1.
GV EXT GOVERNMENT BUILDING
0.05

2.
GV INT MINISTERS SEATED AROUND TABLE WITH KING HUSSEIN & PREMIER TALHOUNI (2 SHOTS)
1.16

3.
SCU TALHOUNI (LEFT) AND HUSSEIN
0.19

4.
CU HUSSEIN
0.24

5.
CU TALHOUNI
0.27

6.
CU PAN MINISTERS IRSHI DAT (NEAREST), NASIR, MAJOR ALI, HINDAWI, AMOUR, & MOUSHER (WEARING HEAD DRESS)
0.37

7.
CU VICE PRESIDENT AL RAFAI
0.41

8.
CU MINISTER OF DEFENCE TOKAN
0.45

9.
CU MINISTER OF JUSTICE DR. NASIR.
0.48

10.
CU MINISTER OF FINANCE DR. ANABTAWI
0.51

11.
SV PAN MINISTERS TODEH, ABU ZEID, AIOUB, & IRIKAT.
1.02

12.
SV PAN AMOUR, MOUSHER, TOKAN & RAFAI
1.08

13.
SCU TALHOUNI AND HUSSEIN
1.12

14.
GV MINISTERS SEATED.
1.15



Initials RJ/VS/MR/BB



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Background: THE JORDANIAN PREMIER, MR. BAHJAT TALHOUNI, HAS ANNOUNCED HIS NEW CABINET FOLLOWING A MAJOR RESHUFFLE AMONG TOP MINISTERS. HE'S NAMED FIVE MINISTERS TO REPLACE FOUR OUTGOING CABINET MEMBERS.

THE OUTGOING MINISTERS WERE MR. YAACOUB MUIAMMER (FINANCE), MR. MOUSSA ABUL-RAGHEB (INTERIOR FOR MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS), MR. EMILE EL GHORY (SOCIAL AFFAIRS) AND MR. BURKAN KAMAL (COMMUNICATIONS).

THE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ARE MR. SALEH AL-MAASHA?? (SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOUR) A FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO WAS MINISTER IN 1957, MAJOR GENERAL ALI AL-HAYYARI (DEFENCE) WHO WAS ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF UNTIL HIS APPOINTMENT, DOCTOR AASFI AL-ANABTAWAI (FINANCE) A DOCTOR FROM NABLUS DEPORTED BY THE ISRAELIS, MR. NADIM AL-ZARU (INTERIOR FOR MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS) DEPORTED MAYOR OF RAMALLAH, AND MR. NAJIB IRSHEIDAT (INTERIOR), WHO WAS GOVERNOR OF AMMAN BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT.

ITS FELT THAT THE CHANGES CAME ABOUT TO STRENGTHEN THE CURRENT PHASE OF JORDAN'S PART IN THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION.

KING HUSSEIN WAS PRESENT YESTERDAY (MONDAY) TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT FOR THE NEW CABINET MEMBERS.