 / 1984 S 25 12 / 12 / 1984 Directorate of Information and General Records 2922 12 / 12 / 84 To / Directorate of Information and General Records Announcement We have learned the following: 01 Arafat's visit to Cairo was previously agreed upon (that the meeting with Mubarak would take place in Port Said, and in the event that an interview with him was not held, he would go to Tunisia to visit the prisoners of Ansar camp, then head to Baghdad and Jordan when Abu Iyad has paved the way for his visit to Cairo). 02 What happened was that Arafat was received with a grand reception in Port Said, in which senior Egyptian officials participated, led by the Egyptian Prime Minister, and after that the meeting was held with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. 03 This meeting was without the approval or notification of the P.L.O. because Arafat knew in advance that the organization would not agree to it, and for this reason Arafat closed the direct telephone line with him and shut down the telegram receiving device. 04 Arafat's meeting with Hosni Mubarak created Palestinian reactions in addition to other reactions as follows: A. The dissident organizations issued statements of condemnation and challenge and considered this act a complement to Camp David; Hawatmeh also issued a statement regarding this and requested by phone the dismissal of Arafat. B. The P.L.O. and the unions issued a statement of condemnation, and a number of P.L.O. leaders also made statements and condemnations for the following reasons: First - Considering the visit a Palestinian and Arab surprise. Second - In line with the obligations approved by the National Council not to contact Egypt except after a common Arab position is taken regarding that. Third - Fear of the split and crack that might afflict the organization. To be referred to the Palestine Division on the occasion of Arafat's visit ⟦illegible⟧ 12/12 ⟦signature⟧ 12/12 ( 1 - 2 ) SECRET 130-244
Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: / / 198 Secret Notice 05 Yasser Arafat will visit Tunisia after the negative reactions end; the meeting caused a major rift between Egypt and Israel as it ignited the enthusiasm of the Egyptian people for the Palestinians and their cause. 06 America supported the meeting and considered it a motivating step for Arab governments to adopt a policy that is more flexible for solving the Palestinian issue. 07 Comrade Abdul Rahim Ahmed reported the following information: - A. Abu Ammar had prepared himself for this visit and informed the members of the Central Committee that during his passage through the Suez Canal, if an invitation was extended to him, he would accept it, and this is exactly what happened. B. Arafat forged this path as he expects that he will become closer to Iraq and more hostile toward Syria. C. Comrade Abdul Rahim Ahmed proposes the following: - First. Contacting Jordan without setting preconditions for dialogue, especially the condition of accepting the Reagan project. Second. Contacting Egypt so as not to link the Jordanian-Palestinian dialogue as a prelude to involvement in the settlement process based on Camp David. Third. Contacting the French in order to receive Arafat also without the condition of mutual recognition. Fourth. The necessity of starting a dialogue with some resistance factions for the purpose of cutting their relationship with Syria, as a large portion of them is looking for an alternative to Syria. Please be informed.. with appreciation. For/ Director General of the Secret Service - 2 - Secret
Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Secret No.: 544 Date: 19 / 2 / 198 Notice To / Directorate of Information and General Records Attached is a copy of the press report from the North Yemen embassy regarding Yasser Arafat's visit to Egypt and an article by Sheikh Fahd Al-Ahmad, President of the Sports Youth Union. Please kindly review ..... with appreciation. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of / Director General of the Secret Service 2/16 (1-1) Secret 7 M ⟦handwriting⟧ ⟦illegible red marks⟧
Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Number ⟦B/8250⟧ Date 12 / 7 / 1982 Secret ⟦line⟧ ⟦Information Directorate⟧ ⟦4566⟧ ⟦12/7/1982⟧ Information To / General Information and Records Directorate Below are the most important points of Yasser Arafat's visit to Algeria: Mr. Yasser Arafat paid a two-day visit to Algeria and met during the visit with President Chadli Bendjedid. His talks focused on the latest developments in the Palestinian cause and relations between resistance factions within the PLO. Arafat's visit falls within the framework of consultation ongoing between the PLO and Algeria and informing Algerian officials about the course of matters. Note that Palestinian-Algerian relations have witnessed an escalating development, especially during the events of Beirut and Tripoli. George Habash and Nayef Hawatmeh visited Algeria following Arafat's visit. Please be informed... with appreciation. For/ Director General of the Secret Service 12 / 7 ( 1 - 1 ) Secret ⟦35⟧
