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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 1, 1986 the stars and stripes Bush arrives in Jordan with peace ideas Page 9 Amman Jordan a vice presi Dent George Bush arrived Here wednes Day with what he called positive ideas on peace from israeli prime minister Shimon Peres but King Hussein rejected Bush s proposal thai Hussein meet with Peres. Bush and his wife Barbara were driven from the Airport to Nadwa Palace for a Courtesy Visil to the Monarch and american born Queen Moor. During his four Days in Israel the vice president praised Peres for meeting King Hassan ii in Morocco last week and said he thought similar talks with Hussein were the logical next  Hussein responded promptly thai such a meeting was possible Only in the con text of an International conference on Middle East peace which the uni cd slates opposes. Bush met with Peres for nearly iwo hours wednesday before flying to Jor Dan. . And israeli aides said much of the conversation dealt with prospects for peace. He has some ideas thai he asked me to share with the King Bush told a news conference in Jerusalem but he said they did not involve great surprises or specific proposals. He said he received some very Strong impressions and positive ideas to be taken to both Jordan and Egypt where he will meet president Hosni Mubarak before returning to Washington aug. 5. Bush and Hussein Are to talk Friday Al vice president George Bush left and israeli prime minister Shimon a a rests conference in Jerusalem after their final meeting. Id Hussein s summer resort in the red sea port of Annhu. In Israel Bush reiterated . Opposition to an International peace Confer ence which would include the soviet Union but he added. If there is some formulation Short of that that can he acceptable to the panics involved  Hussein told reporters in Amman he would not agree to direct negotiations with Israel without an International forum of the five permanent members of the . Security Council and All inter ested parties including the Palestine liberation organization Israel refuses to negotiate with the Plo but the United states has said it would do so if Yasser Arafat s organisation renounced terrorism and Rico Gnu cd Israel s right to exist. Peres said wednesday he was ready to meet with Hussein As Bush suggested. About when such a meeting might take place he said at a news conference. You will have n a  
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