The 1974 Arab League summit was a meeting of

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leaders held in Rabat, Morocco in October 1974. Leaders to twenty Arab countries were present, including King Hussein of

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and Anwar Sadat of Egypt, together with representatives of the

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(PLO). A unanimous resolution was passed which, for the first time, declared the PLO to be the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people." Furthermore, the Arab League resolved that the "oil-rich Arab states ... rovidemulti-annual financial aid to the tates in confrontation with Israeland the PLO." The summit shaped the future of the conflict in several ways. First, it forced King Hussein to relinquish his claim to be able to speak for the Palestinians and to acknowledge that a future

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would have to be independent of Jordan. Second, it "weakened the American position. .S. Secretary of State HenryKissinger agreed with the Israelis that it was preferable to negotiate with Hussein rather than with the PLO."Bickerton, Ian J., and Carla L. Klausner. ''A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict''. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2002. p. 176 A

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plot to assassinate Hussein upon his arrival to the summit was uncovered by Moroccan authorities.

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