An early task of the UAC was the auditing of the Arab armies, in respect of strength and organisation,[REF] and, at the request of Hussein, King of Jordan, the command of the PLO's military operations [REF].
However, meaningful action by the UAC against Israel was given two pre-conditions by the commander-in-chief, Ali Ali Amer, at the second Arab League summit, held in Alexandria, Egypt, in September 1964.