JPRS ID: 9969 NEAR EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORT

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JPRS L/9969
9 September 1981
NEAR EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORT
(FOUO 30/81)
' CONTENTS
INTER-AR.AB AFFAIRS
PLO Paris Representative Sus,Interviewed
(Ibrahim Sus Interview; LE NOWEL OBSERVATEUR, 8-14 Aug 81) 1
Flow of Inter-Arab Financial Assistance Noted
(Abderrahman Robana; THE MAGHREI3 R~VIEW, Mar-Aug 80) 4
AFGHANISTAN
UK Journalist Reporte.on Afghan Experience
(Aernout van,Lynden; THE OBSERVER, 16 Aug 81) 17
ALGERIA
Analysis of Algerian Pelitical Influences, Orientation
(AL-WATAN AL-:ARt~BI, 10-16 Jul 81) 20
, ISRAEL
'~~abriel Mk 3' Sea-to-Sea Missile
(AIR & CQSMOS, 11 Jul 81) 25
MAURITAiVIA
Economic Indicators for 1980 Summarized
(MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS, 12 Jun 81) 26
MuKOCCO
Causes of June Riots Found in Economy, Inflation, IMF Impositions
(AL-WA~AN AL-'ARABI, 3-9 Jul 81) 28
Report on Moroccan Labor Federation
(Fu'ad Abu Mansur; AL-WATAN AL-'ARABI, 10-16 Jul 81) 31
Report on Democratic Confederation flf Labor
(Fu'ad Abu Maneur; AL-WATAN AL-`ARAHI, 17-23 Jul 81) 40
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Objectives of Soviet-Syrian Naval ~xercises Analyzed
(AL-WATAN AL--'ARABI, 24-30 Jul 81) 48
Naval Base at Latakia
Soviet Maneuvers
TUNISIA
Bourguiba Comments on Current Arab Events
(Habib Bourguiba Interview; AL-WATAN AL-'ARAEI, 3-9 Jul 81) 53
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INTER.-'AR~iB~, AFFAIRS
PLO PARIS REPRESENTATIVE.SUS IN~ERVIEWED.
LD141629 Paris LE: NOUVEL OB&EAVI~TEIIR~ in Fren~eh~ ~8-3.4 Aug~ 8t~ pp~ ~ 38-~39
[Interview with PL0 Paris repreaentative�~Ibrahim~Sus:by Guy~Sitbon: "Victory In
~ 2 or 3 Years"--undated]
[ExcerpL] [QuestionJ Mitterrand is xather pro-Israe~.i,.is he~not?
[Answer] The~�a~titude.~o~..ttie.:Sbaia~li'st: P~rty .toward�~the~~PLO:~savor~sd~ oE bias but
' I believe Mittearand~ could~~p;~a~Z~~an~ imga~tant� ra1,e.-.f~c. pas~ce.. He~ would ~like to
- visit Israel. Wtiy not? He has~ the .rig~1C to do~-so. Howeuer; .:the aatural counter-
part of this� wou].d: be�. an~~inu~Ca~~:on.~:fot~.~Yas~~c