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...five-point plan, the accord is the latest in a long effort by Hussein to gain standing from the P.L.O. as a Palestinians' representative, or at least temporary partner, in negotiations with Israel. But its fragility was underscored by Arafat's hasty departure from Amman to his headquarters in Tunisia, presumably to seek support for the deal from other leaders in the faction-ridden P.L.O. In 1983, after Arafat and Hussein had reached tentative agreement on a similar plan, the P.L.O. chairman was unable to cobble together the necessary backing...
...partnership and that Hassan, after more than a decade of swapping insults and threats with Gaddafi, had every hope of taming his mercurial new friend. In addition, said Guedira, the pact between the two countries would bolster Morocco's military strength against such inimical neighbors as Algeria and Tunisia without in any way jeopardizing its friendship with the U.S. But Administration officials, who now fear that arms and funds sent to Morocco may fall into the hands of Libya, remained unconvinced. In effect, admitted one senior official, "the U.S. read Guedira the riot...
...annals of diplomacy, there are few suitors more ardent than Muammar Gaddafi. During his 15-year reign, the Libyan leader has proposed formal alliances with Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Chad, Sudan and Algeria. None of those marriages has endured...
...ills and wants to ensure that Gaddafi does not resume his support of the Polisario guerrillas that have plagued Morocco since 1976. Gaddafi hopes to end Libya's political isolation, especially from its nearest neighbors; he was nettled by his exclusion from a friendship treaty signed by Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania...
...exchange for long-term supplies of natural gas, which started arriving earlier this year. The project was also financed by heavily subsidized loans granted by the West Europeans. Sorimex, a Renault subsidiary, takes coffee, phosphates and other commodities in exchange for autos in deals with such countries as Colombia, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Rumania and the People's Republic of China. Last year those accords accounted for 30% of Renault's business with developing countries. Almost a fifth of General Electric's $4 billion in exports last year were under countertrade contracts...