1965 Arab League summit

Arab League summit
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser addressing the summit
Host country	Morocco
Date	September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13)
Cities	Casablanca

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]

Participants

The Council of Heads of Member States of the Arab League included:^[1]

Jordan: King Hussein
Algeria: President Houari Boumédiène
Sudan: President Ismail al-Azhari
United Arab Republic: President Gamal Abdel Nasser
Iraq: President Abdul Rahman Arif
Saudi Arabia: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Syria: President Amin al-Hafiz
Yemen Arab Republic: (North Yemen) President Abdullah al-Sallal
Kuwait: Emir Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Lebanon: President Charles Helou
Libya: Crown Prince Hasan as-Senussi
Morocco: King Hassan II
Palestine: Chairman Ahmad Shukeiri (PLO)

Issues

The tensions between Pakistan and India in relation to the Kashmir issue was discussed.^[2]

Intelligence leak

According to Shlomo Gazit of Israeli intelligence main purpose of the secret meeting was to discuss whether the Arab countries were ready for war against Israel, and if so, whether they should create a joint Arab command for such a conflict. 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.^[3] Thanks to the recordings “[Israelis] reached the conclusion that the Egyptian Armored Corps was in pitiful shape and not prepared for battle.” This information was instrumental in Israel's major victory over Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six-Day War.^[3] According to Ronen Bergman, Mossad then supplied information leading to Mehdi Ben Barka's capture and assassination in October.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "دعوة الحق - في مؤتمر القمة العربي الثالث بالدار البيضاء". www.habous.gov.ma. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
^ Upadhyaya, Priyankar (1987). "4". Nonaligned States and India's International Conflicts (Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the Jawaharlal Nehru University thesis). Centre For International Politics Organization And Disarmament School Of International Studies New Delhi. pp. 210–212. hdl:10603/16265.
^ ^a ^b 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.