Lion of Jordan (126 page)

and contacts with Foreign Office
265

continuing meetings
270
–72,
292
–3,
302
–3,
306

and meetings of Eban and Hussein
279

view of Rifa'i
281
,
282
–3

on value of meetings
284
,
293
–4,
306

meetings with Rifa'i
294
–5,
297
,
298
,
301
–2,
306

notes on Israeli cabinet meeting
331

Hijaz
1
–2,
3
–4

and Arab Revolt
6

capture by Ibn Saud
15
–16

Saudi suspicion of Hashemite designs on
481
–2,
496

Hirohito, Emperor, funeral
470
–71

al-Hiyari, Cadet Ahmad Yusef, and 1958 plot
157
–8

al-Hiyari, General Ali
133
,
134

defection
139

reinstatement
151

Hizbullah, guerrillas in south Lebanon
556
–7

Hogarth, Commander D. G.
8
–9

Horsfield, Major David
57

Hourani, Akram
135

Huda, Tawfiq Abul, prime minister
49
,
61
,
75
,
79

resignation
64
,
80

Hussein bin Ali (1852–1931)
7
,
9

Arab nationalism of
2
,
3
–4,
5

and Arab revolt
2
,
5
–8,
154
–5

and son Abdullah
3
–4

relations with Britain
4
–5,
9
,
14
–15

reaction to Balfour Declaration
8
–9,
23

defeat by Ibn Saud
15
–16

exiled in Cyprus
16
,
42

Hussein bin Nasser, Sharif (great uncle), as prime minister
190
–91

Hussein bin Talal (1935–99), King of Jordan

EARLY YEARS
38
–58

assassination of grandfather
35
,
38
,
45
–7

education
42
–3

relations with grandfather
42
,
43
–5,
67
–8

honorary captain in Arab Legion
43
,
45

named as crown prince
52

at Harrow
53
–4,
57

at Sandhurst
56
–7

CHARACTER
58
,
502
,
609

‘Lion of Jordan'
1
,
171
,
173

view of death
46

love of fast cars
54
,
57
,
145

good manners
58
,
502

learns to fly
63

immaturity at first marriage
96

as risk taker
105
–6,
237

leadership
138
–9,
278

personal courage
138
–9,
315
–16

reputation as playboy
179
–80

personal diplomacy
278
–9,
502
,
532
–3

POLITICAL/SOCIAL VIEWS

Jordanian nationalism
63
,
65

liberal-populist ideas
63
–4,
74
,
106
–7

respect for Jews
502

autocratic rule
149
–51,
578
,
615
–16

FAMILY LIFE

closeness to mother and siblings
60
–61

marriage to Dina Abdul Hamid
90
–96

birth of Alia (1956)
92
,
93

CIA protection for
147
,
148

marriage to Toni Gardiner (Princess Muna)
179
–83,
355

to Alia Toukan
355

and death of Queen Alia
391

marriage to Lisa Halaby (Queen Noor)
407
–9

AS KING

succession (1952)
55
–6,
59

first years as king
61
–3

choice of ministers
64
,
74
,
75
,
84
,
85

and Arab unity
65
,
154
–5

and Palestine
65
–74

relations with Britain
65
,
106

early views on Israel
68
–9,
110

and Baghdad Pact
78
–90

and Nasser
78
,
79
–80

relations with Iraq
79
,
106
,
108

anti-government riots (1955–6)
85
–9

relations with Glubb
97
–8

Arabization of army
98
,
103
,
104
,
105
–6

and decision to dismiss Glubb
100
–105

border war with Israel (1956)
108
–10

and idea of dialogue
109
–10,
611
–12

and liberal experiment
111
–28,
149

acceptance of Nabulsi
112
–13

Amman Pact
113
,
114

support for Nasser over Suez
117
–18,
119

rebellion against mother
113

move towards American support
122

and Arab solidarity agreement (1957)
123
–4

centrality of dynastic interests
124
–5,
151
–2,
156
,
172
,
175
,
210
,
250
–51,
386
,
546
,
609

