AREA BRIEFS

Created: 1/31/1979

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5. SYRIA-IRAfl: RESULTS OFYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD AND IRAfll POLITICAL LEADER SADDAM HUSAYN ENDED THREE DAYSALKS IN DAMASCUS TUESDAY UITH VAGUE PLEDGES OF CLOSER DEFENSEAND OF FURTHER STUDY OF FORMULAS TO ACHIEVE BAATH PARTY UNITY. IRAfll FOREIGN MINISTER HAMMADI SAID MUCH L'ORK REMAINS TO BE DONE IN REACHING AGREEMENTUNITY FORMULA" AND IMPLIED THAT SYRIAN AND IRAfll LEADERS MAY NOT MEET AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE PLEDGES FALL CONSIDERABLY SHORT OF REAL MILITARY OR POLITICALUMORED MEETING BETWEEN ASSAD AND IRAfll PRESIDENT BAKR EARLY NEXT MONTH NOW SEEMS [

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