Chronology September 1, 1966-November 30, 1966 Source: Middle East Journal, Vol

Chronology September 1, 1966-November 30, 1966 Source: Middle East Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Winter, 1967), pp. 64-85 Published by: Middle East Institute Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4324092 . Accessed: 09/08/2011 19:32

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http://www.jstor.org CHRONOLOGY September1, 1966-November30, 1966 General resettlementof 50,000 people displaced by Lake Nasir, behind the Aswan Dam. 1966 Nov. 18: The Ford Foundationhas announcedthe following grants: to Iraq-$306,000 to the Uni- Sept. 2: The UN has reportedlyasked West Germany versityof Baghdadto strengthenfacilities for train- to place creditsat the disposal of Algeria,Morocco, ing government employees and for economic re- Tunisia and the UAR to help finance construction search;to Jordan-$125,000 to the JordanDevelop- of the projectedtrans-Saharan highway. ment Board for training of national, regional and Sept. 13: The committeeof economicexperts formed local governmentemployees, $115,000 to the Uni- to coordinateeconomic policy of the Maghribstates versity of Jordan to strengthen its faculty of met. economicsand administration,and $12,000 to the Sept. 16: Japan is considering building a super- Jordan Statistical Training Center to expand its expressrailway linking Istanbulwith Saigon,it was facultyand trainingcourses; to Lebanon-$244,000 reported. to select and train staff membersat the Amiliyyah Sept. 27: Health officials of Syria, Kuwayt, Saudi Vocational Institute; to Syria-$300,000 to the Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon recommendedthat Universityof Aleppo to help establishand develop their governments inoculate their populations a faculty of sciences;to the UAR-$93,000 to the against the threat of cholerafrom Iraq. Ministry of Economyand Foreign Trade to help Oct. 1: Al-Abhrm, of Cairo, accused Jordan and establisha nationalcenter for communityplanning. Saudi Arabiaof plotting with the US CIA to over- Nov. 20: The Arab League Boycott Conference throw the Syriangovernment. voted in Kuwaytto ban dealings with Ford Motor Oct. 5: InternationalTelephone and TelegraphCor- and Coca Cola companies. Radio Corporationof poration(ITT) formeda new division-ITr Africa America(RCA) was lateradded to the list. and the Middle East. Nov. 28: In Algiers, 50 Palestinian students in- Oct. 7: UNESCO recently sponsored a week long vaded the JordanianEmbassy. An embassyspokes- conferencein Algiers attendedby representativesof man accusedthe UAR and Algeria of complicityin 16 Middle Easterncountries, it was reported. the demonstration. Oct. 13: OPEC state-ownedoil companiesbegan a Nov. 29: At the UN, 10 Middle Eastern states 5 day meetingin Caracasattended by representatives voted for the CPR's admission: Afghanistan,Al- of Iran,Kuwayt, Libya and SaudiArabia. geria, UAR, Ethiopia, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Oct. 14: Iraq, Syria, UAR and Kuwayt signed a Sudan,Syria and Yemen. Voting againstthe resolu- protocol for the establishmentof a proposedPan- tion were: Israel, Jordan,Libya, Saudi Arabia and Arab Tanker Company.Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Turkey. Abstaining were: Cyprus, Iran, Kuwayt, Lebanon,Libya and Moroccohave not yet ratified Lebanon,Morocco and Tunisia. the agreement. Nov. 30: The Arab League's Defense Council will Oct. 16: A 4 day meeting of Under-Secretariesof hold an urgent meeting in Cairoon December7, it the Ministeriesof Communicationof Syria, Jordan was announced. and SaudiArabia ended in Damascus. They agreed to proceed with a scheme to lay a telephone line along the Hijaz railwaylinking Damascus,Amman Afghanistan and Medina. (See also, General,Pakistan) Nov. 6: The 9th ordinary session of the Arab 1966 League'sEconomic Unity Councilended in Cairo.A resolution freed from trade restrictionsa list of Sept. 2: The governmenthas ratified a ilom CPR commodities. developmentloan, it was reported. Nov. 7: Eight Arab League memberstates attended The US will provide$2.5m for improvementsand the 8th conferenceof the Arab Telecommunications extensions to the Afghan Institute of Technology Union which openedin Riyadh. in Kabul. The governmentwill contributeAf 60m Nov. 11: Among World Food Programallocations, to the project,which is also receivingSoviet aid. Algeria will receive $1.5m over 3 years in addition Sept. 20: Abdul RahmanPazhwak was elected UN to $327,000 recentlyallocated to help educateand GeneralAssembly president. train orphans;the UAR received$860,000 for set- Sept. 22: After a 4 day visit to the UAR, Premier tling nomads; and Sudan received $267,000 for MohammadHashim Maiwandwalbegan a 5 day

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visit to Turkey which was extendedbecause of an distributionby the USSR of anti-Americanliterature intestinaloperation he underwent. He postponeda at the Algiers InternationalFair. scheduledNovember visit to the US. Sept. 26: The CPR agreed to supply equipmentfor Nov. 1: US AID agreedto an $800,000 loan for the potteryto be built nearGuelma in 1967. purchase of US diesel electric generatorsand to Sept. 29: Thirty-fourSoviet specialists left Moscow financethe servicesof a US engineeringfirm, both to train students at Algiers University and the in connection with a project to provide electric African Oil and Textile Centerat Mumerdes. power to Kandahar. Minister of State Rabbah Bitat took over the The governmentdecided to establisha new silk- duties of Minister of Transportin place of 'Abd worm raisingcenter in Darul Aman. al-QadirZaibek (Za'ibak). The MahipulHydel power stationwas completed. Sept. 30: The textile mill at Batna in the Aures Nov. 13: A 214 kilometer highway linking north region was inaugurated. and south Afghanistanopened. Oct. 1: A trade protocol was signed with the Ivory Coast. Oct. 2: A brick and tile factory will be built at Algeria Batna,it was announced. (See also, General) Oct. 3: The Ministry of Defense denied reports of 1966 recentSoviet arms shipments. Oct. 6: Boumedienneleft for a 5 day officialvisit to Sept. 1: A series of talks on coordinationbetween Yugoslavia. the FLN and the Syrian Ba'th Party ended in Oct. 7: Francereportedly agreed in principleto sup- Damascus. ply 200,000 tons of wheat to help coverthe present The governmentimposed new taxes on a wide shortage. rangeof luxurygoods. The governmentsigned separateagreements with Sept. 5: The governmenthas begun proceedingsto ERAP and Francarep,of France,to exploit natural extradite from France 2 men sentenced to death gas depositsat Rhourde-Chouffand RhourdeAdra, in absentiaon smugglingand forgerycharges. it was reported. Sept. 9: The Franco-AlgerianCooperative Associa- Oct. 8: Minister of Information Bashir Boumaza tion (ASCOP) has made its first oil strike, it was (Bu-Maza) announcedhe had left the government learned. and joined an opposition group in exile-the Sept. 10: IndonesianForeign MinisterAdam Malik OrganisationClandestine de la Rtvolution Algeri- headed a delegation which arrived in Algiers. enne. Sept. 16: The governmentcontracted a Swedishcon- Oct. 9: A Spanishcommercial delegation arrived for sulting firm to surveymarket prospects for natural a 4 dayvisit. gas, particularlyin Europeand North Africa. Oct. 11: An official communiquestated that Boum- A group of Soviet doctors,the first of 300 to join aza had been relieved of his post "in the interests 145 alreadyworking in Algeria, arrived. of the countryand the revolution." The governmenthas reportedlyasked the US for Oct. 14: Socigte' Nationale de Transport et de wheat. Commercialisationdes Hydrocarbures (SONA- Sept. 17: Re'volutionAfricaine reported that about TRACH) increasedthe scope of its operationsto 30 per cent of school-agechildren were unable to cover the full range of oil operationsfrom explora- begin the school year because of a classroom tion to petrochemicalsand thus changed its name shortage. to Societe Nationale pour la Recherche,la Prodac- Czechoslovakiaagreed to help the government tion, le Transport,la Transformation,et la Com- developa pharmaceuticalindustry. mercialisationdes Hydrocarbures.SONATRACH Sept. 20: A decree was published providing for a was also given the government's50 per cent share state monopoly on the distributionof newspapers, in SN Repal and its shares in Camel and the magazinesand books. Algiers Refinery.Up to 170m dinars will be made The new investmentcode was published. availablefrom the DevelopmentFund. Sept. 23: Yahya 'Abd al-Nuirreplaced 'All Mahsas After heavy rain caused flooding in the Orleans- as Minister of Agriculture. Amin Khin became ville area, 31 people were killed, 3 left missing Ministerof PublicWorks. and 2 injured,it was announced. An agreementwas signed with the UN FAO,the Oct. 19: Minister of the InteriorAhmad Medeghri WHO and UNESCO to build a food factory for said a loom dinargovernment loan would be made undernourishedchildren. available to farmersand cooperatives. Sept. 24: PresidentHouari (Hawar1) Boumedienne Oct. 21: The governmentgave SN Repal 2 oil and (Bii-Midyin) inauguratedthe Yugoslav-builttan- naturalgas concessions,both in the south. nery at Rouiba. ASCOP reporteda second oil strike. The US protestedto the governmentagainst the TESCO, of Hungary,are the consultantsfor an 66 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

Olympic stadium costing 60m dinars to be built Refineryas a result of an unresolveddispute over near Algiers. refiningrates. Oct. 24: MuhammadBin Yahyi was appointedthe It was agreed to increasetrade with Yugoslavia new Ministerof Information. by 25 per cent. Oct. 25: SONATRACHarranged a $15m loan from Nov. 24: A Cabinetmeeting was held in Ouargla. the Bank of America and the Hanover Manufac- 350 miles south of Algiers. An extensive develop- turers Trust Company,of the US, to finance con- ment programfor the south was announced. struction of 6 pumping stations. SONATRACH Nov. 30: ASCOPmade anotheroil strike. also signed an agreementwith Varel Manufacturing Company,of the US, giving it a 65 per cent inter- est in Varel's subsidarycompany, Varel Afrique. Cyprus Oct. 29: The RevolutionaryCouncil accused Mahsas (See also, General) and Boumazaof high treason and said legal pro- ceedingswould be takenagainst them. 1966 The first municipal elections since independence Sept. 3: Secret Greek-Turkishnegotiations for an will be held in early February,it was announced. agreed settlementof the Cyprus dispute have re- Oct. 31: The government released 24 "leftwing portedly reached a stage calling for top level sympathizers"from al-Harrashprison. meetings. Greek Foreign Minister John Toumbas Nov. 1: The USSR will deliver 200,000 tons of and Turkish Foreign Minister Ihsan (:aglayangil wheat over the next 3 months, it was announced. will meet in New York this month. Boumediennesaid that Algeria would acquireits PresidentMakarios held discussionswith Greek own gas distributionnetwork. PremierStephanos Stefanopoulos in Athens. Nov. 3: After 4 days of talks in Algiers, the FLN Sept. 8: A Turkish Cypriotwas allegedly murdered and UAR Arab Socialist Union (ASU) agreed to in Arsos and a GreekCypriot killed and 1 wounded create a permanentjoint commissionto strengthen "in reprisal." relations. Sept. 16: Makarios began a week's visit to the The Petroleum,Gas and Textile Instituteat Bou UAR. Merde, run by Soviet specialists,was handed over Sept. 18: At Arsos more than 600 Greek and Turk- to the government. ish Cypriotsexchanged gunfire but there were no A culturalagreement was signed with Belgium. casualties. Nov. 4: The government has awarded a new 50 Tension was reported"in about a dozen villages" year concessionto La Compagniede Rechercheet in the northwestmountains where TurkishCypriots d'Exploitationde Petrol amSahara (CREPS). denied a governmentcharge that they had set more SONATRACHsigned an agreementwith Socie'te than 12 forestfires. Nationale des Petroles Aquitaine (SNPA), of Sept. 27: More than 300 Turkish troops sailed to France, to undertake feasibility studies for the Cyprus to replace part of Turkey's permanently establishmentof a petrochemicalcomplex. based contingenton the island. The governmentsigned a scientific,technical and Oct. 18: West Germanydonated $lm to help main- culturalcooperation agreement with Hungary. tain the UN peacekeepingforce in Cyprus. Nov. 9: The governmentarrested 22 top civil ser- Nov. 9: Makarios said he approved cf Greece's vants charged with embezzlement,corruption and handling of the negotiationswith Turkey. illegal transferof money out of the country. Nov. 17: The UN SpecialFund and the FAO agreed to cooperatein training 7,000 agriculturists. Ethiopia Nov. 18: After a governmentultimatum, 6 US and (See also, General) British oil companies paid back taxes of about ?107,000. 1966 Canada agreed to supply $lm worth of wheat Oct. 7: EmperorHRila Silasse arrivedin Kuwayton flour. Insteadof paying, the governmentwill estab- a 3 day officialvisit. Reportedly,talks on possible lish a developmentfund with a $lm capital for Kuwaytifinancial aid will be held. economic, technical and educationaldevelopment. Oct. 9: The Emperorleft Kuwaytfor Lebanon. An oil strikewas made in territoryunder conces- Oct. 12: The Emperorleft for Jordan. sion to SONATRACH and 2 French companies, Al-7Thawrah,of Damascus, criticized the Em- SOPEFALand CFPA. peror'scurrent tour and accusedhim of "persecut- Results of the April census showed the popula- ing" the Eritreanpeople. It also accusedEthiopia tion to be 12,093,203. of being a base for alleged "Israelideployment in Foreign correspondentsmust have officialauthor- the African continent." ization to travel beyondAlgiers, it was announced. Oct. 15: Thirty Ethiopianswere arrestedfollowing Nov. 22: The government blocked local bank ac- a demonstrationoutside their embassyin Cairo in counts of 5 foreign companiesowning the Algiers favor of annexingEritrea to Somalia. CHRONOLOGY 67