Council of the Revolutionary Command Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Number: 4846 / Sh1 Date: 7 / 2 / 1982 Secret Notification Directorate of Information and Records Number 2524 Date 7 / 2 / 1982 To / General Directorate of Information and Records Below are the most important pieces of information received from our station in Amman regarding Yasser Arafat's visit to Cairo from two sources:- 1. The first source: a. A number of members of the Fatah Executive Committee and members of the Palestinian National Council have begun to backtrack on their previous position against Arafat regarding his visit to Egypt. b. Arafat's meeting with Hosni Mubarak was intended to be a card in Arafat's hand when visiting Jordan in the future, despite the media campaign launched by Syria and Libya. c. Yasser Arafat's visit to Egypt is one in which King Hussein cannot concede anything essential regarding the Palestinian cause, but rather to gain Egypt's support for the positions of the Organization. d. Egypt conducted negotiations with Israel and the regime of Hafez al-Assad directly and indirectly to resolve the Palestinian cause. 2. The second source:- a. Arafat's visit to Cairo was agreed upon before he went to Tripoli, and the committee is taking two directions, which are: First: The first direction is led by Khalid al-Hassan and Hani al-Hassan, which is to proceed with the matter of federation with Jordan. Salem to ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 8 / 2 / 1982 14 2 130-244 S1 Secret ( 1 - 1 )
Council of Revolutionary Command Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Secret Number: ⟦sh1⟧ Date: / / 198 Information Second: The second trend says the first trend is incorrect and says the organization must open a new page by restoring the relationship with Egypt. This trend is led by Abu Ammar and Faruq al-Qaddumi and their opinion in this trend is as follows:- (1) Not surrendering to the American plan. (2) Returning Egypt to be considered a strategic depth for the organization. (3) Getting out of Saudi hegemony. (4) Going to Jordan from a position of strength. B. Abu Ammar desired to score a point against Hani al-Hassan and Khalid al-Hassan of the Saudi trend. Please be informed... with appreciation. For/ Director General of the Secret Service Copy to / M. M. T. A. / with appreciation. - 2 - Secret
⟦mark⟧ General Secret Service Directorate Directorate ( ) Division ( ) Form No. (2) (A) Opinion and Decision Assistant Director General 198 / / Division Manager 198 / / Implementation of the proposal Waiting for Cairo's response Head of Section 2/5/1984 Kamal ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2/5/1984
95 Mr. Director of the First Division Subject / Information 1- We were previously informed by the daily news report for 11/2/1982 that the Egyptian government provided assistance military aid to the Fatah organization (Arafat's group), and the source was from Abu Musa's group, as he observed an Egyptian general transport ship docked near the port of Tripoli carrying military equipment. 2- The matter was followed up with the Cairo and Beirut stations, and we were informed of the details. 3- 1- The Cairo station replied that the accuracy of the above information was not confirmed despite extensive investigation by their sources. 4- A letter was provided to the Cairo embassy to follow up on refugees in Egypt and Yasser Arafat's recent visit to Egypt ⟦...⟧ regarding waiting for the response from Cairo. 5- The Beirut station replied regarding the information as follows: a- The information contained in our letter regarding the aid is correct. b- The Egyptian military aid to Arafat during his presence in Tripoli was not limited to ammunition, but rather a military warship participated on the night of 11/11-12 by shelling Mount Turbol located to the east of the Beddawi camp, which was controlled by Abu Musa's group, and the shelling caused significant casualties among the ranks of the dissidents. c- This reinforced the belief that the warship that shelled was Egyptian, and we are increasingly providing the estimation ⟦...⟧ regarding the presence of an Egyptian warship that had stopped at Port Said when Arafat and his gunmen were evacuated from Tripoli ⟦...⟧ at the time and headed towards Saudi Arabian ports. 6- The above information in paragraph (a11) indicates the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is carried out by the ambassador Kuwaiti policy in Beirut and among the dissidents, the Kuwaiti forces, specifically one of the outsiders Head of Lebanese Intelligence, and she will provide us with our sources in Cairo. Please be kind enough to review and your order to refer the information to ⟦...⟧ Raad Hamid ⟦...⟧ History Department 4/2/1984
