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...terrorism that has hurt the Arab cause in world opinion. Syria's stiffening attitude was aimed at the less tractable fedayeen, and could be designed to build up the importance of the Syrian-dominated guerrilla group, As-Saiqa. If the pressure keeps up, Al-Fatah Leader Yasser Arafat, who also heads the P.L.O., the fedayeen's general front organization, may lose his already shaky grip on other guerrilla factions...
Economics was the dominant but by no means the only concern of the delegates, who took turns mouthing the familiar and expectable denunciations of imperialism, Zionism and racism. There was no comparable repudiation of guerrilla violence, even though Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, condemned the actions of the terrorists who had seized the Saudi embassy in Paris (see following story) as "criminal" and denied that his organization had any responsibility for them. In fact, the incident created considerable embarrassment for the Arabs. At one point there were fears that a Syrian plane with the terrorists...
...rule of Walter Ulbricht that ended two years ago (see story above). It was kicked off with a huge parade led by the Vietnamese delegates, who ignited strings of firecrackers to symbolize U.S. guns firing on their people. Speakers ranged from Black Communist Angela Davis to Palestine Guerrilla Leader Yasser Arafat, both of whom were given enthusiastic receptions...
...DAYAN'S OWN FUTURE: I'm more clear about what to do with the terrorists than what to do with myself. It's simpler to know what to do with [Palestinian Leader Yasser] Arafat than what to do with Moshe Dayan...
Show of Unity. How long the settlement might last was another question. The fact that the various fedayeen organizations-including the extremist Popular Democratic Front-made an uncharacteristic show of unity during the negotiations suggests that the relatively moderate and conciliatory views of Al-Fatah Leader Yasser Arafat may be less heeded in the future. Some officers of the frustrated 16,000-man Lebanese army, which suffered surprisingly heavy losses, believe that the government cost them casualties by refusing to authorize all-out assaults. "If it starts again, there'll be no holding some of my units," warned...