Congressmen Confer With Morocco King
King Hassan met six U.S. congressmen on Thursday amid reports that Morocco is seeking new combat aircraft to replace French-built Mirage F-1s and American F-5s.
The official Moroccan news agency MAP said the U.S. delegation, led by Rep. William V. Chappell Jr. (D-Fla.), chairman of the House military appropriations subcommittee, was on a four-day “familiarization visit”.
The congressmen, who have just ended of a tour of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, also met Foreign Minister Abdellatif Filali, who briefed them on Western Sahara.
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