Oct. 18: The Emperor left Cairo after a 3 day Oct. 21: Societ6 Nationale des Petroles d'Aquitaine visit. (SNPA), of France,will take a 20 per cent share Oct. 22: The Emperorand Jordan's King Ijusayn in the explorationventure Enterprise Franfaise des have agreed in principle to establish air and ship- Rechercheset d'Activite'esPetrolieres (ERAP) will ping links, it was reported. Cultural and trade do for NIOC. agreementswould also be concludedwith Jordan. The National Iranian Shipping Company was establishedto carryout all Iran'sshipping activities. The Ministryof Economyissued permits for the Iran operationof a lead mine near Damghanand a coal (See also, General,Lebanon, Sudan) mine nearAmol. A canvas manufacturingcompany has reportedly 1966 been established. Sept. 1: Shah MuhammadRiza Pahlaviand his wife Tehran Radio reportedthat contractswere con- begana 1 week tour of Bulgaria. cludedto supply 2 towns in KhursanProvince with Sept. 2: Bulgaria agreed in principle to purchase runningwater. Iranianoil. Oct. 24: PremierAbbas Hoveida warnedthe IOOC The Lavan Petroleum Company made 2 more to meet governmentdemands for increasedoil pro- strikesin the southernportion of the PersianGulf. duction. Sept. 7: The Shih began a 1 week visit to Hungary. Oct. 30: A British trade delegationarrived to study Sept. 9: The Export-ImportBank of Washington petroleumneeds. authorizeda $9m loan for an 82.5 megawattgener- Nov. 1: Britain will help finance the natural gas ator in Tehran. pipeline from Iran to the USSR, it was announced. Sept. 13: Floods brought on by rain and hailstorms Nov. 4: Vered, of Israel, was awardeda $14m con- have killed 42 villagers, injured 70 and destroyed tractto build an earth dam near Shiraz. 30 villages in the northwest,it was reported. Hoveida ended a 7 day visit to Rumania. The Shahbegan a 5 day visit to Poland. Nov. 9: Economictalks with Poland began in War- Sept. 16: The Iranian Oil Operating Companies saw. (IOOC) have set up an Iranian InvestmentCor- Nov. 11: The Shah named AssadollahAlam as Im- poration (IIC) with a subscribedcapital of 420m perial CourtMinister. rials. At least 30 per cent of this year'scotton crop has France will reportedly extend an $80m credit been damagedby the spiny bollworm, it was esti- as a corollaryto its August 27 oil agreement. mated. Sept. 18: Seventy-onewomen became regular mem- Iron ore deposits were discoveredin the Bafq bers of the Air Force. area of Yazd. Sept. 23: Reportedly,the US will sell the govern- Nov. 18: The ShapurChemical Company will build ment fighterplanes and air-to-airmissiles. a $170m petrochemicalcomplex at BandarShapur. Cultural agreements have been signed with The Abadan PetrochemicalCompany awarded Hungaryand Poland. LummusLtd. a ?7.5m contractto constructa petro- Sept. 30: India agreed in principleto supply70,000 chemicalscomplex next to NIOC's Abadanrefinery. tons of railway lines in return for 1,000m rials Nov. 20: A palace communiquesaid the coronation worth of petrochemicalproducts. of the Shah would be held on October26, 1967. The Ministry of Economygranted Iran National Nov. 22: The Majlis approved the NIOC-EARP a license to manufactureIran's first home-made August27 agreement. car. Nov. 25: The Walmsley Group, of Britain, was Billard and Campenon-Bernard,of France,signed awardeda ?rm contractto build a test linerboard contractsto build the Shah Abbasdam near Isfahan plant for TehranPaper Mills. on the ZiyandrudRiver. The Ministry of Economylicensed Citroen, of Technoexport,of the USSR, wifl' undertakeseis- France,to produceits "Deux Cheveaux"car in a mic surveysand prospectingoperations in the Cas- plant near Tehran. pian Sea on behalf of the National Iranian Oil Nov. 29: The governmentand IOOC agreed on a Company(NIOC). compromisesolution on the demandfor increased Oct. 7: The EXIM Bank authorizeda $13.Im loan oil production. to finance the proposed petrochemicalcomplex at Abadan. Oct. 14: British Insulated Callenders Cables Ltd. Iraq (BICC) won a ?500,000 contract to supply the (See also, General,Jordan, Kuwayt, Syria, Yemen) Tehran Regional Power Authoritywith cables and conductors. 1966 ENI, of Italy, made 2 oil strikes, 1 on shore and Sept. 1: The governmentdecided to establish diplo- the other offshore. matic relationswith Somaliaat embassylevel. 68 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

Sept. 2: An agreementin principle was reachedon Oct.22: The governmentwill send 46 civil aviation date exportsto the CPR. officialsto train in Britain, it was announced. Sept. 4: The government complained to the Arab Oct. 23: Al-Jumhuriyahreported the holding of a Leaguethat anti-cholerameasures adopted by Syria, series of top-level political meetings. Lebanon,Jordan, Kuwayt and Saudi Arabia were Oct. 26: President 'Abd al-Rahman'Arif began a threatening the economy. The 5 countries were 5 day tour of the north to check on Kurdish re- asked to simplify measuresin accordancewith in- habilitationprograms. ternationalregulations. Oct. 28: GeneralElectric Company, of Britain, was Sept. 7: A committeeof experts to study oil policy contracted to supply 10 mobile telephone ex- will be established,it was announced. changes,each capableof handling900 lines. Sept. 8: An agreementfor a micro-wavecommunica- The Czechoslovak Press Service reported 38 tions systemwas signed with an unnamedfirm. bridges will be shipped to Iraq during the next Sept. 10: An ?1,488,000 natural gas contractwas 7 months. signed with SocietaMontaggi TubolariMontubi, of Oct. 30: The Atomic EnergyCommission will spend Italy. ?160,000 for the establishmentof an atomic re- Sept. 16: PremierNajih Talib said "the government search laboratoryat the National Center for Sci- has no plans for furthernationalization." entificResearch in Baghdad. Sept. 19: An agreementwas signed with UNESCO Oct. 31: A project to establish the first Iraqi- to jointly financea PetroleumResearch Institute in TurkishFriendship Association has been sponsored Baghdad. by politiciansand scholars. The governmentwill not participatein the con- Nov. 5: Al-Nasr, of Baghdad,said US intelligence tinental shelf talks with Kuwayt, Iran and Saudi authoritiesand "some foreign diplomats"were re- Arabiaas planned,it was reported. sponsible for the Iraqi pilot defection to Israel in Oct. 2: A College of Humanitieswill be opened at August. Mosul University,it was announced. Nov. 6: An Iraqi and a Jordanianwere sentenced Oct. 3: Minister of Culture and Guidance Durayd to 3 and 2 years' imprisonmentrespectively for al-DamlIujidenied the formationof a new national- smuggling arms from Jordan; 10 other defendants ist movement in Iraq-"The Movement of Arab were acquitted. Revolutionaries"-asalleged by al-Manar. Nov. 7: A delegationleft Baghdadto negotiate an Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir air agreementwith Bulgaria. Semeonevended a 4 day visit to Baghad. Nov. 8: PakistaniMinister of IndustryAltaf Hus- sain ended 4 days of oil talks in Baghdad. Oct. An atomic researchcenter will be built, it 4: Nov. 9: The US EXIM Bank agreed to make a was announced. $2m loan to financeindustrial projects. During a meeting between Defense Minister Nov. 11: The Ministry of Economy approved the ShakirMahmfid Shuqri and Kurdish leader Mull! establishmentof 4 firms with a total capital of Mustafaal-Barzanl, BarzAni reportedly promised to ?84,000: a steel furniture factory, an insulating cooperate fully with the government's 12 point chemicals an and program. plant, engineeringproducts plant a 4th firmwhose purposeis unknown. Oct. 8: The disbanded Arab Socialist Ba'th Party Nov. 15: The Afro-ArabBank offered to contribute announcedsupport for a national coalition. to variousagricultural projects. Oct. 13: The trial of 12 Iraqis and Jordanians Nov. 16: A presidentialdecree, commemoratingthe chargedwith smugglingarms from Jordan opened third anniversaryof the Ba'th ousting, reduced by in Baghdad. 10 per cent all prison terms currentlybeing served. A Soviet economicdelegation arrived. The governmentsuspended al-'Arab for publish- Oct. 14: The Higher Anti-CholeraExecutive Com- ing an article which "offendedIraqi officials"and mittee officially declaredIraq cholera-free. al-'AlMmal-Jadid for allegedly discrediting the A trade protocol was signed with India, it was Algerian revolution, both for a month. learned. Nov. 17: The government officially requested its Oct. 15: Pakistan Foreign Minister Sharafuddin oil companiesto boost their output up to the 10 Pirzadaarrived for a 3 day visit. per cent annual growth rate allocated under the Oct. 17: Minister of Finance 'Abdallah al-Naqsha- OPECproduction program. bandi resigned; the reason was not given. Nov. 19: Authorities seized documents and arms Ministerof IndustryKhalid al-Shawiwas appointed belonging to an outlawed party group, al-Nasr re- actingMinister of Finance. ported. Oct. 20: A former minister of guidance, 'Abd al- Nov. 22: A presidential decree commuted death Karim Farhan,was acquittedof complicityin the sentences against 9 people to life imprisonment abortivecoup of June 30. with hard labor. The 9 were-associated with the A unified political leadershipmeeting began in abortive plot to overthrow the government,dis- Cairo. coveredJuly 3, 1963. CHRONOLOGY 69

Nov. 28: The Iraqi-UAR Unified Political Leader- The Vaticanwas urged to recognizeIsrael by the ship ended a 2 day meeting in Baghdad. chairmanof a British RomanCatholic Commission and formerM.P. Nov. 30: The government abolished military gov- Israel ernmentin its Arab communities,transferring tech- (See also, General,Iran, Palestine Problem, Yemen) nical restrictionsto civilian authorities. 1966 Sept. 2: Water available for farmers will increase Jordan by 1 per cent annually,it was reported. (See also, Iraq,Libya, Palestine Problem, Saudi The EXIM Bank will loan American Israeli Arabia,Sudan, Syria, Turkey) Paper Mills Ltd. (AIPM) $1.3m for the purchase of US machinery. 1966 The US agreed to provide more high grade Sept. 1: King Ilusayn returned to Amman after a uraniumfor the researchplant at Nahal Soreq. 45 day absence. Sept. 12: Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir announced Sept. 3: A spokesmanrefuted "the many allegations a 3 year economicplan adoptedby the Cabinet.It against Jordan"regarding the airspacecontroversy contains provisions for wage, tax and price re- over the Iraqi pilot defection. straintsto help ease the trade gap and unemploy- Sept. 6: The Natural Resources Authority began ment. geological surveysaimed at finding oil and natural Sept. 23: The United Port Services Company,port gas sites. contractorat Haifa, will obtain 1? 2m worth of Sept. 9: Two companies,NEDECO of Holland and new equipmentfor the coming citrus season. Dar al-Handasabof Lebanonwere contractedfor a Sept. 25: Work on the Eilat refinerywas stopped ?114,000 economic, agriculturaland social study to consider possible re-siting of the plant. for the JordanValley developmentproject. Sept. 30: The GovernmentInvestment Authority ap- Telecommunicationstalks were held with Italy proved plans for a ?500,000 tourist resort at Eilat. last month,it was learned. Oct. 4: The governmentformally applied for asso- Sept. 11: The governmentrejected a PLO proposal ciation with the European Economy Community to declare Jerusaleman "Arab city" and make it (EEC). the capitalof Jordan. Oct. 5: Sapir said the government would request A the US for surplusfood. Sept. 13: Royal decree announceda minor Cabi- net reshuffle.No new appointments The Minister of Agriculturearrived in Madrid were made. for talks on orange exports with Spanishofficials. Sept. 16: The Ross Group, of Britain, and a Jor- Oct. 14: Belco Petroleum,of the US, was granted danian consortium were awarded a contract to offshore concessionsat Caesareaand Haifa and a constructa shipbuildingyard at Aqaba. land concessionin the Negev. The Marconi Company, of Britain, won a Oct. 15: The AmericanJewish communityis raising ?150,000 contract to supply TV transmittersto a $12m fund to be used for aiding the absorption Jerusalemand Ammanand a productionstudio. of Israeli immigrants. Sept. 25: Minister of Agriculture Isma'll Hijizi Oct. 16: Premier Levi Eshkol appointedan official left for a visit in West Germany;he will represent to study the economic feasibility of the projected the governmentat the FAO meetingsin Rome. dual-purposesea water desaltingand electricpower Oct. 2: The government is holding talks with plant. Kuwayt on the rights of Jordaniansworking in Oct. 20: Shmuel Yosef Agnon, of Jerusalem,won Kuwayt. the Nobel prize in literature jointly with Nelly Oct. 4: Direct telephone and cable communications Sachs,of Sweden. with Lebanonwill begin operatingin mid-October, Oct. 29: An $800,000 laboratoryto study the use it was announced. of microbesin industrywas inauguratedat Tech- Oct. 7: Tax talks are being held with Pakistan. nion in Haifa. Societe des Fonderies de Pont-a-Mousson,of Nov. 5: The US will provide some $6m for the France,was contractedby AmmanMunicipality to expansionof electric power facilities in Tel Aviv. supply 17 kilometersof cast piping for the third Nov. 8: The Shin Beth security agency in Tel stage of the Ammanwater project. Aviv foiled an internationalplot to demolish a The US said it would maintainits "previously railway bridge between Zambiancopper mines and plannedlevel of aid." the Zambian coast. Three Israelis, 1 American Oct. 11: An Indonesianparliamentary delegation ar- and his Israeli-bornwife were arrested. rived on a 4 day visit. Nov. 29: The suspects in the copper plot were Oct. 14: US AID announced 2 Food for Peace charged in Tel Aviv with "conspiracyto commit agreementsin cooperationwith the World Food crime." Program-$140,000 for development of about 70 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

