JORDAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-168-4-37-1
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: October 13, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/30 : LOC-HAK-168-4-37-1 'lr~,r,~,,~
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JJHi1AN TJ Sc:ND THUOPS TG SYRIA
M131'l16 At?':h;A.J DO CSF.SIIC SERVICE IN ARALIC 1200 GC?iT 13 UCT 73 t
(1`>;Xf) THF. JURDACtIA[?J OFFICIAL. SPUKEShiAN HA5 3TATF,D THE FOLLU41IttG:
r1iTrS THE SUt~DLtJ OUI'Si{tAK OF WAri, ALL Tr{E HF.SOUftCES A[vii CAPA6ILITTES
OF T,ir. riAS;iI['iITF; KINuDOt9 OF JODKAW 4~'EitE C':OFSILI~.ED IN ALL FIirLUS
r1TTN SPc:tr7 AND P;i::Ct5I0N UrJD~:R TrtE UIrtFCT SUF'aKVI~IUh OF HIS
1~J~AL'T?D f~.AJ~:SfY THr: SUPit>::h)E GOr;[~iA[JUER OF 'fr{r. ARhii=ll FORCES.
THE MILIT.Ar3Y Furt[;ATIONS TODK UP Tt{EIR POSITIONS ANI) :;ER;M DEPLOYk:D
chVDr.i~ THE SUPEriVISION OF HI5 P;AJESTY, WHO titisAtJ COti'1'ACTS TG FGLLG;a'
li' THE, SITUATIO;J ANU COORDINATE l1IT}l THEIR ;_.,iCLLLENCI~:S PRESIli~:P;T
PiUrtAf?)MAD ANWP"ii AS~SADATp PRESIDENT GF THt FRATERtJAL At2A5 REPUBLIC
OF ~:GYPT, AND Pric.SITJF.NT LT GEN HAFIZ AL-PiSAD, PRESIJJENT GF THE
PriA1'ERNAL SYRIAN ARAB fil?PUi3LIC.
ALL' THAT HP.a C3EGN DON1r AND I5 $EING DUNZ~ ST`Eti5 NOT OtLY FRO P)
Q7NSIDEHATIOPJ5 OF ARAt3 FRATErZNITY AND Tt{i; Ci9I';:)N IN'fEriE.ST,
BUT ALSG F.;tGM THr:: PACT T;?tAT THE HASHIC~;ITE KIt,GDOht OF JORDAN IS
THc HEA>3T OF THE CAUSE;, A CAUSE ITN WrCICH iT I3 SOVi.U 5Y THE
L?.:EPF.ST AND SiRO[7~EST TIES. JORi)AN IS THE ){OtSF.LAi~D OF THE CAUSE,
ITS PEOPLE, AiJt~ FAi'iILY. IT IS ALSO Tr{E FGCUS GF CUr`~FiiOATATIGN
O:V THE LONur.:ST AND (;OST UArtiacROUS LINES.
A5 SJON AS THEY 4JiwF[c". SURPRISED BY THE OUTE+rZEAtC OF THE: WAR, "
THE JOrtDANIAN WRi';ED FORCES CARrZIED GUT THE FOLLOWIteu if?;PGRTANT
1!"rILITArtY TA5K5:
1. TNF,Y P,tUTrCTED THE LE.FTWiNG OF THE. SYRIAtJ F?0{.T A;:U PHCVI~hTc.G
THI? EN;:h;Y FrtO[; CAr2RYiNu OUT THE VEF2Y 5.RI0U5 P;ILIfArtY GrECtATIGi?:
WriICH t{L +lA`~ i;XPcCTc:D I'0 CArZriY OUT, THAT IS, Trig. GCCUi'ATIO:i OF
TriE Hc13HTs ADJUIPJINa THE F,~20NT ArJD THE SYRIAN GUL,:,r; licluiiTS',
AiJO THE: FUr2i?:pTIUrJ OF AtJ gDVAlrCE AXIS TO Tr{7;:.AT'r`.N c:V~:tYU;:~: I[:
THAT ARIA dITH A;J OUI'FLA~)KICJG [;OV:i~ic.;JT, THUS T;{~tEPTt':t:Ii:u ALL. T'rfE
JGrIDACJIAN POSITIONS, Dc:Fi~~JS?S, H::IuHTS, A;YD T.t1E I;:;~TItiL' JUisLANIAt:
Sfl{ATF.GIC PGSiTION FROM THE 1'?EAR.