Council of Revolutionary Command Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Secret Number: Sh1 / 2887 Date: 1/28/1984 Notice to / Directorate of Information and General Records 1. We attach herewith the statement issued by the members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan and the names of those who signed it as they represent the opposition party to Yasser Arafat :- 2. The members who did not condemn Arafat and did not sign the statement are :- a. Abdul Hamid Al-Sayeh b. Rajab Al-Tamimi c. Abdul Hamid Al-Qudsi d. Saadat Al-Houran e. Mohammad Istail (Abu Adnan) f. Abdul Aziz Saqr g. Najib Al-Ahmed h. Naim Al-Khatib i. Hanna Nasser Please be informed ..... with appreciation. Attachments The statement with a list of names For / Director General of the Secret Service 1/26 Attachments (1-1) Secret ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Secret ⟦illegible⟧ In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Presidency 49 Media M 4 Sh 3 22 / 1 / 1984 To / First Division - Palestine One of our sources, whose reliability is good, provided us with the following: 1. A report on Arafat's visit to Egypt 2. An article by Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah For your kind review .. with appreciation . Attachments Report number (2) ⟦illegible signature⟧ Director of the Third Division 2 / 1 For files 27
Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Secret Number: Sh1 / 2229 Date: 1/22/1984 Announcement To / Directorate of General Information and Records Below is the information received by us from the Amman station During the meeting of the Jordanian Minister of Information with the Information Directors, he mentioned that Yasser Arafat's visit to Cairo means that the PLO realized it had lost the military option and has turned toward a political solution and acting according to the following: 1. Working towards Egypt's return to the Arab fold, strengthening its position against Israel, and attempting to overturn the Camp David Accords. 2. Acceptance of working to demand the establishment of the Civil Administration. 3. Cooperation with Jordan and authorizing King Hussein to conduct negotiations on the Reagan Initiative. 4. Sorting out the Arab position clearly, because proposing Egypt's return will force everyone to declare their positions. Thus, Syria, Libya, and South Yemen will stand on the opposing side, and likewise the positions of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf states will become clear in a practical manner after the fluidity in which they were fluctuating. 5. America's discomfort with Egypt's return. Please be informed... with appreciation. p.p./ Director General of the Secret Service 1/22 (1-1) Secret Arafat's visit to Egypt ⟦illegible⟧
Revolutionary Command Council Intelligence Service General Secret Service Directorate Secret No.: Sh4 / 2159 Date: 1/22/1984 ⟦Information and Records Directorate⟧ Number 1444 Date 1/22 To / General Information and Records Directorate We are referring to you herewith a number of newsletters and regular statements issued by the party organization of the ruling party's organization in Prague. Please kindly review and benefit from them.. with appreciation. Attachments 01 Sh4 / Sh8 Statement on the dangers of the American-Zionist alliance 02 Sh4 / Sh8 Statement on Arafat's visit to Cairo 03 Sh4 / Sh8 The Masses ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of/ Director General of the Secret Service 130 244 M 1 14 + 2 (1 - 1) Secret Referred herewith attached ⟦illegible⟧ Taking necessary action