9,000 acres over 3 years and $1,842,000 for a 750 Nov. 25: The new Industrial Development Center mile road programin 12 districts. will open in January,it was reported. Oct. 15: Britain agreed to finance a $1,120,000 ir- Nov. 26: Husaynendorsed the draftbill. rigation scheme at Wadi Dlil, it was reported. The Cabinetdid not resign as ordered to by a Oct. 16: Officialsources denied Syrianpress reports PLO ultimatumwhich threatenedtheir lives. alleging assassination attempts on Husayn and Nov. 28: Premier Wasfi al-Tall said "two outside Premier Wasfi al-Tall during Emperor Haila Arab sources"had spent "considerableamounts" of Silasse'svisit. moneyto institigatethe recentriots. Oct. 21: The Ministry of National Economy al- A Pakistanimilitary delegation arrived. located ?100,000 in its 1967 budget to establishan Nov. 29: Husayn accused the USSR of provoking internationalfair. Middle East tensions. Oct. 22: Intra Bank branches reopened after a 1 Nov. 30: The governmentwill receive US refurb- week closureenforced by the governmentas a "pre- ished jet fighters beginning in mid-1967. cautionarymeasure" after the Beirut offices closed. Sources reportedBritain will make a ?300,000 Oct. 23: A Royal decreeapproved a temporarypub- aid reductionin the next fiscal year. lic credit law allowing the governmentto issue 15 year national bonds of up to ?8m value. Oct. 24: The government awarded a ?2,750,000 Kashmir contractfor a road projectto Tawfiq al-Tabba',of 1966 Jordan, and Viaspkalte, of France. Oct. 31: The Cabinetapproved a proposalto estab- Sept. 4: Pakistanwarned India againstthe introduc- lish an industrial development center with UN tion of a bill to remove an existing ban on SpecialDevelopment Fund support. propertypurchases or employmentseeking by non- The inauguralsession of a 4 day conferenceof Kashmirnationals. town and village municipal council heads was Sept. 6: Pakistancommemorated the first anniversary held in Amman. of the 17 day war over Kashmirwith India. Nov. 1: An agreementwas signed with the US for Sept. 14: Pakistan and India agreed to withdraw $7.8m in treasuryaid for the 1966 fiscal year. troops from forwardpositions along the West and Nov. 2: An agriculturalcooperation agreement was East Pakistanborders. signed after a 3 day visit by a West Germanagri- Sept. 29: Pakistani Foreign Minister Pirzada called culturaldelegation. on India for a "just settlement of *theKashmir Nov. 5: The government concluded an agreement dispute" in an address to the UN General As- with Ital Cable, of Italy, for a direct cable link sembly. with Rome and other Europeancapitals. Oct. 10: India charged that Pakistani troops fired Economictalks with Saudi Arabia began. on an Indian post in Kashmirtwice and on a UN A trade and industrial delegation representing observer official. A meeting between local com- the private sector left for a 2 week visit to India. manderswas set. Nov. 13: PresidentAyub Khan of Pakistanarrived Oct. 17: Police fired on demonstratorsdefying the for a 5 day statevisit. ban on public processionsin Jammu,killing 3 and Nov. 15: Trans Arabian Pipeline Company (TAP- injuring 28. The demonstrationwas reportedly LINE) agreed to pay the governmentabout $125,- directedagainst college restrictions. 000 more in royalties resulting from a frontier Oct. 18: Srinigar Radio reported that parts of adjustment. Jammu had been placed under military control. Nov. 16: A consultancy contract concerning the New Delhi Radio announced a 24-hour curfew proposed tourist center south of Aqaba was on the city. awarded to Doxiades lonides Associates. Oct. 20: Pakistan and India returned ships seized Nov. 19: The Cabinetratified a recent trade agree- duringlast year'swarfare. ment with Sudan. Oct. 31: PakistaniPresident Ayub Khatnsaid Pakis- Nov. 21: The US announcedit was consideringin- tan would never acceptthe integrationof Kashmir creasing its military aid programafter an urgent with India. requestby the government. Nov. 6: "Jammu Martyrs' Day" was observed in Nov. 22: Local firms and organizationscontributed Kashmirand Pakistan. ?41,000 towardthe rebuildingof Samu'. Nov. 23: The Cabinetpassed a draft law aimed at recruitingall Jordaniansfit for military service to Kuwayt undergoa 90 day trainingperiod. (See also, General,Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen) IHusaynaccepted King Faysal's offer of 20,000 Sauditroops to help defendthe border. 1966 Nov. 24: Widespreadunrest concerning the Novem- Sept. 2: Scan-Mid-East,of Norway, will supply 20 ber 13 Israeli raid was reported. shrimptrawlers worth some Lim, it was reported. CHRONOLOGY 71

Sept. 16: A joint stock company to manufacture A Saudi Arabian delegationled by the Minister steel pipes has been established. of Agricultureand Water left after a week's visit. The Gulf Fishing Companywill base a fleet at Nov. 25: British Minister of State for Foreign Af- Cotonou,Dahomey, for deep sea prawn and lobster fairs Irene White arrivedfor a 3 day visit during fishing. which she will sign a culturalagreement with the Sept. 17: The Amir, Shaykh Sab4i al-Salim Al government. $abah, returnedfrom a 3 month stay in Lebanon. Nov. 27: The Amir inauguratedKuwayt University Sept. 18: Minister of Public Works Khalid al-'lsa which has faculties of arts, sciencesand education. al-Aliih began a visit to London. Nov. 28: The Amir laid the cornerstoneof a new Sept. 23: The Kuwait National PetroleumCompany town on the Gulf, al-Sabbahiyyah,hoped to be (KNPC) will be the first Middle Eastern oil a "worldmodel" on its completionin 3 years. company to retail its oil in Europe. KNPC in- The governmentsigned a revised version of the corporateda Danish owned subsidiaryand plans royaltyexpensing agreement with British Petroleum to build a 46,000 ton bulk storage plant near and Gulf Oil companiesafter 3 years of negotia- Copenhagen,it was reported. tions. Oct. 8: The governmentdenied that the Amir had supported Tunisia's severance of diplomatic relations with the UAR. Lebanon Oct. 10: A 6 day fishing conferenceattended by UN (See also, General) FAO representativesopened in Kuwayt. 1966 Oct. 12: Iraq has reportedly asked for KFAED Sept. 2: The governmentrequisitioned the country's loans to finance various industrial projects. electricalpower plants to ensurenormal power sup- The government is considering creation of a plies as a strikeby 3,700 electricityworkers entered senate as 1 of several constitutionalchanges. its 2nd day. Oct. 20: The United Bank of Kuwait opened in Sept. 5: President Charles Hilui inaugurated con- London. struction work on a new power station in south Oct. 21: An Hungariantrade mission will visit this Lebanon. month,it was learned. Sept. 19: The governmentdecided to establishdiplo- Oct. 28: AssociatedMarine Consultants, of Holland, matic relations with Bulgaria at embassylevel. was awardeda contractfor the design and super- Sept. 20: The army was sent to restoreorder in the vision of constructionin a Shuwaykhport expan- northerntown of Zghartaafter 2 men were killed sion project. in armed clashes between 2 feuding clans. Since A 12 man British delegation has arrived for fighting erupted 6 weeks' ago, 6 persons have tradetalks. beenkilled. Oct. 29: The Amir said the government'smedia- Sept. 23: The Wheat Office has bought 9,000 tons tion efforts between Saudi Arabia and the UAR of wheat from farmers at subsidized prices for were continuing. LU3m, it was reported. Nov. 3: A Japanesetrade mission arrivedto discuss Sept. 30: Negotiations with the US on a proposed means of increasingits exports to Kuwayt. loan for wheat purchasesand technical aid have Nov. 7: A delegation representingBritish manu- reportedlyterminated. facturersof oil equipmentarrived for a 3 day visit The Beirut Municipal Council approved con- from Iran. struction of a Hilton hotel with 350 rooms and Nov. 17: A Soviet oil delegationarrived for a 6 day conferencefacilities. visit. Oct. 7: The Councilof the EECagreed to give tech- Nov. 18: The Kuwait Oil Tanker Company nical support to 7 developmentprojects. (KOTC) orderedtwo 207,000 ton tankersfrom the Oct. 11: Owners of restaurants,bars and cafes in Sasebofirm of Japan. Beirut went on strike against increasedmunicipal Ivan Milutinovich,of Yugoslavia,was contracted taxes. to enlarge the port of Shuwaykhat a cost of about Oct. 14: Al-Muharrarwas suspended for 5 days $4m. and its editor, Tawfiq Khattab,committed for trial Nov. 20: PresidentHamani Diori of Niger arrived in connectionwith the publication of an artide for a 2 day officialvisit. considered offensive to Kuwayt and its Amir. A French exhibition of consumergoods opened. Riyadh Abui Malham, editor of al-IHurriyah,will Nov. 21: The FrenchSecretary of State for Foreign stand trial for the same reason. Trade, Charles de Chambrun,left after a 3 day An American economic mission from the Chi- visit. cago Chamber of Commerce has held talks in Al-Rzli al-'Am and its English counterpart,The Beirut. Daily News, were suspended for 2 weeks for al- The Ministry of Social Affairs will build 4,000 legedly contraveninga press law. low cost apartmentsstarting in 1967. 72 THE MIDDLEEAST JOURNAL

