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Smiling happily, King Hussein, 48, hailed the moment as one that "will be recorded in the history of Jordan." But the first visit of Queen Elizabeth, 57, to the Hashemite kingdom had very nearly been canceled by an explosion 200 yards from the British embassy in Amman two days before her departure. The trip went on only after a reassuring phone call from the Jordanian King about the security precautions. Indeed, after arriving at Amman in her jet, which was equipped with antimissile devices, the Queen and Prince Philip, 62, were whisked around with such speed and caution that...
King Hussein had spent the day on military exercises and still wore dark green battle fatigues and a side arm in a holster when he received Time Inc. Editor in Chief Henry Grunwald, TIME Managing Editor Ray Cave and Chief of Correspondents Richard Duncan in Amman last week. Excerpts from the conversation...
...peace plan, which called for linking the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip in a loose association with Jordan. In October, when Arafat talked about renewing his discussions with Hussein, the Jordanian ambassadors in New Delhi and Rome were shot, and several car bombs were found in Amman, the Jordanian capital...
BORN. To Noor el Hussein, 31, American-born Queen of Jordan, and King Hussein, 47: their third child, first daughter; in Amman. Name: Iman (Arabic for faith...
President Reagan was caught off guard by the news from Amman, but he tried to down-play its significance. After telephoning King Hussein as well as King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Reagan declared that he was still "very hopeful" that his peace plan could remain the basis of future negotiations. Two days later, blaming the breakdown of the Amman talks on "radical elements" of the P.L.O., the President called on the Palestinian leadership to make "a bold and courageous move to break the [prevailing] deadlock." Added Reagan: "We will not permit the forces of violence and terror to exercise...