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Organization of Czechoslovakia Statement regarding Arafat's visit to Cairo ⟦line⟧ Comrades, free Arabs, The final mask has fallen, and the truth has become clear as the sun, and everyone has become aware of why Yasser Arafat withdrew from fighting the Zionists in Southern Lebanon during the Israeli invasion, and why he raised the same weapon against those who opposed him in his political line, and why he committed heinous massacres against our Palestinian people in the camps of Nahr al-Bared and al-Beddawi, and encouraged Palestinians to kill their Palestinian brothers; why Yasser Arafat led a bloody and hysterical campaign against the Lebanese national and progressive forces represented by the Lebanese National Salvation Front, and committed a massacre against the Lebanese Communist Party, and why Arafat led a campaign of hatred and ingratitude against the people and army of Arab Syria, which offered and still offers the flower of its youth and the best of its cadres on the altar of the Palestinian cause. The essence of the independent Palestinian national decision that Yasser wants has now become clear Arafat...?? Comrades, Our great party, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, has defined its clear position toward everything happening in the Arab arena and warned of the dangers of the path followed by Yasser Arafat; Syria, which preserves Arab national security, is also the one defending the honor, dignity, pride, and rights of the Arab nation. The honorable stance taken by Syria during the Zionist invasion of Lebanon and against the surrenderist path for which Yasser Arafat paved the way proves this. Our party and our masses have known that Yasser Arafat exploded his hatred against Syria, negotiated with King Hussein, agreed with the emerging regime in Baghdad, and flirted with all the client regimes in the Arab region, and attacked the Soviet Union with the sole aim of securing the path for the Camp David approach and passing the Reagan project and selling the Palestinian cause and Palestinian blood cheaply in the slave market, the market of surrender. Yasser Arafat's visit to the Egyptian regime, which is still stained with the shame of Camp David and which continues to suppress the Egyptian national and progressive forces, shows the accuracy of all our previous analysis and requires all Arab national and progressive forces that have not defined their final position on Yasser Arafat's line to immediately take up their responsibilities before the masses surpass them. The immediate condemnation expressed by the Arab liberation movement in general and the Palestinian revolution in particular of Arafat's visit to Egypt, considering it a betrayal of the Palestinian cause, shows Arafat's isolation and his lack of representation of the Palestinian revolution. The children of Palestine and its people, who were waiting for the Christmas and New Year's gift from Yasser Arafat to be the correction of his political line, will find in their hands only a gift called Camp David, the symbol of surrender and betrayal. But we in Arab Syria say to the Palestinian Arab people and to the children of Palestine that our gifts to them will be, as they always were, more steadfastness and more determination to liberate them from the yoke of Zionism and imperialism, no matter the sacrifices. Long live the Arab liberation movement that confronted the policies of surrender and the Camp David path and which will confront the remnants of Camp David among the agents and traitors, headed by Yasser Arafat. Long live the global support for our nation's causes, especially from the group of socialist countries, headed by the friendly Soviet Union. Long live the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and its Secretary-General, the struggling comrade Hafez al-Assad, the vanguard of the anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist, and anti-reactionary struggle. Command of the Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party Organization in Czechoslovakia ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Amman Number: 49 / 1 Date: 17 / 1 / 1984 52 ⟦line⟧ 7 / 2 Secret Ministry of Foreign Affairs / General Affairs Division M3 Subject / Information ⟦line⟧ 1- We attach herewith the statement issued by 9 members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan and the names of those who signed it as they represent the opposition front to Yasser Arafat. 2- As for the members who did not sign for Arafat and did not sign the statement, they are: a- Abdul Hamid al-Sayeh. b- Rajib al-Tamimi. c- Abdul Hamid al-Qudsi. d- Saadat al-Houran. e- Muhammad Ismail (Abu Adnan) f- Abdul Aziz Saqr. g- Najib al-Ahmad. h- Naim al-Khatib i- Hanna Nasser Please be informed... with appreciation Attachments General Affairs Division M Number Secret 7-10 C L