Oct. 15: Intra Bank of Beirut announcedit would short of issuing decrees-for 6 monthsto deal with have to dose because it was unable to meet com- problemscaused by the bankcrisis. mitments to depositors"due to lack of liquidity." Premier 'Abdallih al-Yifi denied the Central Pakistani Minister of Industry Altaf Hussein Bankwas responsiblefor the crisis. discussed trade cooperation with Minister of Nov. 9: The Commercial Court authorized Intra Economy$ubhl MahmasanL. Bank to start collecting money from its debtors. Oct. 16: Securityforces were summonedto prevent Kuwayt is reportedly considering buying Intra depositors from breaking into Intra Bank head- Bank. quartersand branches.There was a rush on other Nov. 10: Taqla said he would continue as Foreign Beirut banking houses. After a 12 hour Cabinet Minister "in view of presentconditions" but would meeting,the governmentdecided to dedare a 3 day resume his post as Governorof the CentralBank bank holiday throughoutLebanon, beginning Octo- once he was relieved of ministerialduties. ber 17. Police intervenedin a scufflebetween Minister of Oct. 18: USSR and US financial interests were re- AgricultureBashir al-'Uthman and a Deputy in the portedly bidding to take over Intra Bank. Chamberof Deputies after a large numberof op- The 3 largest US banks refused to relinquish positionmembers had walked out in protestagainst funds the New York City Intra Bank branchhad rejection of their request for a special session to on depositwith them. discussgeneral government policy. Europeanbranches of Intra Bank closed. Nov. 11: An Intra Bank shareholdersmeeting was 9ct. 19: The Cabinetproposed an urgent draft bill held. authorizingthe governmentto spend up to U 50m to safeguardsmall depositorinterests in IntraBank. Nov. 14: The government terminated tlhe services Oct. 20: Banksother than IntraBank opened;nearly of Price, Waterhouse after its representativesaid Li 15m were withdrawn,it was reported. he was willing, if Lebanonagreed, to discuss the Oct. 25: A new bank, Trans-Orient,a joint venture bank's affairswith anyonewishing to buy it. by the InternationalBank of Washingtonand Arab Nov. 16: The Mufti of Lebanon,Shaykh Muham- investorswas officiallyopened with a paid capital mad Alaya, announcedhis resignation for health of LU3m. reasons and to "allow the election of his succes- Oct. 26: Najib Salhi was elected new chairmanand sor." managing director of Intra Bank replacing Yiisuf The Mayorof Baalbekwas killed allegedlybecause Baydas, who has remainedabroad throughoutthe of political differencesbetween 2 rival families. crisis. Salhi said Intra would reopen once the Nov. 17: A. H. Boerma,Executive Director of the crisis was overcome. World Food Program(WFO), arrivedfor a 3 day The Cabinetdecided to ask internationalauditors visit. to checkIntra's financial status. Nov. 18: The UN FAO agreed to supply 10,300 Oct. 27: The governmentand Iran decided to re- tons of wheatat a cost of $1,075,000. sume diplomaticrelations on embassylevel. Nov. 23: The Cabinet agreed to the creation of a The Chamberof Deputies approveda measureto national oil refining company-the Lebanon Na- increaseLebanon's contribution to the IMF by 25 tional RefineryCompany-with a capital of nearly per cent. Li 28m. Oct. 28: An 11 man trade delegation from the Nov. 24: Douglas Aircraft Company, of the US, Liverpool Chamberof Commerceand Industryar- cancelled an offer to sell 3 Super DC-8 jetliners rived for a 4 day visit. to Middle East Airlines (MEA) because of the Mahmasanmasked the MediterraneanRefining "presentdifficulties of Intra Bank." Intra sources Company(MEDRECO) to allow over 20 per cent said Douglas would have to repay$300,000 paid by of its output to be distributedby Lebanese con- Intra as an advanceand that MEA would receive cerns. "a considerablesum in damages." Greek shipping Oct. 29: In a letter, Baydascharged that Intra Bank magnateStavros Niarchos has offeredto Intra's was the victim of "machinationsaimed at obtain- buy ing control of companiesand sectors of economy MEA shares,it was learned. vital to the nation," and blamed the CentralBank IMF offered financial aid to the government. for withholdingfunds. Nov. 25: The Chamber of Deputies gave Yafi's Oct. 30: An expert from the British accountingfirm governmenta vote of confidence,although there Price, Waterhouseand Company,arrived in Beirut was an unconfirmedreport that Taqla had resigned. to examineIntra's accounts. Reportedly, irregularitieshave beeni discovered Nov. 2: Foreign Minister Philip Taqla said that in IntraBank's accounts. reportsthat Saudi Arabia and Kuwaytwere linked Nov. 28: Najib Alam al-din, Chairmanof the Board to the bankcrisis were unfounded. of MEA, declared"MEA is not for sale." Nov. 3: The Chamberof Deputies passed a draft Nov. 29: A 1 day general strike paralyzedthe port law giving the governmentextraordinary powers- of Beirut and forced the closure of several banks. CHRONOLOGY 73

Libya tionalist China discussedtechnical cooperation with governmentofficials during a 6 day visit, it was (See also, Pakistan,Syria, Yemen) reported. 1966 The Londonmerchant bank, RobinsonFrere, will establish an office in Libya in early 1967, it was Sept. 9: An agreementwas signed with Polservice, learned. of Poland,to experimentwith sugarbeet cropsover A Pakistaniindustrial delegation made a 4 day 200 hectareson 400 farms. visit. A German businessmen'sgroup has proposed a Nov. 13: A US trade and investment mission ar- ?3m scheme to build a "holiday village" for low rived on a 2 week visit. budget "packagedeal" tourists at Sabratha. Nov. 18: OccidentalPetroleum made its first dis- Sept. 11: Import duties on agriculturaland indus- coveryin Concession102. trial equipmenthave been cut up to 50 per cent. Nov. 22: French Secretary of State for Foreign Sept. 12: A delegation of businessmen left for Trade, Charles de Chambrun,arrived for a 5 day Czechoslovakia as guests of the Czechoslovak visit. Chamberof Commerce. Nov. 25: SpanishMinister of Industry,Lopez Bravo, Sept. 16: The Ministry of PetroleumAffairs made left Tripoli aftera 6 day visit. a formal protest to Mobil Oil against its new Underground salt deposits recently discovered posted price for oil deliveredat the Mediterranean near the Tunisian borderwere estimatedat 250m terminalfrom the Amalfield. tons. A British shippingcompany opened a directlink betweenBritain and Tripoli. Sept. 19: The AgriculturalBank has begun granting Morocco long term loans for agriculturaldevelopment to the (See also, General,Saudi Arabia) privatesector, it was reported. 1966 Sept. 23: Becauseof bad weatherand a labor shortage, the grape harvesthas been cut by 70 per cent. Sept. 2: The Ministryof Industryand Mines reached Esso Standard Libya (Esso) awarded Taylor an agreementin principlewith the AluminumCom- Woodrow, of Britain, a ?2m contractfor liquid pany of America for the exploitation of mineral naturalgas installationsat Brega. deposits. Sept. 30: An 18 man sales delegation from the The Officede Commercialisationet d'Exportation British Building Materials Export Group has ar- (OCE) was charged with the marketingof wine rived for a visit. for the 1966/67 season. Tripoli Municipalityincreased its holding in the Sept. 9: Minister of DevelopmentMuhammad Bar- Tripoli Gas Companyfrom 10 to 60 per cent. gash is holding talks in Rome with the Italian Union Rheinische,of West Germany,was granted ForeignMinister. 4 oil concessions. Sept. 11: Bargasharrived in London for a 1 week Esso madea gas strikein Concession6. visit. Oct. 4: Foreign MinisterAhmad al-Bishti met with Sept. 15: King IHasan and President Leopold seniorUS StateDepartment officials in Washington. Senghorof Senegal signed an agreementfor special Oct. 14: A delegation representing the Turkish association; it includes economic, technical and state oil corporation,TPAO, is negotiatingfor in- culturalcooperation. creasedoil imports,it was reported. Minister of Finance Ma'muinTahiri returned The Navy placed a ?2m order for 3 patrol boats from West Germanyand announceda 59.5m DM with the Vosper ThornycroftGroup, of Britain. loan to finance the tourist industry and for the Oasis and Mobil awarded a $2m storage tank modernizationof the pyrrhotitemine in Ketera. contract to the National Development Company Sept. 21: Hasan will visit the US after an October (NDC). visit to the USSR,it was reported. Oct. 18: A parliamentarydelegation visited Jordan Sept. 23: The KFAED ilOm loan was ratified. as part of a series of meetingsbetween the govern- Negotiationswere held with a Soviet delegation ment and Jordan aimed at strengtheningrelations. on possible aid for the constructionof a dam at Oct. 21: The governmentawarded a ?320,000 con- Zaouait Morbaz, and for the establishmentof a tract to FAP, of Yugoslavia, for the supply of 60 metalworks complex at Casablanca. large buses. Societe Anonymede Telecommunications(SAT), Oct. 28: A group of Belgian businessmenarrived of France, has won a contract to lay telephone in Tripoli for a 10 day visit to explore means of cablesbetween Safi and Marrakesh. increasingtrade exchanges. Sept. 25: An economicdelegation left for a tour of CAAMA, of Italy, was awarded the 200-bed Poland, Czechoslovakia,Hungary, Bulgaria and Zuarahospital contract. Rumania. Nov. 11: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Na- Sept. 26: At the Mahdi Bin Bark! kidnap trial in 74 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

Paris, Interior Minister Muhammad Ufldr was ping and the implementationof tourist and agri- accused of threateningBin Barka with a dagger. culturalprojects was also agreedupon. Ufkir, AhmadDlimi, head of the secretpolice, and Nov. 25: Platt Brothers of Oldham, England, was a third Moroccanofficial are being tried in absentia awardeda $360,000 contractto supply machinery for complicityin the kidnapping. and equipmentfor the Cofitexcotton mill at Fez. Sept. 30: Negotiations are underwaywith a Yugo- slav economicdelegation. The IMF has granted a $50m stand-bycredit Pakistan for 1 year,it was reported. (See also, General,Iraq, Jordan, Kashmir, Turkey) Oct. 4: A machineryand equipmentagreement was signedwith the USSR. 1966 Oct. 7: The governmentsigned 3 agreementswith Sept. 1: Studentsorganized a "huge" demonstration Yugoslavia; 1 provides for the sending of Yugo- in Karachi against the hanging of 3 Muslim slav engineers, agriculturalexperts and doctors; 1 Brothersin the UAR. for the increase of trade exchanges;and 1 for a Sept. 3: An economicdelegation arrived in Moscow loan. for talks on Soviet aid. A protocol was signed with the USSR for the Sept. 4: Therewere floodsin East Pakistan. dam and metalworks constructionprojects. Sept. 5: West PakistanIndustrial Development Cor- Petrofina, of Belgium, has struck natural gas poration (WPIDC) signed an agreementwith a in the Gharbregion. Frenchfirm for the supply and installationof 2 gas Oct. 12: A Japanesedelegation began trade talks in turbines for the Zeal Pak Cement Factory in Rabat. Hyderbad. Oct. 13: The lawyerfor Bin Barka'sfamily alleged ZahidaKhaliquzzaman became Minister of Health that Hasan had supported the kidnappers. and Social Welfare in the West PakistanCabinet. Oct. 14: De Nora, of Italy, will build an electro- Sept. 6: A delegation left for the Commonwealth chemicalplant, it was reported. ParliamentaryConference in Ottowa as the Com- A group of consultantengineers is being formed monwealthLeaders Conference, attended by Foreign -the CEI. Minister Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, opened in An air agreementwas signed with Bulgaria for London. regular Casablanca-Sofiaflights. Sept. 8: The government and Malaysia agreed to Oct. 19: Dlimi arrivedin Paris and surrenderedto resumediplomatic relations. Frenchauthorities. The trial proceedingswere sus- A strong protest was made to India against con- pendedand a new trial ordered. structionof a road in the disputedRann of Kutch Oct. 21: A tea planting scheme in the Larache area. region has reportedlyproved successful. Sept. 9: The USSR granteda Rs 400m credit to the Oct. 22: A West Germanfirm was awardeda con- government. tract to build a sugar factoryin the Gharbregion. Sept. 12: A 3 day meeting of the Indonesia-Pakistan Oct. 23: Hasan, accompaniedby his brotherand 5 Economic and Cultural CooperationOrganization Cabinet ministers, left for a 5 day visit to the Committeebegan in Islamabad. USSR. CommunicationsMinister Khan A. Sabur Khan Oct. 26: An agreementwas signed with the US for begantalks in Japan. the supply of 128,000 tons of wheat, bringing the Sept. 13: The East Pakistan Industrial Develop- wheat aid total to 328,000 tons in 1966. ment Corporation(EPIDC) signed an agreement France agreed to supply 100,000 tons of wheat, with a group of Japanesefirms to build a petro- bringing total French wheat imports to 200,000 chemical industrialcomplex in East Pakistan. tons this season. Sept. 15: A delegation of journalists left for a Oct. 27: The governmentsigned 5 agreementswith week'svisit to Ethiopia. the USSRon cooperationin technical,economic and Sept. 16: Dacca was again flooded, by 12 inches of culturalfields. rainfall. Nov. 5: Minister of Industry Ahmad 'Alawi left Sept. 17: MohammadMusa was appointed Gover- for a 12 day visit to Italy. nor of West Pakistan,replacing Malik Amir Mohd. Nov. 11: Talks with a West Germaneconomic and Sept. 19: A Japaneselabor goodwill mission arrived technicaldelegation opened in Rabat. in Karachion a 2 day visit. Nov. 15: An AmericanChamber of Commerceoffice Sept. 20: Mohammad Shoaib, former minister of was inauguratedin Casablanca. finance,was appointedVice Presidentof the World Nov. 21: The overseaswine trade was nationalized. Bank and IDA. Nov. 24: West Germanyagreed to an annual SOm Sept. 26: Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister N. P. DM loan, to increase her imports of Moroccan Firyubinhad 2 meetingswith PresidentAyub Khan phosphates and wine and to give technical aid. in SaiduSharif, West Pakistan. Cooperationin commercialaviation, merchant ship- The EPIDC signed an agreementwith Burma CHRONOLOGY 75

