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Exiling
Exiling Mashhoor Haditheh to
the South of Jordan Due to Ambiguous Letters
The former Jordanian Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Mashhoor
Haditheh, was transferred to the south of Jordan today, Saturday
November 28, 1971. He was ordered to remain in Al Husseinieh
town to which Al Huweitat tribe belongs.
The events surrounding the detainment of the retired Lieutenant
Haditheh began early this week when his house, located between
the Ministry of National Economy and the Ministry of Interior in
Amman , was encircled by Jordanian army guards. People first
believed that he was pardoned for his solid relationship with
the Palestinian resistance in the period prior to September
1970, and that he was given his honor back as a preliminary step
towards reinstating him to his position in the army.
People also assumed that the tight security was imposed in order
to protect him from tribal reprisals, but it soon became clear
that a house arrest was being imposed on the former army chief
of staff.
The house arrest was enforced on Mashhoor Haditheh who was
shortly exiled from Amman to an area where his tribe resided
after having intercepted several letters sent from abroad to
some people in Amman and to Mashhoor Haditheh. These letters
contained vague references of a certain Abu-Ramzi, which is
Haditheh's nickname. Thus, he was exiled until they could reveal
the real content behind the letters.
Precautions were taken on Mashhoor Haditheh immediately after he
was dismissed from the army when the military government before
the June clashes in 1970 was formed. Rumors spread that Haditheh
was with a resistance delegation in Moscow headed by Yaser
Arafat. These were later unfounded because he was away on a
business trip in Europe during that time and returned once he
received the news about the death of his father Sheik Haditheh
AlJazy.
Don't Travel to Libya
Since his dismissal from the army, Haditheh established a
commercial company under the name, Janco, partnering with the
former Admiral, Ibrahim Uthman. He was a Jordanian-Circassian; a
leader in the Jordanian Air Force and General Manager of Royal
Jordanian Airlines. He too was also dismissed from the army ten
years ago due to gossip that he was allegedly receiving
commissions when the military radar station was built in Ajloun.
In the last period Haditheh's travels increased. On one
occasion, he was forced to disembark in Amman airport from a
plane en route to Libya . He was advised not to travel to the
Libyan capital for business because it would put Jordan in an
awkward position regarding his former position in the army and
because of Libya 's perspective on Jordan .
Two days ago some officials in Jordan resolved to move Haditheh
to Al Husseinieh town located between Amman and Aqaba. This
decision was taken to protect the Huwietat tribe to which
Haditheh belongs. Haditheh was requested to stay with his tribe,
considered one of the largest in Jordan .
Al Nahaar Newspaper
November 28, 1971
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