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...announcement came after Hussein talked with Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia and President Hafez Assad of Syria...
Meanwhile, Syrian President Assad, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) President Yassir Arafat and other "Rejectionist Front" leaders, harshly denounced Sadat's actions. Assad said yesterday, "Sadat has stripped himself of all Arab affinities...
...Sadat's repeated threats to abrogate the United Nations mandate to police the Sinai II disengagement line-an action that could once more throw the area into chaos. Washington was also worried about Saudi Arabia's pressure on Sadat to reconcile his differences with Syrian President Hafez Assad. That could lead to an Arab summit at which Egypt would be accepted back into the Arab fold, thereby bringing the current negotiations to an end and raising new uncertainties about what course the Arab world might then take...
...Israeli stalling and U.S. reluctance to put forth a plan of its own, which Cairo thinks would serve to pressure Israel into some concessions. The most important factor, however, is believed to be a new Saudi Arabian campaign for Arab unity, aimed at reconciling Sadat and Syrian President Hafez Assad, who broke with Egypt over Sadat's visit to Jerusalem last November...
...Syrian President has tried to steer a middle course between the superpowers. He has paid cash for Soviet arms and welcomed Soviet help in building the Euphrates Dam (which will probably not be fully operational for another decade because of major flaws in planning). But Assad has parted company with the Soviets over their policy in Ethiopia, where he continues to support the breakaway Eritrean rebels. He also has improved relations with Washington, which allocated his government $90 million in aid this year. Recently, Assad opened up Syria's northeast oil region to two American companies?a sign, some aides...