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Higher Action Committee Resumes
Its Meetings

The Higher Action Committee held a meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Dr. Mohamed Abdel Kader Hatem, the Deputy Premier for Culture and Information and Minister of Information, at the Cabinet's headquarters.

The committee, which is in constant session, held this meeting to discuss the broadlines of the general budget for the new fiscal year giving priority to the war needs.

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Cabinet To Meet Tomorrow
Under Hatem

The Cabinet will hold a meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) under the chairmanship of Dr. Mohamed Abdel Kader Hatem, the Deputy Premier for Culture and Information and Minister of Information, at the Cabinet's headquarters.

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People's Assembly Supports Sadat's President Leadership

The People's Assembly released an important political statement at a meeting yesterday voicing unqualified support and full confidence in the wise nationalist leadership of President Anwar El Sadat. The statement also expressed profound appreciation of the heroic role played by the Armed Forces for the liberation of the occupied lands. The Assembly greeted the valiant Syrian Army and the other Arab armies.

The Assembly expressed deep appreciation of the genuine brotherhood displayed by the Kings and Heads of Arab State and the Arab people. It also greeted the friendly stand and cooperation of the Soviet Union towards the Arabs.

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Kamel Leila Tours University Hospitals

Dr. Mohamed Kamel Leila, the Minister of Higher Education, made a number of visits to the wounded men under treatment at university hospitals.

The Minister conferred with the administration and staff of these hospitals on their needs in the way of medicines and equipment.

Sheikh Abdel Aziz Eissa, Minister of Al-Azhar Affairs, yesterday visited the war wounded at "Almaza" hospital.

He presented to the wounded copies of the holy Koran and landed their valiant fight against the Israelis in Sinai and Golani.

Major-General Safei Abdel Rahman, Director of Security at the Red Sea, also visited the war wounded at the "Red Sea" hospital and presented them gifts as an expression for their gallantry.

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ARAB WORLD

Boumedienne Calls for Holding An Arab
Summit Conference in Algiers

President Housari Boumedienne of Algeria was conducting Arab contacts to prepare for holding an Arab summit conference in Algiers, a number of Arab sources said yesterday.

Lebanese Prime Minister, Takieddin El-Solh said that President Boumedienne's tour of the Arab capitals was aimed at holding an Arab summit conference.

President Boumedienne started his tour by a visit to Egypt. Then he visited Damascus, Baghdad and Kuwait which he left yesterday for Saudi Arabia.

During this tour, President Boumedienne conferred with President Mohamed Anwar El Sadat, Syrian President Hafez El Assad and Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan El-Bekr.

The Algerian President met King Faisal of Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Abdel-Halim Khaddam, Syria's Deputy Premier, said that there were serious efforts for holding an Arab summit conference urgently.

The conference, he said, would promote Arab solidarity, lay down plans for achieving victory through peaceful means or military means because of a common responsibility of the Arab countries.

The Arab unified stance and the Arab solidarity backing Egypt and Syria were half-way towards victory, he said.

The Arabs, he added, should struggle by all means to preserve this solidarity in the face of hostile powers.

Lebanese Prime Minister Takieddin El Solh said that his country supported the holding of an Arab summit conference.

The statement to that effect was made by Lebanon's Prime Minister following a meeting with the Lebanese President Suleiman Franjeh and another meeting with Mohamed Sabra, Lebanon's Ambassador in Cairo and Mohamed Yazid, the Algerian Ambassador in Beirut.

Zuheir Mohsen, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said that he had information confirming the possibility of holding an Arab Summit Conference in Algiers.

He said also that he learned that Kuwait and Libya supported the holding of the Conference.

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The Lebanese daily "An Nahar" said that Algerian President Houari Boumedienne, was attempting to hold the conference in Algiers, as soon as possible, to unify the attitudes of all the Arab countries.

FPA quoted a diplomatic Arab source in Beirut as saying that the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) would join the conference.

The Algerian President's tour, the Agency added, helped consolidate the possibilities of holding the conference.

Algerian President, Houari Boumedienne, arrived yesterday in Riyadh for talks with King Faisal, Radio Riyadh said.

President Boumedienne left Baghdad yesterday morning for Kuwait and held a six-hour meeting with Emir Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah.

The talks dealt with the current situation in the Middle East, Radio Kuwait said.

### Gaddafy

It was announced in Damascus that Libyan President, Moammar El Gaddafy, concluded yesterday his 20-hour visit to Damascus and flew with the accompanying Libyan delegation to an undisclosed destination.

The Syrian Government said that Col. Gaddafy held a five-hour meeting with the Syrian President, Hafez El-Assad.

The two Presidents reviewed developments of the Middle East situation.

Fouad Naffaa, Lebanese Foreign Minister arrived in Damascus yesterday where he met with Abdel Halim Khaddam, Syrian Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister.

### Jordanian Personality

The Lebanese daily "Al-Hayat" said that a prominent Jordanian figure, probably Zeid El-Refai, Jordan's Prime Minister, or Crown Prince Emir Hassan, was due shortly in Damascus to take part in the current Arab consultations.

### Mahmud Riad

Meanwhile, Mahmud Riad, Arab League Secretary-General, renewed yesterday the call for holding an Arab summit conference as soon as possible.

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The Arab nation, he said, had been unified during
the battle and that unity should be preserved.

It was appropriate, he added, for such a conference
to be held now to discuss means for achieving the Arab
nation's objectives and to assess the preliminary battle
results.

The battle established great achievements for the
Arab countries and a preservation of the Arab spirit
exhibited during the battle was required he said.

The necessity of holding the conference in these
days, he added, stemmed from the fact that events around
us were taking place at a quick pace that would call for
adopting specific Arab stances at the summit level.

Comment.

Commenting on the meetings and talks between the
Arab Heads of State, the Middle East correspondent the
Yugoslava News Agency "Tanjug" said that the Arab front
passed the test successfully on the battlefield and the
political field.

The talks which Cairo, Kuwait, Damascus, Baghdad and
Jeddah witnessed were positive and highly fruitful, the
agency added.

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