Oil Companyfor the supply of crude oil and par- Ayub arrived in London for a 12 day state ticipation in the equity of Eastern Refinery,Chit- visit. tagong. Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Sept. 27: East Pakistan Governor Abdul Monem Fazlul Quadr Chowdhury,joined the opposition- Khan headed a 9 man goodwill mission to the the CouncilMoslem League. CPR. Nov. 21: The governmentwill contestJapan's pres- Sept. 29: A trade protocol was signed with Yugo- ent UN SecurityCouncil seat when it is vacatedin slavia. 1967, it was announced. Sept. 30: The CentralDevelopment Working Party Nov. 23: A trade agreement was signed with approvedschemes costing about Rs 1,100m for East Czechoslovakia. Pakistan. Nov. 30: Ayub returnedto Karachiafter talks with Oct. 1: The US will supply 400,000 tons of grain, French President Charles de Gaulle. French eco- Ayub announced. nomic and scientificaid was promised. Oct. 5: Ayub sanctionedim rupees for cyclone and flood relief in East Pakistan. Oct. 6: A World Bank mission arrivedin Karachi. Palestine Problem Oct. 7: A. R. Khan was appointedDefense Minister (See also, General,Jordan) in the PresidentialCabinet. Oct 11: Four new ministers joined the West Paki- 1966 stan Cabinet: Ahmed Saeed Kirmani, Ghulam. Sept. 6: A mine blast injured 6 Israelis near the Sarwar Khan, Malik Allahyar Khan and A. G. Syrian border;UNTSO investigatedthe incident. Akhund. Sept. 7: Israel complainedto the UN SecurityCoun- Oct. 13: A CPR delegation arrived in Karachi to cil aboutthe mining incident. sign a maritime transportagreement. Sept. 8: Israeli army spokesmen reported that a Oct. 14: IDA reportedlyagreed to financeconstruc- patrol killed 2 Arab "infiltrators"in the upper tion of a fish harborat Chittagong. Galilee region. Oct. 18: Ministerof IndustryAltaf Hussain arrived Sept. 9: A mine explosion injured 3 Israeli soldiers in Libyafor economicand commercialtalks. patrolling the Syrian border, it was reported. Oct. 20: The US reportedlyoffered to finance the Syria disclaimed responsibility for the alleged Karachisteel mill project to the extent of $120m. renewal of Arab incursionsinto Israel following a Britain agreedto grant a ?4m interestfree loan, 2 months' interlude, and refused to accept the as part of her Aid-to-PakistanConsortium require- bodiesof the 2 "infiltrators." ments. Sept. 11: Israel protested to the Security Council Oct. 23: Pirzada held talks with the CPR Vice againstSyrian border incidents. Premier and Foreign Minister in Peking. Sept. 17: Syrian Foreign Minister Ibrihim Makhiis A Tanzanianbuying mission arrivedin Karachi. said that future Israeli "aggression"would be met Oct. 26: An agreementwas signed with the US for by "joint Egyptian-Syrianmilitary action." 30,000 tons of edible oil and 18,000 tons of wheat. Sept. 19: Syria chargedat the SecurityCouncil that Oct. 31: The government abolished visa require- Israel was adoptinga "policyof aggression"endan- mentsfor travelto Afghanistan. gering "the entireMiddle East." Nov. 1: US Roving AmbassadorAverell Harriman Sept. 25: The CPR is reportedlysupplying the PLO met with Ayub in Rawalpindi. with arms, or money to buy them. FakhruddinAhmad and Kazi MukhlisurRehman Oct. 3: The UN Conciliation Commission aban- joined the East PakistanCabinet. doned a 6 year old projectto promotenegotiations Nov. 2: A North Korean trade mission arrivedfor on propertyrights of Arabrefugees. an 8 day visit. Oct. 8: Four Israelis were injured in 3 explosions Nov. 3: Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik in the Romemaquarter of Jerusalem. Israel pro- arrivedfor a 4 day visit. testedagainst Jordan to the MAC. Nov. 6: Talks on joint oil explorationwere held Oct. 9: Israel protested against Syria to the MAC with Iraqi officialsin Baghdad. regarding the killing of 4 border patrolmenand wounding of 2 in a mine explosion south of Lake Nov. 8: The governmentsigned a trade agreement Tiberias. with North Korea. Oct. 10: Israel urged UN Secretary General U Nov. 11: A Japaneseyouth goodwill delegationar- Thant and the President of the Security Council rived in Karachion a 9 day visit. to obtain immediate assurances from Syria that Nov. 12: The Aid-to-PakistanConsortium pledged furtherincursions would be prevented. $400.2m for the second year of the Third Five Jordan'sKing IHusaynsaid if Israel and Syria Year Plan. began fighting, a second front in Jordan would Nov. 15: About 8,400 pounds of marijuanaworth have to be opened. about $300,000 was seized in Karachi. Oct. 11: Syrian PremierYuisuf Zu'ayyin said Syria 76 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

would tum "any Israeli aggressionagainst her into in the "Galilee Finger"injuring 1 soldier. UNTSO a final graveyardfor Israel and all the interestsof chief, General Odd Bull, reported incondusive imperialismand its agentsin the area." findingsregarding the incidentsof October8 and 9. Oct. 12: Israel asked the Security Council to con- The Knesset called on the Security Council to vene to consider"acts of aggression"by Syria. demandthat Syria "end its acts of aggression." Al-Ba'th and al-Thawrah,of Damascus,reported Oct. 19: In a clash near the Lebaneseborder be- that "Assifa troops" had killed 2 Jordaniansde- tween Arabs and an Israeli borderpatrol, 3 Arabs scribedas "spies for Israel." and an Israeli border policeman were reportedly The JordanianArmy claimed it inflicted3 casual- killed and 1 Arab wounded and captured. ties and suffered 1 in a 2 hour battle between Oct. 20: Israel accused Syria of responsibilityfor border patrols supplemented on both sides by the explosion of a building near Ein Geddi; a reinforcements.UNTSO intervened to stop the complaintwas filed with the MAC. fighting. Israel acknowledgedan intrusion onto Oct. 22: GeneralOdd Bull reportedarmistice viola- Jordaniansoil. tions by Israel and Syria involving the presenceof Syria announcedcompletion of preparationsto armed men in the demilitarized zone but no counter"aggression." evidenceof a militarybuild-up by either side. Oct. 13: Three Israeli soldiers were wounded by Oct. 23: Israel lodged a protestwith the MAC over gunfire near the Jordan border in an attack Israel the explosionof a patrolcar near the Syrianborder; attributedto al-Fatah. Jordan denied involvement therewere no injuries. in the incident. Oct. 24: The UN Political Committeeopened de- At the UN, 11 Arab statesdefended Syria against bate on the UNRWA report. the Israelicomplaint. Oct. 25: UNTSO press officer, Albert Grand, re- Oct. 14: The Security Council was convened into ported the killing of a Jordanianshepherd by an urgent session to considerIsraeli charges. A pro- Israelipatrol in the Hebrondistrict. cedural debate backedby the USSR, Bulgaria and Oct. 27: Britain and the US proposed that the Jordan preceded Israeli Foreign Minister Abba SecurityCouncil ask Syriato ensurethat its territory Eban's speech citing 30 alleged Syriandeclarations would not be used as a base for borderviolations. expressing"an intention to destroyIsrael." DamascusRadio attacked the draftresolution. The Syrian UN Mission was invaded by 19 A mine blast derailed an Israeli freight train membersof a US Zionist youth group protesting near the Jordanianborder, reportedly injuring 1 "Syrian aggression"; they were arrested and ar- person. The Jordan-IsraelMAC received a com- raigned before Criminal Court. US Representative plaint. ArthurGoldberg expressed apologies to Syria. Oct. 30: Israel reported the explosion of a water Oct. 15: U Thant announced he would present a pipeline in the northernNegev near the Jordanian formal protest of member states over the young border. Zionists' intrusionto Goldberg. Nov. 1: An Israeli truck detonateda mine near the Al-Thawrahaccused UNRWA of being a state Syrianborder; there were no injuries. createdby the UN when it recognizedIsrael. Debateon the UNRWA reportedconitinued. Over 1,000 students in UNRWA secondary Nov. 2: The 49th anniversaryof the Balfour De- schools boycottedclasses in late Septemberin pro- clarationwas commemoratedby widespreadArab test against the Agency's educational policies, it denunciations. was learned. Nov. 4: The USSR vetoed a SecurityCouncil move Oct. 16: UNRWA CommissionerGeneral Laurence to urge Israel and Syria to reduceborder tensions. Michelmorereported to the GeneralAssembly that An Israeli army spokesmanreported a border the Agency faced the danger of a "serious"cut- clash with Syria allegedly fomented by regular back becauseof the lack of funds for 1967. Syrianarmy units. KOL, the Israeli state radio, said the US State Nov. 8: Israeli UN Delegate Michael Comay said Department had information that al-Fatih was that if a "bold new rehabilitationand compensation equippedwith Soviet arms; the Departmentdenied programwith massive funds" could be set up for knowledgeof a directarms supply. Palestinian refugees, Israel would give "prompt Oct. 17: Syrian UN Delegate George Tiima identi- and substantialsupport." fied Goldbergwith Zionism becauseof "his spirit- Nov. 9: Somalia, Malaysia,Afghanistan and Pakis- ual and culturalheritage." tan asked the UN to appoint a custodianfor Arab Israeli Premier Eshkol told the Knesset that refugee property in Israel; Jordan supportedthe Israel was readyto sign a non-aggressionpact with proposal. Syria at once, but would resort to self-defense if Nov. 10: Israel accused 9 Israeli Arabs of spying bordersabotage continued. for Jordan. Syria promisedto "strikeback inside Israeli ter- Nov. 11: Syrianpositions fired on Israeli planes, it ritory"should Israel attack her. was reported. Oct. 18: A mine blew up an Israeli patrol vehicle Nov. 12: An Israeli patrol car detonated a land CHRONOLOGY 77

mine near the Jordanfrontier, killing 3 soldiersand Nov. 26: An Israeli was wounded by machine gun injuring 6. Comay complained to the Security fire near the Jordanborder. Council. Nov. 27: Eshkol called the Councilvote "one-sided" Nov. 13: Israeli forces backed by air, tank and and said Israel would continueto defend itself. artillery support launched a 3 hour attack on the Nov. 29: Israeli jets shot down 2 UAR MIG 19's Jordanian village of Samu', accused of being a over the Sinai border,it was reported. base for terrorists. Reports of damageand casual- King Husayn said PLO or Arab "commandos" ties differed. Arab Legionnaires reinforced Jor- would not be allowed to operatefrom Jordan. He danian forces. Jordan made an urgent complaint announcedrestored securityfollowing the demon- to UNTSO and notifiedthe ArabLeague. strations. Goldberg appealed to both sides for restraint and said the US "stronglydeplored the large-scale retaliatoryraid." Persian Gulf Firing took place acrossthe Syrian-Israeliborder; 1966 UNTSO arrangeda ceasefire. Sept. 9: Hawker Siddeley Electric, of Britain, was Nov. 15: DamascusRadio reportedpolice had fired contractedto supply about?2m worth of equipment upon "large demonstrations"in Hebrondemanding for power stationsin Abu Dhabi and Buraymi. that all citizensbe armed. Sept. 16: Sultan Sa'id Ibn Taymiir of Muscat and Eshkol accused Syria of responsibilityfor the Omarcontracted the British firm of John R. Harris border terrorism which allegedly provoked the to draft a "multi-millionpound" development plan "retaliatory"raid. including constructionand design of public build- Nov. 16: The US, Britain, France and USSR con- ings, a housing complex, schools, hospitals,recrea- demnedIsrael and called for action by the Security tion areas,fresh water, drainageand electricalsup- Council to prevent further incidents. The Council plies. Initial work is scheduled for the end of went into urgent session to considerJordan's com- 1967, it was reported. plaint. Sept. 20: While in London, BahrayniDirector of Israel returneda Jordaniansoldier through the FinanceMahmuid 'Alawl encouragedinvestment in MandelbaumGate in Jerusalem. Bahraynwhich has neither currencyrestrictions nor Nov. 17: Israel disputed the extent of the raid's incometax. damage,exhibiting aerial photos showing 30 struc- tures demolished. Sept. 23: Oil shows encountered in May by the Nov. 18: Demonstrationsagainst the monarchyand John MecomCompany in Sharjahhave provednon- in favor of retaliation or general armamentand commercial,it was learned. increasedborder fortifications were reportedin the Oct. 1: The Bahrain Technical and Trading Com- Jordanian towns of Nablus, Jerusalem, Hebron, pany (BTTC) was given a charterof incorpora- Ramallah,Jenin and Tulkarm. tion by Shaykh'Isa Ibn Salmanal-Khallfah. BTTC Nov. 19: The UN figures of Jordanian casualties took over the assets and liabilities of the Technical listed 18 dead and 134 wounded. U Thant re- Departmentof African and Eastern (Near East) ported125 houses,a clinic and school destroyed. Ltd.; its activities will cover the supply, instal- Nov. 20: Eshkol said a major attempt would be lation and maintenanceof technicalequipment. made to seal Israel's bordersagainst intrusion. Oct. 7: Ruler of Abu Dhabi Shaykh Zayd is re- Nov. 21: Jordanasked the SecurityCouncil to term portedlyholding unofficialtalks with the rulers of Israel an "aggressor"and impose economic sanc- Dubai, Sharjah,Ras al-Khaymah,Umm al-Qaywayn tions againsther. and 'Ajmanon the possibilityof economicunity or The PLO said that Nablus citizens had voted for federation. completecooperation with the PLO. SultanIbn Taymuiris maintainingthe Gulf rupee Jordanian Premier al-Tall blamed the Unified at the pre-devaluationrate. Arab Commandand the UAR for not providing Oct. 21: Shaykh Zayd recently approved a ?15m air coverduring the November13 battle. developmentplan on which a British consortium, Nov. 22: PLO ChairmanAhmad al-Shuqayrlsaid Arabicon,will soon embark. The project includes that Palestiniancommandos would continueattack- 100 miles of dual highway from Buraymito Abu ing Israel. Dhabi, some 60 miles of urban roads, a new sea Israel denied that US-supplied tanks were used wall and land reclamationscheme, sewage works, in the Samu'attack. a 70 mile water pipeline and a coveredmarket for Nov. 25: Curfewswere imposed on Jerusalemand Abu Dhabi. Ramallah after violent demonstrationstook place Shaykh Zayd officially appointed NadIm al- advocatingarms distributionand cooperationwith PachThchias oil advisorto Abu Dhabi. the PLO. Troopsfired on the rioters. Nov. 10: Shaykh Zayd signed a new agreement The SecurityCouncil censuredIsrael and warned with Abu Dhabi Marine Areas (ADMA) incor- of further"effective steps" if a repetitionoccurred. porating50/50 profitsharing terms. He also signed 78 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