relations with King Saud
125
,
132

condemnation of communism
126
,
142
,
174

opposition from Nabulsi
126
–7,
128
,
129
,
130

public letter to Nabulsi
126
–7

and Zarqa mutiny
130
–39

call for resignation of Nabulsi cabinet
131

royal coup (1957)
140
–43

CIA support for
144
–9

co-option and forgiveness of opponents
151

and Arab Union with Iraq
154
–7

plots against
157
–8

Iraqi revolution (1958)
158
–9,
160
–66

and death of Faisal
II
160
,
165
–6

claim to throne of Iraq
161

British protection for (1958)
162
–4

low point of morale
167
–8

and Syrian attack on aircraft
170
–71

broadcast to nation
171

criticism of Nasser
173

world tour (1959)
173
–4

Shar'a's plot against
174
–5

meeting with Jamian and Chaim Herzog
177

dislike of domestic economic matters
184
,
191
–2,
472
–3,
610

and Saudi Arabia
187
–8

dissolution of parliament (1963)
190
–91

meetings with Yaacov Herzog
192
–201,
207
–9,
212
–15,
217
–18,
259
–64,
270
–72

and diplomatic relations with Soviet Union
198

acceptance of permanence of Israel
200
–201

on Israel's influence in US
200

and acceptance as leader among Arabs
202

and Cairo summit
202
–5

rapprochement with Nasser
198
,
202
–6,
208

and Palestinian liberation movement
205

secrecy of contacts with Israel
209
,
271

resistance to foreign troops in Jordan
213
,
220

meeting with Golda Meir
220
–22

reaction to IDF attack on Samu'
224
,
225
–6

and O'Connell,
228
–31

and June War
234
–8,
239
–40,
248
–51,
612

pact with Nasser (1967)
234
–9

‘The Big Lie' telephone conversation with Nasser
245
–6

meetings with President Johnson
259

address to UN General Assembly
259

and Arab summits
261
,
262
,
264
–5

desire for peace with Israel
262
–3

possibility of separate negotiations with Israel
264
–6,
271
–2,
280

meeting with Wilson and Brown
264
–5

meeting with Nasser
265
–6

visit to Moscow
268
–9

view of loss of Jerusalem
279
,
612

contacts with Israel
278
–310,
349
,
386
–7

personal diplomacy
278
–9,
502
,
532
–3

six principles for peace
290
,
302

rejection of Allon Plan
292

meeting on ship in Bay of Aqaba
294
–5

appeals to America
294
,
295
–6,
306
–7

formation of personal bodyguard
308

civil war with fedayeen
313
,
332

assassination attempts on
316
,
322

possibility of abdication
319
,
484

policy towards PLO
324
,
442

and future of West Bank
341
–2

meetings with Golda Meir
348

UAK plan
349
–50

meetings with Kissinger and Nixon (1973)
357
–8

on instability of stalemate (1972–3)
357

proposals for peace terms with Israel (1972–3)
357
–8

distrust of Sadat
357
,
364

and Cairo summit (1973)
359
–60

meeting with Meir before October war
360
–64

and October War
365
–7

engagement on Golan Heights
367
–9

as negotiator
375
–6

meetings with Kissinger in Washington
379

meetings with Peres
381
–2,
383
,
427
–8,
430
–31,
434

meetings with Rabin
381
–3,
434
,
525
–6,
528

assassination plots
383
,
554
–5

at Rabat summit (1974)
383
–7

and relations with Palestinians
385
–6

role in Lebanese civil war
388

and Jimmy Carter
391
–2,
406

distrust of Begin
392
–3

and Sadat's visit to Jerusalem
396
–7

reaction to Camp David Accords
400
–402,
405
–6

and Baghdad summit (1977)
404
–5

view of Iraq
404
,
405

and Saddam Hussein
404
–5,
436
–8

view of Iranian Islamic Revolution
410

view of Israeli invasions of Lebanon
415
,
416
–17

and Reagan
414
–15

and Reagan Plan
418
,
420

agreement with Arafat (1983)
420

proposals for international conference,
422
,
432
,
440
,
456
–7,
472
,
509

attempt at partnership with PLO
422
–39,
613

relations with Arafat
431
–2,
433

meetings with Murphy
432

attempt to reconcile Iraq and Syria
438
–9

meetings with Shamir
448
–50,
451
–2,
497
–502

Shultz's secret briefing folder
451

and Arab League summit (Amman 1987)
452

reaction to Shultz Initiative
456
–7

and disengagement from West Bank
457
–9,
461
,
462
–5

and Arab unity
468
–70

meetings with George H. W. Bush
470
–72,
487
–9

and Ma'an riots
474
–5

Gulf War
498
–506

attempts to resolve Iraq-Kuwait crisis (1990–91)
478
–84,
492
–3,
494
–5

international criticism (1990–91)
485
–6,
495
–6

meeting with Thatcher
489
–90

agreement of neutrality and support with

Israel
490
–92,
495
,
497
–502,
503
,
506

warnings to West on
495
–6

anti-Western speech
503
–4

criticism of Arab states
504

rehabilitation with America
508
–10

health concerns
507
,
518
,
519
,
570

contacts with Israel resumed after Madrid
516