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No. 279-96 October 02, 1996
SecDef to Host Honor Cordon for King Hussein of Jordan - Oct. 3, 1996

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry will host an Honor Cordon to welcome His Majesty King Hussein I, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996.

The Cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance. There will not be a media availability following the Cordon.

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 10:40 a.m. (EDT). Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Mr. Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.