a royalty expensing agreement with Abu Dhabi Faysal reaffirmedthat his call for Islamic co- PetroleumCompany (ADPC). operationhad no personalaims. Nov. 18: 'A ?1.4m contractfor 21 miles of the Abu Oct. 6: The government agreed with the Federal Dhabi dual highway was won by Humphreysof Republic of Cameroon to raise their diplomatic Wallington, England;and a ?im contractfor a 12 representionto embassylevel. mile stretchwas awardedto CAT, of Lebanon. Oct. 7: The governent has purchased37 surface- Six Consult,a Belgian consortium,won a ?1.8m to-air missiles as part of an arms deal concluded contractfor the sea wall and land reclamation. earlierwith Britain,it was reported. Qatar gave a ?10,000 order to RadiationInter- Oy Yleinen Insinooritoimisto,of Finland,won nationalfor cateringequipment for the new airport a $5.6m contractto build and supplywater purifica- at Doha, it was reported. tion equipmentfor a plant in Riyadh. Chemical ConstructionCorporation, of the US, won a $30m contractfor the Dammam fertilizer Saudi Arabia plant. Anothercontract for the projectwas awarded (See also, General,Kuwayt, to Motherwell Bridge Contracting and Trading SAF, Sudan,Syria, Yemen) (MOTHERCAT),of Britain. Oct. 12: An agreement was signed with Arabian 1966 Geophysicsand SurveyingCompany (ARGAS) and Sept. 2: The Council of Ministers approved a SR 4 other surveying firms to establish a general 92,000 contractto Pencol,of Britain,for a gas study geodetic network. project. A new borderagreement was signed with Jordan Sept. 3: King Faysal left Turkeyfor an 8 day visit following negotiationsin Riyadh. to Morocco. Oct. 15: The state budget for fiscal 1966-67 ex- Sept. 6: Economic,technical and culturalagreements ceeded$1 billion for the firsttime. were signedwith Morocco. Oct. 16: A Royal decree approvedan agreementto Sept. 11: The Ministry of Education signed a 5 establishairline service with Senegal. year agreementwith the UN Special Fund and Oct. 19: An increasein educationalexchanges with UTNESCOfor a $5m educationalcollege in Riyadh. Francewas announced. Sept. 13: Faysal arrivedin Guinea for a state visit. Oct. 21: The government awarded a consultancy Sept. 15: Faysalleft Guineafor Mali. contractfor the road building programto a British Sept. 17: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Re- firm. sources Ahmad Zaki Yamani signed an agreement Oct. 23: Oil talkswith Pakistanbegan in Riyadh. with a Dutch firm for the 2nd phase of an aerial Oct. 28: Ewbankand Partners,of Britain,were ap- surveyproject. pointed advisors to the Office of Saline Water Sept. 18: The governmentagreed to tax ARAMCO's Conversionin the Ministry of Agriculture. sales on the basis of posted prices, thus eliminating Oct. 30: The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs all allowancesgranted on sales. issued an order reorganizingitself into 3 depart- The Popular Committee for Aid to Pakistan ments in accordancewith Ford Foundationrecom- donated?22,500 from Riyadhto Pakistan,bringing mendations. the total paid by Riyadh to ?109,000. Nov. 1: The governmentsigned a ?220,000 contract Faysal arrivedin Tunisia on an officialvisit. for airport equipment with StandardTelephones A SR 24,940,080 agreement implementingthe and CablesLtd., of Britain. third stage of the Riyadhwater projectwas signed. Nov. 4: The Ministry of Interiormade a ?600,000 Sept. 20: The Bureau de RecherchesGeologiques, order for 15 patrol boats and 2 floating workshops Geophysiqueset Minieres,in its capacityas contrac- froma Britishfirm. tor for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Nov. 6: UAR planes operating from Yemen re- Resources,signed an agreementwith 4 companies portedlybombed the oasis of Najranon October14, to undertakean aerial survey covering a 240,000 killing 4 persons and wounding 10, it was re- squarekilometer area. ported. The UAR reportedlytold the government Sept. 25: Faysalreturned to Jiddah after his 27 day that the raid was "a mistake." trip. Nov. 8: A Moroccantrade centeropened in Jiddah. Sept. 27: The US signed a $lOOmagreement to pro- Nov. 14: Niger PresidentHamani Diori arrivedin vide the army with land transportationequipment Riyadhfor a 7 day statevisit. and maintenancefacilities. Nov. 20: The governmentbegan talks with Jordan Oct. 1: The governmentsigned an agreementwith on the economicagreement concluded in 1962. ARAMCOon the eliminationof discounts on the Nov. 21: A Kuwayti delegation arrived for border sales of crude oil and refined products to non- talks. affiliates;the governmentexpects to benefitby some Nov. 23: The economicagreement with Jordanwas ?25m. amended. CHRONOLOGY 79

Fay?alreceived a delegationrepresenting the US decided to appoint a personalrepresentative to ex- CongressionalForeign Affairs Committee. amine proceduresfor the arrest, interrogationand detention of suspected terrorists in Aden, following a recent visit to Aden by a member of Somalia AmnestyInternational, of Sweden. (See also, Ethiopia, General,Iraq) Oct. 15: In grenade incidents in Aden, 3 British 1966 servicemenand an Arab were injured. An Arab Sept. 3: A trade delegation is touring and holding child, injuredthe day before in an explosion, died. talks in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, There was a bazookaattack on a British service- Iraq,Kuwayt and Bahrayn. man'sapartment in Aden. Oct. 1: EducationMinister Kenadid Ahmad visited Oct. 17: Customsofficials seized armsfrom a Yugo- Pakistan. slav ship in Aden harbor. Anotherarms haul from a Yugoslavship was madeOctober 7. Oct. 18: Amnesty Internationalpublished a report South ArabianFederation and listing 13 specific cases of torture, naming 164 prisoners in evidence and citing 5 prisonerswho EasternAden Protectorate swore under oath to having been tortured.Britain 1966 denied the allegations. intervention Sept. 1: Securityforces discoveredtheir biggest-ever Oct. 20: FLOSY called for urgent by secret arms cache, including mortars, bazookas, the UN Human Rights' Commissionin favor of ammunitionand plastic explosives with CPR and Arabdetainees in Aden. was UAR markings,in the Shaykh 'Uthmandistrict. Oct. 21: A British lawyer, RodericBowen, ap- of Sept. 12: In Mukalla, capital of Qu'ayti State, a pointed to investigatethe charges torture. grenade explosion outside South Arabian League Oct. 22: The Arab Jurists' and Arab Doctors' Aden of an (SAL) officeskilled 1 youth and injured 20 (later unions in urged appointment impartial reportedas 69) persons. SAL denied responsibility internationalcommission to investigate allegations for the incident. Military control was imposed in in the report. the form of a 5 man junta responsibleto the sole A grenade thrown at a police mobile patrol in minister,Ahmad Muhammad al-'Atas. Shaykh 'Uthman injured a British policeman and Sept. 17: Studentsin Kathirl State reportedlywent an Arab. Oct. Two on strike in protest against the shooting of 4 stu- 23: explosions breachedpipelines bring- dents by a suspectedSAL memberduring a demon- ing oil and gas to Aden from a British Petroleum stration against High CommissionerSir Richard (BP) refineryat Little Aden. Turnbull. Oct. 24: A British patrol accidentally fired on another in Shaykh 'Uthman,killing 1 soldier and Sept. 19: A British servicemanwas remanded in wounding1. custodyuntil September26 in connectionwith the Oct. 26: Bowen arrivedin Aden for a 10 day stay. killing of an Aden taxi driver. Nov. 1: Debate on the Aden question opened in US A merchantseaman died after a grenadeat- the UN TrusteeshipCommittee; representatives of tack on a British mobile patrol the day before. FLOSY, the SAL, the Front for the Liberationof Sept. 23: The first-everlocal council elections were South Arabia and the United National Party of held in al-Hawt in Wahidi State,it was reported. Aden were heard. Oct. 1: The monthly report for Septembershowed Nov. 4: The Federal Ministry of Education an- 8 persons died and 26 were injured in 39 security nounced a great expansion of the school system incidentsin Aden. as part of a ?82,188 developmentscheme financed The Front for the Liberationof OccupiedSouth out of Colonial Development and Welfare Serv- Yemen (FLOSY) reportedly sent U Thant an ices. urgent note stating its opposition to the idea of a Nov. 5: Aden Radio said "Yemeni mercenaries" UN mission being sent to the SAF unless the Front killed 3 children, 2 women and a man in a No- participatedin selecting mission membersand con- vember 3 raid on a bordertown in Dhala State. sentedto its functions. Nov. 7: George Brownrejected a suggestionto give Oct. 6: Makram 'Abdallih 'Antar, ousted secretary the SAF military aid after independence. general of the Aden Umma Party,was killed by a Nov. 12: Aden's first locally financed bank, the gunman in Shaykh'Uthman. 'Antar had previously Bank of South Arabia, opened with a capital of denied Cairo press reports saying that the Umma ?400,000. Party had agreed to amalgamatewith FLOSY. Nov. 16: Peter Benenson, President of Amnesty Oct. 10: Sulin of Qu'ayt?, 'Awadh Ibn $Ilih al- International,said in Aden that Bowen was "in- Qu'ayti, died. His 18 year old son, Amir Ghalib, sulatedand isolated"during his visit. was namedthe new ruler. Nov. 17: British UN Delegate Lord Caradon re- Oct. 13: British Foreign Secretary George Brown affirmedBritain's readiness to cooperatewith a UJN 80 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

