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Article: Proposed Egyptian Role in Gulf Seen Key Topic at Arab Summit
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- The Washington Post
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- November 5, 1987
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In an important step toward restoring close ties with Egypt,
some of the Arab states along the Persian Gulf are discussing with
Cairo a new defensive alliance to contain the military threat posed
by Iran.
The issue, in the view of diplomatic observers, could split the
Arab world at Sunday's meeting of Arab heads of state in Amman,
Jordan.
Middle Eastern and western diplomats who have closely followed
events leading up to the Arab summit conference say the alliance
could lead to the deployment of Egyptian military advisers, trainers
and possibly combat pilots and troops to defend Arab territory,
particularly in Kuwait, which is vulnerable to spillover violence of
the Iran-Iraq war.
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