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Arab League

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The heads of state of three members of the Arab League, Premier Nasser of Egypt, King Saud of Saudi Arabia and King Ahmed of Yemen, met in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, on April 20 and 21, 1956, to form a military alliance. At the meeting the three leaders also exchanged views on plans to insure the development of economic, cultural and technical cooperation among their countries. According to a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the three leaders had reached agreement “in the light of the Arab people's aspirations, freedom, dignity, peace and security”. Some press observers stated that the Egyptian-Syrian-Saudi Arabian military alliance formed in March 1956 had as its primary aim the forging of a strong Arab defense around Israel, while the new Saudi Arabian-Egyptian-Yemen pact appeared to be aimed chiefly at the United Kingdom and its claims in the area.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: III. Political and Regional Organizations
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International Organization , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1956, pp. 492 - 493
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1956

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References

1 New York Times, April 22, 1956.

2 Ibid., April 21, 1956; ibid., April 23, 1956.

3 Ibid., April 22, 1956.

4 The Times (London), 04 19, 1956Google Scholar.

5 New York Times, May 7, 1956.

6 Ibid., May 22, 1956.

7 The Times (London), 05 12, 1956Google Scholar; for a summary of the Security Council's resolution of April 4 and Security Council discussion of Mr. Hammarskjold's report, see this issue, p. 423–429.

8 New York Times, May 15, 1956.

9 For previous information on the Jordan River project, see International Organization, X, p. 211–212, and p. 325–326.

10 New York Times, April 21, 1956.

11 Ibid., May 4, 1956.

12 The Times (London), 05 7, 1956Google Scholar.