372. Editorial Note
On October 24 in Amman, a tripartite military agreement was signed between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Syrian Republic, and the Republic of Egypt. The announcement was made in a communiqué issued following the conclusion of military talks, which had been held in Amman among the Commanders in Chief of the Egyptian and Syrian Armies and the Chief of Staff of the Jordanian Army. According to the communiqué, the tripartite military agreement aimed “at unifying the fronts of the signatory countries and at concentrating their military efforts and coordinating their plans and [Page 776] exchanging aid amongst them plus reinforcing their potentialities for the joint defense of the Arab front under a unified command to repulse any attack launched at any of the three states, on the consideration that such an aggression would be an attack against them all.” The agreement was to become effective as soon as it was signed. The text of the communiqué was transmitted to the Department of State in telegram 386 from Amman, October 26. (Department of State, Central Files, 786.5/10–2656)