PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE KING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND CONVEY TO HIM THE FOLLOWING POINTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-168-5-3-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 23, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/04/27: LOC-HAK-168-5-3-7
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November Z3, .1 973
TO; Ambassador Brown, Anunati
FROM_ Henry A. Kissinger
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Please make an appointment with the icing as soon as possible
and convey to him the following points:
Y e recently received a request from the Palestine Libr_ration
Organization tom at with thorn to hear their vieYws.
In response to this request and through the in-1tcrMedia:ry
of King I-iaswa H, we sent an intelligence officer to. Rabat to meet
With of the PLO.
-- Our representative was under explicit instructions SiLT.ply
to listen to the presentation of the PLO representati ':2 and co .grey the
message to us..
side.
No proposals of any Idnd were put forwa. d b;r the U. S.
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-- bur representative did make clear, however, that there
were certa n fundamental considerations on which U. S. policy to and
a Middle East settlement -would rest:
We would not consider any settlement which Lri :.t
threate i any vital interests of Jordan. -
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The special and longstanding bonds of frienc.t:aip
between, the Urz,t-cd States and Jordan would guide U. S. attit",--14
toward sett?ernen.t of the Palestinian problem.
We would not countenance any proposal which
envisioned tie destruction of Israel.
-.-Whiff nothing of substance was set forth by the = LO
repreae.atati;re, our irp ession is that the PLO is probir- to
ascertain the U. S. attitude toward the Palestinian issue in the
peace neotiations.
-- Asaure. the King that we will arrive at a position or the.
Palestirda-a question only after the closest consultation wit-11, him and..
strictly within the frame -work of our discussions.
-- The. U. S. intends to work closely with Jordan on all aspects
of the peace negotiations which lie ahead.
Pie. se thank the.Kin; once again on my behalf for the
generous-h-ospitality and friendship shown me during my rccc: t
visit to Ana man.
Warm regards.
SECRET/SE;\SITIVEIEYES O\LLY
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/04/27: LOC-HAK-168-5-3-7