2. i3Y THE:I;2 'COt~Cc.NTi3ATED Ptil;$?"tJCE ALONu^ THE FrtCPilLiK1;,
OUrt A,~A)E.D FOriC?:s TIk:Ii Ut' A VeiIY LAtiaF. VOLUl:F' OF' G~tiEi?Y FOt{r.ATIONS
Ih Fr?JNI GF IT, THEn,-~..'.3Y irASI~i3 Fiit:55U)I% ON Ti{E. FttAT::)t;~AL FftCt~i .
AFTait THAT, UUR A:tPti:U FOriC::S i*iGVr".p TU FACc ALL c.VEP:iuaLIPIES kP:ir
I'H~,;Irl CGNSE~Uc:CvC;;S ANJ TO PERFOr~i?I Tt;::I~R DUTY Ut~C~:r4 ALL COr:DITIOt~ ;.
r4JWr:Vt:rf, I;V VI~:'+i GF THE li?Vc:LUh'~;EtJT GF Ti{~: SITUAi liJi~ 0!~ Tr{E '
FriAi?EtiiJr1L SYitIAiJ FrSOiJ! A:'JU TH:. DICTATE,a OF THe:SE !)WVE'LOP;~~~P."IS,
Ot1T OF LOYALTY TU THr t;Ec!(1RY OF Ti{ FIRST 3c. c:F.rtaTl0n Ur hARIYriS
~J.10 ALLAYS r:JSt: TO Ur:F'"ND THE HOLY LAND, FO;; THI; SAKE Gr IIS
F3;:r;l:J[?;,. UiJITY, Atv7 T~:,'tRITORIt1L S~:Ct;rtITY, FOit TH;~: 5r1ftts GF' T'HE:
(73ttiS?i:riATlurv OF THi UtiJIlY OF A'tAu GLOOD, P.Lu GU- UF' i.~k.LI~:F ItJ
TrIE U.+IlY OF r"r;IfH ANU IHw P~~.tiFO:rn!tiC? OF C~UTY, Tri? iIIOH CUiS;~AP:ll
DE::Ii?zl1'lU PE~F~:,rtr APJ ADUITIG;:AL iAai{ 5Y iUVI[:G A GttOU' GF ITS
l;'?31' i;I1,Ii'A:iY UivITS TJ THE PRECIOUS SY~tIAN ARAB 'IEK:RITOkY TJ
Pc.rt~J.i:; ITS t`;ILITA:iY TAaiC
IN T.{e: ~f17'lla IN Dr:FENa:: OF' THE.Sw R?DEE;?l;;D LANDS.
OU;t Arii?i:.iJ FUiiC?S ',rlITH.ALL Tr{i:IR CAPAk~ILITIr.S wI1.L FIuHT TO
!Hr t7::r3TH IN [~;;f'c:\5E OF OUrt EN"IIRa SACrt~:D, HOLY S()Ii. Ai':CJ THE
Ltrii~a r..1Nx.: O,V ,e'.i1Cti T?iF.Y SIq;JL, Ht:A1,IZi;lra ~!%'i t:. SivHIUU: {HESS OF
TriIS ril:.%iJrilC t:GN~,.NT A!:U "I;iAT 'Ttii:Y ARE NOT D'~Fir!~Dl;:u 'IHawi?~SF.LUc.S
aiANv. ;illy n~= ni ~;;1 e";1~;`~tt?; n AunT~rTty: ~~rr:t r Fn~a T:-f~ rr~nitT
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/30 : LOC-HAK-168-4-37-1