Key Information
Reference code
FIFTY YEARS WAR 8/2
Title
Transcript of interview, 1997, with Dean Brown, US Ambassador to Jordan
Date(s)
- 1997 Mar 23 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
28pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of filmed interview with L Dean Brown, US Ambassador to Jordan 1970–1973 and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, US State Department 1973-1975, describing his appointment as US Ambassador to Jordan and his arrival in Amman Sep 1970, and commenting on meetings with Hussein, King of Jordan 1952-1999, conditions in Amman, communication difficulties, supplies shortages, and the withdrawal of Syrian tanks from Jordan. Also comments on character of Pierre Gemayel, Lebanese Christian militia leader, and Maronite Christian leaders Walid Jumblatt and Kamal Jumblatt, (1976) 28pp