1965 Arab League summit
The 1965 Arab League Summit (Arabic: مؤتمر القمة العربي الثالث) was a secret summit held from September 13 to 17 in Casablanca, Morocco. It was the third meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Arab League. The summit was boycotted by Tunisia over disagreements with Egypt.[1]
Arab League summit | |
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Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser addressing the summit | |
Host country | Morocco |
Date | September 13, 1965 |
Cities | Casablanca |
The Council of Heads of Member States of the Arab League included:[1]
- Hussein bin Talal of Jordan
- Houari Boumediene of Algeria
- Ismail al-Azhari of Sudan
- Gamal Abdel Nasser of The United Arab Republic (Egypt)
- Abdul Rahman Arif of Iraq
- Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
- Amin al-Hafiz of Syria
- Abdullah al-Sallal of Yemen
- Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait
- Charles Helou of Lebanon
- Hasan as-Senussi of Libya
- Hassan II of Morocco
- Ahmad Shukeiri of Palestine (PLO)
Intelligence leak
According to Shlomo Gazit of Israeli intelligence, King Hassan II of Morocco invited Mossad and Shin Bet agents to bug the Casablanca hotel where the Arab League Summit would be held to record the conversations of the Arab leaders.[2] This information was instrumental in Israel's major victory over Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six-Day War.[2] According to Ronen Bergman, Mossad then supplied information leading to Mehdi Ben Barka's capture and assassination in October.[3]
References
- "دعوة الحق - في مؤتمر القمة العربي الثالث بالدار البيضاء". www.habous.gov.ma. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Surkes, Sue. "Morocco tipped off Israeli intelligence, 'helped Israel win Six Day War'". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- Yabiladi.com. "History : 1965, when the Mossad helped Morocco murder Ben Barka". en.yabiladi.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.