mission to the SAP and to fully implement UN The government and India agreed to increase resolutions. their trade. Nov. 22: A military prosecutor in Mukalla de- Nov. 14: Mahdi resumed his southem tour amid manded the death penalty for 19 SAL members intensifiedrebel activities. and life terms for 37 others for complicity in the AID agreed to a $1.3m loan to finance the grenadeexplosion of September12. KhartiumNorth sewage system. Nov. 23: The governmentsaid "a deliberateact of Nov. 15: Britain reportedlyrefused to grant a ?3m sabotage" caused the crash of an Aden Airways developmentloan. plane killing all 20 passengers,mostly Arabs. Nov. 16: Sources reportedthat troops killed more Saudi Arabia tabled a draft resolution at the than 30 rebels in a clash the day before at Wat, UN calling for the immediate appointmentof a nearthe Akobodistrict. mission to help Aden preparefor independence. Nov. 18: The Trade Unions Federation passed a Nov. 27: Saudi Arabia agreed to give ?6.5m for resolution demandingthe nationalizationof banks road projects. and foreign companies. Nov. 20: The governmentand Iran agreed in prin- Sudan ciple to cooperatein the establishmentof a petroleum refineryat Port Sudan. (See also, General,Jordan, Yemen) Nov. 25: The governmentand Jordanagreed to in- 1966 creasetheir tradevolume to ?2m. Sept. 2: US AID granted a $3.325m development loan to financethe constructionand equipmentof a SyrianArab Republic durra (grain sorghum) processing plant in Khar- tuim. The project will be jointly carriedout by a (See also, Algeria, General,Palestine Problem, Sudanese company and the AgriculturalProducts UAR, Yemen) RefiningCorporation of New York. 1966 Bulgaria will again help in aviation operations Sept. 6: Ba'th leaders announcedthe crushing of a to fight cottonpests, it was reported. plot to overthrowthe regime; the conspiracywas Sept. 9: A new cotton policy was announced on attributed to "the 'Aflaq-Bitar-Razzazclique." August 29, it was reported. Sept. 7: Armed workers reportedly forced the A World Bank mission is holding discussionsin resignationsof variouscommercial officials. Khartiim. Sept. 8: A curfew was imposed throughout the Sept. 17: Police used tear gas bombsin Khartuimto countryand borderswere closed. to attackthe disperse student demonstratorstrying Sept. 9: Premier Zu'ayyin said that the plot had of dis- Chad embassy because the current border been finallyfoiled. The curfew was lifted at 5 p.m. pute. but bordersremained closed overnight. in Sept. 18: Niger and Ghana offered to mediate The World Food Program (WFO) agreed to the borderdispute. supply $8m worth of food to be used as part pay- was reached Sept. 23: An agreement in principle ment in kind for workerson developmentprojects. with the UN Special Fund for a country-wide Sept. 10: Damascus Radio mineralsurvey. named Salim IHatiim, commanderof a Oct. 16: The government and Chad appointed a garrison outside Damascus, as leader of the plot. The Jordanianradio bordercommission to investigatefrontier incidents announced Hatuim and 21 others had and recommendedmeasures for dealing with ten- crossed into Jordan September9 and been sions in the area. given political asylum. Royalty talks PresidentHamani Diori acceptedan in- with the Iraq PetroleumCompany Niger's in vitation from PresidentIsm.'l1 al-Azharito visit in (IPC) began Damascus. mid-November. Sept. 11: Seven more army officers crossed into Oct. 25: Premier $addiq al-Mahdi began a 9 day Jordan. tour of the southernprovinces. A Czechoslovakianteacher delegation arrivedin Oct. 31: Mahdi orderedintensified security measures Damascus. in the south after hearing reports of new rebel Sept. 12: Minister of Planning 'Abd al-Hamid al- violence. He said the state of emergencywould Hasan began a 6 day visit to Czechoslovakia. end once the rebellionwas quelled. Sept. 14: A cultural agreement was signed with Nov. 2: Mahdi returnedto Khartiim and said his with East Germany. tour of the south would continue after the OAU Sept. 15: Union chief Khalid al-Jundicalled on the meetingin Addis Ababa. militia-laborsquads to turn in their arms since Nov. 3: Minister of CommerceMuhammad Ahmad their task of "defending the revolution" against al-Mardidied after a brain operationin London. "imperialist"and "reactionary"conspiracies was Nov. 13: A ?2m mutualtrade agreement was signed completed. Squads reportedlyousted a number of with Jordan. General PetroleumAuthority (GPA) officials. CHRONOLOGY 81

Sept. 16: The Ministry of Supply signed contracts MamduihJabir: Public Works with the US and Bulgaria for 120,000 tons of Sulaymanal-Khish: Education wheat. MashhiirZaytiin: Supplies Sept. 17: A group of civilians crossed into Jordan Ashawi: Interior including trade union leaders-Muhammad Nazir Muwaffaqal-Shurbajli: Finance al-Nabuls!and Khilid Mahmuidal-jakim. Ghalib 'Abduin:Waqfs Sept. 18: Amid a violent government and press 'Abd al-Hamidal-IHasan: Planning campaignagainst IPC, officials left for London to 'Atiyyah:Communications fetch companydocuments. 'Abd al-Rahmanal-Aqda': Health More groups left to seek political asylum in MuhammadRabah al-Tawil: Laborand SociialAf- Jordan. fairs Sept. 19: Nabulsi and IIakim said that the armed AhmadMurad: Economy and ForeignTrade labor squads were actually army troops. They As'ad Taqla: Oil, Electricityand the Implementa- urged formation of a national front representing tion of IndustrialAffairs (new portfolio) all segmentsof the population. Muhammadal-Zu'bi: Information and acting Mini- Sept. 20: More civilian and military personnel re- ster of Cultureand National Guidance portedlycrossed into Jordan. Fayiz al-Jasim:Agriculture and AgrarianReform Sept. 21: The third nationalconference of the Ba'th 'AbdallahWafiq al-Shahid: Higher Education Partybegan in Damascus. AdhamMustafa: State Health authorities warned of the danger of a FathallahAllush: Ministerof Statefor Councilof choleraepidemic. Ministers'Affairs (new portfolio) Sept. 30: A UAR military delegation arrived for a Zuhayral-Khanm: Ministers' Affairs 10 day visit. 'AdnanAzzZiz: Industry Oct. 1: A Syrian army officer granted asylum in An East German technical and scientific delega- Jordan accused Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the US tion arrivedin Damascus. CIA of conspiringto overthrowthe Ba'th regime. Oct. 18: A "general mobilization" order, under Jordandenied the allegation. which citizens will receive arms training, was Minister of CommunicationsSami 'Atiyyah re- officiallyannounced. turned from a 2 day visit to the USSR. Oct. 23: Zu'ayyinissued an order freezing all mov- Oct. 2: A Jordaniansource said the attemptedcoup able and immovableassets of Turkish subjects in had been backedby the UAR. Syria. Governmentauthorities were asked to cur- Oct. 3: Minister of the Interior Muhammad 'Id tail decisions concerning transactions involving Ashwli again accused Jordan of instigating the Turkishassets. plot. A Ba'th delegationleft for an "informativetour" Oct. 4: The UAR announcedits readinessto repell of East Germany,while an East German govem- any aggressionagainst Syria. ment delegationarrived in Damascus. Oct. 6: The governmentsigned 2 contractswith the Oct. 26: The third round of talks with IPC began. USSRfor assistancein oil development. Oct. 28: Trade delegations reportedly concluded Oct. 7: The National Guardand "armedbattalions" agreements worth ?100,000 with Somalia and of workers and peasants will be developed "in Libya. order to share in the battle against the enemies of A trademission arrived in Moscow. the revolution,"it was announced. Oct. 30: The GPA was renamedthe GeneralPetro- Oct. 8: The Ba'th conference endorsed steps for leum Organization(GPO). closer associationamong "Arabprogressive forces." Oct. 31: The resolutionsadopted by the 9th inter- Oct. 9: Trade and paymentsagreements were signed national Ba'th conference were announced in with Ceylon. Damascus. Oct. 10: The commanderof the National Guardan- Nov. 1: Kurdish sources in Beirut reported that nounced that volunteersfrom the "toiling masses" about 800 Kurdswere arrestedin the last 3 months would be acceptedfor weapons training. in northeasternSyria and are imprisoned. Damascus Radio accused IPC of evading a Nov. 3: The governmentand the UAR agreed to formula to apply a 50-50 sharing of profits. exchangeambassadors. Oct. 11: A labor arbitrationcourt at Dair al-Zur Nov. 5: A civil aviationagreement was signed with ordered IPC to pay family housing allowance ar- Iraq. rearsof about?500,000. Nov. 7: Zu'ayyin returned from a week's official Oct. 12: The GPA approvedthe purchaseof 133,000 visit to the UAR where it was agreed to take pre- metrictons of gas oil fromIraq. liminarysteps towardpossible reunificationof Syria Oct. 16: A new Cabinetwas formed: and the UAR. Zu'ayyin:Premier Nov. 8: The talks with IPC endedin apparentstale- IbrihimMakhuis: Deputy Premierand Foreign mate. Al-Ba'th attacked "oil monopolies" and $alih al-Mahamlid:Rural and MunicipalAffairs warnedof the cuttingof oil supplylines. 82 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

Nov. 9: The ministeries of Agrarian Reform and CulturalAffairs, and FathilZuhayr became Director Agriculturewill be mergedto becomethe Ministry of Protocol for the Presidencyand Secretaryof of the AgriculturalSector. State. Nov. 11: A tobaccoresearch institute will be estab- Sept. 14: The IDA extendeda $13m aedit for edu- lished in Latakia in cooperation with the UN cationalfacilities. FAO. Sept. 16: A Danish economicmission reportedlyof- Nov. 13: A Jordanian spokesman said political fered the governmenta ?50,000 loan toward the asylumwas grantedto 9 more Syrianmilitary per- cabinetmaking industry. sonnel. The government awarded a $1.6m contract to A committee began a study of Syrian-owned SocietaGeneral de Telefoniaand ElectronicaS.P.A., propertyin Turkey. of Italy, for the modernizationand expansion of An East German governmentdelegation arrived the telecommunicationsystem. for a 10 day visit. Oct. 3: The government severed diplomatic rela- Nov. 14: The Cabinetapproved a legislative decree tions with the UAR for the second time since ratifyingthe joint defense agreementwith the UAR. 1956, because of "a steady disparagingcampaign (See UAR). incompatiblewith the maintenanceof diplomatic A Ba'th delegationleft for Prague at the invita- relations of any kind," allegedly waged by the tion of the Czech Socialist Party. UAR. Nov. 18: A Czechoslovakianmilitay delegation ar- Oct. 5: $lih began a 5 day visit to the USSR to rived. discussSoviet financial and technicalaid. Nov. 20: Poland was awardeda contractto build a Oct. 7: A delegationis in Rumaniato sign an addi- steel rolling mill in Hama,west Syria. tional protocol to the existing trade agreement. Nov. 22: An Iraqi delegationmade a 1 day visit to An amendmentto the Food for Peace agreement discussthe IPC negotiations. with the US provides for paymentin dinars, not Nov. 23: A 4 man mission left for Cairo to study dollars. local government. Oct. 28: The olive harvest will be under half last The governmentbroke off negotiationswith the year's crop as a result of the drought, it was IPC. reported. Nov. 25: The governmentaccused IPC of submit- The US will finance on oceanographicresearch ting false accounts and warned it would take centercosting $175,000. "measuresalready decided upon" to safeguardits Nov. 11: Agreementscovering trade, scientific and rights. technical cooperationwere signed with Hungary. A tradeprotocol was signedwith the USSR. "Extensive"water deposits were discovered at Nov. 30: The governmentbanned the movementof al-Hamma. IPC equipmentor machinerybetween its pumping Nov. 18: President1labib Bourguiba(Bi-Raqibah) stationsin Syria. reportedlywill visit the US next June. Negotiations on possible Italian cooperationin the fishingindustry were held in Tunis. Tunisia Direct air servicewith Belgradewas established. (See also, General,Kuwayt) Nov. 20: The US agreed to provide loans totalling 1966 $1.2m for the Bizerta FirestoneTire factory. Nov. 25: The National Assemblyapproved the rati- Sept. 2: The governmentsigned 2 new agreements fication of the financialaid agreementwith West on West German economic and technical aid. Germany. Wine will be sold to East Germany under a A US business mission arrivedin Tunis to ex- new tradeagreement. plore tradepossibilities. The US will sell $5.2m worth of agricultural Nov. 28: Bourguiba visited the synagogue on the produce to the government,it was reported.AID island of Djerba,one of the world's oldest. agreed to continue Food for Peace aid for school meal programs. Ministerof EconomyAhmad Bin .liih announced Turkey that the establishment of a stock market was (See also, Afghanistan,Cyprus, Iraq, Libya, planned. Saudi Arabia) Sept. 5: The Cabinet was reshuffled:Minister of Information'Abd al-Majid Shakir was appointed 1966 Ambassadorto Algiers, Personal Representativeto Sept. 2: Minister of Commerce Macit Zeren re- the President Munaji Salim became Minister of signed and was succeeded by Sadik Tekin Justice, former Justice Minister Hidi Khafash be- Muftuoglu. came Secretaryof State for Public Health, Shadli Ministerof CommunicationsSeyfi Oztiirk said the Klibi becameSecretary of Statefor Informationand country'slargest shipyardwould be built at Izmir. CHRONOLOGY 83