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Beirut Public Affairs Section EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ BEIRUT Secret 94 85 Khaled No.: 87 Date: / / 1984 To: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Public Affairs Section Subject: Information Your letter Sh1 / 1545 on 11/6/1983. -1 The information contained in your above letter is correct. -2 Egyptian military assistance to Yasser Arafat during his presence in Tripoli was not limited to ammunition, but rather a military warship participated on the night of 11/16-17/83 in shelling Mount Turbul, located to the east of the Beddawi camp, which was controlled by the Abu Musa group, and the shelling caused numerous casualties among the dissidents. -3 Three days after this shelling, it became clear that the warship that carried out the shelling was Egyptian and that it was present in the territorial waters between Cyprus and Lebanon, and it and others were qualified for a rapid operation aimed at evacuating Arafat and his aides from Tripoli when necessary at the time, based on a request from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. -4 The source of this information is No. (811), who works as a correspondent for the Kuwaiti Al-Siyasa newspaper in Beirut, as he indicated that the source of information is Kuwait, specifically Ahmed Al-Jarallah, editor-in-chief of Al-Siyasa newspaper, and it is derived from his sources in Cairo ⟦line⟧ Please be informed, with appreciation. Director Public Affairs Section Sh1
1/23 Statement issued by members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan ⟦line⟧ We, the members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan, received with great surprise and complete condemnation the unilateral step that falls outside Palestinian legitimacy taken by Brother Yasser Arafat by visiting Cairo and meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the successor of Sadat, who betrayed the Palestinian national cause, signed the surrender agreement with the Israeli enemy, and plunged Egypt into the swamp of dependency on American imperialism. The visit and meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who adheres to the treasonous Camp David Accords and continues Sadat's approach of submitting to the will of the Israeli enemy and linking Arab Egypt to the wheel of the imperialist policy of the United States, constitutes an extension of the approach of unilateralism and deviation from the decisions of the National Councils of the Palestine Liberation Organization and its legitimate institutions, and inflicts the greatest damage on the unity and independent decision of the organization, providing free validation for the treasonous Camp David Accords. The members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan, while firmly and steadfastly defending the unity of the Palestine Liberation Organization and its legitimate institutions, and resisting with all their might all attempts to bypass the P.L.O. as the sole legitimate representative and all forms of external interference in its internal affairs and attempts to contain its independent decision, affirm their determination to continue the struggle to protect Palestinian legitimacy from the dangers of the policy of unilateralism, confusion, and division. The members of the Palestinian National Council in Jordan, while affirming their rejection and condemnation of this visit and the resulting consequences, renew their commitment to the legitimate institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization, foremost among them the Palestinian National Council, and call, from a position of national responsibility, upon the factions of the revolution, the Palestinian masses, and all national and progressive forces and figures in the occupied homeland and abroad to unite ranks in defense of the P.L.O., the sole legitimate representative of our people, and in defense of the gains and victories achieved by our people under the revolution and the Palestinian rifle, and to deny the opportunity to the forces hostile to the rights of our people to return to their homeland, self-determination, and the building of their independent state on their national soil, and to thwart the hostile plot aimed at luring the Organization into the swamp of American capitulatory solutions and their reactionary adjuncts, foremost among them the liquidationist Reagan plan. Amman on 1/23/1983
