Tasks
An early task of the UAC was the auditing of the Arab armies, in respect of strength and organisation, and, at the request of Hussein, king of Jordan, the command of the PLO's military operations.
However, meaningful action by the UAC against Israel was given two pre-conditions by the commander-in-chief, Ali Ali Amer, at the second Arab League summit, held in Alexandria, Egypt, in September 1964. Firstly, the confrontation states - Lebanon, Jordan and Syria - must allow the UAC to station foreign Arab troops on their soil at the UAC's discretion. Secondly, there must be co-ordination and standardisation of strategy, tactics, organisation and weaponry. While the second pre-condition was agreed to in principle, the three confrontation states baulked at allowing Egyptian encroachment on their territory.
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