Sept. 9: Minister of Foreign Affairs Caglayangil iron, phosphate,manganese, copper, nickel and gold arrivedfor 6 daysof talksin Washington. in the Aswanregion, it was reported. Sept. 13: An earthquake struck Bingol Province Sept. 4: Deputy Premier for Transportand Com- killing 1 personand injuringanother. municationsMahmiid Yiunis left for a 12 day visit Sept. 14: Former president Cemal Gursel died in to Norwayand Sweden. Ankaraafter a 7 months'coma following a stroke. Sept. 6: The State Supreme Security Court sen- Sept. 22: President Cevdet Sunay will visit the US tenced 116 Muslim Brotherhood members to in December,it was announced. prison terms ranging from life to a single year. Sept. 24: Floods in Iskenderunkilled 7 persons. Sept. 9: Deputy Premier for Industryand Mineral The government began constructionof 10,000 Wealth Mustafa Khalil visited Warsaw for talks on economic and technical it A-framehouses in Erzurumto house villagers left cooperation, was homeless after the August earthquakes.A prefabri- learned. cated town hall sent by the US was erected in Deputy Premier for Agriculture and Irrigation Varto. 'Abd al-Muhsin'Abd al-Niir is on a 28 day tour of Bulgaria,Rumania and East Germany.An agricul- Oct. 1: The Vatican decided to raise its diplomatic turalprotocol was signedwith Bulgaria. representationto embassylevel. Canadaagreed to supply 200 streetcarsto Alex- Minister of Finance Ihsan Giirsanled a delega- andria. tion to Washington for World Bank and IMF Sept. 10: PresidentJamal 'Abd al-Nair announced meetings. a Cabinet reshuffle;the new governmentis: The US agreed to a $40m credit to be used for $idql Sulaymin:Premier financingthe Kebandam project. Mahmfid Fawz;: Deputy Premier for Foreign A British business mission is holding talks in Affairs Istanbul,it was reported. 'Abd al-Muhsin 'Abd al-Nuir: Deputy Premier Oct. 2: Sunay began a 5 day state visit to Iran. for Agricultureand Irrigation; Agrarian Re- Oct. 5: The governmentasked Jordan to open nego- form and LandReclamation tiations for the conclusion of a transit agreement. MahmiudYfinis: Deputy Premier and Minister Oct. 7: Sunaybegan a 6 day visit to Pakistan. for Electricity,Oil and Mining Oct. 12: Turkishpolice and 2 US NarcoticsBureau Sarwat 'Ukishah: Deputy Premier and Minister agents fought a gun battle with narcoticssmugglers for Culture in Istanbul; 2 men were arrestedand 600 pounds Sha'rawiMuhammad Juma': Interior of hashishseized. MahmuidRiyadh: Foreign Affairs Nov. 12: Students attacked other students stoning Shamsal-din Badran:War the US InformationAgency office in Ankarabecause 'Abd al-Wahhabal-Bishri: War Production of a US AID refusal to bargain collectivelywith Nasif AhmadDayf: Treasury a small tradeunion. About 20 personswere injured Hasan Zaki: Econ;omy,Foreign Trade and 17 arrested. Nuiral-din Qur'ah:Supply and Internal Trade Nov. 14: Demonstratorsstoned the US Consulate, LabibShuqayr: Planning US InformationAgency office and Red Cross office Ahmadal-Bakri: Industry in Adana after reports that 8 US servicemen Shafiq al-Khishm:Agriculture molested a group of Turkish women. Military 'Abdal-Khaliq al-Shinnawi: Irrigation police arrested32 persons. KamalAbadir: Communications Mahmfud'Abd al-Salam: Transport MuhammadYfisuf: Education United Arab Republic 'IzzatSalamah: Higher Education (See also, Algeria, General, Iraq, Palestine Problem, 'Abd al-Nabawial-Muhandas: Health Saudi Arabia,Syria, Yemen) 'Abd al-Lat-ifSala5mah: Labor 'Isamal-din Hassiinah:Justice 1966 'Aziz Ydsln: Housing, Public Utilities and Sept. 2: The first 2 US warships to visit a UAR Tourism port in 12 years arrivedin Port Said; a ceremony MuhammadFa'iq: National Guidance commemoratingthe Suez campaignwas later held. MuhammadKhalifah: Waqfsand SocialAffairs Under the SecondDevelopment Plan, the port of Ahmad'Ubayd: State, Local Government Alexandriawill be expanded,El 35m will be pro- Tal'atKhayri: State, Youth vided for tourism, E 19m for the cotton yarn Amin Huwaydi: State industry,EL 13m for textiles, EL 15.5m for ready- IbrahimNajib Ibrihim: Deputy Minister,Hous- made clothing,E? 132.4m for industrialinvestment, ing and Utilities and there will be a full scale oil survey by UAR 'Abd al-MalikSa'd: Deputy Minister, Communi- and Sovietgeologists. cations Preliminarysurvey indicate large quantities of Yiisuf Haifiz:Deputy Minister,Interior 84 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL

Sept. 14: The governmentagreed to pay Shell Oil Nov. 9: President Antonin Novotny of Czechoslo. CompanyE lOimas compensationfor assets na- vakiaarrived for a 5 daystate visit. tionalizedin 1964. Nov. 15: An IBRD mission arrivedfor a 7 day visit Sept. 17: The UN Special Fund agreed to contrib- to discuss possible financing of land reclamation, ute $971,600 toward the projected Mining and irrigationand drainageprojects. PetroleumInstitute at Suez. Nov. 20: Riyadhreturned from a 3 day officialvisit Sept. 20: The Cairo West power station, financed to Italy. by US AID and claimed to be the Middle East's Nov. 22: A trade protocol was signed with Hun- largest,was inaugurated. gary. Sept. 22: Nasir began a 5 day state visit to Tanzania. Nov. 23: Shaykh 'Abdallih al-MubarakAl $abah, Ministryof Housing and Public Utilities officials of Kuwayt,donated $1m to financescientific equip- left for talks in East Germany. ment at CairoUniversity. Sept. 26: The governmentsigned an agreementto Nov. 24: Nasir accused the US of attempting to pay GreeceEl 15.5m as compensationfor national- coerce the governmentby suspensionof food ship- ized Greekproperty. ments. Oct. 4: Al-Ahrnm said the diplomatic break with Customsofficials seized assets of the Ford Motor Companyassembly plant in Alexandria Tunisiamerely formalized a "faitaccompli." following Police arrested 5,915 narcotics dealers, black an Arab League boycott decision, it was reported. marketeersand persons who have been evading Nov. 26: PresidentChivu Stoica of Rumaniaended sentences. an officialvisit to Cairo. Nov. 29: The higher executive committee of the Oct. 5: The governmentexpelled the Cairo corre- Arab Socialist Union was reduced from 14 to 7 spondent of Le Figaro, the first resident foreign members-Nasir, 'Abd al-Hakim journalistto be ousted in 10 years. 'Amir, Zakariya Muhyl al-din, Husayn al-Sh5fi'i, 'All Aabri,Anwar Oct. 12: Al-Ahram reporteda new oil discoveryin al-5adit and 5idqi Sulayman. the Red Sea governate. Nov. 30: The Fordequipment was released. Oct. 13: A Greek trade delegationarrived for a 10 day visit. Oct. 14: An agreementhas been signed for the ex- Yemen port of 200,000 tons of crude oil worth $2m to (See also, General,Saudi Arabia) Spain,it was reported. A Canadianmission from the Toronto Board 1966 of Tradearrived for a 3 day visit. Sept. 1: 'AbdallahBishirah, personal representative Oct. 20: Nasir left for New Delhi to attend the 4 of the Kuwayti Foreign Minister, began a 4 day day tripartite summit talks with Indian Premier visit in Cairo to confer with officials on the Indira Gandhi and Yugoslav President Marshal Kuwaytipeace proposals. Tito. Sept. 2: A financialagreement and protocol to the Oct. 22: The governmentconduded an agreement 1963 payments agreement was signed with the with the Pan American Oil Company for the UAR. exploitationof the Morgan offshore field. Sept. 5: Aden Radio reported that Premier Vasan Oct. 23: An economicand technicalcooperation pro- al-'Amrl was placed under house arrest in San'!' tocol was signed with East Germany. and a battalion loyal to him was disarmed. The Oct. 24: Agreements for increased economic and radio also claimedUAR planes had made a napalm technical cooperation among the 3 states were attack in southern Yemen killing 23 people and reachedat the New Delhi conference. injuring many others and said similar attackshad Oct. 29: The governmenthas reportedlysold about occurredfor the last 5 days in an areawhere tribes- one third of its gold holdings to meet overdue men refusedto pay Republicantaxes. paymentson short term credits and to bolster its Sept. 6: The governmentaccused Britain of invad- credit standing. ing Yemeni territory. San'A'Radio said a Oct. 30: A Belgian trade and industrialdelegation British aircraftcarrier with planes, armoredcars arrivedin Cairo for a 5 day visit. and soldiershad landedtroops on Yemen'sMayoun island. Aden sourcesconfirmed Nov. 3: The first commercial gas strike in the the landing but said Mayoun was British. UAR was made in the Nile Delta. The UAR agreed to supply 2,000 tons of grain. Nov. 4: The governmentand Syriasigned a joint de- Sept. 7: The RepublicanYemeni embassyin Beirut fense agreementproviding that aggression against denied 'Amrnhad been arrested. either state would be regarded as an attack on Sept. 8: 'Amri was reportedto have left for Cairo; the other. no officialexplanation was given, but reportedlyhe Restrictionson private exporterswill be eased, sought to place the case of the "Yemen First" it was reported. Republicanfaction before Nasir. CHRONOLOGY 85

Sept. 9: There were reports in Kuwayt that Libya, Ahmad Nu'min, appealed to Arab heads of state Kuwayt and Sudan would each dispatch 1,000 to intercedewith the UAR for the release of the troops to replaceUAR forces in Yemen as part of detained leaders and allow their return. He said the Kuwaytipeace plan. his father,Ahmad Muhammad Nu'man, was among Sept. 16: 'AmrV's "resignation" was announced. those arrested. The younger Nu'man left Kuwayt Sourcessaid 'Amri and membersof his Cabinethad for Beirutafter a 4 day visit. been taken into custody by Egyptian intelligence Oct. 6: Sallal signed a decree dismissing 35 mili- officials. taryofficers. Sept. 18: President 'Abdallah al-Sallil became the Oct. 7: Sallal purged the armyof nearly 100 senior new Premieras a new Cabinetwas announced.It officers,it was reported. consistsof: Oct. 8: Shooting and grenade incidents were re- Sallal: Premier portedin San'' and Ta'izz. 'Abdallih al-Jizaylin:Deputy Premier Oct. 19: A decreewas issued banningall unlicensed Muhammad'Abd al-'Azlz Salim: ForeignAffairs weaponsin Santa'. Muhammad 'All al-Aswadi: "Occupied South The governmentaccused Saudi Arabia of violat- Yemen" ing its territorial waters, claiming Saudi Arabia Muhammad al-Ra'lnI: Minister of State for had arrested11 fishermenat the port of Midi. Tribal Affairs Oct. 20: MeccaRadio denied the alleged violation. Muhammadal-Ahnumi: Interior and Local Gov- Oct. 21: The governmentaccused Israel of cooperat- ernment ing in several attemptsat interventionagainst her. 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Fathi:Agriculture Oct. 25: Seven former officials were convicted of 'Abd al-Ghani 'All: Treasury,Economy and Sup- high treasonby a court headed by Minister of In- ply teriorAhnumi and executedby a firing squad.They Qasim Ghalib: Education were: Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Ra'inl, MuhammadIbn Muhammadal-Mansiir: Justice Hadi 'Isa, Mu4hammadal-'Unayzi, Husayn al- Yahya al-Bahran: National Guidance and In- Aghuri, Husayn 'Awalami, 'All Muhsin Hariin, formation and 'Abd al-Hamidal-Riyashi. Eight other defend- Qad4Nasir al-Dharafl:Waqfs ants were given prison termsranging from 5 years 'Abd al-Ladf DayfallIih:Public Works and Com- to life. munications Nov. 5: A decree bannedthe chaining of inefficient MuhammadKamal al-Wasi':Health governmentfactory employees. Five additionalmen were appointedas advisors Nov. 6: The governmentgave protestnotes accusing to the governmentwith ministerialportfolios. The Britainof "repeatedaggression" to the heads of the chief of staff of the Republicanforces was replaced US, Italian, Soviet and CPR missions in San';a'. by 'Ali al-Kahhal,and the governor of Ta'izz re- San'!' Radio said British forces made a mortarand placedby 'Abd al-GhaniMuthahar. artilleryattack on Qatabah,1 mile from the closed Sept. 19: Sallal said there would be a purge of "de- SAF border,killing 8 children. viationists,reactionaries and agents." Those found Nov. 8: A letter on the alleged attackwas submitted guilty of working against Yemeni interestswould to the presidentof the SecurityCouncil. standtrial. MuhammadNu'man said Algeria confirmedit would Sept. 21: 'Amri and other former Cabinet leaders intercede with the UAR "to stop the de- are living in Cairo, it was reported.Reports that teriorationin relationsbetween Yemeni revolution- they were underhouse arrestwere denied. ary forces and the Cairo government."Syria, Iraq and Kuwayt Sept. 22: SalIl agreed to work for the same purpose, dismissedYemen's UN delegate,the he said. head of the Yemen Bank and the governorof Ibb Nov. 9: province. Jizaylanreportedly has told the UAR that current Kuwayti A ForeignMinistry mediation efforts are futile and statementannounced support asked Cairoto for UAR guaranteethat the Yemeni Republi- policies and of the activities of the can Government FLOSY. would be the only Republicanside to participatein mediationtalks. He also askedfor Sept. 26: Prince 'Abd al-RahmanIbn Yahya, Royal- guaranteesthat the UAR would not abandonthe ist Deputy Premier,predicted the renewalof war by presentregime or withdrawtroops. mid-Novemberby Royalistforces. Cairo refused to allow a trial, even in absentia, Sept. 30: Sallil confirmedthat 'Amri and a number of 'Amrl and other Republicans, as urged by of former high-rankinggovernment officials were Jizaylain. arrestedon arrivalin the UAR. He accusedsome Nov. 14: At the UN, Britain denied the alleged ex-ministersof "collaboratingwith agents of the attackfrom the SAF. US and Saudi Arabia."Forty political leaders had Nov. 18: A reorganizationof the Ministeries of accompanied'Amri to Cairo. Economy and Treasuryis being planned, it was Oct. 4: Former ambassadorat large, Muhammad learned.