Lawyer Ibrahim Bakr Lawyer Yasser Mahmoud ⟦illegible⟧ Lawyer Rashid Al-Ramli Lawyer Kamal Nasser Lawyer Ahmed Al-Jamal Mustafa Al-Khamis Ahmed Saleh Shash Nabila Taha Sami Khalil Mansour Abdullah ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Lawyer Ibrahim Abbas ⟦illegible⟧ Hamdi Taha Abdul Jawad Saleh Bashir ⟦illegible⟧ Sayed Rizk Ali Abdullah Abu Malwa Lawyer Al-Jawarani Ali Kamal Aisha Oudeh Dr. Mustafa Melhem Atta Al-Wahba Abdul Rahman Abu Habbat ⟦illegible text in blue ink background⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Amman 52 ⟦line⟧ Number :: 1 / 481 Date :: 1/17/1984 Secret Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Department of General Affairs ⟦illegible⟧ Subject / Information Number 811 M informed us on ⟦illegible⟧ of the following:- A number of members of the Executive Committee and members of the Palestinian National Council began to retreat from their previous position and started supporting Arafat's visit to Cairo and aligning with him in an initiative despite the counter-media campaign carried out by the Syrian and Libyan regimes.. The information mentioned that the visit to Cairo before the visit to Jordan comes so that Arafat has a strong card and Egyptian support, as Arafat has prior knowledge of King Hussein's statements and that he (the King) will not concede anything and he is acting to serve the Palestinian cause, which forced Arafat to visit in order to gain Egyptian support first before taking other steps towards the Palestinian cause, and it is mentioned and stated that all Jordanian circles support the King's step and the return of parliamentary life, which is considered, according to Palestinian and Jordanian opinion, the decision was originally taken at this critical time that the Palestinian revolution is going through and as it is imposed upon it Palestinians mention that the King's step is against the Palestine Liberation Organization its leadership and its ambitions, which will close the door to any Jordanian-Palestinian alliance to coordinate positions against the occupation.. in addition to paving the way for the King to enter into negotiations with the Zionist entity for the return of the West Bank to Jordan.. On the other hand, negotiations took place with Israel, Lebanon, and the Assad regime regarding Peshawar, and it is not excluded by this claim any disregard by the Arab countries for the problem 2- Number 809 M informed us on ⟦illegible⟧ regarding the same subject the following:- (1-2) Secret
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Amman Number: / / 48 Date: 7 / 1 / 1984 The subject of Arafat's visit to Egypt was previously discussed by the Fatah Central Committee in Tunisia before Arafat's departure for Tripoli two months ago where the committee discussed the possibilities of leaving Lebanon and the next stage Two trends emerged in the Central Committee, namely: A- The first trend says it is necessary to go to Jordan if the exit is completed from Lebanon and not necessarily to go to Egypt. This trend is led by Khalid al-Hassan and Hani al-Hassan. B- The other trend says that going to Jordan is incorrect because this is what is required within the American plan, i.e., weakening the organization militarily and throwing it into the Jordanian lap, and this is what was planned to strike the centralism and the organization and that the exit must be to Yemen and the Arab Maghreb and that a new page should be opened and the return of the relationship with Egypt. This trend is led by Abu Ammar and supported by Abu al-Lutf, and going to Egypt achieves the following: First - Not surrendering to the American plan. Second - Restoring Egypt to become a strategic depth for the organization. Third - Getting out from under Syrian hegemony. Fourth - That going to Jordan is not intended for negotiations from a position of strength as would be the case in the relationship with Egypt. The Central Committee differed on these two matters and they were left at the time for the future, and it seems that Abu Ammar took his individual step by going to Egypt without consulting the members of the Central Committee for the following reasons: 1- That those who support him will continue to trust him and continue their support for him. 2- That Abu Ammar wanted to score a point of anger against Khalid al-Hassan towards the Syrian line, and this line which has no organizational roots or military roots within Fatah. This is due to Abu Ammar's conviction that the others Secret
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Embassy of the Iraqi Republic Amman Number: / / 48 Date: 17 / 1 / 1984 Khaled and Hani al-Hassan were executing a Saudi and Turkish plan for two months He placed his forces at the mercy of the Syrians .. so that Syria could defeat him militarily .. Please be informed .. with appreciation ⟦illegible⟧ Public Affairs Division (3) Secret