47 CAPITOL REPORT WOLF BLITZER Hussein Offers New Ideas On Peace Process Revival Jordan's King Hussein has presented some new ideas to President Ronald Reagan on re- viving the Arab-Israeli peace process, a senior Administration official said. The official, who asked not to be identified by name, told reporters at a White House briefing last Monday that the U.S. would now "study" Hus- sein's proposals which were of- fered during a one-hour meeting with Reagan. The official refus- ed to provide details of Hussein's ideas. Other U.S. officials said that the King was strongly encourag- ing the U.S. to take a more deter- mined and active role in the peace process, especially in try- ing to promote the recent signs of rapproachement between Jor- dan and Syria as well as between Iraq and Syria. A meeting of the Syrian and Iraqi foreign min- isters is scheduled for later this month. Jordan was instrumental in helping to arrange that meeting. The senior U.S. official said that the U.S. shared Jordan's assessment of the important role played by Syria in the region. The official also said that Reagan had reaffirmed to Hus- sein that the President's Sept. 1, 1982, Arab-Israeli peace in- itiative continues to represent the basic American position on the peace process. Hussein, according to the U.S. official, told Reagan that "Syria is interested in peace and wants to be part of a comprehensive settlement." The king, for his part, did not make any public statements. At the briefing, the U.S. of- ficial said that the Admin- istration would welcome an im- provement in Syria's relations with both Jordan and Iraq pro- vided that it resulted in a re- duced level of tension in the region. Hussein was in the U.S. on a private visit. He attended the high school graduation cere- monies of two of his daughters, and he was also scheduled to check into the Cleveland Clinic for what was described as a routine physical examination. Hussein was then to return to Washington for separate meet- ings with members of Congress and others. Hussein, who during this visit also met separately with Vice President George Bush, Secre- tary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, was described by the U.S. briefer as an "old and valued" friend of the United States. The U.S. official said that Jordan was a "moderate Arab state in an area of shrill voice"s." He praised Jordan's "calm and balanced views." Reagan was said to have reaf- firmed U.S. support for Jordan, including for its military re- quirements. A sale of fighter bombers and anti-aircraft missiles has been placed on hold for the past several months because of widespread opposi- tion in Congress. At some point, the Reagan Administration is expected to once again press that issue. The U.S. official said that Shultz was prepared to return to the Middle East but only if here were assured in advance that such a visit would promote the peace process. There was no discussion of a Shultz visit to the region during the Hussein- Reagan meeting, according to the official. The King is also committed to finding an acceptable Palestin- ian representation in any peace negotiations, the official said. "The King has never felt that he could go it alone," he said. But last year's determined effort to reach a common stance with Yasser Arafat and the PLO failed. There were no indications that there had been any recent breakthrough in reviving Jor- dan's dialogue with the PLO. Meanwhile, the U.S. imposed strict new controls on all chem- ical exports to Syria, expressing concern over Syria's chemical weapons prciduction. The U.S. had earlier imposed similar restrictions on chemical exports to Iran and Iraq. "This decision is in accordance with U.S. foreign policy which opposes the prohibited use of chemical weapons," the State Department said in a statement. `!We have known for several years that both Iran and Iraq have had active, ongoing pro- grams to develop chemical weapons." The statement went on to note that Syria was now placed on a similar control list because Syria "may have chemical weapons capability and has assisted Iran and the Iranian war effort." While pointing out that Iran has not used chemical warfare against Iraq, the State Depart- ment said that the ban on these exports to Syria was designed "to impede the use of chemical weapons by either belligerent." In the past, the U.S. has accused Iraq of using chemical weapons against Iran. State Department spokesman Bernard Kalb said Syria also re- mains on the official U.S. list of countries which. sponsor interna- tional terrorism. 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