EUROPEAN BRIEF (DELETED) FOR 14 AUGUST 1984.

Created: 8/14/1984

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EUROPEAN BRIEF, FROM: PaS CONTENTS

I, MIDDLE EAST: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RED

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4. IN BRIEFS

1. MIDDLE EAST: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RED SEA

PRESIDENT MUBARAK IS BLAMING LIBYA FOR THE RED SEA MINH.ENEWED CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY BY ISLAMIC JIHAD.

AN ANONYMOUS CALLER YESTERDAYESTERN NEWS AGENCY IN BEIRUT THAT THE MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION HAD LAID THE MINES. HE DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT BY LIBYA OR IRAN.g |

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MUBARAK. ATER PRESS CONFERENCE. DISMISSED JIHAD'SBLAMED TRIPOLI FQR THE EXPL0SI0NS_HE5Ain HF IN THE Mir" '

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VI0ENCE TO THE CONTRARY, CAIRO MAT START TO

PLAYARLIER SUSPICIONS OF AN IRANIAN ROLE IN THE RED SEA EXPLOSIONS. THE EGYPTIANS HOPE TOOLE IN NEGOTIATING AN END TO THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR THROUGH THE NONALIGNED MOVEMENT. AND THEY HAVE DISCREET ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH TEHRAN

REMAINS RELUCTANT TO ASK FOR OVERT AID FROM THE NORTH YEMENI NAVY IS LARGELY AND SOVIET ADVISERS ARE ALREADY PROVIDINGON BOARD THE YEMENI MINESWEEPERS

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